Inoculations in 3 months

After reaching the age of three months, he will have to be vaccinated against some infectious diseases, which present a real threat to both health and life. The list of planned vaccinations, recommended for a child at 3 months, is registered in the National Calendar of preventive vaccinations. Some changes may be made to this document, but this also depends on the epidemiological situation in the state, on the availability of funds for the purchase of vaccines in the state treasury, and on the appearance of new types of vaccines. If you do not know exactly what vaccines should be given to your baby at 3 months, check with the pediatrician.

Right to choose

Currently, parents of babies at 3 months are offered to vaccinate children with DTP vaccine , this vaccine should protect against such dangerous diseases as whooping cough, tetanus and diphtheria. This vaccine is produced by several companies in different countries, so the composition may differ, as, indeed, the quality. This complex vaccination, which is done for the first time in 3 months, requires a three-time revaccination at the age of 4.5, 6 and 18 months. Pediatricians do not recommend violating the established vaccination term, because the inconsistency of time intervals can significantly reduce the effectiveness of drugs, which will affect the immunity of the baby.

The imported DTP analogue is the Infranriks vaccine , produced by a British pharmaceutical company. Implications after the vaccination of Infanricks at 3 months may be the same as after vaccination with a domestic drug, but in most cases the baby tolerates it is absolutely normal. The fact is that the reaction depends on the components. If the DTP contains whole dead pectoral sticks, then Infanricks contains only three of its key antigens. In addition, the imported vaccine is not stabilized by toxic mercury components, as domestic. The production of such an adapted vaccine is extremely complex and expensive, and therefore it costs several times more.

An alternative to the domestic DTP vaccine is also the vaccination of crumbs in 3 months by Pentaxim , a pentavalent drug from the same three infections, as well as from poliomyelitis and Hib - hemophilic infection. This vaccine with just one injection protects the baby from five dangerous diseases of the six listed in the vaccination calendar. In addition, the vaccine child is easier to transfer. The reaction from such vaccination, made at 3 months, is minimal or absent altogether. However, unlike the domestic DTP vaccination, Pentaxim - "pleasure" is not free.

Reactions and complications: fundamental differences

The child should be prepared for vaccination. In this you no medications will not help (no vitamins, no immunostimulants, no antihistamines, no probiotics). The best preparation is to reduce any load. This applies to food. It is recommended to slightly reduce the amount of food per day before the planned vaccination. Avoid overheating and hypothermia, contact with other people.

But also in the case if the doctor did not reveal a pre-planned vaccination at 3 months contraindications (immunodeficiency states, diabetes, ARVI, transfusion, prematurity, chronic kidney disease, mononucleosis, chickenpox, hepatitis, meningitis), a frightening reaction can occur. However, child's lethargy, lack of appetite, temperature are considered an absolutely normal reaction, because the children's organism actively struggles with the "invaders" implanted in it, producing antibodies.

Another thing complications, occasionally, but arising after vaccination. They include extreme (above 40 degrees) temperature, convulsions, rashes, suppuration at the injection site, loss of consciousness. In these cases, qualified medical care is required!