The dreaded 2nd round of shots at the 4 month check up was this week...let's just say that I was a complete mess!
Last time little miss got shots, just a few hours after it happened she SCREAMED like someone was gutting her with a knife for HOURS and nothing helped relieve her pain :-( The worst feeling in the world is watching your child writhe in pain and there's absolutely NOTHING you can do to take the pain away from them. It's the most helpless feeling in the entire world. I basically cried the entire time she cried. No one could've EVER prepared me for that whole day! Thank God my husband was there to help with her, and help me keep it together to be there for Kaelyn.
So this time, we prepared ourselves to deal with the same situation. We put damp wash cloths in the fridge to have them as cold compresses when we came back, had the medicine ready and on hand just in case! (I don't give it to her unless it's a last resort!)
Off to the doctor's we went. It felt like a eternity before the nurse brought us in, the doctor evaluated her and then for the nurse to come back in to give her the shots. This time she only had to get two injections and one oral. I was so excited to see that Kaelyn didn't even feel the first shot happen, but she felt the 2nd one and started crying...we immediately got to pick her up but this time it took her a little longer to calm down in our arms. When she finally calmed down, we loaded her up and brought her home...a couple hours came and went, and she was still happy as a clam...maybe some hope?!
A couple more hours went by, and she was STILL smiling and giggling like a happy little babe! WOOT WOOT! I just kept thinking that it was only a matter of time! So, bedtime arrive, still no fussy baby! SHE DID IT! She got through this round of shots like a champion and they didn't bother her AT ALL! I was a VERY VERY VERY happy Mama! And my husband was quite relieved as well haha!
The only little bump we ran into was a fever that Kaelyn ended up getting when we woke up the next morning. I ended up giving in to giving her medicine because I was terrified and wanted it to break ASAP! Her fever dropped within the hour! I was very excited!
I really hope that this is what happens every time from here on out!
9.04.2010
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Aww, I didn't realize her first appointment was THAT bad. I was almost in tears reading this! I'm so glad that her second round of shots went better :)
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