Baby’s jabs - did you cry?

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DD is due her first vaccinations tomorrow and I’m dreading it! I almost cried when she had the pin prick on her feet when she was a week old.

I just imagine us going in and her looking all wide and innocent not knowing what’s about to happen

Obviously I know it has to happen and that it’s for her own good (and for everyone else) but I’m interested in hearing other people’s stories and advice on how to man up tomorrow

No, honestly it’s fine just give big cuddles and kisses (and treat yourself to some cake or whatever floats your boat afterwards)

I didn't cry but I thought I would. Made DP come with me as support and then realised that I didn't even need him😆I think the fact that I sat with my DS on my lap facing away from me so when the needle went in, I couldn't see his face. He looked distraught for a split second according to DP so I'm glad I didn't have to see that! Good luck for the aftermath, that can be the worst bit.

Yes; I felt such a fool.

I sent DH to the next appointment.

Some of the reply on here are ridiculous

OP is obviously aware that its for the benefit of the baby, its still not unusual to feel nervous about it or emotional, shes just had a baby!!

For what its worth when they are little its not that bad OP, usually a quick squeal and its over after a cuddle, the age 3 ones are the worst ones imo as they are fully aware and mine screamed the place down...

No, but it was a bit more wrenching than I was prepared for! But I felt it was important to not have her pick up on my anxiety and emotions about it. She needed me to comfort her, not be in need of comforting myself!

No and I wouldn't have either in case my baby picked up on it.

I did cry when my eldest had the heel prick as a newborn but only because they had to do it several times and she got progressively more distressed. I left the room in the end.

No. It wasn't nearly as bad as the heel prick test to be honest.

@peachgreen other way round for me! My son didn't even flinch on his first heel prick test, although screamed bloody murder on his second.

I don’t think DS made a sound for the heel prick test, but he had been having blood tests regularly from his heel for his first 5 days of life, so by the time the heel prick happened, I think he just didn’t care by then!

Yes. And the nurse told me not to cry, he was fit and healthy and that she'd worked with babies who'd been too poorly to cry. This made me cry even more!

No I didn't cry. I seriously hope your children, or anyone's children, end up needing hospital treatment because that is a real emotional strain.

Why would you cry. Its over in a heartbeat and they forget the moment they see a shiny object or get fed.

Nope. I didn’t really give it a second thought but I am not particularly sensitive and am very pragmatic.

I didn't until his 1 year ones when I proper sobbed, I was pregnant at those though. It's horrible when they do it but he does only cry for a minute then seems fine

No. It was over in seconds and neither dc cried for more than a minute. I bundled them back into the sling and outside before they knew what happened.

No, what is there to cry about??!! Sorry to sound harsh but if you cry at this then good luck with the next 18 years of parenting! Pull yourself together.

No. I didn't. Just got on with it and then left the surgery a few minutes later.

Crying about it would never have occurred to me. Just comfort baby afterwards, and get moving again. They get over it in minutes. Don't build it up into something it isn't. Keep a sense of perspective.

No - because I used to live in South Africa where large swathes of the population would ghve their eye teeth for a NHS service which includes vaccinations.

Plus, my role is to support and comfort my DC when they have any type of treatmwnt etc - not make it all about me by crying and bawling. My DH is a HCP and I know that privately he and his colleagues have little or no time for parents who can't control their emotions during routine procedures - he's had situations where they have had to bring a nurse in to comfort a parent whilst his nurse comforts the child. Get a grip, FFS.

People on here just use this site as a excuse to be a arse I swear
This isn't aibu
Are the ' get a grip' comments necessary!?

I didn't cry, but I can't say I enjoyed any of his jabs. It's not nice seeing them upset, but it is over fast and they calm down and forget about it quickly!!

I think that by the time DD had her jabs she had already undergone life saving surgery and had had a spell in ICU.

Vaccinations were nothing compared to this.

I took my little foster child for the 13 month vaccs the other day. I was so shocked to see it was four separate needles; two needles in the muscle of each leg. Obviously I am pro vaccinations but I did feel upset for the baby. When my ds had his (he's 19 now) the nurse called a GP in and they both injected once into a leg and when he opened his mouth to scream protest the nurse squirted the polio vac in and then popped in a chocolate button! It was all done seamlessly without any apparent trauma. Last week though took ages for one nurse to do four.

Of course I didn't cry. Ds was fine. He moaned for a minute or two. That was it.

Nope! I honestly don't get it! Neither of my kids enjoyed the experience but it's over very quick and they literally cried for about 3 seconds!

No, because every time we went for jabs my DC got upset- me crying too would've made it worse for them. So I kept soothing and smiling and told them they were brave and awesome and (when they were old enough to understand) safe from nasty illnesses that would hurt them.