What should I do if my baby cries after getting an injection? Don’t use these wrong methods

The so-called vaccination is to vaccinate a healthy person to produce antibodies and obtain specific immunity. Simply put, it is to put a virus or bacteria into your body, and the body will recognize it and stimulate its ability to defeat it. The next time it encounters the threat of invasion by the virus or bacteria, the body will instinctively recognize and fight against it to protect itself. The following is a look at what to do if the baby cries after the injection? Don't use these wrong methods.

What to do if your baby cries after getting an injection

01 Don’t demonize injections

In daily life, you must not scare your children with words like: If you don't listen, I will take you to get an injection, only bad children get injections, if you don't behave, I will give you an injection. When children make mistakes, they should be educated or punished in the right way. It is not advisable to use other things to intimidate them. When parents mention hospitals or injections, they must describe them in an objective and calm tone. Don't talk nonsense!

02 Parents should stay calm

When taking your child to get an injection, parents or elders at home should first calm down and not take it as a big deal. Once you are in the hospital, mothers should stay calm, otherwise the child will sense your nervousness through skin contact or breathing rate and smell, and his emotions will immediately tense up.

03 Inform your child in advance

From the first injection, you should tell your child the truth. Because the baby is sick, mommy wants to take you to get an injection, so we have to go to the hospital. The baby's illness will get better faster after the injection. Don't lie to your child just because he is young. You should go to the hospital for an injection, but insist on going to the park or a relative's house. In this way, the anger of being deceived and the fear of the hospital are intertwined. How can he not be hysterical?

04 Describe the pain of the injection truthfully

The pain of an injection is real, and it won't really stop hurting just because you lie to your child and say "it doesn't hurt at all". Again, if you want your child to accept it calmly, you can't tell lies. When your baby asks you, does it hurt when mommy gives you an injection? Tell him clearly: It hurts. If he continues to ask, how much does it hurt? You can say that it's about the same as the pain when your baby fell and broke his leg last time, maybe a little less. Try not to exaggerate or minimize the degree of pain when describing it. In this way, the child will have a clearer foreknowledge of the "pain" that is coming. People are more afraid of unknown things. He has broken his leg before and knows what it feels like, so naturally his fear of injections will be reduced a lot.

05 Inspire children’s courage

Children need encouragement from their parents when they do anything, including injections! After we clearly tell them why they need injections, what injections are like, and how painful they will be, the child will definitely still be a little worried. It doesn’t matter. Encourage the child more: injections can cure diseases, they will only hurt for a short while, I believe the baby can do it. The last time the leg was broken, the baby behaved very well. Encourage him more, but don’t say things like: boys should be brave, can’t be afraid of injections, and must be strong. This will only add pressure to the child, don’t always make a big deal out of it.

06 Don’t cheat or bribe

Some parents, especially grandparents, want their children to accept the idea of ​​getting an injection, and they always like to use coaxing methods. "Come on, be good, let's go get the injection, and then I'll buy you a remote control car. Baby, be obedient and get the injection, or the police uncle will come to arrest you!" Okay, okay, these lies that have been told for decades, can you please stop repeating them~ The police uncle is not that idle, remote control car? Boast about it after you buy it, otherwise don't always lie to the little kids.

07 Understand your child’s vulnerability

Even if you have done all the above very well, and have provided your child with all kinds of psychological preparation and knowledge popularization. But he is still young after all, so it is inevitable that he will still cry a few times. Don't feel frustrated, let alone say this to him: Why are you still crying when I have told you everything clearly? Can't you be braver? It turns out that what I said for a long time is nonsense... and so on. That's right~ what you said is nonsense. Vulnerability is a normal human emotion. Even adults cannot be strong in everything, let alone children of a few years old. Treat your child as a child and accept his vulnerability. When he feels your tolerance and understanding, he will have more confidence and courage, and he may really not cry next time he gets an injection.

Don't use these wrong methods

Blindfold

Many parents cover their babies’ eyes when they get vaccinations, no matter how old they are, thinking that the baby will not be afraid. However, they do not know that the “darkness” will make the baby more fearful. The correct approach is to let the baby face the situation positively and guide the baby to be strong.

Over-trust and over-trust

Children will inevitably move and get scared when getting a vaccination, especially older children. Some parents pull their children's upper bodies to death, ignoring the two legs of their lower bodies running around. Some children seem to be well-behaved on the surface, so parents relax their vigilance and gently hold their arms without holding them tightly. Unexpectedly, the children move around when getting a shot; or some parents only hold their children's wrist joints, and when getting a vaccination, the children's elbow joints can move "wantonly", which can easily hurt the children. The correct way is: if the injection is given in the child's left upper arm, the child should sit on the parent's lap; the parent's left arm holds the child tightly, so that the child's head rests on the parent's left shoulder; the child's right arm is placed behind the parent; the parent uses the right arm to fix the child's legs, and holds the child's left hand with the right hand to prevent movement during the vaccination process.

Cheating, violence

Some parents are afraid that their children will not cooperate with vaccinations, so they lie to their children, "Auntie is not giving injections, but giving candy to the baby." But when the child finally finds out that it is a vaccination, he will be very excited and uncooperative; some parents often threaten their disobedient children with injections at home, and the children will be more afraid of vaccinations. The correct approach is to guide the child, tell him that vaccinations are to prevent infectious diseases and are good for the body, and encourage him to face it bravely. You can also give examples of strong and brave children around you to eliminate the child's fear.

Don't take off your clothes for fear of freezing

The weather in spring is unpredictable, and sometimes it is cold. Mothers are afraid that their children will catch a cold, so they are unwilling to take off their clothes and hug their children tightly, leaving only a little skin on their shoulders exposed. In fact, the disinfection site should be disinfected more than 5 cm from the vaccination site. If too little is exposed, it will affect the disinfection effect and it will not be possible to find the correct location. Generally, vaccination rooms are equipped with heating equipment, so parents can rest assured to take off their baby's clothes to expose the appropriate vaccination site.

Do I need to avoid certain foods after getting the vaccination?

Vaccines are made of pathogens or parts of pathogens, which are inactivated (inactivated vaccines) or detoxified (live attenuated vaccines). Inactivated vaccines are made by directly injecting a sufficient number of antigens to make the human body immune. One dose of vaccination is just to "initialize" the immune system, and multiple vaccinations are often required. Live attenuated vaccines complete the antigen effect by growing and multiplying bacteria and viruses in the body to a certain number. Vaccination can be described as "like having a minor illness." After vaccination, it will simulate an infection process of the pathogen in the body (but it will not really cause the disease), so that the body will produce antibodies against the pathogen. When the real pathogen attacks, it will use existing antibodies or stimulate memory and quickly produce corresponding antibodies to resist the pathogen. Regardless of the type of vaccine, a certain number of antigens are used to stimulate the body and produce immunity. The so-called "irritating foods" can neither increase the amount of bacteria in the dead vaccine, increase the antigen, nor lead to the large-scale reproduction of attenuated bacteria and viruses. Therefore, it is unscientific to eat "irritating foods" after vaccination. To produce antibodies with immunity, a variety of foods are needed to provide raw materials. Therefore, it is unreasonable to avoid certain foods after vaccination. On the contrary, it may affect the healthy development of children. However, within one week after children receive the vaccine, some stimulating foods, such as strong coffee, strong tea, and alcoholic drinks, are not suitable for consumption. Because these foods will increase the reaction to the vaccination and aggravate the symptoms.

Things to note about vaccination

1. The baby has allergy problems: If the baby is found to have an allergic rash, vaccination is not recommended.

2. Suffering from skin diseases: For example, if the baby has obvious dermatitis, severe eczema infection, or purulent skin infection, the vaccination should be waited until the baby is cured.

3. People who suffer from certain organ diseases, such as heart, liver, kidney diseases and tuberculosis, are not suitable for vaccination.

4. People suffering from central nervous system diseases such as epilepsy, febrile convulsions, and sequelae of intracranial infection are not suitable for vaccination.

5. Acute stage of illness: For example, if your baby has a cold, fever, or acute infectious disease, you should consider vaccination one week after recovery.

6. Immunodeficiency: Babies with congenital immune deficiency or low immunity cannot be vaccinated.