T.P.
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no but that would be nice if they would come to the home!
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Has anyone's pediatrician recommended Synagis (for prevention of RSV) for your baby? If so, will you go to their office for the injection, or will a nurse come to your home? What would you prefer?
no but that would be nice if they would come to the home!
Wow! I've never heard of a nurse coming to your home to give the injections. That would be great! My twins had them for 2 seasons (until they turned 2). We used to have to drive all they way up to a pulmonary specialist by Northside & CHOA. Our pediatrician didn't even do it.
I guess if your insurance would cover it, it would be better to have the nurse come to the house. It would save bundling up the babies and taking them out and sitting in a waiting room with sick kids (although they try and keep them separate), but it's still a risk.
Hi S.,
My son received Synagis for the whole entire winter months. He was 3 months premature. THe nurse came to my house. If you have a preemie I would advise the nurse to come to your house to keep them from being around sick children at the ped. too often during the crucial winter months.
Im not sure how much it costs these days but when he had it, they were $1000 each shot. Luckily, my insurance paid for it but very unhappily. Make sure yours pays for them. They are highly expensive but very preventative and necessary in my opinion for preemies.
Hope this is helpful.
Goodluck!
My daughter was born at 30 weeks and had the synagis shots each month from September through April her first year. I would highly recommend them if your daughter was premature or has other lung problems. RSV can be deadly in these babies. The shots were not bad. We had to go to an allergist's office to get them--the pediatrician did not do these shots and did not have the option of a nurse coming to the house. They are extremely expensive--I think near the end (bigger doses as they grow), my insurance was paying close to $3000/shot and that was in 2004. Good luck and I hope you have a very healthy winter with your baby!
My son had the shots once a month. A nurse will come out to the house to give the shots. It wasn't bad at all. The nurse I had was great.
My triplets qualified to get Synagis for the first two years. The first shots were at the hospital, the second was at a clinic. My preemie triplets never got RSV, we feel like the Synagis really helped.
