Vaccines - pro or against ?

Last week we vaccinate Damian for the third time. I would like to make some comments about vaccination, what vaccines we´ve made him, and why we vaccinate him.

As I know, there is a lot of people that decide not to vaccinate theirs children because of religion or other stereotypes. We, me and my husband, decided that it is important to vaccinate our child, just because we knew that we want him to go to the nursery, and it is really important to prevent some deseases or infections that he can take during his growth. As well each time when we vaccinate Damian, I have to show in the nursery about his vaccines. Till know we´ve vaccinate three times Damian, first time was at 2 months, second at 4th and the las at 6th. As I remember, on his first days of life he was vaccinated as well, but I don´t know which of the vaccines were done.

Mostly all of the vaccines are free of charge in Catalonia, but there is some optional that have a cost. One of them that have a cost and we decided to make is Prevenar 13. Damian was vaccinated with prevenar 13 at 4 and at 6 months, the next time will be at 9 ant 15 months. Prevenar 13 is indicated for active immunization for the prevention of invasive disease, pneumonia and acute otitis media caused by serotypes Streptococcus pneumoniae included in the vaccine in infants and children from 6 weeks to 17 years old. We could decide not to do this vaccine, but after a lot of hours looking into forums and asking friends with children, we decided that it is better to vaccinate with Prevenar 13.

Other vaccines that were made at 2,4 and 6 months were:

DTPa - Vaccine is "three in one" that PROTECTS against Diphtheria, Tetanus and Pertussis (whooping cough)

VPi -  The IPV polio vaccine is a vaccine that prevents children with contagious disease caused by a virus, poliovirus vaccine known Poliomielitiscomo that produces digestive and neurological symptoms, sometimes very serious.It is primarily transmitted by ingestion of contaminated food or water or by contact with people who clear the virus in the faeces (is called fecal-oral), but can also be spread by air via droplets of salivation.

Hib - is a conjugate vaccine developed for the prevention of invasive disease caused by Haemophilus influenzae type b bacteria.Vaccinations against Haemophilus influenzae (Hib) have decreased early childhood meningitis significantly in developed countries and recently in developing countries.

HB - is a vaccine developed for the prevention of hepatitis B virus infection. The vaccine contains one of the viral envelope proteins, hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg). It is produced by yeast cells, into which the genetic code for HBsAg has been inserted.

MCC - The meningococcus is a bacterium that can cause severe infections in children and adults: meningitis and sepsis. The bacteria enters through the mouth or nose and then infects the individual. Vaccination is very safe and effective. The vaccine is a conjugate vaccine (MCC) consisting of part of meningogoco C. You should list three doses: 2.4 to 6 months.

All the information about this vaccines I found in internet, as I don´t have a medical backgroud. For me I found it useful, and I think that this information can be useful for you as well.

I know that in each country the vaccines can differ, so it can be that your child has been vaccinated with other vaccines than Damian. Which one have you made?

   

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How to chase the cold from your babies.

Another week passed, and I have a lot of things to share with you, but, in this post I will share just the problem that I had last week with our lovely baby. Because I think that this happened not just with me and Damian, but also with your babies.

From the beggining I want you to say that I´m outdated and I choose naturist treatment versus drugs. And I appeal to the drugs in the last moment, in case that I see that nothing good happened.

So, Damian got a cold. It is told that you don´t need to make baths when children are sick, because in this way they can have fever. We, me and my husband, decided to make the bath, because Damian likes it so much. We were careful and made a litle bit colder the water than we make it usually. The good news that nothing bad happened.

 

The next step was massage, not just a simple one, but with special cream. I was reading that it is good to put in the bath some drops of eucalyptus, but till 7 years you don´t need to do this. I am very thankful to the pharmaceutist that he told us about this and advised us to make massage with the cream that is in the picture. It is a gel enriched with 100% organic essential oils and vanilla from Madagascar and you have to apply just a knob of gel once or twice a day (I used twice, in the morning and in the evening) on chest and back ( I also used to do on the feet) massage gently until full absorbtion. 

I want to say that this gel made wonderful thing with our baby.

 Another tip is to give him a little portion of food oftenly than usual, it helps his organism to fight with the cold. As well it is really important to give him a lot of water, that his body doesn´t dehydrate.

In just one day the cold had gone, I was really happy, but I asked the nurse to make the same procedure with water and food as I was doing at home. When I was to pick him up, he was very good.

I felt relieved and I thought that I am very lucky and Damian as well. But few days after he begun to have snot, so the cold didn´t go so quickly as I thought. I didn´t use any special treatment, I just tryed to spent more time on fresh air, and it really helped. As a tip, when I was in the hospital first two days, the nurse told me that were made studies and it is really bad to use nasal aspirator for babies. In case that you use it, you can notice that the problem doesn't dissappear for a long time, and the nose of your baby is making more snot. A friend of mine told me that she used it and snot dissappear for a short time and for a long term she needed to invent something.

I'm happy that Damian is ok. I want to say that all the information that I shared is my own experience and every child is different, so you can choose to treat your child in the same way or differently.

xoxo

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Nursery - impressions

First week at nursery past quickly. I thought that it would last forever... but no, just first day lasted forever, other ones run quicker.

I was very nervous and afraid about what will happen and how Damian will react to a new change, and after this week I understood that a lot of things in our life pass easier and in more pleasant way that we are waiting them to be.

Monday. As I told I was very nervous, actually I was crying, sorry for such detail, but it is really difficult to leave your child in other hands, even if you know that it is better for him and for you. Damian was as real man, he didn´t cry, he even didn´t want that I will kiss him...sure with a lot of girls, how he can permit this :). He was really calm, and nurse told me that he was a good boy and he wasn´t crying...just wow. At home he was surprisingly quiet and slept twice before the night. He was so exhausted that he went to sleep at 19.30, when he usually sleeps at 21.00 or 22.00. He felt asleep in dad´s hands.

Tuesday. It was easier for me, I felt better and I´ve seen that he likes the nurse and went to her arms like to anyone who knows very good. As well after nursery he was very very calm, slept twice before the night sleep. He was so tired, but on Tuesday he went to sleep at 20.00.

Wednesday. Ooops... we´ve got a virus or a cold (more details and tips how to get your child to feel better in just one day on other post). We didn´t know, but Damian had snot and dad went to pediatrist and Damian stayed at home....the wonders of the nursery :(

Thursday. I was asking the nurse for a special care of my baby, and that she gave him little portions of milk and more often than usual he eats. As well he needed to drink more water that his body don´t dehydrate. I want to tell that when I took him from the nursery he was in a really good mood and was without any snot. I was really grateful for such care.

Friday. The last day of the week, he passed it well. When I went to take him back home he was looking very interested in all the colours that are in the nursery. I think that he likes it. As mum, what can be better than a happy child.

I can firmly say that it is more difficult for us as adult than for them as they are children. The nurses are taking care of them very well and I see how just in one week, Damian looks bigger. So, now, I just want to be with him, and this weekend will be the amazing one for all of us... I feel this.

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Preparing for the nursery

Today I was preparing all the stuff needed for the nursery. On Monday will be the first day when our lovely child will go to the nursery. As every mother I´m really worried and I hope that girls from nursery will take care of Damian. On other hand, I´m really happy for him, because there he will play with other children and will be more entertained as with me or dad at home. He will learn Spanish and Catalan, because at home I´m not talking with him in these languages. He will learn how to play with other children, how is to eat in a group and many other things that I won´t be able to teach him at home.

Each nursery has its own rules. So, I have to prepare a lot of things till Monday, and I don´t think that one day is enough.

- 5 images. He will have his own space in the nursery and it has to be signed.
- documents. His birth certificate, our residence permissions, contact numbers, a short description about his daily life.
- clothes. All of his clothes need to be named, I have to write on all his things ´DAMIAN´. It is fun, and a looot of work.
- dipers, cream, wet wipes, napkins
- draperies
- pacifier
- 2 bottles (one for the milk, another for water)
- bibs.


Almost, that is it. So, on Monday I will share my feelings, Damian´s feelings and how all is going.

xoxo

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