Vaccinations in this heat?

[Butterflysunshine01]

Hi all, just wondering what everyone else thinks. 9 week old due to get his 8 weeks shots tomorrow, it’s due to be 28 degrees, our house gets warms although can try to keep it cool as possible. Am I being silly for worrying whether I’ll recognise a fever or high temperature when the weather will be so hot he may get warm anyway? Obviously he won’t be out in it apart from travelling to the doctors, but just don’t want to make him more uncomfortable and wondering whether to try and push them back a week until it’s cooler out? Or am I being silly?

If he has a fever, you will know. It’s very normal summer weather and better to be protected and vaccinated now.

It's only going to get warmer, I'd go ahead.

If he's warm from the heat it won't particularly show on the thermometer.

But, if the 8 week jabs still include men B then he will get a temperature and he will feel a little miserable for a day or two, so any symptoms assume it's the jabs and treat with Calpol. Far better than delaying.

I was in this situation 2 years ago. The jabs had already been delayed by a few weeks as baby'd been unwell. The date they'd rebooked for turned out to be the hottest day of the year at 40°C, but I didn't want to delay further. He was fine, I was fine. He got his prophylactic dose of Calpol, then one more that evening. He was grizzly for a couple days but lots of breastfeeding and staying in the shade helped. Just get it over with.

He’ll be absolutely fine. And even if he gets a fever, it’s no big deal (and you’ll know if you use a thermometer). It’s a healthy normal immune reaction so not something to panic about, as opposed to an infection which could lead to a dangerously high fever. Just give him some calpol if he seems uncomfortable.

Thanks so much all, this is easing my worries xx

Its fine. I live in a hot country. We vaccinate :)

My daughter had a 40 Deg fever with tonsillitis during a 40deg heat wave.
It was far worse for me cuddling a 40deg hot water bottle in the 40deg heat than it was for her. There was no doubt that she had a temperature and not the heat

The global room temperature is 25deg if that puts the temperature into a bit of perspective. I might delay if there was a 40deg heat wave due to the rota virus and risk of dehydration from loose stools but 28deg wouldn't consider it.