<p>Hello Mothering Community,</p>
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<p>My DS was born healthy with no complications in a midwife-assisted birth center birth 21 mos ago. He was exclusively breast fed to 7 mos, primarily breast fed to 11 mos, and he initiated gradual full weaning by 18 mos. He's only had 2 DTaP vaccines...the first around 9 mos (with no observable reaction) and the second about 8 days ago.</p>
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<p>A small bump developed at the injection site on his arm after the shot and is still there (doesn't look too concerning), but 5-6 days later, a quarter-sized red, raised bump rash developed adjacent to the injection site, about 0.5 to 1 inch away. It grew to about 1.5 times its size by the next day and became one, raised, warm-to-the-touch, red spot. It has since decreased a bit in size but is still a bit warm and I noticed a second, dime sized patch yesterday, about 0.5 inches away from the larger patch. The spots are irregular in shape, meaning they do not have smooth round edges, like a hive might be. He also has a diaper rash that looks different to me from any previous rashes he's had there before; it's localized to kind of like a ring, right around the anus. He slept really well the first 4-5 days following the vax (I think he had been sleeping well for a few days prior to the shot), but around the time the rash developed he began taking a shorter nap and waking more frequently at night. Last night he was up every 30 minutes to an hour from 12am to 6am. He didn't seem to be running a fever, but he slept very fitfully. He has been more irritable over the past few days too, but it's unclear whether it's due to the poorer sleep (he was in an incredibly fabulous mood when he was sleeping 11 hours at night and taking a 3 hour nap mid-day) or related to these other problems. Our doc says she doubts it is related to the vax because the rash developed 5-6 days later. She gave us an oral antibiotic for what she deems to be a skin infection, perhaps caused by scratching at the injection site. But I honestly don't think DS has touched the injection site. It was bandaged for about 24 hours after the injection. He hasn't even shown any indication that the rash bothers him. And the rash is adjacent to the injection site. Needless to say, DH and I are reluctant to fill the prescription. I'm worried that my otherwise very healthy boy might need something to help his body process/fight whatever is causing this, but I'm not sure how to help him.</p>
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<p>I read in a previous post here that vaxs impact the GI system which might be causing the diaper rash. I assume baby probiotics will help with that. Any other suggestions as to what this might be, what might help, and / or similar stories would be much appreciated. Thanks and blessings!</p>
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<p>My DS was born healthy with no complications in a midwife-assisted birth center birth 21 mos ago. He was exclusively breast fed to 7 mos, primarily breast fed to 11 mos, and he initiated gradual full weaning by 18 mos. He's only had 2 DTaP vaccines...the first around 9 mos (with no observable reaction) and the second about 8 days ago.</p>
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<p>A small bump developed at the injection site on his arm after the shot and is still there (doesn't look too concerning), but 5-6 days later, a quarter-sized red, raised bump rash developed adjacent to the injection site, about 0.5 to 1 inch away. It grew to about 1.5 times its size by the next day and became one, raised, warm-to-the-touch, red spot. It has since decreased a bit in size but is still a bit warm and I noticed a second, dime sized patch yesterday, about 0.5 inches away from the larger patch. The spots are irregular in shape, meaning they do not have smooth round edges, like a hive might be. He also has a diaper rash that looks different to me from any previous rashes he's had there before; it's localized to kind of like a ring, right around the anus. He slept really well the first 4-5 days following the vax (I think he had been sleeping well for a few days prior to the shot), but around the time the rash developed he began taking a shorter nap and waking more frequently at night. Last night he was up every 30 minutes to an hour from 12am to 6am. He didn't seem to be running a fever, but he slept very fitfully. He has been more irritable over the past few days too, but it's unclear whether it's due to the poorer sleep (he was in an incredibly fabulous mood when he was sleeping 11 hours at night and taking a 3 hour nap mid-day) or related to these other problems. Our doc says she doubts it is related to the vax because the rash developed 5-6 days later. She gave us an oral antibiotic for what she deems to be a skin infection, perhaps caused by scratching at the injection site. But I honestly don't think DS has touched the injection site. It was bandaged for about 24 hours after the injection. He hasn't even shown any indication that the rash bothers him. And the rash is adjacent to the injection site. Needless to say, DH and I are reluctant to fill the prescription. I'm worried that my otherwise very healthy boy might need something to help his body process/fight whatever is causing this, but I'm not sure how to help him.</p>
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<p>I read in a previous post here that vaxs impact the GI system which might be causing the diaper rash. I assume baby probiotics will help with that. Any other suggestions as to what this might be, what might help, and / or similar stories would be much appreciated. Thanks and blessings!</p>
