Vaccines: Rotavirus Vaccination

I am researching on the vaccines that have been advised by our pediatrician.
This is one of the vaccines that my best friend had left out as she could very well prevent this with proper hygiene and good handling of food and etc.

Anyway, this one below is from the CDC. 

Vaccines and Preventable Diseases:

Rotavirus Vaccination
Pronounced "row-tuh-virus"

Rotavirus is the leading cause of severe acute gastroenteritis (vomiting and severe diarrhea) among children worldwide. Two different rotavirus vaccines are currently licensed for use in infants in the United States. The vaccines are RotaTeq® (RV5) and Rotarix® (RV1). Before being licensed, both vaccines were tested in clinical trials and shown to be safe and effective. In these studies, during approximately the first year of an infant's life, rotavirus vaccine was found to prevent almost all (85%-98%) rotavirus illness episodes that were severe and to prevent 74%-87% of all rotavirus illness episodes.

What You Should Know:

• About the Disease
 
• Vaccine Information
• Vaccine Safety
• Who Should Not Be Vaccinated?

august!

There'd been three days of August.

Six more sleep to Dennies & mine's first anniversary!

A lot had happened indeed in our first year together. 

No, it had not been a roller-coaster ride of ups and downs ... thanks to our Ninongs and Ninangs, and more to both our parents who have given us realistic views on marriage and our wedded life together.

But it had indeed been our honeymoon year!

It's always great to wake up next to my hubby. 

And it has always been extra special at our dinner table no matter what food we have. Yes, at times we have full course meals (prepared by the good wife ) but sometimes we have nothing but instant soups or noodles (prepared by the lazy wife ). Still, it had been special when we share it.

When we were already expecting our baby, we get that special connection as we both place our big hands on my tummy as we try to feel baby's little body parts... more so, when we bow down together to pray for his health and for my safe labor and delivery.

We both look forward to the time when our family of two becomes a trio! And we know that things would never be the same again... in a GOOD way. 

Last July 15, we got our Baby Joram Anthony! 

... by far, God's best gift to our union together. 

We are so grateful to be celebrating our anniversary next week with our baby in our arms!
Although, this means that there wouldn't be a romantic dinner date for just the two of us... nor will we get to have our second honeymoon at some hotel or resort.

In all these and more, we thank God for everything. Indeed, He who began His good works in us would be faithful to complete it!

Thank You, LORD! 

how to stop hiccups! Philippine's old wive's tale

sinulid sa noo

baby and hiccups

I have been told that hiccups are normal and quite common among babies.

But I do wonder if there's a way to lessen them... or at times, I'm worried if Baby's uncomfortable.

Or will burping after feeding help out? or do I need to burp the baby some more?

Questions... questions... indeed, I have a lot!

Anyway, here are the answers that I got from Google... (just click on the hyperlinks)

Is it normal that my baby gets hiccups all the time?

Baby Hiccups

There isn't a lot you can do to stop the hiccups in a newborn baby. Certainly the old wives-tale solutions for adults (such as standing on your head, breathing into a paper bag, getting a scare etc.,) should not be tried on your infant. In fact, probably the only thing you can do is to patiently wait the hiccups out and try to comfort or distract your baby while the hiccups persist. Frequent burping during feeding may decrease the instances of hiccups, but once they start there is very little that you can do.

Why does my baby hiccup so much?

In general, hiccups seem to bother parents more than they bother the baby. If the hiccups are prolonged and are interrupting a feeding, some babies will start to fuss. But generally, as the baby gets older, the sessions will space out. Usually by a year of life they will be much less frequent. Some babies that havegastroesophogeal reflux (GER) may be more prone to hiccups. 

Dealing with Baby's Hiccups

If you really want to curb Baby's hiccups, some things to try include:

• Letting her feed at the breast or taking sips from a cup or bottle. This can sometimes help the diaphragm to relax.
• Sitting the baby up and comforting her until they pass.

In general, the key to getting rid of hiccups is time. Hiccups will pass, and tricks will not usually work to make them go away. If you still have concerns about your baby, ask her pediatrician. 

Hiccups and newborn babies

If your baby gets hiccups often, try to feed her when she's calm and before she's extremely hungry. This will reduce the likelihood of hiccups during the feeding. And remember, this too shall pass.

vaccination prices

As I've posted previously, vaccination doesn't come cheap.. but the 80% (at least) protection that it provides for our baby would be worth it.

Anyway, I've researched on the prices of each vaccine that our pedia had advised us to get our child immunized with... I've found out that there is at least a 600Php difference on each vaccine that she priced.

That means, I need to haggle for a lower price on our next visit. After all, I could do the injection myself.

I do hope we could get a lower price though.