C's 1 Year Immunisations

Yesterday, C had to go get his one year immunisations. These ones were his booster of PCV vaccines, booster of Hib/Men C vaccine and his MMR jab. 

C has been unwell recently (runny nose/cough/slight temp) so I wasn't sure if he'd actually be able to get them but I brought him anyway as we'd only received the letter to take him the day before! 

The health visitor advised that the GO give him a once over just to make sure he could go ahead and get them. GP checked his chest, ears and throat and all seemed to be clear. He may just have a cough for a few more days. So...off we went. 

I was dreading these ones. He was quite small when he got his last 2 sets of injections and both times he cried for a second and then was fine. Now though, I thought to myself, "He's a lot bigger now. He'll know what's going on". And I was sort of right!

Firstly he got 2 jabs in his right leg. Chris held his hands against his chest while I tried to distract him. He was all smiles and then suddenly - floods of tears. Then the health visitor did the final jab in his left leg. Tears were streaming down his face and my heart was breaking. He couldn't catch a breath and even continued to cry in the waiting room afterwards. It was definitely the worst. 

We called into the shops after to get him some treats...guilt treats haha! Now we've gotta look out for a rash 7-10 days after the jabs. He seems fine though and was happily playing and giggling away at his nannies later that day. 

Here's hoping we have no problems!

Possibility of a Hip Splint

Back when we took C for his first jabs he was also given a quick examination (the GP administered the jabs so decided to do a check too). He asked if C was breech and I didn't know. He was born via Caesarean section and I was never told. I was then asked if there were any hip or leg problems in mine or Chris's families. My dad had Perthes' Disease where the top of the thigh bone softens and breaks down. He spent 18 months in hospital because of it. I let the GP know even though I knew that it wasn't a hereditary disease but he recommended that C go for a hip scan as he had an extra crease in one of his thighs.

We waited over a month to be seen, worried in that time about C putting any weight on his legs. I was so nervous. My tiny baby going for an x-ray. It was fine though. I stood behind the screen with the doctor and Chris put on a special robe, lay C down with his trousers and nappy off and stood with him in case he rolled anywhere.

We got C dressed and were told to wait in the waiting area. C, at this point, thought that it was great that he was in a place where there were lots of people and decided to shout at everyone.

A nurse came out and told us what we could expect if C needed a hip splint. He would need to wear it for about 20 hours a day then we were shown possible splints. I couldn't believe it. I was expecting them to be very modern but these looked like Victorian medical devices. One even had a metal bar sticking out the side which had to be measured to see if it would fit in the car seat!

Another nurse came back with the results. The angle of his hip was only slightly off and it could just be possible that the cause was the way he was lying or if not, it could repair itself without the need of a splint. I was relieved. No faffing about with that thing! Phew!

Have any of you ever had experiences with splints? Let me know!