Vitamin K Drops/Jab

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What are all your thoughts on this? I didn't know about it until we heard about it antenatal class and then got asked of I wanted to opt for it when doing my birth plan but I have no idea!!

We had the injection for DS and will for DC2 when he/she arrives. The drops are more of a faff and you can't guarantee they get the full dose, the injection is over in seconds.

The drops have he potential to not all go in so underside, vitamin k deficiency carries a real risk of bleeding. We had the IM injection, quick and easy!

Under dose not underside

We opted for the injection. Got a bit of a scream from him but as I was being stitched up at the time he didn’t get much sympathy from me!

He’d forgotten all about it around 10 seconds later.

I personally know of 2 babies who died from haemorrhagic disease of the newborn, so IMO it is a no brainer.

We’ve had the injection both times and will this time. Neither baby seemed to notice it to be honest.

Both mine had the injection. I don’t really know why some parents choose to opt out tbh.

I agree, the injections about 5 seconds of discomfort and the drops are 2 doses of medicine a few weeks apart so a lot of faff and you can't be sure the baby will swallow them.

I got the drops, didn't like thought of DS being fresh out of the womb and having a needle. My DS gulped the lot and midwife said it definitely went down! X

We are going for the injection. It's a second or so of discomfort and no faff or worry about them getting enough if they puke up shortly after or the risk of missing a dose.

The NCT has a good page about it: www.nct.org.uk/labour-birth/after-your-baby-born/vitamin-k-injection-or-oral-dose-for-newborns

First world privilege to opt out of any vaccine and the arrogance of parents who do so astonishes me.

It's also a first world naivety to believe that the human race never survived thousands of years without everything we put in ourselves today, vitamin k has only been used for about 30 odd years, our grandparents that lived to very healthy ages such as my grandmother, died ages 89 would have never had vitamin k or been vaccinated with much at all.

I can't stand those who judge others for their parental choices, everyone should be free to decide what they feel is best. I would never point the finger at a mum who was pro vaccine and say 'Oh you child suddenly got XYZ illness after having the vaccine, you're a rubbish parent etc. Not going to enter a debate about this so I'm off, just wanted to make my point :)

Merrydoula

Go and walk around a churchyard.
Look at the gravestones.
See how many babies and children were buried there around 100 years ago. Many of them along with their young mothers.
Honestly.

I’ve opted for the jab both times and will do the same in a few weeks when dc3 arrives. It is upsetting to give them a needle when they are so tiny but I always worried they wouldn’t get the full dose if given orally.

My dd had the injection and so will my second. It takes a second and dd didn't even notice it. My understanding is that the risk with the oral drops is that as 3 doses are required that some parents miss the subsequent doses

It's a no brainer. Jab.

I did drops for my pfb as I felt bad her having a jab 🙄 she spat it everywhere both times and was a pita. Second one had the jab and cried for 1 minute! Get the jab I say