We've done all shots in the leg as well - but I was always holding her while they did it. They always made shots the very last thing of the appointment and when they were done always said to stay in the room as long as we wanted to comfort her before taking off.
This but he lays on the table and I hold his arms versus a stranger doing it. The nurse is wicked fast he cries we cuddle and it's over.
I think there are some Moms who don't vax because they can't deal with the crying and needles Eric. And they just jump on the bandwagon.
Our nurse told us that they give the shots in the arm so that their legs don't hurt and they give up on walking and the parents have to carry them around. If the child doesn't have enough "meat" on their bones they will still opt for the leg.
Yes! This sounds familiar. I believe they did give him shots in his arm bc he is walking now.
Post by rjnbsmommie on Feb 4, 2015 15:42:11 GMT -5
Tour is done. Jameson did awesome and my normally show no emotion/talk to no stranger kiddo was a totally ham for the nurses. I'm positive he will do awesome on Friday. Mommie on the other hand may need to bring a bottle of wine to keep her nerves in check!
We've done all shots in the leg as well - but I was always holding her while they did it. They always made shots the very last thing of the appointment and when they were done always said to stay in the room as long as we wanted to comfort her before taking off.
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15 month and 18 month shots were in the arm, and the pedi had me/DH hold her in our arms for both. She was so upset by the time we got to shots she was clinging to me so tightly, I wasn't worried she would try to swat it away.
Does anyone have a tried and true lotion or solution for stretch marks? I lost a bunch already since I had R and now I have them all the way down to my knees. It makes me so sad.
I got this massage bar from Lush as a gift when I was pregnant with M. I didn't get a single mark while pregnant and I started using it again after I noticed a couple appear shortly after she was born. I kept meaning to buy another one and finally got my act together and bought one last week when I noticed some little marks showing up on my lower belly. It just arrived today and I've been sitting on the couch greasing my belly ever since madeline went down for a nap. I really hope it works as well this time as it did the last go around.
Question -would you put a 6 week old in 2 piece pjs?
I always preferred sleepers. But I don't think there's anything wrong with 2 piece. I did find sleepers easier for MOTN diaper changes than trying to pull pants on in the dark though.
I really hope you do have a serious conversation about this. It is such a big deal to fall asleep while you're supposed to be watching the little one. Especially being so deeply asleep that the little one's antics and a phone ringing do not wake you up. If I even try resting my eyes while hanging with Lilly, she will walk up to me and start shaking my arm saying, "Wake up! Wake up!"
Post by huckleberry08 on Feb 4, 2015 16:42:39 GMT -5
LO has had all of his shots in his thighs. The nurses at our pedi office are amazingly quickly - jab, jab, jab, then all done within about 10 seconds. It's too fast for him to even squirm away and he hasn't yet learned to associate the office with that, I guess, because we're there so often for other kinds of sick visits.
@winesconstantly, I'm not sure if it would be the same, but last year when there was a measles outbreak in Alberta some doctors and nurses were recommending kids under the age of 1 get an MMR booster if they lived in one of the affected areas. I spoke to a health nurse about it. She said that since we didn't live in the affected area she wouldn't recommend it since basically the shot wasn't as effective in younger babies. So basically M would have needed 3 shots instead of the usual 2. I wonder if it's the same logic with the booster at age 5? Maybe they need to be physically mature enough for it to be as effective as it's supposed to be? But i think I would personally choose a second booster later on if necessary as opposed to limited protection right now, especially given the way measles seems to be spreading.
G had all her 18 month shots in the leg, including flu shot.
L got his flu shot in the arm around 18 months and since then. Different doctor, though.
I think I am going to see if I can get him in for the MMR booster before his 5 year visit. I do not want to wait until the end of March. I worry about kids at his school and in our community traveling for spring break and who knows how things may have spread by then. His doctor last year said she prefers to wait until 5 and I went with it. But now I feel I've let him down.
I think I was reading that if you get it too early it will need to be done again. That was probably talking about the 12 month shot, not the booster.
Also, there was a person earlier who was upset our littles won't be fully immunized until the booster, but I assumed there were good and the booster is just to make sure it "lasts".
Post by subliminalrabbit on Feb 4, 2015 16:55:27 GMT -5
I can't believe E's awake from his nap already. *sigh*
I have no ideas for this afternoon given this new surplus of awake time. It's yucky out and we already ran all of our errands. Three hours until dinner...
Post by 42butterflies on Feb 4, 2015 16:57:19 GMT -5
All of our shots have been thigh shots, including DS's 4 yo shots. But, after 2 you can get the flu mist instead of the shot and I loooooooove the mist! So easy!
Post by stargazer763 on Feb 4, 2015 17:03:15 GMT -5
G and I just went to the local market. In front of the store was a guy smoking while wearing a baby bjorn. (There was no baby in it, thankfully.)
I did a massive double take and couldn't wait to tell all of you. I did see him in the store later, holding the baby. So he wasn't as weird as I first thought.
I can't believe E's awake from his nap already. *sigh*
I have no ideas for this afternoon given this new surplus of awake time. It's yucky out and we already ran all of our errands. Three hours until dinner...
Madeline has discovered the joy of the slinkie. We play on the stairs a lot now. Also rolling balls down the stairs, watching them bounce and then sliding down the stairs to go and retrieve them (she goes down the stairs backwards, but instead of crawling like a normal kid she slides on her belly to go faster). We do this over and over again and it provides endless hours of entertainment.
All of our shots have been thigh shots, including DS's 4 yo shots. But, after 2 you can get the flu mist instead of the shot and I loooooooove the mist! So easy!
Totally correct me if im wrong but i swear that i heard the mist can cause the flu bc the mist is actually a live virus vs the shot which is a dead one. Yes? No? Off to google... ETA CDC says although its live it is weakend and cant cause the flu.
My MIL is obsessed with buying stuff for the kids that makes noise- like you press the arm and it sings a song. Because of this, I have had the joy of hearing a creepy mother goose tell nursery rhymes for about three days. Need to find a way to politely but sternly ban these types of things...
My MIL is obsessed with buying stuff for the kids that makes noise- like you press the arm and it sings a song. Because of this, I have had the joy of hearing a creepy mother goose tell nursery rhymes for about three days. Need to find a way to politely but sternly ban these types of things...
We had a lot of stuff like that from my MIL, too! A stuffed bunny that laughs. A sock monkey that sings Christmas songs and scared the crap out of the kids. A dog that did this really creepy yelling laugh. Tickle Me Elmo. "Prayer Bear" that would pray all on its own without having the button pushed. Oh, and who can forget the Rudolph that sings 3/4 of his song and abruptly stops for no reason. The singing, dancing Christmas tree. Drove me crazy.
Most of those we've given away. I have a few that they ask about, in storage, just to say we still have them.
Right there with you- we get one for just about every holiday- including non gift giving holidays like St. Patrick's day and Halloween. When she gave us the mother goose for Nora's baptism, she even said "you might want to keep this a way from B or it will probably never turn off- **laugh laugh laugh**" umm... Not funny.
All of our shots have been thigh shots, including DS's 4 yo shots. But, after 2 you can get the flu mist instead of the shot and I loooooooove the mist! So easy!
Is it worth $30 easy?
Obviously she would be eligible next year but you have to pay for it here vs. the regular shot being free.
Daycare is having a sleepover Friday night for the school-age kids. $30 includes dinner, snack, breakfast, and I assume supplies, plus covers employee pay.
DD has decided that she and I should live in a girls-only commune. DH can't do anything for her, otherwise she shakes her finger at him and says no no no. She won't let him even hold my iPad. It's like she's my guard dog.
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