Vaccinations for children up to one year - good health for many years

Each baby, appearing on the light, is naturally endowed with immunity, in addition, he will inherit some of the antibodies from his mother. However, the protection acquired with birth, crumbs short enough - a maximum for the first year of life. In the future, the human body itself must develop individual immunity.

To help the child form a good immune system, mankind has invented a brilliant tool - vaccinations for children up to a year and in subsequent periods of life. The vaccine is a killed or debilitated disease-causing virus or its synthetic substitute. Getting into the body, the foreign agent provokes the production of antibodies, in other words, the disease simulates. Thanks to this, immunological memory is formed. And subsequently, when a real virus enters the body, the immune system can easily cope with the infection without serious consequences and complications.

With the help of vaccination, mankind has won over such serious diseases as smallpox, plague, cholera, measles, tetanus, diphtheria, poliomyelitis and some others. Since these infectious ailments are very rare today, many consider them to be exclusively medieval misfortunes and think that they are not at all afraid of a modern person. At the same time, many "caring" moms refuse to vaccinate their babies, referring to various complications and allergic reactions to vaccinations in children. Parents sometimes do not even think that an unprotected baby can get sick with that very medieval disease.

In fact, complications after vaccination occur only in extreme cases, in particular, if the baby's body is weakened, it has any developmental disabilities or minor ailments. Therefore, before vaccination it is necessary to consult a doctor, in detail telling him about all the diseases of the baby.

At present, there are many arguments persuading not to put vaccinations for children under one year. Some consider vaccination an unnatural intervention, others talk about the terrible substances contained in the injected solution. Still others simply hope for natural health and God's help ...

Either way, vaccination is still a serious intervention in the habitual life of the body, so prepare for it should be with great responsibility.

To date, there are the following vaccinations for children up to one year :

- against hepatitis B (on the first day of life, at 3, then at 6 and 12 months);

- against tuberculosis (in 7 days);

- against poliomyelitis, diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (at 3 and 4.5 months);

- against mumps, measles, rubella (at 12 months).

Any vaccine can cause the child various reactions, so you need to know the basic rules for caring for the baby after vaccination.

First, immediately after the procedure, it is not necessary to leave the polyclinic, it is recommended to stay at least 15 minutes, making sure that the crumb did not develop an allergy.

Secondly, on the first night after vaccination, the baby may have a fever. This is a completely normal reaction to the hostile agent in the body. If the child's temperature does not go down for a long time, you can give him an antipyretic, but you should first consult a doctor or call an ambulance.

And finally, the latest reactions to the vaccine - this is a single vomiting, in rare cases, diarrhea, as well as allergic rashes. If these symptoms occur for a long time, you should immediately seek help from a specialist.

The abovementioned possible consequences, of course, are far from the most pleasant periods in the life of the baby. But the immunity, which has been worked out from vaccination, is enough for a man for many years of his life.

To date, vaccinations for children under one year are not mandatory procedures. And every parent has the right to decide for himself whether to vaccinate children.