IPV reaction?

[MountainMamaGC]

my friend baby is sick 10 days after IPV shot. He is rolling around in pain and has a low grade fever and doesnt seem himself. Could this be a reaction to the shot? I told her to let him have the fever as much as she could and to give him some vit C. Any advice or thoughts? he is 8 months old.

[medusaatemydog]

Go get the child to a hollistic family practitioner, it doesn't hurt to get a second opinion from another doctor...

that sounds like a vaccine reaction to me

[Marnica]

Could be a reaction (maybe it is maybe it isnt but the timing seems suspicious)....Id consult a homeopath or ND

[AllyRae]

Not everything post-vaccination is a vaccine reaction. At 8 months old, he could be teething, he could have a cold or other illness, etc.

That being said, the IPV vax has a very low likelihood of causing severe reactions. However, my ped thinks Amelia had a reaction to the IPV. It was her first vax (8 weeks old, 4 weeks adjusted age) and within 5 hours she was screaming in a really high pitched scream for a long time, breathing fast, and then slept for longer than she's ever slept. It's been a week since her vax and she's fine now (well, a little crabbier than she used to be). This was a baby who rarely cried, so the type of crying she was doing later that afternoon was pretty serious stuff. But the reaction was still the same day.

I would be hesitant to think a reaction from IPV could happen almost 2 weeks after the vax if all was well before, but you never know...it is possible. I'd have her checked out just in case...obviously nobody can diagnose her over the internet and I'd hate for it to be treated as a vax reaction if it was actually a serious illness starting (or something simple like teething where a teething ring could help!)

[alegna]

IPV is a less reactive vax, but anything is possible. More likely- I would think she picked something up while in the ped's office.

-Angela

[medusaatemydog]

Originally Posted by AllyRae

Not everything post-vaccination is a vaccine reaction. At 8 months old, he could be teething, he could have a cold or other illness, etc.

no, maybe not, but how many coincidences does it take before it's not a coincidence anymore

[AllyRae]

Originally Posted by medusaatemydog

no, maybe not, but how many coincidences does it take before it's not a coincidence anymore

It's just hard to tell... Typically infants get vaccines every 1-3 months for the first year. That leaves no time in there to account for teething or actual illness separate from any coincidential occurances of vaccine reactions if we're looking 1-2 weeks out from a vax. It's really hard to separate what's a coincidence and what's not when babies get sick and babies teethe with or without vaccination.

I do understand though--my son had a severe reaction to a vaccine at 3 months old (DTaP)--there was absolutely no denying that it was a reaction to the vax. And now the possibility that my 2 month old had a reaction to a vax that in general hasn't had many reported severe reactions freaks me right the heck out. I didn't say it wasn't a vax reaction for the OP--just that she should probably have the mother make sure there isn't another explanation as well so that the child can get the appropriate help (treating a child for a vax reaction when the baby's teething does no more good for the baby than treating the baby for teething when it's actually a vax reaction, kwim?)

[spero]

Originally Posted by alegna

I would think she picked something up while in the ped's office.

I agree with this. There's a lot of viruses going around in my area right now and peds offices are a particular germ breeeding ground. Honestly, I'm so glad we don't use a ped anymore - there always seemed to be so many sick kids in the waiting room.