Guide to Vaccinating Your Baby
Megha Katira | Sep 21, 2007
When Going for Vaccination- Your baby needs a dose of Hepatitis B vaccine within 12 hours of birth to prevent mother to child transmission. If the vaccine is given at birth remaining doses can be given at 6, 10, 14 weeks or alternatively 6 and 14 weeks.
- Babies can be breastfed soon after any type of vaccination.
- If BCG, OPV and Hepatitis B vaccines are missed at birth, they can be started once your baby has completed six weeks.
- BCG vaccination causes a small swelling, which will heal slowly by itself forming a scar. Don't apply any medicines on it.
- If the child has mild cough or common cold (without fever) she can get vaccinated.
- Inform the doctor immediately if the child gets convulsions or very high fever or cries excessively for more than two days after DPT injection. However, mild fever (till about 100 degrees Fahrenheit) is normal for about two days.
- Prior to DPT immunisation, inform your doctor about any convulsion (fits) incidents, if any that your child has had.
- Typhoid vaccine should be given every three years.
(With inputs from: Dr. Deepak Tirthani, M.D. (PAED), DCH (BOM), Child and Newborn Specialist)
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