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? about 2mo check up w/ shots

jreese14jreese14
in May 2011 Moms

Xander's 2 month appointment is next week and he is getting his shots (no haterade please I don't hate on anyone else :) ) and I have heard to get some tylenol in the house for when he gets home incase he reacts poorly to them.. well at Publix today all I saw were boxes that say 6mo-2 years... am I missing something or do you just cut up a 6mo one? Curious as to if anyone found anything that was newborn friendly or what you did if LO did get a fever after the shots? At the last appointment I had asked but he said definitely don't give him anything beforehand but if I wanted to get some for after it wouldn't hurt. I will ask at the appointment to be sure but I wanted to try to get it before hand because I'm sure I won't want to put him down the whole day (after his circumcision, when I finally stopped crying, I held him all day haha..he didn't even seem phased!)

Thanks in advance, you all are great!

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  • CallidryasCallidryas member

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    You will have to get the dosage amount from your pedi.  There is a calculation based on weight.

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  • Mrs.SaxyMrs.Saxy member
    buy what u find and bring it to t;he appt to see if it's the right one. if not, save it for when he's old enough
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  • prisschrisprisschris
    We did this yesterday.  He told me to use the smallest dose on the dropper - .25ml.  It worked, thank goodness, because she did get a low fever and she had pain from the injections.  A friend recommended giving the baby the Tylenol before the appointment so it's already working.  (She told me this after the fact but I'll do it for the 4 month shots)
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  • flutepharm87flutepharm87 member
    Dosage is 15mg per kg. 2.2lbs per kg is the conversion factor. Brought to you from your pharmacist-in-training. HTH!
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  • mrbear83mrbear83 member
    I bought the NON concentrated oral suspension from Target and took it to the pedi with me.  She weighed him and gave me the correct doseage. I eneded up giving it to him about 8 hours after the shots when  mini fever appeared. 
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  • fluffybunsfluffybuns

    I was advised by our doctors not to do this before shots as recent studies have shown that the tylenol can interfere with the effectiveness of the shots.

    I don't plan on giving the tylenol until after the shots if necessary. 

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  • tokenhosertokenhoser member
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    I was advised by our doctors not to do this before shots as recent studies have shown that the tylenol can interfere with the effectiveness of the shots.

    I don't plan on giving the tylenol until after the shots if necessary. 

    This is my doc's advice as well. I have the infant stuff here, but I won't pre-dose him. She also said some babies don't react, so it's better to wait and see if he even needs it.

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  • jreese14jreese14
    imagefluffybuns:

    I was advised by our doctors not to do this before shots as recent studies have shown that the tylenol can interfere with the effectiveness of the shots.

    I don't plan on giving the tylenol until after the shots if necessary. 

     

    Ya this is why I didn't worry too much about asking how much to give him because I knew I'd see him again before I would need to but then got all confused in the grocery store.. Probably the first time I really felt like I had no clue what I was doing at a mom, which might make some people sad, but me, I thought of it as I made it 8 weeks without feeling like I was clueless, I'm doing alright :)

     

    Thanks for all the help ladies!!!

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  • iris427iris427 member
    imagefluffybuns:

    I was advised by our doctors not to do this before shots as recent studies have shown that the tylenol can interfere with the effectiveness of the shots.

    I don't plan on giving the tylenol until after the shots if necessary. 

    Yep. 

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  • jg_girl1jg_girl1 member
    So far it has been 24 hours since Audrey had her shots and she has not given any indication of being in pain. I would wouldn't give anything before hand since it is possible LO won't need anything.
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  • oooCarrieBoooCarrieB

    LO had her shots this afternoon and she has not seemed to be in any extra pain that she would need anything. I did do some extra nursing and snuggling with her this afternoon which I think helped a lot.

    I could have used something like a beer before they gave her the shot though... It was so awful to see her in such pain. I had to fight back those tears. 

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    imagefluffybuns:

    I was advised by our doctors not to do this before shots as recent studies have shown that the tylenol can interfere with the effectiveness of the shots.

    I don't plan on giving the tylenol until after the shots if necessary. 

    Sorry, just reread your post and must have read through it too quickly the first time! Just ask the doc. at your appt, and they will give you the correct dosage of infant tylenol based on their weight! 

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  • oooCarrieBoooCarrieB
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    LO had her shots this afternoon and she has not seemed to be in any extra pain that she would need anything. I did do some extra nursing and snuggling with her this afternoon which I think helped a lot.

    I could have used something like a beer before they gave her the shot though... It was so awful to see her in such pain. I had to fight back those tears. 

    okay, need to edit. About 4 hours after the vaccinations, she woke up from a nap screaming in that high pitched "I'm in serious pain" way. So I gave her the infant Tylenol. much better now... 

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  • IamthedigsIamthedigs member
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    imageoooCarrieB:

    LO had her shots this afternoon and she has not seemed to be in any extra pain that she would need anything. I did do some extra nursing and snuggling with her this afternoon which I think helped a lot.

    I could have used something like a beer before they gave her the shot though... It was so awful to see her in such pain. I had to fight back those tears. 

     

    DS has been through a lot: spinal tap, catheters, IVs in places there shouldn't be IVs. I STILL cried when he got his vax. Smile


    My girl had to go through all that also (minus catheter, add additional spinal tap, yuck), and I was able to stay strong, but now you have me worried about her vaccination appointment! :)


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