Bcg - does it make babies unwell after

[reren]

I've got to take my 6 week old for bcg tomorrow - he seems so tiny to put a live vaccine into but i guess its a necessary evil given high rates of tb locally? Should i expect him to be a bit unwell afterwards - how long for? Wondered what others experience has been?

[littleEDfamily]

My daughter was fine. The jab seemed to hurt more than the others and is likely to scar :-(

[Ko]

my little boy (about 7 mths then) stopped crying as soon as we got out the room and was fine afterwards.

it did scab over and start to seep about a couple of months later and the gp said it was infected but that is a common problem i think and it didn't bother baby much but i was concerned about it.

the little ones have to have so many injections. i thought we had got most of them over but now we are due for 12 month vacs with a booster in 3 months!

[Mellors]

Mine were both fine after bcg, barely noticed the jab, and no temperateure etc - although they do get a lump/sore a few weeks after. Better to get it done when tiny and less likely to notice though I think. Good luck!

[EDmummy]

This website has some info baby jabs

[Keef]

Our daughter was also fine, after the initial shock of the jab.

Think the BCG always scars, I've certainly still got a mark from when I had mine, aged 11 or 12.

[Gussy]

Hi both mine had the bcg and it was the easiest of the lot. No effects at all other than the scaring, which is normal. Please don't worry it will be over quickly and its just a little scratch under the skin rather than the intra-muscular jabs so in theory probably not as painful. Both mine winced a tiny bit and then it was forgotten, whereas with the others there were more tears x

[Saffron]

reren Wrote:

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> I've got to take my 6 week old for bcg tomorrow -

> he seems so tiny to put a live vaccine into but i

> guess its a necessary evil given high rates of tb

> locally? Should i expect him to be a bit unwell

> afterwards - how long for? Wondered what others

> experience has been?

The NHS mandate is to vaccinate babies <12 mo for BCG. If your personal feeling is that 6 wks is too early, you are allowed to reschedule for a later date before you LO's 1st birthday-- or not at all -- your decision.

[ClareC]

I waited until a month or so after my daughters 12 week injections. She had no reaction at all, not even a scar. It was the 'best' of all the jabs in that she didn't really cry.

Think I would wait until at least 2 months and old enough for calpol should there be any reaction/ side effects.