people who do vaccinate

[elf]

What should I expect from the 9 month appointment--shot wise? I am nervous.

[riverscout]

If you are vaccinating on schedule and are up to date, then there would be no shots at the 9 month WBV.

http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/recs/sch...chedule_pr.pdf

Why are you nervous? Are you behind schedule? Do you want to delay some or skip some?

[soccermama]

I don't recall shots for my DS at 9 mos, either. I believe your nervous about all of this because it's awful to watch your LO cry and feel the pain. It's heart wrenching. I think I cried more than DS did whenever he got his shots! But you're doing what you feel is best for your LO.

[XanaduMama]

You might want to look at Dr Sears's The Vaccine Book. He's supportive of vaxing but suggests a slower ("delayed") schedule that's easier on little immune systems. There's no real (health) reason to do them as fast as the CDC schedule suggests.

[Baby_Cakes]

Have you done any vaxes already? Nothing "has" to happen at that visit if you don't want to or aren't ready to vax.

[KimberlyD0]

No Vaxes at 9 months here. Next one is at 12 months. Menigitis and MMR here.

[chochkies]

Just a tip to help little ones when they get a shot: A study showed that children and infants who were given something sweet immediately prior to some pain(i.e. shots)or immediately after, suffered less pain. They cried less. I tried this when my 2nd son was about a year and it GREATLY reduced his crying. Prior to this, he would scream for over 5 minutes! I used infant's tylenol- which is sweet- right before they gave the shots, and he then would only cry about 30 sec. I now do this with his younger brother. I highly recommend it.

[Honey693]

At 9 months my doctors office runs a blood screen to check for iron and something else, but no actual shots.

[LittleBlessings]

Originally Posted by chochkies

Just a tip to help little ones when they get a shot: A study showed that children and infants who were given something sweet immediately prior to some pain(i.e. shots)or immediately after, suffered less pain. They cried less. I tried this when my 2nd son was about a year and it GREATLY reduced his crying. Prior to this, he would scream for over 5 minutes! I used infant's tylenol- which is sweet- right before they gave the shots, and he then would only cry about 30 sec. I now do this with his younger brother. I highly recommend it.

Thank you for the tip. I am goingto try this at my next appontment

[jadedqueen123]

Just remember that giving a pain reliever before or after vaccinations may mask a reaction.

[spirit4ever]

Originally Posted by KimberlyD0

No Vaxes at 9 months here. Next one is at 12 months. Menigitis and MMR here.

us too!

and the chickenpox one if you choose to get it.

[riverscout]

Originally Posted by Crystal_R

At 9 months my doctors office runs a blood screen to check for iron and something else, but no actual shots.

Lead most likely.

[KimberlyD0]

Originally Posted by spirit4ever

us too!

and the chickenpox one if you choose to get it.

Chickenpox is 15 months here

[alegna]

Originally Posted by KimberlyD0

No Vaxes at 9 months here. Next one is at 12 months. Menigitis and MMR here.

Just a note to say- there is no meningitis vaccine. There are two vaccines against strains of bacteria which can *cause* meningitis, but meningitis is a condition, not a disease

-Angela

[limabean]

At my DD's 9-month appointment, she got her 3rd Hep. B shot, plus a finger stick to check her iron level.

[goldingoddess]

No tylenol before vax

Originally Posted by chochkies

Just a tip to help little ones when they get a shot: A study showed that children and infants who were given something sweet immediately prior to some pain(i.e. shots)or immediately after, suffered less pain. They cried less. I tried this when my 2nd son was about a year and it GREATLY reduced his crying. Prior to this, he would scream for over 5 minutes! I used infant's tylenol- which is sweet- right before they gave the shots, and he then would only cry about 30 sec. I now do this with his younger brother. I highly recommend it.

Please research this and think twice before recommending giving tylenol before vaccine shots.

"The body uses glutathione to remove toxins. Acetaminophen (Tylenol) depletes the body of glutathione. Therefore, giving tylenol before and after vaccines limits the body's ability to remove the toxins from the vaccines. Tylenol should never, ever be given before or after vaccines. Ibuprofen (Motrin) should also never be used, as it inhibits the production of glutathione. So, acetaminophen burns it up and ibuprofen prevents the body from making it. Either way, you're left with not enough of what you need to eliminate the toxins from the body. "

If I were going to vax my child (which I'm not) I would make sure my kiddo had lot of vit. c in the week prior to the shot, I would also get my kiddo a chiro adjustment before the shot to make sure their system was as capable a possible to process the toxins.

NAK

[theboodges]

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[MissE]

I don't understand the whole Tylenol hype anyway. Why would you give anything BEFORE shots? It's like taking aspirin everyday, in case you might get a headache and IF your child does get a fever then you know at least where it is coming from. The child isn't sick, it's just a natural reaction and shows that the immune system is working properly.

We're doing selective vaxing with DD and delay it too. She only cried at one of the 3 shots she got so far (when she was actually receiving it, not after), never had a fever, wasn't even irritated.

[Kim Allen]

Ya i wouldnt do the tylenol thing. I thought it sounded good when i heard this and i asked his doctor about it and he said definantly not a good idea because they have to take temps before and if you just brought down a fever then you could be looking at a bad reaction! I just gave him tylenol after if he was cranky but i only had to do that for his first few shots then when he was a little bigger he kept his mind off of it better.

[Maine Mama Doula]

We vaccinate -for each appointment, I hold my child while they are getting the shots and then ASAP, I pop out a boob and nurse!! They forget almost immediately what happened to them. A nice warm bath that evening and a little tylenol before bed - works like a charm and by that time if they were going to have an serious allergic reaction, it probably would have already occurred.