Help me prepare myself (2 mo shots)

AngelPack

So I have heard some good stories lately, did you guys do anything special? 

We were going to give him a little Tylenol before we took him (this is only the 2nd time he will have had it so I really don't drug him up regularly).  How much Tylenol do you give a 2 month old?  It doesn't have dosing instructions for that young.

Temp782982187506089

I asked the nurse to give O some before they did it and she knew the dosing amount.  She also opened up a new bottle of Tylenol and let me keep the rest- score!

becki777

I didn't give DS any Tylenol, but the dr. said he could have one dropper full.

dbertagni

Ditto Becki-at two months they can now have the full dropper. I give her some after we get home. But he'll probably scream with the shots and then pass right out. I give tylenol when she wakes up from the shot and then before bed. Just prepared for him to be a little fussy for a few days and maybe some extra poopy diapers because of the influenza shot.

AngelPack

dbertagni:

Ditto Becki-at two months they can now have the full dropper. I give her some after we get home. But he'll probably scream with the shots and then pass right out. I give tylenol when she wakes up from the shot and then before bed. Just prepared for him to be a little fussy for a few days and maybe some extra poopy diapers because of the influenza shot.

Yuck to extra poopy diapers!  We scheduled it for a Friday though so that I would be home with him over the weekend at least.

crescentmoon99

I asked for dosing at the appt.  The actual shots weren't that bad, he only cried for a minute, but then he was feeling yucky with a fever for the next day or so.  Just be prepared to spend lots of time cuddling and snuggling with your little guy over the weekend!

MrsHughesNC

So far, Holly hasn't seemed to be affected by her shots much at all. Well, aside from the initial screaming. But that lasts for just a minute or so, until I can snuggle her and calm her down. As far as afterwards, we've had no effects like fever, diarrhea, etc. I think I've given her Tylenol right before and right after before (not both, one or the other, at different visits)...

GL!

starz080

I didn't give Rosalyn any Tylenol before or after her shots.  She did the initial screaming/crying and then slept like a champ that night (which is normal), but she slept later than she normally does the next morning.  Other than that, her behavior was the usual.