Thursday, July 5/18
Ontario's routine immunizations occur at 2 months, 4 months, 6 months, 12 months, 15 months and 18 months. This account is regarding my daughter's 2 month immunizations, my experience and what they were. To begin, I want to express that I am very pro-immunization. I think it's incredibly important to not only protect your baby, but to also help others who are too young for vaccinations or who weaker immune systems. Here's my experience with her 2 month immunizations!
PREPERATION
I was recommended by my Nurse Practitioner to give a small dose of infant Tylenol to my daughter about an hour before my appointment. Prior to her telling me that, I had mixed views on the whole pre-medicating thing, but she just said that studies have been done that show baby Advil (Ibuprofen) can reduce the effectiveness of the immunizations, but infant Tylenol (Acetaminophen) doesn't, I headed to my closest drugstore and picked up the last of the cherry flavour (there was lots of Grape but I figure if I don't like grape flavoured things, and if there were lots there it clearly doesn't taste as good), double-checked the instructions because that's the kind of person I am now, and headed home ready for the big day. I followed the dosage instructions and gave her 1ml, and it came with a convenient dropper that sucks up the right amount of medicine. She took it right from the syringe, with no problems at all, and didn't seem to mind the taste considering it was the first flavour she'd had other than milk.
WHAT IMMUNIZATIONS DO YOU GET AT 2 MONTHS OLD?
At my particular clinic, my daughter received one oral medication, and two injections.
- Rotavirus was an oral medication. This prevents against Rotavirus which is a contagious infection that causes diarrhea and vomiting in infants and can cause dehydration, and often, visits to health centres and hospitals. My daughter didn't seem to mind the oral medication at all, and honestly made no signs of it tasting bad or bothering her in any way.
Pneumococcal conjugate was one of the injections, and this protects your infant against a bacteria that can cause infections like pneumonia, bacteraemia, and meningitis.
- Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, haemophilus influenzae type b was another injection preventing infections such as diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), polio and Hib disease. All of these are pretty horrible illnesses which can seriously harm your baby.
MY EXPERIENCE:
The initial oral medication went over very well, and my nurse deliberately gave it to her first so that she wasn't crying or upset, this meant that she could be sure that the entire dose had been administered and that baby had ingested it all. Luckily, for the needles my nurse called in another nurse and they administered both of the shots at the same time. My daughter, Ivy, was okay for a second, and then began to cry as they pulled the needles out and stuck the bandaids on. I held her immediately and gave her a pacifier and she calmed down in a matter of minutes, although it certainly felt longer at the time. She was very quickly over it, and I must say it was more difficult for me than I'd imagined. I didn't sob. But I did shed a little tear at that first cry because I felt as though I'd forced my little one into this pain and there was nothing she could do about it- but once I regained some sense I realized it'll actually prevent her from far worse pain. I have to say, I do think the 4 month needles will be worse because she will be much more aware of her surroundings, but if she could get through it once I know she will again!
If you have any other tips regarding infant injections/immunizations please let me know! I'd love to hear your thoughts and experiences!
Ontario's routine immunizations occur at 2 months, 4 months, 6 months, 12 months, 15 months and 18 months. This account is regarding my daughter's 2 month immunizations, my experience and what they were. To begin, I want to express that I am very pro-immunization. I think it's incredibly important to not only protect your baby, but to also help others who are too young for vaccinations or who weaker immune systems. Here's my experience with her 2 month immunizations!
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| An unsuspecting but suspicious infant on the day of her first immunizations. |
PREPERATION
I was recommended by my Nurse Practitioner to give a small dose of infant Tylenol to my daughter about an hour before my appointment. Prior to her telling me that, I had mixed views on the whole pre-medicating thing, but she just said that studies have been done that show baby Advil (Ibuprofen) can reduce the effectiveness of the immunizations, but infant Tylenol (Acetaminophen) doesn't, I headed to my closest drugstore and picked up the last of the cherry flavour (there was lots of Grape but I figure if I don't like grape flavoured things, and if there were lots there it clearly doesn't taste as good), double-checked the instructions because that's the kind of person I am now, and headed home ready for the big day. I followed the dosage instructions and gave her 1ml, and it came with a convenient dropper that sucks up the right amount of medicine. She took it right from the syringe, with no problems at all, and didn't seem to mind the taste considering it was the first flavour she'd had other than milk.
WHAT IMMUNIZATIONS DO YOU GET AT 2 MONTHS OLD?
At my particular clinic, my daughter received one oral medication, and two injections.
- Rotavirus was an oral medication. This prevents against Rotavirus which is a contagious infection that causes diarrhea and vomiting in infants and can cause dehydration, and often, visits to health centres and hospitals. My daughter didn't seem to mind the oral medication at all, and honestly made no signs of it tasting bad or bothering her in any way.
Pneumococcal conjugate was one of the injections, and this protects your infant against a bacteria that can cause infections like pneumonia, bacteraemia, and meningitis.
- Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, haemophilus influenzae type b was another injection preventing infections such as diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), polio and Hib disease. All of these are pretty horrible illnesses which can seriously harm your baby.
MY EXPERIENCE:
The initial oral medication went over very well, and my nurse deliberately gave it to her first so that she wasn't crying or upset, this meant that she could be sure that the entire dose had been administered and that baby had ingested it all. Luckily, for the needles my nurse called in another nurse and they administered both of the shots at the same time. My daughter, Ivy, was okay for a second, and then began to cry as they pulled the needles out and stuck the bandaids on. I held her immediately and gave her a pacifier and she calmed down in a matter of minutes, although it certainly felt longer at the time. She was very quickly over it, and I must say it was more difficult for me than I'd imagined. I didn't sob. But I did shed a little tear at that first cry because I felt as though I'd forced my little one into this pain and there was nothing she could do about it- but once I regained some sense I realized it'll actually prevent her from far worse pain. I have to say, I do think the 4 month needles will be worse because she will be much more aware of her surroundings, but if she could get through it once I know she will again!
If you have any other tips regarding infant injections/immunizations please let me know! I'd love to hear your thoughts and experiences!
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