Part of this appointment was the first shots. We have chosen to do a delayed vaccination schedule so M gets fewer shots than normal, but goes back to the doctor for shots more often. Normally at the 2 month appointment a baby gets 3 shots and 1 oral vaccine and then baby doesn't go back to doctor until 4 months. With the delayed schedule baby gets the oral and 1 shot at 2 months, then goes back at 3 months for the other 2 shots. We have chosen to do this so we can track M's reactions to the various shots. If she has an allergic reaction after a set of shots we will know it is one of two shots, not one of four.
Anyway, we made it through the shot. I breastfed her while she got the shot which is supposed to help decrease the pain she experiences. She screamed when she got the shot but after a few seconds settled down and continued feeding. I was definitely more upset about the shot than she was! She did get a snazzy bandaid out of the deal though.
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