When it comes to getting the jab, parents can be just as anxious as their children. But a few simple techniques such as rocking the baby, using pacifiers, distracting them or using positive language may help alleviate the pain, discomfort and distress of immunisations.
A recent study showed that the use of positive or neutral language before shots seems to help babies as young as six months to cope with the pain. Parents who talked about something funny or other subjects not related to the medical visit managed to calm their children who were alert or fussy prior to receiving the shots. Such talk, however did not work on kids who were asleep or outright crying. And reassuring the child, bargaining or explaining the medical procedure was shown to upset them more.
My Baby ~~ Hayward Yeoh
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