I hate, with all the corners of my soul, being present when my baby gets shots. I believe in vaccines, I believe they work to keep Maeve healthy, and I do not fear their contents or side effects. But holding my writhing, screaming daughter while she gets shots is just plain mommy torture.
Dad is coming with us today for Maeve's one year appointment, so he can hold Maeve while I attempt to distract her. She already does not care for the doctor's office once she gets past the entertainment of the waiting room. She, like any one year old, despises being forced to hold still, and between that and shots, that's about all she does at the doctor's office, besides scratch tests with the allergist, which are equally awful.
I have a tiny sliver of hope, which is that if I bring a her blankie and some of her favorite toys, I may briefly distract her from the barrage of vaccines a one year old must receive. And my mantra, as ever is she will not remember this - it is scarring you forever but she will not remember this. I have to believe that mantra, otherwise I cry too much and make the nurses all jumpy and weird.
Maeve and Daddy and I will be brave today, and I'll let you know the stats and other info tomorrow. After this we shouldn't have to take her in until July, thank goodness.
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Just be glad she didn't have to have any shots on her actual birthday. I did one year and it was horrible. The doctor felt so sorry for me he gave me a wind sock in the shape of a koi as a birthday present. I still have it.
ReplyDeleteAwww, that's very sweet! She didn't get the shots today, we had to postpone b/c her doc is sick. So not till next week.
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