She was due for her 2 month vaccinations which include 2 oral doses (rotavirus and polio), and 2 injections (DTaP and Pneumococcosomethingoranother, also known as Hib I think). She was smiley and really happy with the oral doses (I think they make them taste like candy). Then came the injections. She screamed and cried for both. However, Kesh is a trooper. She stopped crying the minute we left the clinic. However, according to my baby bible (What to Expect the First Year) a small number of children have swelling, redness, and cry for hours after the DTaP. Well, that was poor Kesha. She got her vaccinations around 3:00 in the afternoon and spent from 4:30 until around 8:00 really screaming her head off and kept crying from 8:00 until 10:30, when she finally fell asleep, crying. I have never felt so helpless in my life and felt so bad for someone. This little tiny baby, so helpless and not understanding what is going on with her, in pain, screaming because the pain wouldn't stop... ugh.
I would like to insert a big shout out here to Karen for sticking it out with us for several hours of the worst if it!
Thankfully she slept like a log last night, but woke up this morning with a fever. Back to the Tempra (like Children's Tylenol) and thank goodness her fever is gone now.
On top of having to have her vaccinations, the results of her fecal exam (nice, right) came back positive for fungus and some parasites. Back to the doctor this afternoon to figure out what they do to get rid of this stuff in babies...
Poor Kesha. It will all be over soon, I promise! (well, at least for 2 months, then you have to get the same shots again...)
At least she will have one first that isn't medically related this week, her first Thanksgiving! It should be fun!
My little trooper after being vaccinated.
Poor baby Kesha, and stressed Momma and Grandmama, you guys were working together like a well oiled maching! Looking forward to Tday with all of you tonite and checking on Kesha!
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