Please Don't Flame Me, but Vax Question

[sugarlumpkin]

As many posts as I have read on this and other parenting forums (both liberal/alternative like this one, and a more conservative forum), I've NEVER read one about a vaccination reaction.

I am doing delayed vaccination with my son and he had two vaccinations today. He had a (mild) reaction to one, which left my calm, sweet baby screaming for mercy (his little leg was a bit swollen and red at the vaccination site).

Will I just be told by all of you that this is what I get for giving him a vaccination? Or are there others out there who can talk to me about this event in a compassionate way, with understanding?

[sophiekat]

please come over the vax forum -- you won't get flamed. many of the mamas there have vaxxed in the past and know how to deal with reactions. do you know which vaxxes your ds got?
have you given any tylenol? (please don't, i'm just wondering as a starting point)
: mama, there are lots who've been in your shoes

[fek&fuzz]

try posting in the Vaccine forum. you might get some information. I think there's a selective/delayed sub-forum, where you might get some feedback on what's happening. There are also several threads in the vaccine forum about vaccine reactions, although they are fatal reactions.

[twogreencars]

Originally Posted by sugarlumpkin

As many posts as I have read on this and other parenting forums (both liberal/alternative like this one, and a more conservative forum), I've NEVER read one about a vaccination reaction.

I am doing delayed vaccination with my son and he had two vaccinations today. He had a (mild) reaction to one, which left my calm, sweet baby screaming for mercy (his little leg was a bit swollen and red at the vaccination site).

Will I just be told by all of you that this is what I get for giving him a vaccination? Or are there others out there who can talk to me about this event in a compassionate way, with understanding?

We don't vax...However, once upon a time we did vax our now 12yo DS when he was a baby with his first lot of jabs which we delayed like you are doing. We gave him the equivalent of baby Tylenol before the vax and the reaction we *saw* was swelling and redness at the site of the jabs. I then researched the whole issue *thoroughly* and now we don't vax. BTW - my DS has autism. Vaccine related? Who knows? You might try homeopathy for the vaccine reaction. Good luck!

[mommytomahmoud]

i vaxed my son and well the pedi said that was to happen just massage the area with a warm wash cloth and give tyanol every 6 hrs if needed

dont worry the fever last for 1 day and the red spots last for about the same just keep rubbing it with a warm wash cloth

ayah

[sweetaspickles]

Originally Posted by sugarlumpkin

As many posts as I have read on this and other parenting forums (both liberal/alternative like this one, and a more conservative forum), I've NEVER read one about a vaccination reaction.

I am doing delayed vaccination with my son and he had two vaccinations today. He had a (mild) reaction to one, which left my calm, sweet baby screaming for mercy (his little leg was a bit swollen and red at the vaccination site).

Will I just be told by all of you that this is what I get for giving him a vaccination? Or are there others out there who can talk to me about this event in a compassionate way, with understanding?

I also did delayed vaccination.

studies showed that for infants and children ibuprofen works best at relieving pain.

try some infant motrin

[blue butterfly]

what they said, tylenol/motrin and the love of his mama and he'll be good

[momto l&a]

There a number of mommies here on Mothering who have children with vax reactions. You'll find some of those mommies over on the vax forum.

And tyenol and vax are a bad mix.

[deliciousjones]

Can someone please point me to more information about the Tylenol/Vaccination mix?

[Tanibani]

Originally Posted by deliciousjones

Can someone please point me to more information about the Tylenol/Vaccination mix?

You won't get that answer on this board. Your best bet is the vax board.

[sweetaspickles]

http://www.sci-tech-today.com/story....d=0130009WFA9F

[momto l&a]

Originally Posted by deliciousjones

Can someone please point me to more information about the Tylenol/Vaccination mix?

I am searching right now over on the vac board.

I detest MDC search engine : it may take me awhile.

http://www.*********/a/west8.html

This thread maybe be helpful
http://mothering.com/discussions/sho...hlight=Tylenol

http://www.mothering.com/discussions...hlight=tylenol



http://www.mothering.com/discussions...hlight=tylenol

[alegna]

Do NOT give tylenol or motrin. The body doesn't need anything else to deal with.

Come over to the vax board. Plenty of stories of reactions there, including several moms who have lost children to vaccines.

Hope your little one feels better soon!

-Angela

[Emmeline II]

Originally Posted by fek&fuzz

try posting in the Vaccine forum. you might get some information. I think there's a selective/delayed sub-forum, where you might get some feedback on what's happening. There are also several threads in the vaccine forum about vaccine reactions, although they are fatal reactions.

Though there are a couple of memorial threads, there are usually a few regular vax reaction threads going on. From what I heard the delayed forum tends to be a bit slow (the board, not the people: ).

[2Sweeties1Angel]

My kid died from a vax reaction. Apparently I almost did, too, when I was a baby but nobody bothered to tell me until it was too late.

When you know better you do better. Don't beat yourself up over it--Lord knows I've done that enough to myself over the years.

[Plaid Leopard]

Originally Posted by 2Sweeties1Angel

My kid died from a vax reaction. Apparently I almost did, too, when I was a baby but nobody bothered to tell me until it was too late.

When you know better you do better. Don't beat yourself up over it--Lord knows I've done that enough to myself over the years.

To the OP, I hope everything is all right;
I too suggest going over to the vaccination board. The mamas there will be glad to help you. You might be asked some tough questions, but that is only to help you figure out what may be happening and what your next step should be. Hugs to you and your son.

[annettemarie]

I'm going to move this to the delayed and selective vaccination forum. If you would rather have it in the main vaccination forum, just PM me or another vax mod.

[Plummeting]

I'm sorry your baby had a reaction. No one ever deserves something like that - especially when you're doing what you think is best! Besides, it isn't about you or what you "deserve" - this is a child. Anyone who would say that you deserved for your child to have a vaccine reaction is heartless. I don't think you'll find anyone like that here.

I'm sorry, I didn't look at your sig before I posted, so I'm not sure if it contains info on your baby. How old is he? If he's old enough, I would give cod liver oil for the vitamin A and also give vitamin C. If not, then you can take cod liver oil yourself to increase the vitamin A content of your milk and you can mix a pinch of powdered vitamin c with a tiny bit of breastmilk and give it to him with a dropper like medication. I don't know how well that works, but the problem is that they've never really bothered to research vaccine reactions and they've certainly never bothered to research treating vaccine reactions. Vitamins A and C are recommended by Dr. Stephanie Cave before the administration of vaccines and the worst thing that could happen is that they wouldn't help - they certainly won't hurt anything, though.

Originally Posted by mommytomahmoud

dont worry the fever last for 1 day and the red spots last for about the same just keep rubbing it with a warm wash cloth

Actually, in some children the redness and swelling of the leg can last for over a week and then be followed by a large lump which can last for months. My daughter had a fever ranging from 103 to 105 for over a week with one round of shots. You can't say for certain how severe or mild a reaction will be in any one child.

[sugarlumpkin]

Update

Hi everyone,

Thanks for the sympathy--I certainly needed it. My son is fine now.

I gave him infant Tylenol (as per the pediatrician's reccomendation) and it helped him so much. He never had a fever or spots, just his leg got hot, swollen, and red at the site of the injection. (And probably hurt a lot, judging by the screaming...)

The pediatrician also recommended that I take some extra C and give him a certain homeopathic remedy to help boost his immune system.

I will continue to vaccinate, but thank you for the anti-vax information. I did read it.

Oh, and for the last poster, yes, my signature does give my son's birth date (Jan 6, 2007), which makes him one day short of 9 weeks old at the time of the vaccination.

[prettypixels]

Originally Posted by sugarlumpkin

As many posts as I have read on this and other parenting forums (both liberal/alternative like this one, and a more conservative forum), I've NEVER read one about a vaccination reaction.

I am doing delayed vaccination with my son and he had two vaccinations today. He had a (mild) reaction to one, which left my calm, sweet baby screaming for mercy (his little leg was a bit swollen and red at the vaccination site).

Will I just be told by all of you that this is what I get for giving him a vaccination? Or are there others out there who can talk to me about this event in a compassionate way, with understanding?

Hey mama, it sucks to see them hurt I believe the reaction you're describing is perfectly normal, though I'm guessing you knew that. I wish I knew a way to make vaxes hurt less, that is the one thing that drives me batty about them. Did he cry for long? How old is he? My baby only cried for a few minutes after her 2mo vaxes, but she sure did cry her little heart out. : : : As long as you discuss dosage with your ped, I don't see anything wrong with a little tylenol which may alleviate soreness in the leg. From my reading, the only major problem with tylenol is when you overdose it, although some on this forum disagree with me.

: I hope you and your little guy feel better!