Worrying about 12 month vaccinations

[lizzyttc2017]

My little girl is booked in for her 12 month vaccinations on Thursday, and the anxiety about it had begun. I'm so worried about her feeling poorly afterwards not to mention dreading the actual jab process etc (so much mummy guilt :( ) We go on holiday next week too (just in the UK) and I'm worried she will spend the whole time feeling poorly.

Can anybody share their experiences? Not sure wether to rebook it because of our holiday :/

I split the jabs up. ie just one vaccination at a time. I think it’s too much to give all at once. Most likely over cautious, but DS1 had a bad reaction to his eight weeks jabs which I didn’t want repeating. Takes a bit longer and a few more trips to the nurse, but I haven’t seen a reaction since. Totally believe in vaccinations btw.

Nothing happened with ours. I don’t get the Mummy guilt tbh. Do you get guilt when you give Calpol or Nurofen? This is the same- it’s medicine but given preemptively. Most of my friends and I have had kids who are maybe slightly sleepy for a day, a little temperature and they are fine. I personally wouldn’t cancel a holiday because of it!

Don't postpone immunisations because of a holiday. Get your baby protected ASAP. Baby will probably bit a little grumpy Thursday afternoon and Friday and be fine by the weekend/holiday. Calpol for temp.

Nothing happened with DD. We also went on holiday a couple of days afterwards and she was (unfortunately?!) her normal self on the 8 hour plane journey!

It's a quick jab of a needle. She won't remember it. Why would you have mother guilt? I'm not trying to be harsh here, I just don't understand! My twins were having hip operations at 1 and again at 2. Not ideal, and recovery was very painful but I didn't have guilt over it as it was helping them in the long run. I was upset of course. But a jab? Two seconds of a pinch.

Neither of my kids really had any reaction from them. Maybe a bit of a temp that night and napped a bit longer. Nothing that a bit of calpol didn’t help. They also got over the injection in about 30 seconds

The only downside was they start to remember so DD (19m) starts screaming every time we go to the doctors now

None of my three kids ever felt poorly after vaccinations. They had all their vaccinations on time in the recommended doses. I also didn't give "just in case" Calpol. Your kid might be absolutely fine.

Why on earth would you feel guilty about protecting your child from illness? Please don't put it off.

Thank you for your answers, this has made me feel better as you read some horror stories online! I know I'm protecting her against dangerous illness and I don't feel guilty about that, just guilty I'm taking her to be jabbed 4 times ha, and having to hold her still for it etc, maybe I'm just a big softie aha. I know it's all for the greater good though. I'll be ready with the calpol and fingers crossed she will be okay!

My DS had a bad reaction to his 12-month jabs. In fact, he's still covered in a rash and is irritable 4 weeks later.. But please, please still attend. It's 100% worth it in the long run.

It's over in seconds though. My DS was fine on the day, then a bit off colour about a week later when the MMR was settling but we still got on with our usual day.

I understand how you feel OP.

It gets worse as they get older I think.

Wait until they are 4/5 for preschool boosters and when they are teens and you have to negotiate with them about it all. At least as a babe you have to hold them but you can physically do that.

I had to have the MMR vaccine myself earlier this week. I live in the US and we have recently had an outbreak or measles. I want sure if I’d had the vaccine as a child and as I work with children I had to show immunity, so had to get it done.

It stung a little but honestly the pain was minimal. Just like a flu shot. I thought it would be worse to be honest.

It is important to get the vaccines done.

Honestly my son was so absolutely fine with vaccinations you'd never have known he had them. I got the usual warnings of high temps, irritability, sleepiness...nope! Aside from a brief cry at the injection itself (from which he was quickly distracted), he was his usual, bouncy, shouty, laughing little self! I always think if having a jab or two makes you feel bad, how awful must you feel watching your child go through full on medical procedures if they actually get properly ill? These jabs are a way to reduce that risk so you should feel quite the opposite of guilty!

Yeah as a pp said, the preschool vaccinations are harder because my DD realised what was going on and point blank refused and started crying and fighting me. Of course I made her get them and it was over in seconds but oh what a fuss she made!

Mine didn't notice - maybe slight grumpiness for a few hours, maybe just I was watching closer. I was more worried about them catching measles - a friend's child caught it in London at 11 months and was hospitalised, though thankfully made a full recovery. You're exposed to thousands of antigens every day so adding a few in a jab vs singly makes no difference.