Hello ladies
I scheduled today to get our baby vaccines and she woke up twice last night (usually she sleeps through), and she has swollen gums- it looks as if a tooth is trying to break through on the top. This happened last time so I decided to wait a while and now her vaccine schedule is a little behind. She does not have a fever currently, but I'm just worried to get her the shots if she's already feeling icky. I usually err on the side of caution and I was just wondering what any of you thought or what your experiences have been. Thanks for your time!
I wouldn't worry about being behind on vaccines. Do what you feel is right. The vaccine schedule is biased anyway. Who ever said that every child was build the same and could tolerate all those shots on that specific schedule?
My girls got vaccines last week and have been miserable with teething. I went ahead because they have been teething for over two months now. If I were to wait who knows when we would be able to get it done. They were fine. A slight fever for two days (which they had the last time with their vaccines), and then they were fine again.
Being behind on vaccines is completely normal. Don't let them rush you into getting them any faster.
On the other hand, if she is just teething I might think about vaccines. My theory was that if my son was already not feeling so great b/c of teeth it was a great time. Why ruin a day that he felt great with vaccines?? :)
Go with your gut and with what your most comfortable with.
There's really no reason to delay the vaccines due to teething. If I recall the shots that she'll be getting aren't as bad as the other ones. It seems like my dd handled them much better. Give her a dose of Tylenol about an hour before the appointment. It will help her to relax a little bit and ease some of the pain. There's no telling how long it will take her to cut her teeth and in my experience there's always something going on with little ones, especially this time of year.
I had planned on delaying one of my son's vaccine's b/c he was sick. But by the time the appointment came, he was feeling better so I went ahead with the vaccine. It would probably be okay for you to still have the vaccine done if you want to but waiting doesn't matter a whole lot. Your daughter will teeth for quite a while now. It may be hard to pinpoint the best time for the vaccine right in-between teething. You know your daughter and you know what is best for her. I would go with my gut instinct.
I don't think the two matter, but if you're worried about it, just run it by your doctor
