No parent likes to take a baby to get immunization shots, but there are ways to relieve your baby’s pain and make the experience less trying. In a recent review of techniques that reduce babies’ pain during injections,doctors at the Pain Relief Program at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center concluded with the following recommendations:
Stay calm and upbeat; parental demeanor plays an important role.
Excessive reassurance, criticism or apology appears to increase a baby’s distress; humor and distraction can be calming to a baby.
Give your baby some sugar water, either on a spoon or a pacifier, as this seems to reduce distress in babies 6 months or younger.
Ask your provider to use a long needle and apply pressure at the site of the injection with a finger to reduce pain for the baby.
Consider getting multiple immunizations at one time rather than sequential shots, as this can reduce the stress for parents and their babies.
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