My daughter is 2 months old and just got her first set of shots today. I’ve been monitoring her all day for a fever. She hasn’t been fussy or feverish all day. Actually she hasn’t acted as though anything is wrong at all. Are they only at risk for a fever in the first 24 hours?
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24-48 hours.
um usually it’s 24 hours but if it the fever lasts longer you should contact your childs doctor.
I was told up to 1 week later.
usually and afternoon. although my doctor told me to watch for 24 hours/. Also its ok to give them some baby tylenol right before going to the doctor for there shots to help prevent the fever from comming. that is what my babies nurse told me.
I was just reading the sheets my sons doctor gave me and it really doesn’t say for the first shots. I am pretty sure it was just the 24 hours. If she isn’t showing any signs now I wouldn’t worry about it. I DO know that for some of the shots, the 4th to 5th dose is usually the worst. My sons doctor gives me information sheets on each of the vaccines they give him everytime they have to give him a shot. Make sure your daughter’s doctor does that for you. The sheets answer questions like -why they have to have the shot- what are the risks-what if there is a reaction-how can I learn more. Things like that. They should also give you update sheets every time you go in. It tells you your baby’s temp-ht-wt-hd-safty tips, nutrition,development and it’s all for the age your child is at. I would make sure that you get all of that so when you get home you can look everything over. Doctors talk so fast and I tend to forget what they say and it’s nice to read about it when I get home. I know this is more then what you asked but we pay the doctors enough, they should all be doing this. Oh, by the way, my doctor give my son a infant dose of baby tylenol before he got his shots and suggested that I should do that for the next ones.
I read that the effects of the immunization could last as long as a week so I assumed that meant a fever as well as crankiness. My daughter did really well with her two month old shots…no fever, just a little tired. Then when she had the series again at four months, she spiked a temp 24 hours later and had soreness at the injection site for a week. Poor thing.
