Vaccine question

• 10-28-2009 1:49 AM

  bee0079 Joined on 03-07-2005 Florida Posts 55

  Vaccine question Reply Contact My daughter just got a bunch of vaccines yesterday. She woke up about an hour ago w/ fever which doesn't concern me, but she also is very congested. My older son never had that happen and I'm not sure if this congestion is a side effect from the vaccine or something totally separate. I read somewhere that the DTaP can cause congestion but it was in a nonreliable website. I was wondering if anyone else had the same experience.

• 10-28-2009 7:58 AM

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  Keeger Joined on 05-06-2008 BC Canada Posts 1,016

  Re: Vaccine question Reply Contact The following is from handouts that I was given when my dd was immunized with the DTaP vaccine. You don't say what other vaccines your baby also received so I don't know what other side effects there might be. Side Effects Mild reactions 1 to 3 days after the DTaP shots are common, especially after the 4th and 5th doses. Your child may:3 Have a fever. Have redness or swelling where the shot was given. Sometimes an arm or leg swells for 1 to 7 days after the shot. Be sore or tender where the shot was given. Be fussy or tired. Not feel like eating or drinking. Vomit. Mild to moderate reactions to Tdap are also common and may include:4 Pain, redness, and swelling where the shot was given. Headache. Tiredness. Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and stomach ache. Fever.

• 10-29-2009 4:42 AM

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  bee0079 Joined on 03-07-2005 Florida Posts 55	Re: Vaccine question Reply Contact Thank you. She also got the Hep B, Hib, Prevnar and Rototec. She is thankfully doing much better today but still running a slight temp. She actually slept lastnight and her congestion isn't quite as bad today.