Second immunisations

Hey mamas , my son had his first lot of immunisations yesterday morning the woman who administered his immunisations explained that he won't need calpol then went on to say she doesn't think baby's should have any calpol when it comes to immunisations as its not necessary, I can't stop over thinking it , shall I be giving him calpol every 4 hours?

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Only on The first day. my daughter had hers nearly 4 weeks ago. The doctor said as soon as we get home give a dose of calpol then every 4-6 hours after that. She had hers nearly vaccinations at 10am so she had 3 doses in total that day. She was fine the next day but it will keep his temperature down so I would say that is not great advice. If we have a bit of a fever when we’ve been vaccinated I always would have some paracetamol or something. Personally I think that’s wrong to say. Take his temperature if you can and just give one dose if it’s high. 2.5ml is what I was instructed to give x

@Shaney yeah I gave him it every 4 hours with his first just concerned that she advised against giving him it all together? Thankyou for your advice lovely x

@Lucy Sky yh that is strange. I’d definitely check his temperature I was doing that coming up to the 4 hour mark to see if I should wait till the 5/6 hr mark or if it’s slightly raised if give more around 4hrs but I would give it anyway especially with the first few immunisations because it completely new to their little bodies x

If I remember correctly, the same nurse administered all 8 week, 12 week and 16 week immunisations for us, and while she said about calpol with the first ones, she did say with the second ones calpol wasn't needed because the vaccine that's likely to cause fever (men B) is not present on this round. So she recommend to just watch him go with my common sense - no need to give unless he does indeed bring up a fever or seems in pain.

When my boys had their first one we were told calpol second one we wasn’t and thankfully I caught it in time as he had a raging temp which woke us all in the middle of the night. Very scary moving forward I will give Calpol at every injection advised or not. Good luck x

I’ve always given Calpol four hourly with 8,12,16 and now 1 year jabs x

I gave my son calpol straight after.. then just monitored him and he was fine but over night he had a slight temperature so I gave him another dose, and it brought it down again. They say you should only give 2 doses in a day and if you need to give a third then contact 111 for advice x

After the 1st ones I gave my son a dose as soon as we got somewhere, I didn't do 4 hourly as he didn't need that but he got a temp in the night so gave another dose, it may not be "needed" but if it comforts them especially cos injections themselves can be painful, and if they do have a temperature I would definitely give it and keep an eye on them, all little ones are different some may be fine without and others may not, trust your instincts

With first jabs I gave my daughter the 3 doses in 24 hours then with the second I gave 1 and with the third I gave 2 because she really seems off after them, there is lot right or wrong you can do what you think is best, I think the only reason they suggest 3 with the first is due to them having a higher chance of getting a fever ☺️

not even every 4 hours, in a baby under 3 months (8 w vaccines fall into this) should only have two doses back to back to make sure any dangerous, uncontrolled fever doesn’t go unnoticed as you may need to see a doctor for an infant of that age when temps reach 38.

So, if they had them at 10:30am, i was advised to give some at 10 to prevent fever, then at 2, then see if they have a fever at 6 … if all is ok, no need for calpol. if fever persists , see a doctor to check they’re not having a reaction.

the second set doesn’t require calpol apparently because the vaccine that can cause fever, isn’t given. it’s a different one taking its place on the second set xxx

It’s the men B vaccine that can cause the fever, this isn’t given with the second jabs so calpol shouldn’t be needed.

I would check the nhs guidelines to be honest. There seems to be a range of answers here which probably doesn’t help you.
What I would say though is that calpol is safe for babies aslong as you give them the correct dosage and appropriate intervals. The instructions on the box are your best bet. 👍

I gave my LO 2 doses about 6 hours apart after the second jabs. He wasn't running a temp but it was 37.2 where his baseline temp is 36.6, also he just seemed uncomfortable, finding it hard to settle and one of the injection sites was a bit sore x

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