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Shots
Asked by M.S. from Dallas
on October 13, 2010
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Can my infant daughter recieve her four month shots when she is congested?
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- The doctor will usually make the call -if she's REALLY congested -both nose and chest, obviously feeling bad or if there's fever, they probably won't do the shots. If ...
- even if she can, why not wait to load up her system with foreign material until she's feeling better? khairete S.
- Definitely up to the Dr. Mine has given the go ahead with one of my daughters before. Nothing bad ever happened. But of course if you feel better about waiting, the...
Shots
Asked by E.H. from Columbus
on October 23, 2012
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I know it is normal to have a higher temp after shots but is it normal for the baby to sleep for the rest of the day and be fussy when he is normally calm and happy?
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- I have four kids and four different reactions. One of the reactions was sleeping all day and cranky little you know what. Only one never had any reaction to any of h...
- Yes. My granddaughter sleeps them off too. Very common. Cranky n fussy common too. There are some babies that do not have reactions but they are far n few between.
- Yes, very normal. I hate shots. Hope he feels better.
Shots
Asked by A.S. from Albany
on September 28, 2008
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I am so panict about getting my child shots at a year old. I did get them at 2-4-6 months. No problems. But, a friend brought me Jenny McCarthys books and I am so scar...
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- Talk to a medical professional. Not an actor or a friend, or someone you do not even know online. This is your child's life and not a time to be ignorant. Good luck.
- My kids aren't on the regular shot schedule. They never have been. They never will be. They do get all their shots just not on the doctors time frame. And you don'...
- Hi A.- I am in the same boat, and I am sure there are many thousands of other parents with us. My son is 10 weeks old and has had 2 Hep B shots and the first dtap, p...
Shots?
Asked by N.S. from Detroit
on April 22, 2008
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I need some help ladies....My son is going to be 2 in May and we up for our 2 year old shots. I am wondering if I should let him get all of the vaccinations at once. ...
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- N., I concur that you should check out Dr. Sear's book. He is not completely antivaccination, he believe's in a different vaccination schedule for children. I do...
- Neither of my two have ever been vaccinated. I did a lot of research prior to my decision. Besides finding out the best best way to prevent these diseases is with so...
- There is also Dr. Sears book. This website is helpful. I believe it goes through each vaccine and why. www.momvaccines.org If your child enters school, you can ge...
Shots!
Asked by S.D. from Detroit
on May 21, 2008
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I need help and advice...my daughter is due for her MMR shot which I am holding off giving to her because of the fears people have told me about them. I am freaked ou...
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- I feel the same way about the MMR my husband and I decided not to give our child the shot when the time comes, I would rater deal with Mealsles or Mumps rather than Au...
- go to MaryTocco.com this will give you all the advice you need regarding the shots you are considering for your little one.
- I'd be more afraid of your daughter getting measles, mumps or whatnot from other kids that haven't been vaccinated. Autism isn't aquired by having the MMR shot.... ...
Shots for Infant
Asked by D.V. from San Francisco
on September 30, 2009
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I just took my Son to have his 2 month shots on Monday. He had the worse time with it, I mean worse then I even imagined. It wasn't to plesant for myself either.. He g...
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- My kids never have more than one shot at a time. After the first shot they are already upset, I cannot imagine making them have one or two more after that. Since they ...
- What I did was space the shots apart by a week or more so my child didn't take more than one at a time. More trips to the doctor, but less tramatic for the baby.
- So sorry you and your little guy are having a hard time. I had kind of prepared myself for the worst in terms of how my daughter would respond to the shots and he...
Shots
Asked by C.C. from St. Louis
on March 20, 2010
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My daughter Adalyn is almost 17 mos ols on march 10 adalyn had her shots. A week later on st. pats day I took her to the parade ahe acreamed for 2 hours. I knew somet...
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- i've read A LOT on vaccines. not saying the vaccine was definitely the cause of this but it does sounds like so many other stories out there. i know a week after rec...
- I am thinking it might be an ear infection or even stiff neck muscles. If it was from the shot I would think it would have happened sooner. Id take her to the dr aga...
- It could DEFINITELY be a reaction to the shots. Here are some websites to do some research on: www.909shot.com www.thinktwice.com www.healthyhealing.com www.n...
To Vaccine or Not?
Asked by R.C. from Dallas
on July 13, 2008
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Hi Moms, you helped me before when my two year old daughter wouldn't brush my teeth, so I'm going to the well again. I have a precious little son, 13 months old. He ...
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- I would suggest that you do some research and get your mind made up what you want to do and stick to you guns. You are in charge,if your Ped won't work with you find ...
- R., It is good for you to question. Pediatricians are annoyed with the whole vaccine issue because it takes more time to deal with questioning, knowledgeable, inde...
- I am an advocate of vaccines; however, there are substantiated compaints about the effects of vaccines when they are given in groups. Too many vaccines given at a tim...
To Vaccine or Not to Vaccine...
Asked by M.M. from Dallas
on March 6, 2008
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Can you please give me your experience and advice on vaccinations. I have a dear friend with an autism child. He started showing signs of it a little bit after his MMR...
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- I was too much of a chicken to not vaccinate my older two. We were military and moved around from school to school and I didn't need the hassle of different state law...
- Hi, M.... I choose to have my child vaccinated so the diseases that have been "eradicated" in the past won't be likely to reappear in our part of the world...Howeve...
- The misunderstanding that these diseases are erradicated is spreading amongst those who do not wish to have their kids vaccinated. While I agree that if you do not wi...
Baby Shots
Asked by M.Q. from Chicago
on April 11, 2008
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Hi,
I took my two month old for his shots today. He has been fine up to about an hour ago when he woke up from sleeping screaming. He has never cried like this bef...
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- Follow your gut. Not normal? Call your doctor immediately. Babies are often fussy after shots. Perhaps ask them if you can have less immunizations or spread them o...
- M.- My son has done the same for all his shots (and he's been through his one year checkup now. It has helped for us to give him infant tylenol before the appt and t...
- Hi... just an fyi - infant Tylenol should not be given to babies under 6 months... try infant Motrin instead. Hope he feels better in the morning!
