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I don't get upset during vaccinations

Hi725Hi725
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I know there are some moms who get all teary when their babies get shots. I'm not one of them. I hold him while they stick him and that's that. Whatever. He cries for a second and it's over.

Later on, however, when I pull the little bandaids off of him and see the dried blood, I feel horrible and get teary. How azz-backwards is that? Seriously, he giggled when I pulled the bandaids off and I'm sitting there like "sniff, I'm so sorry! sniff-sniff"

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  • Jackswife123Jackswife123

    I don't get upset during the shot or pulling off the band-aid either.  Shots are a part of life and if I get all worked up during them, he'll end up reacting negatively too.

    Guess I`m just a heartless mama. 

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  • Garnetbaby09Garnetbaby09
    Really???  I'm a wreck during her shots!  DH usually has to hold her.  :(
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  • JARbabyJARbaby member

    I do not understand getting upset.

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  • Hi725Hi725
    imageJARbaby:

    I do not understand getting upset.

    Like I said, it's not the vaccines. I know they are keeping him safe, so I don't care about the 2 seconds of discomfort over them. I think it's the blood and the little holes left behind on his legs. Baby blood is not cool for me, even if it's just a tiny little drop.

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  • Amarie13Amarie13
    I don't get upset about it either. I hold her down, let them stick her, and then pick her up and cuddle a little. Done. No need to get upset =)
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  • mommy411mommy411 member

    Same here. I guess it also numbed me seeing DD in the NICU. She got poked all the time. She came home with 15 heal pick scabs!

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  • EastCoastBrideEastCoastBride member
    imageJackswife123:

    Shots are a part of life and if I get all worked up during them, he'll end up reacting negatively too.

    Guess I`m just a heartless mama. 

    I don't get upset either, and this is key to me - if baby (and as your child grows older) sees you getting all upset and worked up over stuff like this, they will think it's something to get upset and worked up over.  Where if you're calm and keep it together, they'll learn that while it hurts, it's not a big deal.

    Kids learn from our reactions and I really actually think its important that as parents, we keep ourselves together for them.

     

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  • MrsL.inMarchMrsL.inMarch
    I don't get upset at all but our Pedi won't let us hold them. They want them on the little padded counter. As soon as it's done, I scoop him up. But no tears from me.
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