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Just to clarify your last sentence- does delaying the dose lessen the effect of the med I terms of comfort/fever reduction? Or lessen the effect of how the vaccine impacts the immune system?We try to use other methods of soothing her in general when we can, but sometimes shes uncomfortable enough that it seems warranted. (We went with her favorite lunch and lots of snuggles between the shots and nap, and are planning on letting her play in a warm bath after nap if she wants.)Thank you for weighing in. I appreciate it!
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I think there was a trend to lessening the effect on the immune response, but again, the immune response was still adequate regardless. I'd give my kid the tylenol after a vaccine. In my local children's hospital they do as well. I find the evidence saying not to give it is weak and mostly refers to giving it at the time of vaccination
Thank you so much. Ive just never heard this before, and Im always open to learning! We obviously want her to get the best results she can from them, but we also dont want her to be needlessly uncomfortable. She made it through to nap time comforted with snuggles and her favorite lunch, and we plan on letting her play in the tub this afternoon to soak the bandaids off her legs.Thats another question- is there a legit reason to put bandaids on after shots? Ive never seen more than the tiniest drop of blood on a bandaid after a child gets a vaccine, but they are so hard on their legs. They stick super hard, and she tends to get little welts where the bandaids were. She also cries now anytime she sees bandaids bc they hurt so much to take off.Are they needed? Is it to prevent infection? To put pressure on the injection site? We would MUCH rather just have the tiny drop of blood on her pants than go through this every time- but if theres a legit reason Id love to know about it.Thanks for taking the time to give an answer. Its much appreciated!
No, no good reason for the bandaids other than the drop of blood and to prevent them from messing with the area immediately after.It's not evidence based. https://journals.lww.com/ebp/Fulltext/2021/03000/Does_premedication_with_ibuprofen_affect_the.19.aspxThose meds can reduce immune response but not uniformly and the immune response is still enough to be protective at minimum. There's no basis for that fever number that she picked. Delayed acetaminophen or ibuprofen given after the vaccine rather than with the vaccine appear to have a lesser effect.