MMR Jab

Daryl went for his MMR (measles, mumps & rubella) vacine jab this morning. As our appointment was at 8am, we had to wake Daryl up at 7am, which is earlier than his usual wake up time of between 7.30 to 8.30am.

At the polyclinic, he was enjoying himself wandering around the place while we were waiting for our turn. Soon it was our turn. When we entered the immunisation room, Daryl seem to know that something is up. Coz he cried & refused to sit still. This time round, Kel is not there to help me out. Reason being that the polyclinic had this new rule that only 1 parent/guardian is allowed in the immunisation room. It's so dumb!! The room is not that small, thus why can't 2 parents/guardians enter the room at the same time? The even dumber thing is, the polyclinic didn't even bothered to explain why was this rule implemented. It's times like this that I wished that we have opted to do Daryl's immunisation jabs with a pediatrician instead.

1st, the nurse asked me some questions regarding Daryl's development. Then we weighed & measured him. Daryl is now 13kg, 85cm tall. This explains why I often feel breathless after carrying him for a while.

Next, the nurse explained to me that the MMR jab may cause fever. However, the fever will only appeared about 5 to 7 days after the jab. Thus we need to monitor him closely. She also prescribed liquid paracetamol for Daryl in the event that he has a fever.

Then it was time for his jab. When I held Daryl tight, he was crying & struggling so furiously that the nurse commented that he is a really strong boy. When the needle went in, his cries were so loud that Kel said that he can hear them outside the room. The funny thing is, Daryl continued his crying even after we had left the room. It was so embrassing coz he was screaming & crying at the polyclinic. He only stopped when I brought him outside the polyclinic to look at the vehicles passing by. Buses, cars & vans are some of his favourites.

We left the polyclinic after Kel collected the medicine so that Daryl can rest at home.