Babies first shots

I hate taking my two month old baby to get their shots. I was emotional with all three children. I feel so bad putting my baby through the pain of the shot and then the after affect they have. Shots are scary for me as an adult. I have to mentally prepare myself to go through them. Knowing that I'm going to put my innocent baby through something so traumatic really bothers me.

I know that there are people that don't believe in vaccinations and feel that they are dangerous. As a family we decided that it is safer to vaccinate than not to. However, I still hate them. The silent cry is heartbreaking. The sad and sensitive baby that I have for the rest of the day makes me so sad.

When Anaiah got her two month shots she did okay afterwards. I was nervous that she was going to be fussy and clingy but thankfully she was not. She went to being her happy silly self. Zariah was the complete opposite. I don't think I will ever forget the day Zariah got her two months shots. I thought she would be okay and I was wrong. After she got her vaccines I went to the grocery store. I was by myself with my two girls in the winter. She woke up in her car seat while in the store and started screaming. She was completely inconsolable. I tried to breastfeed her, change her, pacify her everything I could think of. Nothing was working. Other customers were looking at me. I felt so much pressure. One person had the nerve to tell me that I had my hands full. I just looked at that person completely overwhelmed and frustrated. Only thing I could think was WTF! I picked up my girls and left the store. I didn't buy anything. I went to my mothers house and just begged her to help me.

At that moment my mom saved my life and my sanity. She gave me life changing advice. She told me to swaddle Zariah and breastfeed her using a Boppy pillow. She will feel secure in the swaddle and it will help calm her. The pillow will make it so you don't have to hold her and touch her legs where she got her shots. It worked! She went right to sleep and was calm for the rest of the night. After Yasir got his shots he was fussy. I remembered my mothers advice and tried it with him. It worked again!!! This is the only thing that has worked on two of my children after getting their two month vaccinations. Thank you Mommy for your wisdom!