re: Vaccination vent, I guess

Quoting CallMeMoses:" I really have to get this out, and I need support right now. All I have been doing is crying about this ... [snip!] ... I failed. I failed as a parent. If my kid loses muscle in his thigh because of me.......how will I be able to live with that? "

It's NOT your fault.
I allowed myself to be bullied by my Dr for my daughter to get her 2 month shots and she had a reaction. I went against my instinct because my doctor lead me to believe my daughter would surely die without them. Since then, I've learned SO much from documentaries, books, articles, other moms, websites, etc... She has been vaccine-free and healthy since then. It really changed our whole way of living...
You are looking into things now which makes you a great mom in my eyes. I hope everything works out.  

ETA: I still struggle with the guilt of vaccinating my first LO and partially my second. I've learned to accept it and move on. There's nothing that I can do about it, just live in the now.

Quoting Philly.:" *hugs* oh Cynth. you are a fabulous mom and you are doing what you think is best for your kids. I am betting it will go down in a few days. <3"

I hope so. It's hard now, like, it feels like a brick in his leg. And the dr still doesn't want him to come in until tomorrow if it's still there   His last two reactions were gone, within 24-48 hours. This one isn't, and it's hardening   IDK, maybe he did too much? I thought exercise was good though, something about the body metabolizing it quicker? He had his game 2 hours after his appointment. And he didn't start complaining til that night.

Quoting CallMeMoses:" I hope so. It's hard now, like, it feels like a brick in his leg. And the dr still doesn't want him ... [snip!] ... body metabolizing it quicker? He had his game 2 hours after his appointment. And he didn't start complaining til that night."

I would give him some benadryl and put an ice pack on it.

Quoting Philly.:" I would give him some benadryl and put an ice pack on it."

My kids can't have benadryl, remember? It's like........speed in a bottle   We've been icing it off and on though.

Quoting CallMeMoses:" My kids can't have benadryl, remember? It's like........speed in a bottle   We've been icing it off and on though."

I'd go with the crack still.

To vaccinate or not was also the hardest decision I have had to make. I also agree with whoever said it is all a crap shoot. It really is unfortunately. There are risk either way.

Quoting CallMeMoses:" My kids can't have benadryl, remember? It's like........speed in a bottle   We've been icing it off and on though."

Have him chase it with a shot of whiskey   

Quoting .Colleen.:" Have him chase it with a shot of whiskey   "

LMFAO, knowing my luck the whiskey would do the same thing   I gave my oldest benadryl ONCE. At 8 pm. Literally running in circles. FINALLY passed out at 3 am. SMFH. Never again. Mitch has had it once as well, and it does the smae thing. I have to be careful with things like that though, idk if it would have the same effect, but like albuterol does the same thing, and it raises his heart rate to the 200s and he ends up vomiting non stop.

Quoting CallMeMoses:" I really have to get this out, and I need support right now. All I have been doing is crying about this ... [snip!] ... I failed. I failed as a parent. If my kid loses muscle in his thigh because of me.......how will I be able to live with that? "

Babe. Everyone has already said the great things that I was thinking. There is no way to know what is the right decision, we look at our options at the time and try to do our best. It's all we can do.

Go easy on yourself. You are a great mom. Lesser women would have ran away to Mexico already. <3

Quoting Libertarian ♥:" Babe. Everyone has already said the great things that I was thinking. There is no way to know what is ... [snip!] ... best. It's all we can do. Go easy on yourself. You are a great mom. Lesser women would have ran away to Mexico already. <3"

Thank you so much. And this ^^^ just proves how well you know my children lmfao