9 Month Check Up

heavenlymamba

Hi ladies! I don't often post ( I do lurk quite often......sorry!), but I had a question that some of you may be able to help with. Do babies get shots when they go to their 9-month well baby check up? I thought they didn't, but someone told me otherwise (they're not a parent, but they said their neice did, so I don't know). I like to just mentally prepare myself for shots because the day after is usually pretty miserable. You bring your healthy and happy baby in the doctor's office and leave with a crying, feverish, miserable baby. It's just no fun.

JLW10

DD did not get any shots at her 9 month well baby.

jewelbride07

we got shots.  i think one as part of her vaccine schedule, one flu shot, and one prick on the arm.  you can ask your pedi to give you their entire vaccine schedule so you can prepare yourself in advance!  good luck!

lona.hunn@gmail.com

DS got his 3rd Hep B shot..

Danica

Brady got a vaccine, second dose of flu shot, and a finger prick for the lead test (not all areas do this).

lisanjay

DD got her 3rd hep B vac, a finger prick to check for anemia. This was by far the easiest well baby checkup....DD wasn't fussy at all afterwards. I usually give her tylenol but this time there wasn't a need for it.

 we get our lead test at 1 year

kabarbanel

DS got 2...hep b and polio, and then a finger prick.

TeamK07

DS would not have normally have had any shots at 9 month, but they had H1N1 available, so he got that.

However, some LOs in playgroup did have shots at 9 month ... along with lead testing and iron prick. 

heavenlymamba

Thanks everyone. I know it is super important to have DD get all her shots, but man, I hate the aftermath. She got 5(!!!!!) shots at her 6 month. Three of them were the regular 6 month shots, one was an H1N1, and the other a seasonal flu. The following day was pretty rough for her. I felt so bad....