Vaccination or immunization is a great way for your baby to stay healthy and prevent series diseases. Sometimes it is a great idea to prepare your baby or child for vaccination shots . This preparation method takes different steps depends on your child's age .
In case of newborn and infants :
Cuddle your baby and look in his or her eyes .
Keep smiling and hold your baby's hands during the shots .
cuddle your baby again and tap on your baby's back .
Watch for allergy reaction and report any change of behavior or rash to the doctor
Keep pain relief medicine in your hand in case if your baby need it after the shots
Once your baby has taken the shots you can
Report any redness or rash or swelling to the doctor
Report any change of behavior or bleeding to the doctor
Give your baby lukewarm bath
Give pain relief medicine if the doctor recommended it
Report any non stop crying for three hours to the doctor
Report any fever that lasts more than two days to the doctor
If your baby is sleepy and look sick and refuse to eat , you must call the doctor.
Generally , shots are a great way to benefit your baby against harmful diseases . Report any previous shots that has been taken in another place to the new doctor . Keep your shots card with you and give your baby all vaccination on time and up to date .
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