Anyone had their babies first jabs recently ?

[mamatomany]

Just reading the letter through, there seems to be 2 injections is that right ?
Thanks

yep, one in each leg

oh bugger, I want to make it as painless as possible by breast feeding him whilst they do it, that's not going to be easy is it, do they do it simultaneously ?

No, you need to hold their leg straight for the nurse to do it, to make sure they don't jump, so feeding probably isn't the easiet anyway - i gave both of mine 2.5ml calpol 20min before the jab - not sure if it's recommended by all, but it worked for mine - sure they do cry when the jab goes in, but soon get over it - esp if you feed straight after. - Altho my friend had her DS throw up straight after, so see how it goes maybe. - Wait till they're 12mo+ and the look on their face as if to say what the hell are you letting this woman do to me!!!

DS just had his 3.5yo ones - now that was horrible to do!

Giving calpol before can make the jabs less effective. My surgery were great, I said beforehand that I wanted to BF DD straight away and they gave me a little room to go to. Wear easy access clothes, grit your teeth and look away while they do the jabs, and BF asap afterwards. Your DD will prob wail like you've never heard for a moment or two but she will honestly forget straight away, esp with a lovely boob to concentrate on! Jabs are far worse for the mum than the baby IME!

Good luck :)

Oh dear. I'm not holding him down whilst somebody sticks a needle in him as far as I'm concerned they are the bad guys not me, if there's two nurses why can't one of them hold his leg still.
I'm not going to cope well with this at all, my mum took the older ones but I'd read breast feeding made it less painful so I wanted to take him.

I fed DD during her jabs and it made it easier. She didn't cry at all for the first one and only a little for the second. I held her in the normal feeding position and they just did the jabs whilst I was holding her without having to hold her legs at all. Was advised no calpol before but she didin't need it at all. IIRC it's the second set that makes then feel grim.

oopsandbabycoconuts - Oh thank god for that

Just get them to do it as fast as possible and then give him a breastfeed immediately afterwards. They cry for a bit but get over it pretty quick IME.

mamatomany - I didn't have to "hold him down"
I just had to hold him in a normal position and hold his leg at the bottom. but there was only one nurse in the room

Ah i've been told there has to be two at our surgery, one for the baby, one for the mum maybe.

I just sat DD on my lap (facing forwards) and (gently) held her hands so they didn't get jabbed by mistake. There was two nurses - one each side and they jabbed her at the same time so it was only one lot of hurt.

She was far to upset to breastfeed straight after though.

See i've been told if they are sucking the breast or bottle at the time, it reduces the pain. Is your DD older, I can't imagine my boy being able to sit like that, he's 10 weeks.
For older children if they suck a sweet just before the injection that is supposed to reduce the pain too.
I just remember so vividly the before school injections I want to make it as painless as possible.

My DD was 12 weeks, and I did just the same for her first jabs. She is not sitting by herself she is being supported by me IYSWIM.

DD2's jabs were done on at a time. Yes she cried but soon got over it. You do feel very cruel holding them still though when they are squirming witht the pain :(

DD had just had her 2nd lot ( also 2 jabs) and I find it interesting what Coconut said about the second lot causing the trouble as shes been abit fussy since hers a few days ago :(

I remember DD1's last jabs ... she gave the nurse the most disgusted look ever!

It depends how they run the baby clinic as to whether they have one nurse or two. You don't have to hold him down, just cuddle him and hold him firmly so that he doesn't wriggle or kick and get scratched.

You have to be there unless you send someone else with written consent. Your baby won't remember the jabs at all.

You can feed whilst they do it, as the position the baby needs to be in is pretty much a feeding position!

It's over very quickly and then you can feed/cuddle as much as is needed!

Giving a baby a little bit of sugar solution before jabs is known to reduce the pain. Where I live they give even newborn babies sugar solution just before they take blood, for eg. Not sure if this effect reduces pain in older children too.

When my DS (16mo) had his first jabs they gave him a teaspoon of sugar solution and I just BF soon after and he forgot about it really quickly. It's horrible to see them have jabs, but they get over it all much more quickly than we mums do I think!