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

Never cried for any of my DC. Do remember waiting ages with DD1 for her first and when we eventually did get called in the nurse apologised for the delay & explained (with lots of eye rolling) one of the previous mums had gotten in such a tizzy that she had to lie down on the bed and get a cup of tea.I think I vowed to myself at that point not to ever be "that" mum

I cried! My DS had his 3rd set last week,I cried each time. Him screaming and the thought of him thinking I've caused him pain upsets me

I wonder why some of us feel things like this more than others?

As I said in an earlier post we had a bit of a baptism of fire with DD with her health problems, so by the time she needed her vaccinations I was rather blasé about it.

I'm a GP Receptionist and there is no way I would hold a baby for it's mother whilst the Nurse is vaccinating it.

1. I've never had children and only ever held 3 babies in my lifetime.

2. it's cruel that you would expect a stranger to hold your baby.

3. bring a relative if you're so scared.

That is why the nurse jokingly calls me Cruella .

I'm fine until DS does this cry that just breaks my heart. It's like the world has fallen apart. Though calms down after about 10 mins.

Nope. Not even a flicker of sadness.

Instead, even as wee little ones, they get to enjoy a lecture from me on the way home about how they’re really lucky they were born in a country that has access to such wonderful medicines

No of course not. Also didn’t cry when DD had her tongue tie cut which was a lot worse than watching injections!

(I think that I catastrophise a lot in my mind about them getting ill so if anything, I’m really relieved when it’s vax time)

No. I find it odd that anyone would.

Nope. It is literally 3 seconds of her life.

When she broke her leg on her 1st birthday..... cried lots.

I cried at her first set, purely because the scream she gave when she had the oral one broke my heart.

In my defense, I gathered myself together pretty quickly and didn't delay any other appointments. Just felt like a bit of a tit for the rest of the day.

No. But then I didn't cry when they fell over and grazed their knees or stung themselves on a nettle either. And at least the jab is something positive.

Have recently had a (grown-up) child in hospital with suspected encephalitis. I didn't cry over that either- but that is because I was holding myself together.

You don't help your child by showing them you're upset.

Nope, necessary unpleasantness, no big dramas. Held him firmly and let them get on with it.

No, 4 DC and I’ve taken them to every immunisation they have had. Didn’t occur to me to cry!

No, of course not. It's less than a second and a wonderful benefit for their health, and they've forgotten it by the time they've taken two swallows of milk on the boob afterwards.

Have never cried at one of their medical procedures, including when DS aged 2 broke his arm and I had to leave the X-ray room because I was pregnant. The tech held him in place. I consider it my job to stay calm and positive for them so that they can cope better.

It lasts far more than a second. Maybe our nurse is especially slow, but the needles are in for several seconds each and the whole ordeal takes about two minutes, starting with the liquid in the mouth and including turning them to swap legs and her faffing around to get each needle ready in between. Not masses of time, no, but when you're hormonal and your eight week old is screaming in fear and pain and you can't comfort them yet because there's still more to do... Yeah, I cried a bit. So sue me.

I cried when they did a lumbar puncture on my newborn.

I wanted to cry when the doctor took 4 tries to get a cannula in my 4yo’s hand - but I waited until he was asleep and cried then.

I cried the first time my 9yo did his own insulin injection - but again, not in front of him.

Baby jabs? Nope. Really, you’ll both be fine.

Mine howled but then was smiling at the nurse as soon as it was over!

No I didn't cry but did get a flutter of panic when i saw the 4 needles at the 12 month jabs. I'm 100% pro vaccine but felt a little apprehensive at so much going into his little body at once. He was fine though...short cry and then zero symptoms in the week after.

I did! And it took me completely by surprise.

We adopted last year and she'd been with us three months. I have no issues with needles and I strongly believe vaccinations should be compulsory. But when my little one started crying, I just couldn't stop the big, fat tears going down my cheeks. The nurses were really lovely, and I composed myself pretty quickly.

She had a further jab this year and neither of us cried.

I went with my sister when she took my niece to get her first jabs done - I got tearful, my sister didnt 😂

No I didn't cry with baby jabs but I did at the 3yo ones, she knew what what happening and I had to pin her arms down. Heartbreaking. Not huge wailing tears though as that would have made her worse but I cried a little

I cried before the first ones - MIL is a hardcore anti-vaxxer (thankfully husband is sensible) and spent the weeks leading up to it spamming us with pseudoscience and vaccines cause autism bullshit. That plus all the postpartum hormones was a pretty nasty mix and fortunately the GP was kind enough to tell me horror stories about her pediatrics training in the '80s. Once we got past the first ones I was completely fine and I've not had any worries about it since. I'm still pissed off with MIL though, she hasn't given up.