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On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 08:21:48 +1300, "Mum of Two"
scribbled: DD has her 5 month vaccinations coming up in less than a week. When she had her three month shots, she was fine at the time - she actually giggled, crazy kid - but afterwards had a lump in one leg that was obviously causing her some discomfort. I know this is common, but if I can help prevent it, I will. When she had the shots, she was fine until the nurse started rubbing her leg, causing her to cry, and I must have snapped, "She just doesn't like her legs rubbed", because next thing I was being tossed a cotton wool pad and told to rub the site so that the vaccine circulated. Of course, I rubbed it much more gently in a way that didn't upset DD. It was that side she got the swelling on. I was telling this to a friend who works in the medical profession, thinking I'd caused it, and she said, "Rubbish, we don't rub after any of our shots". So what's your opinion? Is rubbing after vaccinations necessary? Do you think DD got swelling because of not having the site rubbed to circulate the vaccine, or just because she had a mild reaction to that particular vaccine? Interesting. Nobody rubs my dd after a shot, but will put on a band-aid (which I refuse, as I don't want to deal with yanking it off the next day), and we've never had a problem. Nan |
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Vaccination technique - not a debate on whether to vaccinate
DD has her 5 month vaccinations coming up in less than a week. When she had
her three month shots, she was fine at the time - she actually giggled, crazy kid - but afterwards had a lump in one leg that was obviously causing her some discomfort. I know this is common, but if I can help prevent it, I will. When she had the shots, she was fine until the nurse started rubbing her leg, causing her to cry, and I must have snapped, "She just doesn't like her legs rubbed", because next thing I was being tossed a cotton wool pad and told to rub the site so that the vaccine circulated. Of course, I rubbed it much more gently in a way that didn't upset DD. It was that side she got the swelling on. I was telling this to a friend who works in the medical profession, thinking I'd caused it, and she said, "Rubbish, we don't rub after any of our shots". So what's your opinion? Is rubbing after vaccinations necessary? Do you think DD got swelling because of not having the site rubbed to circulate the vaccine, or just because she had a mild reaction to that particular vaccine? -- Amy, Mum to Carlos born sleeping 20/11/02, & Ana born screaming 30/06/04 email: barton . souto @ clear . net . nz (join the dots!) http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/c/carlos2002/ |
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Mum of Two wrote:
So what's your opinion? Is rubbing after vaccinations necessary? Do you think DD got swelling because of not having the site rubbed to circulate the vaccine, or just because she had a mild reaction to that particular vaccine? No one has ever rubbed after any of my kids' shots, and rarely have they ever had swelling. I'd vote for a mild reaction. Best wishes, Ericka |
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Mum of Two wrote:
When she had the shots, she was fine until the nurse started rubbing her leg, causing her to cry, Our nurse doesn't rub, but she does put a bit of pressure on the spot and, while keeping her finger on there, moves it a bit, so not rubbing, but sort of a "rubbing" motion. She does put on a bandage, which I don't mind, since Pillbug has never complained when I take them off. -- Anita -- |
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no one has every rubbed DS's legs after a vaccine, however he has always had
a lump, but not one that appears to cause him discomfort |
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"Mum of Two" wrote in message ... DD has her 5 month vaccinations coming up in less than a week. When she had her three month shots, she was fine at the time - she actually giggled, crazy kid - but afterwards had a lump in one leg that was obviously causing her some discomfort. I know this is common, but if I can help prevent it, I will. When she had the shots, she was fine until the nurse started rubbing her leg, causing her to cry, and I must have snapped, "She just doesn't like her legs rubbed", because next thing I was being tossed a cotton wool pad and told to rub the site so that the vaccine circulated. Of course, I rubbed it much more gently in a way that didn't upset DD. It was that side she got the swelling on. I was telling this to a friend who works in the medical profession, thinking I'd caused it, and she said, "Rubbish, we don't rub after any of our shots". So what's your opinion? Is rubbing after vaccinations necessary? Do you think DD got swelling because of not having the site rubbed to circulate the vaccine, or just because she had a mild reaction to that particular vaccine? -- Amy, Mum to Carlos born sleeping 20/11/02, & Ana born screaming 30/06/04 email: barton . souto @ clear . net . nz (join the dots!) http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/c/carlos2002/ same - no rubbing, but yes to a lump. no other reactions that i can tell! c |
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"Mum of Two" wrote in message ... So what's your opinion? Is rubbing after vaccinations necessary? Do you think DD got swelling because of not having the site rubbed to circulate the vaccine, or just because she had a mild reaction to that particular vaccine? None of the peds or nurses in my practice rub the injection site. I'd think that would be quite irritating. Your daughter most likely would have developed that lump anyway. My ds did from the DTaP shot at that age and has a lump on his arm right now from his round of four year old shots. HTH JennP. |
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On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 08:21:48 +1300, Mum of Two wrote:
I can't say I have ever noticed the nurses rub the leg after a shot. The swelling, however, sounds like a typical reaction after a tetanus shot. I often get a lump after a tetanus shot and my children occasionally reacted that way as well. I do not think you caused the reaction by rubbing. Larissa DD feb 99 DS mar 01 DD2 dec 03 |
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Thanks everyone, I think I'll tell the nurse to leave her legs alone this
time, as she hates it. -- Amy, Mum to Carlos born sleeping 20/11/02, & Ana born screaming 30/06/04 email: barton . souto @ clear . net . nz (join the dots!) http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/c/carlos2002/ "Mum of Two" wrote in message ... DD has her 5 month vaccinations coming up in less than a week. When she had her three month shots, she was fine at the time - she actually giggled, crazy kid - but afterwards had a lump in one leg that was obviously causing her some discomfort. I know this is common, but if I can help prevent it, I will. When she had the shots, she was fine until the nurse started rubbing her leg, causing her to cry, and I must have snapped, "She just doesn't like her legs rubbed", because next thing I was being tossed a cotton wool pad and told to rub the site so that the vaccine circulated. Of course, I rubbed it much more gently in a way that didn't upset DD. It was that side she got the swelling on. I was telling this to a friend who works in the medical profession, thinking I'd caused it, and she said, "Rubbish, we don't rub after any of our shots". So what's your opinion? Is rubbing after vaccinations necessary? Do you think DD got swelling because of not having the site rubbed to circulate the vaccine, or just because she had a mild reaction to that particular vaccine? -- Amy, Mum to Carlos born sleeping 20/11/02, & Ana born screaming 30/06/04 email: barton . souto @ clear . net . nz (join the dots!) http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/c/carlos2002/ |
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"Mum of Two" wrote in message ...
Thanks everyone, I think I'll tell the nurse to leave her legs alone this time, as she hates it. -- Amy, Mum to Carlos born sleeping 20/11/02, & Ana born screaming 30/06/04 email: barton . souto @ clear . net . nz (join the dots!) http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/c/carlos2002/ Neither of my kids have ever had anything rubbed after a shot. When you all say 'legs', what part of the leg do you mean? My daughters got their shots this year in the top of their thighs -- previously we'd been given a choice of leg or arm, and we'd always picked arm, but this time the nurse said it had to be in the leg, and in that part. When I've gotten a shot in the leg, it was always more like the fleshy part that's half hip, half leg, kind of. Not at all the front -- this was like two to three inches below the bottom of their underwear, right in the center of their leg. And they were laying with their feet over the edge of the table, bodies flat. It looked really painful, but she said it had to be like that. My older daughter had what I consider a moderate-possibly serious reaction to the DTaP that consisted of an approx. half-baseball sized lump that lasted for a week, a fiery red bullseye type 'rash' around it, and emotional and appetite problems. The Dr.s office had us circle the lump in pen, and make sure the red didn't expand further after about 2 days (it didn't). I know that reactions to some vaccines get worse with each booster, and that your daughter is very young, so anything would have to be compared rationally (a baseball sized lump would be like her whole leg!), but I couldn't find anyone in real life who really thought this was an unusual thing for a vaccine -- I think we're supposed to expect some pretty noticeable swellings, though -- unfortunately. Tina. |
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