Calpol after 8 week vaccines

[IrisRoon]

Hi everyone, I'm thinking way ahead as my baby is only 5 weeks old, her vaccines are booked for when she'll be 8 weeks and 6 days old. Would it be useful to buy the frida medicine dispenser with the syringe/teat or could I just use a regular bottle teat and achieve the same results? When I syringe fed her colostrum she spit a good bit out so I'm afraid of losing some with a syringe and her not getting a full dose.

Also any tips just for dealing with the vaccines? I'm so anxious even thinking about them, how was your babys after the vaccines? I know they can cause irritability and fever but I'm just hoping it's not too bad. If it's any relevance my baby is exclusively BF. I fed her while she got her heel prick at 3 days old and she didn't move an inch, you'd swear nothing happened! Is BFing during the 8 week vaccines even possible? I'm not sure where they inject so I'm not sure if it would work, just want to make them as easy as possible for baby. The thoughts of her in pain is killing me. I'm seriously dreading it even though I know it's for the best.

Just use a normal bottle teat and push the medicine through. I don’t think you will be able to bf as they need access to both thighs. But you can feed straight after. Yes it’s not nice but over very quickly. Give the calpol as much as they say, don’t wait for fever, just give it (three doses if I remember).

I’d just use the calpol syringe. I’d also not overthink it. It’s really not a big deal. You can feed her, but it’s pretty quick and then done. The less of a deal you make of it, the less of a deal it would be. Mine barely even noticed.

My DC had a bit of a temperature after the meningitis ones but not the other sets. I just planned some quieter days as they were a bit grumpy the day after. It wasn't too bad though and not for long.

Just use the normal Calpol syringe. Go slow if you are nervous and it will go in.

I took calpol to the appointment and gave it just before the appointment time so it would kick in quick. And a little trick someone gave us was to just use the calpol syringe but when giving it, aim it towards the bottom left or right cheek.

I just used a capol syringe when we got home. He was fine.

At the appointment he cried for a few minutes then was fine.

My first cried alot more but was still fine after about 5 minutes.

It's horrible but it's only a few seconds

Agree with PP, the calpol syringe will be absolutely fine! The nurse may be able to help you give the calpol, mine did. Little one will be absolutely fine, they may be a bit sleepy afterwards from the calpol but honestly they will be fine before you know it!

I just used the calpol syringe, like pp have said aim towards left or right cheek, little bits at a time, the vaccines themselves are horrible and you feel so bad but its probably worse for you than it is baby tbh, my lg cried for couple minutes tops, they do oral vaccine first (which was actually the worse bit for my lg lol) then jab in one thigh quick side change and jab in the other thigh, cry for few minutes and done, give calpol before you head out to the appointment, ive had a mix of reactions from my 5 kids, my eldest and second had no reaction, perfectly fine after, my twins had slight temperature but thats about it, my youngest had temperature, crying/ irritable (i think it was tummy upset from the oral vaccine) but was over within 24hrs xx

Calpol syringe is fine, do it into her cheek and she won't gag on it.

Vaccines are worse to imagine than actually to do, you feel like a bit of a traitor for the actual thing but it wasn't too bad for us.

I fed mine immediately after and she stopped crying straight away. I took the calpol with me and the nurse gave her a dose with the syringe from the box (it looked like she spat most of it though). She then had a very long nap and woke up like nothing had happened.

We’ve now had all three sets of vaccines and she’s was totally fine. Nothing now until she’s 1!