today was mateo's two month check-up. which also means it was time to get his first 5 vaccines in 3 shots.
we'd read the vaccine book by dr. sears while we were pregnant which is super informative and told us detailed information about each vaccine, what is in it, risks and side effects, if it is absolutely necessary, etc. we totally recommend this book! i think everyone who has ever read it recommends it. anyways, we decided to wait on the hep b usually given in the hospital since it is sexually transmitted (something mateo doesn't need to worry about right now). plus, side effects can make it harder for the baby to learn to breastfeed and we wanted to avoid as many complications as possible in those early days.
a friend recently sent luke this article on vaccinations from the new york times. it basically states that research shows less pain when this first round of vaccines is given in a certain order. we mentioned it to our doctor and he honored it.
mateo did great. he cried (and i cried) (and luke almost cried) but immediately after getting the shots he was half-smiling at the nurse who gave them to him.in other news, he is now 12 1/2 lbs and 24 inches long. definitely healthy. and happy.
Yeah, I loved that book too. I feel like I'm living in the most unfriendly-to-alternative-methods city. We have been given SO MUCH GRIEF about those types of things (no hep b shot or eye drops in the hospital, alternative vaccine schedule, home births, cloth diapers even!) so I'm glad that your pediatrician honored your request! I seriously had to fight (and change doctors) to finally get it my way. :)
ReplyDeleteAnd good job for surviving the shots. I think the first few times are much worse for us than for our babies! :)
whoa, i can't imagine having to fight for it! i'm so tired of fighting with doctors. good for you for not giving up. it's so hard.
ReplyDeletewhere did you get all of your natural knowledge? ours is from the birth class, otherwise we wouldn't have known (about eye drops, etc).
That really is a great book. We did the same thing for Logan's shots (honestly, what's with the Hep B shot for newborns??). Our next appt moves to a different set of shots, so I need to go back and re-read about these ones.
ReplyDeleteGlad Mateo did well!