2 Month Old Check up and Shots

I never gave my kids anything. I don't take anything when I get shots. My kids were a little crabby and slept a little more, but that is nothing they and I couldn't handle.

My daughter's pediatrician provided Tylenol for her for immediately after the shots. I think once the child is past 6 months you can give them Ibuprofen, but they have to be a certain weight. I believe.

The effects of the shots lasts only 30-60 seconds. They are such troopers.

Good luck!!

Do you take anything before you have any shots? I don't think there is a need to do it to your child unless she needs it afterwards. If she has a slight fever or things like that, then do it. All 3 of my kids cry for a split second and then a little cuddle and it's over. Anything you give her isn't going to stop the pain for the needle prick.

They have always told me to give a bit of tylenol before the visit. You can call your local walgreens to speak to a pharmacist and they can give you the correct info for weight and age.

at 2 months, my daughter didn't need anything, she just slept a LOT afterward, so I wouldn't give it unless it seems necessary. at 4 and 6 months, she was fussy afterwards so I did give it to her then. It just seems better to not give medication until you're sure she'll need it. I'd bring in a new bottle of baby tylenol and the doctor will tell you how much to give her based on her weight. Good luck!

When I took my son in for his 2 months shots I gave him 0.4 mL of Tylenol when we got to the doctor's office. You can always call the office and speak to the nurse also. You are not suppose to give a child under 6 months Ibuprofen with your doctor's advice. Hope this helps, good luck with the shots.
C. V

Do NOT give your daughter Tylenol before your appointment. There are two reasons for this. 1. Tylenol is a fever reducer, therefor if she is sick, her temperature won't be accurate when the nurse takes it. 2. Unless you have a very good scale at home, you probably don't know exactly what your daughter weighs. After she's been weighed at the doc, and after they've taken her temp and all that fun stuff, THEN give her the Tylenol. It will still help if she has any pain later. Oh, and definitely nurse her or give her a bottle right away after.... our doctor always lets us stay in the room as long as we need. We've also had the nurses give our son multiple shots at once -- as in two nurses with needles at the same time -- and I really appreciated that. Good luck, hope she does well!

I am the mother O.. Have you thought at all about limitting her shots to 1 or 2 at a time, instead of 3 or 4? I have spaced out my youngest son's shots and limited them to 1 or 2 each time. I can't believe how much it lessened the pain for him. My older 2 had a rough time with immunizations. The shots were very painful and they often ran a fever and felt badly afterwards, sometimes for a full week. Just immagine how traumatic it is on their delicate, still developing systems to be bombarded with 4 shots at a time. My oldest son has Autism. While I am pretty sure he did not get it from his imunizations, it did get me questioning the appropriatness of the shots our children recieve. I still plan on fully immunizing my youngest, but why hurry? Limiting the amount of shots he recieves at a time has really been worth it, just for how it has lessened the misery of immunizations. This may be more advice than you were looking for. It's something to think on. Take care!

I gave both my girls a little Tylenol (go by wieght) before their shots. IF possible (I had to talk the nurse into it), if your breasstfeeding, try holding her and nurse while she is getting the shots. It really seemed to help my girls.

My doctor told me not to give her anything prior to the shots, and then he let me know a dosage of tylenol to give her after the shots. I have found that ibprofen seems to work better with my daughter when she's having pain or fever, but that could just be for her. Ask your doc, he'll let you know to be sure. :)

I think some people miss the point of Tylenol. It's a fever reducer and pain killer. As a matter of fact it's best to give it an hour before you go in so it will help dull the aches she may feel later. Ask your Dr. but I've never heard of it being bad.

I don't think you are supposed to give them ibuprofen until they are six months. And the doctor can tell you how much tylenol to give her based on her weight. They also told me that a warm bath can help. But I think comforting them afterwards works the best. Sometimes I think the actual process of the shots is worse for the baby and hard on the mom. But the leg muscles do get sore and they can get a fever.

I think there is more danger in giving medication to such a young child than her having a little pain from the shot. If you are going to give your baby tylenol etc. ask your doctor for the correct dosage.

I gave my kids Tylenol before their shots. The dosage depends on her weight. At 2 months both of my boys took .4ml. I'm not really sure it did much good, though.

I usually just give Tylenol about 45 min. before the appointment and then as needed, after that. My daughter was very fussy after her 2 month shots and I had to give it 4 hours after, and then again 4 hours after that.

Ibuprophen is not supposed to be used on infants that young. Infant Tylenol is fine and it will tell you the amount on the package. Just make sure it's Infant Tylenol and not Children's.

We gave our then 2 month old (now he is 19 months old)the smallest does of tylenol about an hour before shots. MY doc was okay with it and said most ppl do that.... So it's okay to give your child a lil dose of it. IT definally helped my child out.

Our doctor has us give our son Tylenol right after or just before the shots. She tells us the recommended dose. Cuddling and feeding help to calm babies immediatly after. Massaging the legs or having them bear weight on them is supposed to help, as are warm baths. Our son did usually get cranky later in the day, acting as if his legs were sore and he did not feel well. I believe we had the most trouble at 2 months and 1 year. I think it can depend on what shots they are getting. Some kids never act like anything is different. I've had shots that don't bother me and some that are awful. I figure it is the same for them. Ask the doctor about Tylenol when you are there to get the correct dose for her weight. If later that day she seems uncomfortable I would give her more, but see what the MD says.

I found the samething other people else did... all it took was a cuddle or to nurse them. Although we had to nurse afterwards.
My sister-in-laws uncle is a world known peditrician and he says DO NOT give them anything BEFORE a shot. It may mask some of the side effects and the doctor or you would never know, which could cause problems. For instance, say you give meds before the shot, then your child has a rash afterwards. The doctor will not be able to tell if it is from the shot, the medicine, or the combination of the two.
Play the waiting game on this one... wait to see how she responds. My oldest never cried for a shot until she was 3. Then she cries when she sees the needle and is done by the time the shot is over.
Good luck!! Shots I believe are harder on the moms then on the kids!

I gave both of my kids some tylenol before their shots and kept up with it for a day after the shots. I think it helped with the pain, but they were still crabby.

I don't remember if I gave my son anything at that time, but if I did it was whatever the doc suggested. I do remember making people go with me to the appointments whenever he would get shots (I still do). Although I have never been afraid of needles and have a high pain tolerance...seeing my son get so upset made me cry. I would cry more than him, LOL!! The office started making sure I had tissues in my hand before anything would happen. (But I don't ever let my son see me because I don't want to make him more upset - that's why someone goes with me).