Mommy's First Big Scare!

Well, today we went to the doctor's office to get the remainder of Mason's four month shots. (We decided to do an alternative schedule for immunizations, splitting them up and returning each month for them.) The nurse who gives them was going a bit too fast and Mason ended up getting a flu shot when he wasn't supposed to. She was telling me he only had to get one shot today and before she had said the words "flu shot", she had already prepped the skin, stuck him, and bandaid-ed him up. Usually, that skill is a plus because sometimes Mason doesn't even realize he's received a shot. But it turned out that in this case, it was a problem!

She thought it was what the doctor ordered, but neither of them caught it. (Babies under six months old are not supposed to get it.) And then she tried to blame it on the wording in my email. It was a little scary especially since there was literally nothing I could do. (And what if it were something worse!) The doctor did say that he wasn't too far away from his six month birthday and should be fine. Mason ended up getting his immunizations (two shots and an oral) as well and his poor little legs had three bandaids on them. Of course, he fell fast asleep in the car on the ride home and to the car dealership. Poor little man! Needless to say, I sent the pediatrician a stern email with my concerns...though I think he chickened out because instead of calling me like I requested, he emailed me back. Said this has never happened in their clinic before and would never happen again. I should hope they would take it seriously! Don't get on Momma's bad side! ;o

FYI...Mason is now 16.0 lbs. :)