Hib, DTaP, Polio and HepB…oh my!

Mia got her shots yesterday. She cried, mom cried….even the nurse shed a tear. Poor baby. She did not feel well at all in the evening. I put on my jammies early, and she and I had some serious snuggle time. I held her all night. Okay, so I do that every night, but I REALLY snuggled her last night.

The whole shot thing makes me insane. I worry like mad about them. I give myself a headache and my shoulders are up to my ears each time. I freak out. But, I know how important they are. To mark that point, I will tell you that there is an outbreak of measles in Mexico right now, and there was a documented case of the measles only 12 miles from the town we live in. An immigrant family from Mexico enrolled their child in day care and he was sick. The whole day care was exposed. So, those diseases that we inocculate our children for are out there. They are not extinct, and herd immunity won’t stop them from infecting a child that is not immunized. So, I brace myself for the next round of shots in 2 months, knowing that she will be okay, but worrying anyway.

Mia is fine today, and her mom is so happy. None the less, I will get in my jammies and snuggle extra close with her this evening and tonight. Blogging can wait.