15 Month Appointment…Who Knew?
- 15 months already!
We checked in at the pediatric clinic and took a seat away from everyone else in hopes that the kiddos wouldn’t share germs with one another. When we got back to see the doctor, the first question she asked is if Braylin had already received her 15 month shots. As a matter of fact, she had not. I was positive that she didn’t need more shots until 18 months. Wrong again… story of my life!
After the doctor checked Braylin out and diagnosed her with a little virus that is going around, she sent us on our way to the immunization clinic. I learned that as long as you don’t have a fever, you can be a little sick and get vaccinations.
We got to the immunization clinic and the receptionist told me which shots she would be getting which included the vaccination for chicken pox. You see, I have never had chicken pox or the vaccine so Braylin getting the vaccine meant I needed to go ahead and get the vaccine as well. Why? Apparently, there is a tiny chance that a person that receives a live vaccine can pass along the virus. Again, there is a very small chance that it could happen, but getting chicken pox as an adult is not something that I wanted to chance.
We both received our shots, played with stickers for a few minutes and carried on with our lives.
I believe that everything happens for a reason and I have to believe that Braylin woke up sick so that we could both get our shots. Otherwise, I would have been atleast three months behind getting Braylin’s 15 month shots and checkup.
How do you keep up with all of the shots that little ones need these days?
