Two Month Shots

He may be sore still from the shots and then it aches when he moves his little legs. It should get better soon.

Hi D.,

In Japan and certain other developed countries, they don't recommend giving ANY shots until age 3 because of concerns about the development of the child's immune system. And even then, they only give one shot at a time. I personally have seen long-term effects from too-many-too-soon vaccinations done on automatic pilot. In many cases, constitutional homeopathy helped the child after the fact. But the best strategy might be to space out the vaccinations, doing only one at a time, or even choosing not to continue with them altogether.

Best,
S.

This IS a reaction, plain and simple. This does not mean he will end up developmentally delayed or some other major issues, but is is something to pay attention to. Most doctors will say that this is normal, but in reality it might be the norm, but it's not normal. This is your child's body reacting. Pay attention.

A lot of my friends give their babies liquid vitamin C, a probitoic and vitamin A&D before and after the vaccination, if they are going to vaccinate, to lessen the risk of reactions. Giving Tylenol or something of the like, will decrease the symptoms, maybe, but it puts an extra burden on the liver...which is trying to eliminate as much as possible.

If you are going to continue to vaccinate, it might behoove you to listen to your intuition and either not vaccinate, or delay them and spread them out.

Good luck.

Hi,
Sounds like your little one is having a reaction to the vaccinations. Using homeopathic medicine can help alleviate these symptoms and help your baby's body handle and process the vaccines better. If you choose to continue to vaccinate, I would highly suggest the addition of homeopathy before and after you vaccinate.

Best wishes

Yeah!! Seeing so many people educated about vaccines and reactions is such a good thing. Yes, educate yourself and know that your precious little baby IS having a reaction from the shot. DO NOT USE TYLENOL before and after shots as it puts the immune system off to vacation which allows the blood/brain barrier to be crossed easier. Not a good thing with virus and other things that they put in the shots. Motrin worked great for my children.

The AAP recommended schedule of shots for children is too many, too soon. Here are sites and books that I always recommend for people to start their research:

www.909shot.com
www.tacanow.org

The Vaccine Book, by Dr. Robert Sears
What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Childhood Vaccinations, by Dr. Stephanie Cave
Evidence of Harm, by David Kirby

Your pediatrician will probably tell you that this is normal. I suggest that you educate yourself about vaccines and above all, follow your motherthly intuition. A great resource for vaccine info. is What Your Doctor May NOT Tell You About Children's Vaccinations by Stephanie Cave M.D.. The information is non-biased (she doesn't recommend non-vaccinating or over-vaccinating) It is simply to educate the parent and let them decide for themselves. She includes a non-conventional delayed schedule for parents who choose to have their kids fully vaccinated before kindergarten. Inform yourself! Best wishes!

D.,

This is a sensitive subject for most people! You will get a LOT of different opinions on this topic! I do not believe in vaccinating at a young age! I vaccinated my daughter and she had the worst reaction! She stopped eating, sleeping, cried all the time, rash on her body! The worst part of it is that her pediatrician said that this was all normal! That is NOT normal! I think that we as mothers need to protect our children! I am not for cutting out vaccinations all together! But our children are overloaded with unwarranted amounts of vaccines all at once and at a very young age!! You know your baby and you know what is normal or not for him to be acting like! I would say that he is uncomfortable for a reason! Good luck!

D., my kids are 7 and 5 and after my first child's two month shots and doing much research and soul searching, we decided not to continue any vaccines. My son has none. I have friends who also have children that were active prior to shots and have had very bad results after them. This is a huge decision, but I have not regretted it thus far. They are VERY healthy, my son has never had an ear infection, neither have allergies, asthma and they get over colds very fast. Many parents don't know they have a choice whether to vaccinate or not. I read much about it. Good luck with your decision and with your baby.

B.

my son gets like that too... i was told to give baby tylenol before the shots were given and anytime needed after that, it suppose to help with pain at the injection site..but it works like a charm.. i would try giving him some and see how it works for him :]

I've found a lot of information on my pediatricians website www.pediatricgems.com there's a whole section under appointments dedicated to vaccine questions. Hope this helps. Also, he is holding a free informational talk on vaccines and holistic nutrition as well as other information for new and expecting parents such as cord blood banking and more Tues Fed 24th @12:15 at the Beverly Hills Library in the North room.

I definitely think it could be a reaction to the shots. My son was the same after his early shots which was why I decided to delay shots. It annoyed me that people would say it was just coincidence. My son was clearly different for about 3 days after his two and four month shots. So, I chose to slow down his vaccine schedule. He is fifteen months old and just had his first set of shots since he was six months old. I only let him have two vaccines and after about 30 seconds of intitial tears from the sting, he was his normal self. He didn't show any sort of reaction at all. For me, it was worth the wait to not go through what you are experiencing right now over and over again! Personally, I think when they are that young, their little bodies have trouble dealing with all the stuff in vaccines. Maybe something for you to consider. Just do whatever you feel is right for you. Either way, your baby will most likely be back to normal very soon.

Whenever shots are given, they are supposed to give you a fact sheet/info. sheet.... on this sheet, lists ALL the information ab out the shot and side-effects and how long discomfort can last.
Did you get this information sheet? You must read it.

Yes, discomfort can last this long.
But, you can call the Doctor, just to ask and make sure. That is what they are there for. Just call them.

We as Moms all have different experiences. But, each child is different. So it's best to call your Pediatrician.

Also, it can't be said for certain if his discomfort is ONLY due to the shots... it could also be a coincidence and something in tandem with something else, or gas, or illness, or his ears, or just a growth spurt and he needs more feedings, or anything...

So best to ask you Doctor...
All the best,
Susan

Hi D.,

My son just had his 2 month shot and he was acting the same way as your son. He didn't even get all the shots since I am spreading them and he still had some fussines and wanted to be held all the time. they say it can last a few days.

That is a "normal" reaction to shots. It can continue for up to a week. Just hang in there.

Hi D..

Jamie and Mary gave good resources that you should look into before you get any more vaccinations.

Any vaccine is hard on the system. When a child has multiple vaccines, it is extra hard. Plus, your baby's liver, which has to filter out all the garbage used to "preserve" the vaccine, doesn't fully function til around six months.

The reaction your baby is having is very "common" but that doesn't mean it is "normal". A reaction says something is wrong and, often times, the severity of a reaction will increase with the next round of shots. The proble is that, with multiple shots, you don't know which one your baby responded to.

If you are set on vaccinating, you may want to consider waiting til your baby is at least six months and then spreading them out. Once a baby has a reaction, it is more likely to have another one. Be gentle on your baby and do your homework before you go back for more.

You may also want to check out the VAERS (Vaccine Adverse Event Report System) website vaers.hhs.gov

Get Thuja 30C (Whole Foods has it), dissolve 5 pellets in the half of a drinking water bottle, after they completely dissolved, shake the bottle with up and down motions 10 times and pour a little in his mouth (i used a teaspoon). repeat every hour for the first 6 hours, then give 2 more doses on the 2 consecutive days. keep the bottle with dissolved remedy away from light, noise, strong odors. not in the fridge and not in the bathroom. i kept it in baby's crib b/w bumpers and the headboard.
Thuja has capacity to remove unwanted effects of immunization, certainly not as good as individually selected remedy, but you’ll need to go for an appointment with professional homeopath for that.
Good Luck
V

After my daughter's 2 mos, 4 mos and 6 mos shots she was a little sick/fussy for around 4 days. I had to hold her all the time too. I didn't do anything special (as far as giving her vitamins or anything), and she was fine in a few days.

hi. does your health care plan have an advice nurse number you can call? i have kaiser and they have a 24 hour advice line to call and you can speak with a nurse and develop a course of action. i have used this many times in my new mother mode. hope this helps.

I faced the same issue with my 2 month old daughter recently. I was worried that she may be unwell and was taking her temperature frequently. Afterwhich, I researched online and discovered that several other factors can cause fussiness at 2 months.

One of which can be grow spurt and another is known as "wonder weeks".

"Wonder weeks" are the time our babies develop mentally and need additional comfort and care. Below is a link for more on "wonder weeks"

http://www.cyh.com/HealthTopics/HealthTopicDetails.aspx?p...

VERY often they don't react to certain shots till 5-12 days after.

If you would like to investigate this subject further read this good reference book:
'WHAT YOUR DOCTOR MAY NOT TELL YOU ABOUT CHILDREN'S VACCINATIONS' by Stephanie Cave, M.D., F.A.A.F.P with Deborah Mitchell.
You can order it from amazon.com

my daughter didn't have any reactions until she had her 6 month shots which she had a fever for almost 5 days. Her doctor reassured me that every child is different and that some children are fussy and have mild reactions for up to 2 weeks! Sorry, I know it's hard but it is normal and there's nothing you can do besides give them some tylenol and lots of love!!!!!!!!I also read some of the responses you have received and one person suggested ibuprofen which is not recommended until after 6 months of age!