Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Shots!

...And I don't mean the alcoholic kind.  We're talking two month vaccinations.  On July 25, Emily got her first round of vaccinations: TDaP, Rota virus, Polio, Influenza and Pneuoccocal.  Thankfully, it was only two shots and an oral dosage instead of 5 (!) shots.  Emily braved it like a champ.  Her mom...well, let's just say Emily was not the only one crying after getting her shots.  Here is our little girl right before the nurse came in; doesn't she look happy (and maybe kind of confused)?




After some quick measurements (93% percentile for height!!) we noted our little chubster was over 12 lbs!


But then the needles came out.  After two quick jabs in her little thighs (thank goodness for all of that chub!) we had this:


Note the real tears in the corner of Emily's eye.  If you look closely in the bottom picture, can you see Mommy's tears too?  Emily wasn't the only one crying that day...  C'mon Mom, you have to be tough for her!!  Kidding aside, it was tough for both of us to see her scream in pain like that, and a loud scream it was.  She was a bit clingy and weepy that night and was crying as if she was uncomfortable or in pain, so at the recommendation of the pediatrician we gave her some infant Tylenol.  Despite running a low grade fever the next day (totally typical from what we were told by the doctor), Emily was otherwise fine and smiling periodically throughout the day.  We repeat the same process in September. 

4 comments:

  1. Oh, I cried too when my son got his two month shots - two in each leg! It is so hard to watch your baby be subjected to any kind of pain. Sending you some hugs, Mommy! You and Em are both troopers!!! XO

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    1. They combine the shots now, so it was 1 shot in each leg, but the needle on the second one was slightly thicker and that's the one that made her scream out. There was a thick drop of blood that came out too.... poor baby!!

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  2. I literally cried just reading this! Poor baby. We have been putting off kylan's shots because of my health issues and the move. We need to get them soon though.

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    1. It was so hard!!! Hearing her cry a loud cry that I'm not sure I've heard before was definitely rough. It is for a good reason, and luckily the pain was short-lived, but it is tough regardless!! Sorry to hear that you're still having some health issues! I hope all is well soon!!!

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