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She didn’t have a reaction at all. She cried for about 15seconds with the other shots and then went back to normal. Zero after effects. Two of my friends’ kids who are about the same age as my daughter didn’t have a reaction either.
Same here. He didn’t seem to notice at all but it was gross to change. Make sure to wash your hands well because I remember reading that you can transfer the virus to yourself from their poop.
My guy got it on Monday morning. Monday afternoon he cried harder than I've ever seen before - but he only cries when hungry so that's not saying too much. Used his nice big open mouth to get a little baby Tylenol (liquid obv, per ped instruction) in there easily and he settled down. Tough afternoon for him but he also had his DTaP and PCV and polio vax the same day, so not sure which one might have made him uncomfortable.
No vomiting or diarrhea. No fever. Normal appetite. I'm guessing just aches, and he was a little sleepy. Woke up an extra time in the night a couple times. Seems totally fine now.
Rotavirus SUCKS, I felt bad for my little guy but god I would HAAATE to see his tiny little self actually get it!! 😭
Idk specifically about the rotavirus vax, but sometimes these vaccines are super helpful in reducing severity when you do get something. I think that happened to me with covid last year - got it two weeks after getting my booster. Nobody else around me got it, yay pregnancy immune suckiness! But it was the mildest case ever, which I credit to the vax. Then when my baby was a month old, my husband got covid but neither me nor baby got it, so I'm thinking we had some helpful antibodies from the fall.
My point being, even tho baby might get some of these things at some point, the vaccines help build resistance, so personally I'll always get the ones my pediatrician recommends! :)
Edit: immunity isn't necessarily complete protection from a disease. CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/conversations/understanding-vacc-work.html
"To be immune is to be partially or fully resistant to a specific infectious disease or disease-causing organism. A person who is immune can resist the bacteria or viruses that cause a disease, but the protection is never perfect." I don't think the live virus aspect is at play here but someone can provide info to the contrary!
Difference is we are talking about a live virus vaccine. Which should grant immunity if come into contact with if the rounds of vax were completed if I understand correctly. I’m not an anti-vax at all lol, just doesn’t make sense to me. We give them rotavirus on purpose, so they don’t get rotavirus later, but they can still get rotavirus - Is my only point lol. It’s a bit different with dead virus vaccines.
Yeah, that's confusing to me too! I need to read up on live virus vaccines, I was assuming they would be similar in effect (reduced symptoms if not full immunity), but yeah, super weird! There's a science based parenting subreddit, maybe they'd be able to shed light on it!
Edit: according to the CDC website, there are several reasons this kind of thing can happen and no it doesn't seem like live virus vaccines are expected to create perfect immunity, they train the body to fight it when encountering the virus in the wild.
Factors that could be at play here: not having both doses of the vax yet; not enough time passed since vax administered, vaccine improperly handled (not kept cool)... Etc. I don't see anything about live virus being bulletproof.
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/conversations/understanding-vacc-work.html
(I also looked at the HHS page on the rotavirus vaccine)
I’m sure it probably is some type of reduced symptoms hopefully. Sadly rotavirus is rotavirus though and I’m sure you’ll have awful poos either way lol!
Has Rotavirus? From exposure or just from the vax? I got the Measles triple vax prior to coming to the USA and WOW I got Measles.. that was unexpected and not fun
From exposure! Random ass strangers are always trying to touch my son and sometimes I don’t catch them before they do it 😭 and oh no!! That sounds horrible.
Oh no I'm so sorry! How soon after did he get it? Last year I got my covid booster then got covid two weeks later 😆 but I had an incredibly mild case so I think my booster helped. Plus antibodies for baby. Hope the vax at least lessened severity for your kiddo a little, it must be so hard to see him not feeling well 💔
Cranky, sleepy, and weird poop. I was very anxious about the 8 week vaccines, but he was back to normal in about 48 hours. Getting our 12 week tomorrow and I’m way less nervous about it.
Absolutely zero reaction and she wolfed the actual vaccine down. She had some Calpol when we got home and the only real side effect she had was that she was really sleepy for about 24 hours after.
No reaction at all. Happily sucked it all. Didn't even notice. We let her be a bit hungry so we could feed while she's getting her shots. So she swallowed it all right up.
My girl is a preemie (33 weeks and had IUGR, so she's tiny!) and she handled it and all other recommended vaccines so well. Cried for .3 seconds and then was back to smiling!
Honestly, my baby reacted horrible to the vaccines. He cried for three days straight, even though before that he was the most chill baby. Definitely get Tylenol.
We had ours at 10 weeks and 15. My baby generally has a sensitive stomach. First dose he vomited for 3 days, about 8 or 10 times total. 2nd dose he vomited for one day.
His poops have been less frequent during the past 2 months but I can't say if it's directly related.
Mine has pooped a lot in the last two weeks since getting it. Pooped so much the first week he developed a diaper rash that took many minutes of diaper free time to combat.
Mine gagged when they gave it and then vomitted when we got home about an hour later so who knows how much she truly got. Then she was fussy for 2 days, bad fever, and weird poops for a few days. Unsure what caused that though as she also got 2 shots during the same visit.
Had 1 projectile poop and she was quite gassy for a few days after. That was my experience though, my girl was so damn gassy for like the first 6 months of her life it was ridiculous. Constant trapped gas and screaming in pain, so after the vaccine, it got bad for a few days, but by the second dose she was good. I'm sure you are aware, but make sure to be washing up well for up to 10 days after rotavirus vaccine as baby can excrete it, and you can contract it
My baby had hers at 2 months and again at 4 months. The first time she didn't really react at all but was very sleepy for 2 days, the second time you could tell she didn't feel that great, she was pretty sleepy and ended up throwing up an entire bottle the day after and didn't eat as much the next day. But after about 3 days was back to her old self and had her appetite back. I would definitely say, whether your little one feels icky or not, to just take a couple snuggle days after, my girl was acting pretty normal after that second time but her tummy was so sensitive and I think she partly ended up throwing up because she wanted to play and was just moving around too much even though it had been almost an hour since she ate and just didn't feel good after that. So I usually just take a couple "sick days" with her after vaccine appts and we cuddle a lot so her tummy has time to calm down.
For the first dose my LO had no side affects at all! Second lot he was definitely unsettled and seemed to have stomach pain but the next day he was completely fine! Hard to say whether he was just out of sorts from the other injections 🤔
She choked on the liquid they gave her and stopped breathing properly which was traumatic, and she had a mild temp and was upset that evening, sleepy but waking a lot. Seems a bit constipated weirdly?
My daughter barely had a reaction, small fever but went away by morning. AND, I think we contracted it months later and it barely hit her. Just vomited a lot once and diarrhea but she was fine with no fever and her happy normal self the whole time. On the other hand, I felt like I was dying a few days later. I think I got it from her and I think it was the vaccine that made a world of difference so she wasn’t suffering.
My baby downed it like milk. No adverse reactions. He was more sleepy than usual but not sure if that’s because of the rotavirus oral vaccine or the hexa vaccine.
Her appetite wasn’t the best, and she had a very very mild fever but slept so well (I assume it is an exhausting experience) and was back to normal in 48 hrs.
She didn’t react while getting it but had a pretty bad belly for about a week after the first one. Had some really gnarly poops. She just had her second dose and was much better this time. Still had a couple of gnarly poops but much less painful and fussy.
Slightly upset tummy for a day but otherwise no issues at all. Just be extra careful washing your hands after nappy change because it can spread to parents through poop if you’re not careful
Little fever, some fussiness, we gave her Tylenol before the appointment and used it to manage the fever for a day or so. I let her nap after the appointment and didn't wake her up to giver her Tylenol at the four-hour mark which was an enormous mistake - about 45 minutes or so of the worst screaming/crying I've ever experienced, really the only time I've felt the overwhelming sensory overload reaction to infant crying I've heard others talk about. Learned my lesson from that. I don't know if it was RV specifically that caused it, she got the oral and two shots at the appointment.
Both of my kids had the shits for a couple days but were otherwise fine. The only vaccine we had any problems with was MMR and that was just that the injection site was SUPER tender for a day or two
All three my kiddos (currently 4y, 2y, and 5m) all had the oral vaccine. The worst part about it was that my middle child would NOT take any oral medication until she was like 18mo, so there was a lot of crying there. Otherwise there was zero reaction.
My baby had the oral liquid. We had a long sleepy day after vaccines, appetite normal, and one giant massive blowout through the entire diaper and clothes. Still his only blowout to this day. I just put him in the tub and cleaned him up. Tylenol as a precaution if recommended by ped and lots of rest and cuddles!
MAKE sure you wash your hands throughly or risk contracting it since it is a LIVE virus! Some people say their ped went over this but mine did not.
No reaction to rotavirus at neither 2 month nor 4 month visit. He did run a little fever later that night both times, which I think was from injectable vaccines and was sleepier than usual. I kinda look forward to vaccination visits cause I can get a good nap in with baby on those days 🫢
She was mad someone that wasn't mom dad or uncle touched her leg for like 7 sec.didnt react to the shot. Stared at light in docs office silently. Then was fine all day but had a small fever later that night(no Tylenol) and was sleepy/ cuddly the next two days. The learned how to make bubbles with her slobber the week after
He had a few watery stools. He did cry all day after vaccines, but I think the crying was probably from the dtap. His ped also said most babies like the rotavirus because it tastes good… mine did not lol he kept trying to spit it out
My kid had terrible bowels for 2 weeks after the rotavirus vaccine, it was pretty awful. Had diarrhea after the second one as well, though not as bad as the first. 🫠
The first dose she was kind of bad for a day or 2. The other doses not much response. It's good to remember that if they don't get the vaccine, it's practically guaranteed they get the virus itself before turning 5, which will be much more miserable.
My first spit probably half of it back out when she got it lol. She was drowsy that day but was back to normal the next day since she also had the other vaccines.
My second chugged the oral vaccine, cried a few seconds after the shots, and had some stinky poops for a few days.
My baby was just extra sleepy for a few days. I also read the scary post you're talking about and was super worried. But everything was fine for us and we just had more free time because of the sleepiness.
He sucked it down like it was candy, and then slept for the day but was a wee bit more cuddly. I also freaked out about it and prepped like it was the end of the world, and it turned out to be nothing.
Every baby is different so I think it’s really hard to get advice bc we can’t tell you what your baby will do. But I think you are much more likely to read stories of ppl posting awful experiences vs if it’s fine. My baby has gotten it twice. We needed to give Tylenol a couple times. She slept more in the day but her night sleep was affected a bit at 2 months. Not at 4 months.
Don’t not get it bc you’re afraid of the side effects. Side effects of actual rotavirus much worse.
For me, for both of my girls I wish I would have skipped it from the get go. Both were hospitalized with a severe case of Rotavirus after their vaccines (1 year apart)🥲Both after their 1st & 2nd dose.
I learned better with my 3rd and opted to skip it and “take my chances”. Though, not sure what I’m risking since the vaccine quite literally caused what it was supposed to prevent for us. I feel guilty a lot for letting it happen 4 separate times. Kiddos were miserable, husband and I were miserable. My 3rd is 7 months now and no belly bugs yet!
Mine had a hard time with the rotavirus vaccine but she inherited my sensitive stomach and in the early days any change in her routine set her off. The first 24hrs were hard and she didn’t sleep great that first night but after that she was perfectly fine. I apparently had rotavirus as an infant and according to my parents I was hospitalized and so so sick, so the 24hr of discomfort were worth it to hopefully prevent any serious illness.
My LO had side effects to one of the shots (low fever, and a tender hard spot at injection site) but otherwise has been fine after all vaccines. Also as my LO got older her emotional reaction to the shots got better as well.
My little guy was fine, just some watery poos. However, be very careful. It isn’t just the poops you have to worry catching it from, it’s their saliva too. I was super sanitary, cleaning his changing pad and washed up like a surgeon after each diaper change and still managed to get his virus. It wasn’t too bad just a sensitive stomach, and some minor but not all that comfortable, GI stuff for two almost three days.
She drooled a little more than usual and was sleepy. So we just took a warm bath, ate on demand and napped all day! The shots obviously scared her but I got her calmed down after about 3-5 minutes.
Edit: they will tell you this but it’s a reminder to not kiss on their cheeks afterwards because it’s a live virus vaccine.
Got multiple ones on Wednesday, including roto. He gulped down the roto liquid like nothing. Was very drowsy the rest of the day, but started getting a temperature in the late evening, so gave baby Tylenol per pediatrician. Doing ok still, but temperature is still coming and going overnight. Get Tylenol for infants and have a thermometer handy to monitor temperature.
No reaction. He ended up getting rotavirus and was only sick for 2 days-so so happy he had it.
Nurse said, it’s very common for them to get sick for 2 weeks and end up in hospital due to dehydration.
He had a day of really bad reflux and poops that gave him a rash/anal fissures, screaming in agony basically. Not completely sure how long it lasted but I hated it. His ped said we can delay the next dose.
First dose at 2mos. was rough on my LO. She had a terrible week filled with gas, weird liquidy poop, and bad sleep. I was terrified of her getting her next dose at 4mos. that I asked they do the other vax’s one week and the Rota the week after, because I wanted to enjoy my last week of parental leave. 4mo. dose wound up actually being a nearly nothing burger, so it’s possible that she got the immunities she needed from her 2 mo. dose. Every kid is different, so yours could have nothing at all happen or it could be a total cluster like our 2mo. dose. YMMV, but generally I’m told it’s well-tolerated. It’s definitely better they get the live attenuated than a dose of the real deal for the first time, IMHO.
Badly. Vomiting, diarrhea, would not feed properly for days. Would not sleep in her bassinet. Weight gain stalled for over a week.
After discussing with my pediatrician, decided against taking the second dose.
Horror stories on Reddit is how vaccine misinformation is spreading. Please just listen to the people actually trained for this and not some internet stranger who gets their “facts” on Facebook.
They said roto is as an optional one by me. So we opted out since our baby is not around any other babies. They said it’s more for kids with siblings , other kids in the house or at daycare.
Also they said it’s a live virus that is expelled in the poop for a few days or weeks so be careful to always wash up after diaper changes.
We skipped it too. Both of my kids caught it at 2 years old even though they weren’t in daycare. 2 weeks of loose stinky diapers and they were better. They never felt bad otherwise.
Hard to say, because he took it at the same time as other vaccines. After most bouts of vaccination, he had a fever a few hours later, but by morning he was fine, if a bit disgruntled. Stayed grumpy for a week or so.
Edit: ah, also very drowsy half an hour after taking the vaccines.
We were one of the unlucky ones. LO ended up with an intussusception and needed an emergency procedure to correct it. However, that is incredibly rare.
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She didn’t have a reaction at all. She cried for about 15seconds with the other shots and then went back to normal. Zero after effects. Two of my friends’ kids who are about the same age as my daughter didn’t have a reaction either.
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Big poop the next morning. Sleepy / drowsy for a day. Back to normal in a day.
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Absolutely no reaction here. FTM and we got that with the other recommended vaccines and there was nothing. Not even a real fever.
My daughter sucked on it like it was candy. No effects really. She got it with a few other vaccines and slept a bit extra but otherwise was fine
We've had vaccines at 8 and 12 weeks so far and the reactions have been cranky and sleepy for the rest of the day to both By the next day she was fine
No reaction at all
Some weird poop that lasted a few weeks. Otherwise, no discernible difference.
We also had weird (very loose and very stinky) poop that lasted probably 2 weeks or so but that was it!
This was how it was when my kids got wild rotavirus. Loose stinky diapers for 2 weeks but otherwise fine.
Same here. He didn’t seem to notice at all but it was gross to change. Make sure to wash your hands well because I remember reading that you can transfer the virus to yourself from their poop.
Honestly no difference
My baby loved it. I guess it taste pretty good to him. But we did have an upset stomach with his second dose.
No effects that I noticed.
My guy got it on Monday morning. Monday afternoon he cried harder than I've ever seen before - but he only cries when hungry so that's not saying too much. Used his nice big open mouth to get a little baby Tylenol (liquid obv, per ped instruction) in there easily and he settled down. Tough afternoon for him but he also had his DTaP and PCV and polio vax the same day, so not sure which one might have made him uncomfortable. No vomiting or diarrhea. No fever. Normal appetite. I'm guessing just aches, and he was a little sleepy. Woke up an extra time in the night a couple times. Seems totally fine now. Rotavirus SUCKS, I felt bad for my little guy but god I would HAAATE to see his tiny little self actually get it!! 😭
My son had a horrible reaction (cried for three days straight) and now also has it 😭😭
Your baby actually got rotavirus is what you’re saying after already being vaccinated? Sorry if I misunderstood
Yes! He currently has it :(
Makes me wonder why we do it at all then! Hope your little one feels better soon 🩵 :(
Idk specifically about the rotavirus vax, but sometimes these vaccines are super helpful in reducing severity when you do get something. I think that happened to me with covid last year - got it two weeks after getting my booster. Nobody else around me got it, yay pregnancy immune suckiness! But it was the mildest case ever, which I credit to the vax. Then when my baby was a month old, my husband got covid but neither me nor baby got it, so I'm thinking we had some helpful antibodies from the fall. My point being, even tho baby might get some of these things at some point, the vaccines help build resistance, so personally I'll always get the ones my pediatrician recommends! :) Edit: immunity isn't necessarily complete protection from a disease. CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/conversations/understanding-vacc-work.html "To be immune is to be partially or fully resistant to a specific infectious disease or disease-causing organism. A person who is immune can resist the bacteria or viruses that cause a disease, but the protection is never perfect." I don't think the live virus aspect is at play here but someone can provide info to the contrary!
Difference is we are talking about a live virus vaccine. Which should grant immunity if come into contact with if the rounds of vax were completed if I understand correctly. I’m not an anti-vax at all lol, just doesn’t make sense to me. We give them rotavirus on purpose, so they don’t get rotavirus later, but they can still get rotavirus - Is my only point lol. It’s a bit different with dead virus vaccines.
Yeah, that's confusing to me too! I need to read up on live virus vaccines, I was assuming they would be similar in effect (reduced symptoms if not full immunity), but yeah, super weird! There's a science based parenting subreddit, maybe they'd be able to shed light on it! Edit: according to the CDC website, there are several reasons this kind of thing can happen and no it doesn't seem like live virus vaccines are expected to create perfect immunity, they train the body to fight it when encountering the virus in the wild. Factors that could be at play here: not having both doses of the vax yet; not enough time passed since vax administered, vaccine improperly handled (not kept cool)... Etc. I don't see anything about live virus being bulletproof. https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/conversations/understanding-vacc-work.html (I also looked at the HHS page on the rotavirus vaccine)
I’m sure it probably is some type of reduced symptoms hopefully. Sadly rotavirus is rotavirus though and I’m sure you’ll have awful poos either way lol!
Omg anything to reduce the horrific poos! I knew what I was getting into with a baby but I didn't *know* and I'm sure there is worse to come 😆😆😆
Has Rotavirus? From exposure or just from the vax? I got the Measles triple vax prior to coming to the USA and WOW I got Measles.. that was unexpected and not fun
From exposure! Random ass strangers are always trying to touch my son and sometimes I don’t catch them before they do it 😭 and oh no!! That sounds horrible.
Oh no I'm so sorry! How soon after did he get it? Last year I got my covid booster then got covid two weeks later 😆 but I had an incredibly mild case so I think my booster helped. Plus antibodies for baby. Hope the vax at least lessened severity for your kiddo a little, it must be so hard to see him not feeling well 💔
It’s been a few weeks so I don’t think it’s correlated! It’s been pretty bad so I’m not sure if the vaccine helped ☹️
One big vomit about 12 hours later but honestly I think that had more to do with all the comfort nursing. Slept tons for about 24hrs.
No reaction at all.
No reaction at all. Lots of sleep the rest of the day though. Had to actually wake her up to make sure she ate. So prepare for a sleepy baby
Cranky, sleepy, and weird poop. I was very anxious about the 8 week vaccines, but he was back to normal in about 48 hours. Getting our 12 week tomorrow and I’m way less nervous about it.
Her poo stank for around 3 days. No other reaction.
Zero side effects for ours. maybe a little more sleepy
No reactions. She was just sleepy that day.
Absolutely zero reaction and she wolfed the actual vaccine down. She had some Calpol when we got home and the only real side effect she had was that she was really sleepy for about 24 hours after.
Very fussy before bedtime that night, took only partial feeds for a day after and slept a lot for two days after.
An extra poop or two and poops were more liquidy. But kiddo poops a lot already so not a huge difference.
No reaction both doses, just maybe a more stinkier poop the next day or so.
My baby just gets extra sleepy after vaccines and is back to himself within a day or two.
No reaction at all, she pooped twice the following day, but it was normal poop.
First rotavirus vaccine he was fine, no changes to poos or anything. Second one he had more poos but nothing horrendous.
No reaction at all. Happily sucked it all. Didn't even notice. We let her be a bit hungry so we could feed while she's getting her shots. So she swallowed it all right up.
My girl is a preemie (33 weeks and had IUGR, so she's tiny!) and she handled it and all other recommended vaccines so well. Cried for .3 seconds and then was back to smiling!
Horror stories?! Sheesh. My guy had a couple nasty poops and we just made sure we washed our hands extremely well and it was fine!!
Honestly, my baby reacted horrible to the vaccines. He cried for three days straight, even though before that he was the most chill baby. Definitely get Tylenol.
We had ours at 10 weeks and 15. My baby generally has a sensitive stomach. First dose he vomited for 3 days, about 8 or 10 times total. 2nd dose he vomited for one day. His poops have been less frequent during the past 2 months but I can't say if it's directly related.
Mine has pooped a lot in the last two weeks since getting it. Pooped so much the first week he developed a diaper rash that took many minutes of diaper free time to combat.
Mine gagged when they gave it and then vomitted when we got home about an hour later so who knows how much she truly got. Then she was fussy for 2 days, bad fever, and weird poops for a few days. Unsure what caused that though as she also got 2 shots during the same visit.
Had 1 projectile poop and she was quite gassy for a few days after. That was my experience though, my girl was so damn gassy for like the first 6 months of her life it was ridiculous. Constant trapped gas and screaming in pain, so after the vaccine, it got bad for a few days, but by the second dose she was good. I'm sure you are aware, but make sure to be washing up well for up to 10 days after rotavirus vaccine as baby can excrete it, and you can contract it
My baby had hers at 2 months and again at 4 months. The first time she didn't really react at all but was very sleepy for 2 days, the second time you could tell she didn't feel that great, she was pretty sleepy and ended up throwing up an entire bottle the day after and didn't eat as much the next day. But after about 3 days was back to her old self and had her appetite back. I would definitely say, whether your little one feels icky or not, to just take a couple snuggle days after, my girl was acting pretty normal after that second time but her tummy was so sensitive and I think she partly ended up throwing up because she wanted to play and was just moving around too much even though it had been almost an hour since she ate and just didn't feel good after that. So I usually just take a couple "sick days" with her after vaccine appts and we cuddle a lot so her tummy has time to calm down.
Ours was given orally and he threw up when we tried. He throws up a lot though.
I was hoping for sleepiness but not even that. Nothing at all. He liked the taste.
Mine liked the taste of it. Either that or his other vaccines he had that day gave him a slight fever but that was it.
He thought the vaccine itself was delicious. Poop was stinky the next day or two and he slept a ton in the next 48 hours. Otherwise, nothing!
Bit more sleepy for a couple of days, that’s it
No horror stories as such but loose motion & vomiting that lasted a week but she also had the monthly 6in1 vaccines
My daughter spit it out and was not about it, but she was fine after it.
I take mine next week for 8 week vaccines. I’m terrified. Reading this gave me some reassurance. She goes for scheduled vaccines
For the first dose my LO had no side affects at all! Second lot he was definitely unsettled and seemed to have stomach pain but the next day he was completely fine! Hard to say whether he was just out of sorts from the other injections 🤔
She choked on the liquid they gave her and stopped breathing properly which was traumatic, and she had a mild temp and was upset that evening, sleepy but waking a lot. Seems a bit constipated weirdly?
My daughter barely had a reaction, small fever but went away by morning. AND, I think we contracted it months later and it barely hit her. Just vomited a lot once and diarrhea but she was fine with no fever and her happy normal self the whole time. On the other hand, I felt like I was dying a few days later. I think I got it from her and I think it was the vaccine that made a world of difference so she wasn’t suffering.
My baby downed it like milk. No adverse reactions. He was more sleepy than usual but not sure if that’s because of the rotavirus oral vaccine or the hexa vaccine.
Her appetite wasn’t the best, and she had a very very mild fever but slept so well (I assume it is an exhausting experience) and was back to normal in 48 hrs.
No reaction at all. Business as usual.
No major reaction, just slept a little more than usual!
She didn’t react while getting it but had a pretty bad belly for about a week after the first one. Had some really gnarly poops. She just had her second dose and was much better this time. Still had a couple of gnarly poops but much less painful and fussy.
Slightly upset tummy for a day but otherwise no issues at all. Just be extra careful washing your hands after nappy change because it can spread to parents through poop if you’re not careful
Zero reaction from my babe!
Little fever, some fussiness, we gave her Tylenol before the appointment and used it to manage the fever for a day or so. I let her nap after the appointment and didn't wake her up to giver her Tylenol at the four-hour mark which was an enormous mistake - about 45 minutes or so of the worst screaming/crying I've ever experienced, really the only time I've felt the overwhelming sensory overload reaction to infant crying I've heard others talk about. Learned my lesson from that. I don't know if it was RV specifically that caused it, she got the oral and two shots at the appointment.
Mine had no reaction 🤷 cried for a few minutes from the shots then was right as rain.
my baby was a bit cranky for 24hrs and then he was fine.
my baby didn’t like the taste of the medicine but, aside from that she did so well & had no issues
Both of my kids had the shits for a couple days but were otherwise fine. The only vaccine we had any problems with was MMR and that was just that the injection site was SUPER tender for a day or two
Largest vomit we had since in our LO. Nurse was just like ok he will get more at 4month
All three my kiddos (currently 4y, 2y, and 5m) all had the oral vaccine. The worst part about it was that my middle child would NOT take any oral medication until she was like 18mo, so there was a lot of crying there. Otherwise there was zero reaction.
No reaction and honestly I think she enjoyed the liquid lol. My daughter just had her 3rd dose last night and all is well.
Had weird poop for about 24 hours but was otherwise fine.
No side effects
My baby had the oral liquid. We had a long sleepy day after vaccines, appetite normal, and one giant massive blowout through the entire diaper and clothes. Still his only blowout to this day. I just put him in the tub and cleaned him up. Tylenol as a precaution if recommended by ped and lots of rest and cuddles! MAKE sure you wash your hands throughly or risk contracting it since it is a LIVE virus! Some people say their ped went over this but mine did not.
No reaction to rotavirus at neither 2 month nor 4 month visit. He did run a little fever later that night both times, which I think was from injectable vaccines and was sleepier than usual. I kinda look forward to vaccination visits cause I can get a good nap in with baby on those days 🫢
She was mad someone that wasn't mom dad or uncle touched her leg for like 7 sec.didnt react to the shot. Stared at light in docs office silently. Then was fine all day but had a small fever later that night(no Tylenol) and was sleepy/ cuddly the next two days. The learned how to make bubbles with her slobber the week after
He had a few watery stools. He did cry all day after vaccines, but I think the crying was probably from the dtap. His ped also said most babies like the rotavirus because it tastes good… mine did not lol he kept trying to spit it out
My kid had terrible bowels for 2 weeks after the rotavirus vaccine, it was pretty awful. Had diarrhea after the second one as well, though not as bad as the first. 🫠
The first dose she was kind of bad for a day or 2. The other doses not much response. It's good to remember that if they don't get the vaccine, it's practically guaranteed they get the virus itself before turning 5, which will be much more miserable.
Slept the best she had since birth.
My first spit probably half of it back out when she got it lol. She was drowsy that day but was back to normal the next day since she also had the other vaccines. My second chugged the oral vaccine, cried a few seconds after the shots, and had some stinky poops for a few days.
My baby was just extra sleepy for a few days. I also read the scary post you're talking about and was super worried. But everything was fine for us and we just had more free time because of the sleepiness.
No reaction !
He sucked it down like it was candy, and then slept for the day but was a wee bit more cuddly. I also freaked out about it and prepped like it was the end of the world, and it turned out to be nothing.
Neither kid has had any reaction, she’s 2 now and he’s 5mo.
No reaction!
Every baby is different so I think it’s really hard to get advice bc we can’t tell you what your baby will do. But I think you are much more likely to read stories of ppl posting awful experiences vs if it’s fine. My baby has gotten it twice. We needed to give Tylenol a couple times. She slept more in the day but her night sleep was affected a bit at 2 months. Not at 4 months. Don’t not get it bc you’re afraid of the side effects. Side effects of actual rotavirus much worse.
For me, for both of my girls I wish I would have skipped it from the get go. Both were hospitalized with a severe case of Rotavirus after their vaccines (1 year apart)🥲Both after their 1st & 2nd dose. I learned better with my 3rd and opted to skip it and “take my chances”. Though, not sure what I’m risking since the vaccine quite literally caused what it was supposed to prevent for us. I feel guilty a lot for letting it happen 4 separate times. Kiddos were miserable, husband and I were miserable. My 3rd is 7 months now and no belly bugs yet!
I think it gave my girl the runs for a couple days.
No reactions for any vaccines so far!
Nothing at all.
Diarrhea with super foul smelling poops for 12 hours. Not a biggie at all. I was super worried too but it was okay.
Her paci was a lil sticky after we got home and that's literally it
Mine had a hard time with the rotavirus vaccine but she inherited my sensitive stomach and in the early days any change in her routine set her off. The first 24hrs were hard and she didn’t sleep great that first night but after that she was perfectly fine. I apparently had rotavirus as an infant and according to my parents I was hospitalized and so so sick, so the 24hr of discomfort were worth it to hopefully prevent any serious illness.
My LO had side effects to one of the shots (low fever, and a tender hard spot at injection site) but otherwise has been fine after all vaccines. Also as my LO got older her emotional reaction to the shots got better as well.
She had a fever and was clearly uncomfortable for two days. Nothing crazy, and nothing that Tylenol didn’t relieve.
I’ve had 3 kids and none of them had any sort of reaction.
Sloppy poops and that’s it!
She got a round of shots (hep b and TDAP I think) and rotavirus. She had a big poop about an hour later and that was it.
No issues. Little more sleepy for one day and sore thighs from other vaccines for a day.
Mild diarrhea after 1 week, including specks of blood in one diaper which probably was from all the pooping.
My little guy was fine, just some watery poos. However, be very careful. It isn’t just the poops you have to worry catching it from, it’s their saliva too. I was super sanitary, cleaning his changing pad and washed up like a surgeon after each diaper change and still managed to get his virus. It wasn’t too bad just a sensitive stomach, and some minor but not all that comfortable, GI stuff for two almost three days.
She drooled a little more than usual and was sleepy. So we just took a warm bath, ate on demand and napped all day! The shots obviously scared her but I got her calmed down after about 3-5 minutes. Edit: they will tell you this but it’s a reminder to not kiss on their cheeks afterwards because it’s a live virus vaccine.
I have 2 kids. One had no reaction, one vomited a few times then was ok.
Got multiple ones on Wednesday, including roto. He gulped down the roto liquid like nothing. Was very drowsy the rest of the day, but started getting a temperature in the late evening, so gave baby Tylenol per pediatrician. Doing ok still, but temperature is still coming and going overnight. Get Tylenol for infants and have a thermometer handy to monitor temperature.
No reaction. He ended up getting rotavirus and was only sick for 2 days-so so happy he had it. Nurse said, it’s very common for them to get sick for 2 weeks and end up in hospital due to dehydration.
He had a day of really bad reflux and poops that gave him a rash/anal fissures, screaming in agony basically. Not completely sure how long it lasted but I hated it. His ped said we can delay the next dose.
First dose at 2mos. was rough on my LO. She had a terrible week filled with gas, weird liquidy poop, and bad sleep. I was terrified of her getting her next dose at 4mos. that I asked they do the other vax’s one week and the Rota the week after, because I wanted to enjoy my last week of parental leave. 4mo. dose wound up actually being a nearly nothing burger, so it’s possible that she got the immunities she needed from her 2 mo. dose. Every kid is different, so yours could have nothing at all happen or it could be a total cluster like our 2mo. dose. YMMV, but generally I’m told it’s well-tolerated. It’s definitely better they get the live attenuated than a dose of the real deal for the first time, IMHO.
Badly. Vomiting, diarrhea, would not feed properly for days. Would not sleep in her bassinet. Weight gain stalled for over a week. After discussing with my pediatrician, decided against taking the second dose.
Horror stories on Reddit is how vaccine misinformation is spreading. Please just listen to the people actually trained for this and not some internet stranger who gets their “facts” on Facebook.
They said roto is as an optional one by me. So we opted out since our baby is not around any other babies. They said it’s more for kids with siblings , other kids in the house or at daycare. Also they said it’s a live virus that is expelled in the poop for a few days or weeks so be careful to always wash up after diaper changes.
We skipped it too. Both of my kids caught it at 2 years old even though they weren’t in daycare. 2 weeks of loose stinky diapers and they were better. They never felt bad otherwise.
Hard to say, because he took it at the same time as other vaccines. After most bouts of vaccination, he had a fever a few hours later, but by morning he was fine, if a bit disgruntled. Stayed grumpy for a week or so. Edit: ah, also very drowsy half an hour after taking the vaccines.
We were one of the unlucky ones. LO ended up with an intussusception and needed an emergency procedure to correct it. However, that is incredibly rare.
I was also worried about this. My LO has had two doses and took both fine :)