bad reaction to needles

**missmilliesmummy** · 02-02-2012 15:05

hi ,
my baby had a bad reaction to her first shots she had a seizure which i didnt actually see but found her limp and pale and not waking up from at two months she spent four days in hospitail. so scarry . know its time to do 4 month shot and i am way to scared what happens if this time she dies i have read a fair bit about people that did vac again after servere reaction and then it was worse and resulted in organ fallure. i just wondered if any body had experienced this and if they got the next round done ???? plz help

**Elijahs Mum** · 02-02-2012 22:07

What did your doctor say? I know 2 people who had babies react to mmr and rotovirus ( both hospitalised) and their doctors told them to hold off /not get the 2nd shots, do they know what one she reacted to?

**kel87** · 02-02-2012 23:12

My Dd reacted to the rotavirus and we have been advised not to get the 6 month needles. We will not be getting this vaccine again. (this is also due to the fact my DH caught it from my DS in 2009)

I would see a doctor and tell them what happened and see what they recommend. It's a very tough decision.

**Lovemyfam** · 03-02-2012 00:32

Go with your gut on this one because if the doctor says go for it get more and something happens you will feel terrible IMO not worth the risk, Maybe wait until she is older and then do them broken up maybe wait until 5 years then do a schedule where you split them and dont put so many in at a time. You can send me a PM and I can give you a good link with people who could prob help you a lot

**changethestars** · 03-02-2012 00:49

I agree with pp, please trust your gut on this one - you can always choose to vax at a later date, but you can't undo it once it's given.

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**missmilliesmummy** · 03-02-2012 11:50

She had a reaction to the whooping cough but i think i am going with my gut and not get them till shes bigger thanks for advise

**FionaV** · 04-02-2012 15:51

Have a very careful indepth discussion with your GP or pediatrician about the advisability of further vaccines, and which ones she should have or should avoid.

I am adamantly pro-vaccine but sometimes there are situations where it just isn't safe to vaccinate. That's why herd immunity is so important - to protect those who CAN'T be vaccinated, not those who won't be vaccinated.

**ck2b** · 06-02-2012 11:52

Originally Posted by missmilliesmummy

She had a reaction to the whooping cough but i think i am going with my gut and not get them till shes bigger thanks for advise

I am just wondering how you know she reacted to the whooping cough vaccine as it is a combined vaccine (6 in 1). You can get the vaccines given in the hospital and they monitor them for a set amount of hours afterwards. Where do you live? Are there high rates of whooping cough in your region? If there is I would get it done but under medical observation ( ie in the hospital). Good luck!

**jordansmumma** · 28-04-2012 16:24

If that happened to me there is no way I would risk it again!

**felicita** · 28-04-2012 17:00

I'm also very pro-vax, but recognise that some people can't be vaxxed, which is why the rest of us ought to be.

To better assess the risk of the OP I'd want to know if the seizure was due to (a) high temp, or (b) something else.

If high temp, I'd be inclined to adjust the vax schedule to not have more than 1 vax in any month, and make judicious use of fever-lowering medications. I'd start with the subunit and/or dead vaccines, progressing towards live vaccines.
Since the dead vaccines can't grow in the body, if things get out of hand you could use lots of steroids to stop the vaccine from working and to cancel the immune response. Obviously you would discuss this bail-out option with your doctor before trying any vaccine.
You can't bail-out after a live vaccine. If you tried it on a live vaccine the vax itself would cause dangerous disease. In a pinch you could try steroids + antibiotics or antivirals to stop a live vaccine response.

If something else (unspecified), I'd avoid all vax components that were given at 2 months unless Drs could give a very good reason why she should be exposed again, and would insist on close monitoring and knowing beforehand what interventions would be used and when they would be used to prevent further complications.