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What to do after immunisations
By: InbalB Date: February 22, 2013, 3:52 pm
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So Z had his 12m jabs this week, other than temp and this rash I
need to keep an eye out for anything else anyone noticed?
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Re: What to do after immunisations
By: admin Date: February 22, 2013, 4:00 pm
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taken from babycentre
What will happen after my baby's been immunised?
You will be asked to stay in the surgery for about 10 minutes
after the immunisation, just in case your baby reacts to the
injection. Immunisations given by injection will probably cause
babies and young children to be upset for a little while and
they may be irritable and off colour that evening.
Side-effects are rare, but if your baby has any they will be
mild. These may include:
•a mild fever
•pain, swelling or redness at the site of the injection
•feeling sick, or vomiting
•diarrhoea
•feeling a bit off-colour
The MMR vaccine can occasionally cause a measles-like rash and a
mild fever six to 10 days after having the injection. Don’t
worry if your baby develops a rash. It doesn't mean he has
measles. He’s just having a reaction to the live but weakened
virus in the MMR vaccine as his body is building immunity
against the disease.
It's safe to give your baby infant paracetamol or infant
ibuprofen if he has a fever after the immunisation, but only if
he is three months or older. Check the packet or ask your doctor
or pharmacist for advice if you’re unsure how much to give your
baby.
Febrile convulsions (seizures or fits) occasionally happen in
young children with a high temperature. If your baby develops a
temperature of 38 degree C or higher, or has a febrile
convulsion, call your doctor and treat the fever straight away.
It’s rare for this sort of reaction to happen. If you're worried
that your baby may become very unwell as a result of his
immunisation, you may be tempted to give him infant paracetamol
just in case, even if he seems fine. However, it may help the
vaccine work better if you don't.
One small study found that giving children paracetamol to
prevent a fever coming on seemed to make the vaccine less
effective. The children who were given paracetamol just in case
produced fewer antibodies in response to the vaccine. If fewer
antibodies are produced, it's possible that the vaccine may not
work as well. The study recommended that unless your child has a
fever that needs treating, it's better not to give him
paracetamol.
(HTM) http://www.babycentre.co.uk/a541968/immunisations-what-to-expect-on-the-day#ixzz2LfT3epIf
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Re: What to do after immunisations
By: InbalB Date: February 22, 2013, 4:28 pm
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Funny that, when I asked at the pharmacy before he had his
injections the pharmacist said they actually recommend to give
Calpol an hour before the injections! Possibly a new thing I
don't know...
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Re: What to do after immunisations
By: admin Date: February 22, 2013, 4:31 pm
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[quote author=InbalB link=topic=57.msg108#msg108
date=1361572138]
Funny that, when I asked at the pharmacy before he had his
injections the pharmacist said they actually recommend to give
Calpol an hour before the injections! Possibly a new thing I
don't know...
[/quote]
I would have thought that is nore of an 'old fashioned' (for
want of a better description) thing to do
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Re: What to do after immunisations
By: juleeo77 Date: March 11, 2013, 3:22 pm
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I got told not to give before as it may affect the effectiveness
of the jabs but ok to give straight after......We had various
symptoms over 4 weeks...they got milder as we went on x
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