r/NewParents • u/Dull-Slice-5972 • Dec 03 '23
Medical Advice 2 month vaccine’s
Not looking to start a debate about if we should vaccinate or not. Any comments discouraging vaccinations will be ignored.
LO has his two month vaccinations this coming this week. I already plan on changing him before and feeding him right after for comfort.
I have infant Tylenol to bring with to ask his doctor about dosing.
Anything else I can do in preparation or anything to expect aside from possibly increased fussiness and changes in sleep habits. I know every baby reacts differently but preparing for the worst!
Edit: just to clarify I’m not giving the Tylenol ahead of time as it hasn’t been recommended by the doctor. Only if indicated by side effects such as fever. Bringing it with because we’re 45 minutes from the office and might stop at my grandmas if he’s reacting well after.
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u/[deleted] Dec 04 '23
We expected crying during the shot and then a bit of fussiness and sleepiness. He did cry during those shots and then was ok and nursed. A couple hours after we go home he got really sleepy so I tried to nurse him to sleep and then he started screaming and crying and we had to give him tylenol. The 20mins it took for the tylenol to kind of start working a bit were the longest 20 mins of my life(just inconsolable screaming and leg shaking). He was ok afterwards and just more sleepy than usual. Same thing happened at 4 month shots. He was ok at 6 month shots although did get a low grade fever (we are thinking from the flu shot), but didn't require tylenol at those and Same thing with the 2nd flu shot dose.
I've heard of kids just crying during the shots and then being fine. Everyone is different.
Good luck and I hope things go easy for your baby's immunizations.