Fussy after shots? Anyone else?

fluffybuns · July 2011

Wow! I never expected it to be this bad. My first dealt with shots well and would just sleep a lot afterwards.

Avery is a miserable baby tonight. I gave her tylenol around 4:30 and she was okay for about an hour after that.

She's finally sleeping after a long night of terrible, unconsolable crying from my normally very happy baby.

If you had a fussy baby, how long after shots were they fussy?

NothingLikeBarbie · July 2011

I have a very mellow, happy baby. He got his shots on Monday and was a fussy mess. He slept all day, and when he was awake, he would just cry and cry. It was horrible.
I had to give him 2 does of baby Tylenol (6 hours apart of course). Which helped him to sleep.

He was fine the next day, though!

fluffybuns · July 2011

I hope the same for us!!

She didn't have a fever or anything, but if she even bent a leg even a little bit she would scream the most horrifying scream ever! I just wanted to cry with her!

I really hope she's back to normal tomorrow! It'll just be me and the girls all.day.long!

fluffybuns · July 2011

melpatbat:
I put DS in a warm bath, let him chew on my finger with one hand and poured water on his belly with the other while I sang to him. I did this for almost an hour before I could stop without him starting up again. It seemed to distract him from the pain and the little bit of redness on one side subsided.

That's a great idea!! Might just put her in a warm bath all day long!

MarJo03 · July 2011

This post is making me dread our 2 month appt tomorrow even more!

fluffybuns · July 2011

MarJo03:
This post is making me dread our 2 month appt tomorrow even more!

Sorry : (

I kept writing encouraging things to people who were asking about 2 mon. shots because my first one did so well with all of them!

And I'm guessing by the few responses I got, probably most babies do just fine!

MarJo03 · July 2011

fluffybuns:
MarJo03:
This post is making me dread our 2 month appt tomorrow even more!
Sorry : (
I kept writing encouraging things to people who were asking about 2 mon. shots because my first one did so well with all of them!
And I'm guessing by the few responses I got, probably most babies do just fine!

hmph, I'm not convinced. I'm preparing myself for the worst... between the heat, and reflux, and in some shots.... should be a looong weekend!

fluffybuns · July 2011

MarJo03:
fluffybuns:
MarJo03:
This post is making me dread our 2 month appt tomorrow even more!
Sorry : (
I kept writing encouraging things to people who were asking about 2 mon. shots because my first one did so well with all of them!
And I'm guessing by the few responses I got, probably most babies do just fine!
hmph, I'm not convinced. I'm preparing myself for the worst... between the heat, and reflux, and in some shots.... should be a looong weekend!

At least you know you aren't the only one!haha

muddin_lil_sis · July 2011

Wesley got his today too. He has slept most the day, but the times he was awake, he was fussy. Kept pulling his legs up close to his body. Poor little fella. I feel so bad for him.

AmyO. · July 2011

After C had his shots he was really fussy for 3 days! I was told after 48 hours the fussing should subside, but it took an extra day for my little guy. He had a rough time. We did Tylenol every 4 hours during the day and it usually took about a half hour to kick in and wore off an hour before we could re-dose. Poor little ones.

mmkaye · July 2011

DS was slightly fussy the afternoon he got his shots, but not too bad. But then overnight he started running a fever and was slightly restless and the entire next day he ran a 101ish fever and was very fussy. By day two after shots, the fever was gone and he was almost back to normal. Just slightly clingier and not sleeping great.

theaustins05 · July 2011

Did any of you nurse during shots? I'm hoping next week when we do M's shots that she will deal good if I nurse during. Also I notice you giving Tylenol, did the pedi rec/prescribe Tylenol or did you do it because LO was running fever, or on pain?

alliejoe · July 2011

theaustins05:
Did any of you nurse during shots? I'm hoping next week when we do M's shots that she will deal good if I nurse during. Also I notice you giving Tylenol, did the pedi rec/prescribe Tylenol or did you do it because LO was running fever, or on pain?

I didn't nurse while he got his shots, but I did immediately after and it helped him calm down. Pedi recommended giving Tylenol for pain. She suggested we also not take his temp unless he was very fussy/acting strange or felt warm to the touch (more than usual) because we would probably drive ourselves nuts.

He slept most of the day that afternoon, but that evening he was fussy and awake more than usual and yesterday he was a crankpot.

fluffybuns · July 2011

theaustins05:
Did any of you nurse during shots? I'm hoping next week when we do M's shots that she will deal good if I nurse during. Also I notice you giving Tylenol, did the pedi rec/prescribe Tylenol or did you do it because LO was running fever, or on pain?

I wanted to, and I don't know why I didn't ask. I feel silly asking to nurse, I'm not sure why though! I did nurse her immediately after and she fell right to sleep. But would not sleep the rest of the night and she was miserable.

She seems a little better today, hopefully she'll be back to herself tomorrow!

MarJo03 · July 2011

So far so good for us! Phew! I didn't nurse, and I made Dh hold her during it, and afterwards. I'm a big wuss.

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