To ask about your experience of rotavirus vaccine?

My second DS was almost identical and I discovered a lactose intolerance. I was fobbed off loads. Could you go dairy-free and use lactase (colief) in his bottle and see if that helps.

It took 2 years to realise and I feel terrible but the change was apparent in about 36 hours.

I’d add it was utterly unexpected as our older DS had zero tummy trouble and winded after feeds very easily from birth.

I had two babies like this, it was torture but by six months they were fine. It takes six months for the digestive tract to sort itself out properly as they are so tiny. You are doing the right things but please try not to worry.. very young babies are often this unsettled.
The vaccine made no difference at all to my kids. Definitely get the vaccines

Are his nappies really gross and smell really bad? (I'm not some kind of weirdo, I promise) if so it could be CMPA (Cow's milk protein allergy) which both my nephews had and they both used to fart for England and have the most vile nappies ever. Worth asking about - there are a few prescription formulas that you can use (not sure about it and breast feeding though, sorry!)

They were both a little under the weather for a couple of days after their jabs but it honestly wasn't that big a problem.

I think the vaccine gave my baby smelly poo for a week but didn't seem to affect wind or anything. Children are hospitalised by the virus every year so even a bit more discomfort from the vaccine is a small price to pay for the protection it offers. My other baby wasnt affected in the same way by it (but did have a temperature and was quite sleepy)

To answer your question, we didn’t notice any side effects of any kind with the rotavirus. I’m glad we had it, rotavirus gastroenteritis is so common.

Speak to your GP or health visitor about your other concerns?

DS is four months so has had both lots recently. I honestly didn’t notice any difference to his nappies etc.

He is a very gassy child, he literally wakes me up with his farts but there was no difference.

I went lactose free when feeding mine who had the same symptoms you describe and it pretty much resolved it. The rotavirus vaccine had no noticeable impact on it.

Rotavirus is very common and children can be severely ill with it - a friend of mine’s son had to be hospitalised as he was so ill.
So even if the side effects are a bit bad for a few days, it is worth it.
Sorry to hear about the windy babu though, mine was also farty and colicky, it did pass though eventually (although it felt like years at the time!)

My first who was EBF, had incredibly bad reflux. After I gave her the first set of immunisations, including the rotavirus her reflux went into overdrive for about 4 weeks so I declined the second dose as I had read this probably aggravated the situation. I'd weighed up that she probably was at a lower risk as she was breastfed and we didn't have a child at school/nursery who could bring it home where it's apparently usually picked up.
With my second, I refused both doses even though toddler was at nursery a couple of mornings a week because second was also EBF.

DD was clingy and wanted to feed a lot the next day so I assume she didn't quite feel right. However, she's reasonably windy/colicky and I didn't notice any difference in that after the vaccine.

My friend thought her baby might have CMPA because he had really dodgy poos. Turned out it was actually caused by rotavirus itself! Not sure how it was eventually diagnosed. My baby just had a couple of slightly wetter dirty nappies after the vaccine.

My baby wasn't overly windy but the rotavirus vaccine did give him some disgusting nappies for about a week. I wore disposable gloves to change him for the first few days. I hope it all goes ok for you and your little one.

I have 3 children and none of them have ever had any side effects from their vaccines. Sorry I don't have any advice for your little one but I hope it settles down soon for you

It just doesn't keep in the same way unfortunately and starts to go really horrible very quickly due to the formula.

Even if there are some side effects it's better than getting rotavirus. DS1 was hospitalised with rotavirus at the age of 11 months in Kenya and the doctors were horrified to find that he hadn't been vaccinated. I got a very stern telling off by the doctor and senior nurse who just couldn't believe that it wasn't standard in the UK to get it at the time, and also not advised by the FO. It had been standard in Kenya for years to get the vaccination. By the time DS2 came along the vaccine had been introduced and he had it, he had a couple of stinky nappies afterward but that's all. Trust me rotavirus is no joke, DS1 was shrinking before our eyes with dehydration and it was coming out both ends while he was hooked up to drips to keep him hydrated in a hospital crib. Before the vaccine was introduced it accounted for 18,000 admissions per year with D&V in the UK so it happens here too.

My third was the same. She's 12 weeks now but the writhing around was unreal and the wind. I tried to feed her myself but couldn't. Eventually after being dismissed by the health visitor and doctor, I put her on to lactose free milk. I also changed her mam bottles to Dr brown bottles. The wind got almost instantly better. Still facts but nowhere near as much.
She also has bad reflux so still wrestles around because of that though.

She had her rota virus a few weeks ago. She seems a bit more crabbit than usual, and her poo was a bit runner for a while, but she doesn't poo often. I on the other hand must has kissed her or something, because that night I had terrible stomach pains and couldn't get off the toilet (although I was really careful because I remember it happening with my second aswell, but obviously I wasn't careful enough!) I'm sure she probably felt even worse than me, but she was pretty good considering.

My first was like your ds and he turned out to have cmpa. No hcp would do anything about it until he was 12 months old. I was bf and gave up dairy and it sorted he stomach pain and wind. He still suffer so from
Cmpa at 3 years!
Rotavirus vaccines was fine for both of mine. The nappies were a bit looser but nothind extreme. It is a live vaccine so anyone changing the nappies can catch it if they are not careful.
I did give calpal immediately after the jabs because the meningitis one always gave mine a temp for a couple of days.
Being in hospital with an ill baby is awful and much worse for the baby than the after effects off a vaccine. I refused to let them canulate my dd after the 2 failed attempt and they’d already attempted and failed the day before and told them they would have to do intramural muscle injections instead. At least we would we get the antibiotics in even though they were very painful for her.

My dd had epic farts, constant tummy trouble and painful wind. She had an undiagnosed tongue tie and was taking on huge amounts of air every time she fed!

Good evening
Anyone having serious side effects as blood and mucus in stools post rotavirus vaccine? I went back to the GP and she told me that I should only worry of the blood will be more than the amount of stools. My baby is only 10 weeks old..

DD (now 6 months) had terrible tummy trouble, I tried all sorts and nothing help, but by about 4.5 months she’d outgrown it - they often do and I know the wait feels long and painful but it does get much better! I took her to the dr and got advice on potential CMPA but so far everyone has said no it was just wind. I’m still not convinced but her wind is a lot better and she doesn’t cry in pain like she used to!

in regards to the rotavirus vaccine, it didn’t really affect her wind/nappies etc but the main thing was she went off her milk for about a week so it was clearly bothering her tummy (no problems with her formula prior to this, may also be one of the other vaccines she had). Her second dose of rotavirus at 12 weeks had no negative effect on her