8 week injections tomorrow I'm so anxious

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Can anyone help to ease my anxiety ? I'm so scared I'll end up crying if she screams. She had to have bloods done at the hospital when she was born and it was horrendous, I think it's sent me into overdrive thinking tomorrow will be as bad. We have calpol ready, but more concerned about the actual injections !
Xx

If you cry it doesn't matter. My husband held our daughter and a shed a little tear because I'd never heard her cry like that before. But the nurses are great and they do this all the time so they can spot an anxious parent a mile off. It's really not that bad and my baby pretty much slept for 24 hours after so that was nice 🤣

Give Calpol just before you go. That was the advice the nurse gave me. And your baby is so little that your DD will no idea what's happening and should settle down pretty quickly. It's harder the older they get because they are more aware. It's much harder for the parent to watch IMO, so if you think you might struggle can you have someone go with you. My MIL offered but I felt I didn't need her to come. Everyone is different.

Awww don’t worry, I welled up with both of mine, but they get over it quick and tend to have a good old sleep after (in my experience). Do something nice for yourself after, go for a coffee or a wander round the shops while they snooze.

My only advice really is not to look! I didn’t look at the injection or their faces because the transition when they feel the little prick is heartbreaking 😭 so I just stared at the wall 😅

It’ll be over before you know it! X

I give these injections, I’m a practice nurse.
Give her calpol just before you go.
Don’t worry about having a little cry, lots of parents do. I have grandparents, aunties, uncles, friends coming into my room for moral support for parents so if you need someone with you then bring them.

She will likely cry really loudly, but most kiddies are fine after a good cuddle x

Also giving a feed after can be a good idea and help your baby to settle. I had a bottle ready each time.

Thank you ! My oh is coming too. He said he would take her in, but she is more settled with me as I'm bf. I'll have to be brave, and good advice not to look. Can you feed while they do it ? Xx

I have parents who breastfeed and I just work around them.
She’ll be having three injections and some oral drops, I usually do the drops first, then mum latches baby on, childs legs already exposed and I’ll inject and pop a little bit of tape and cotton wool over the sites, probably takes me about 15 seconds to get the three injections in c

Gosh that's quick. I might be able to survive that amount of time ! Thank you. I just think she might be happier being fed, it's her favourite place and always settles her x

No worries, I’m sure you’ll both be grand. Lots of cuddles afterwards for the both of you!