Hellobee Boards Topic: Does your care provider postpone vaccines if your child is sick?

Hellobee Boards Topic: Does your care provider postpone vaccines if your child is sick? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 07 Jun 2026 23:02:59 +0000 birdofafeather on "Does your care provider postpone vaccines if your child is sick?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-you-care-provider-postpone-vaccines-if-your-child-is-sick#post-1866558 Wed, 17 Sep 2014 15:05:56 +0000 birdofafeather 1866558@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My ped's office delayed DD's shots because she had an ear infection. coopsmama on "Does your care provider postpone vaccines if your child is sick?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-you-care-provider-postpone-vaccines-if-your-child-is-sick#post-1866542 Wed, 17 Sep 2014 15:00:39 +0000 coopsmama 1866542@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Mrs. Jump Rope: Interesting that your OB wouldn't give you the tdap when it was just a cold! @Arden: I didn't ask for her source and now I'm kicking myself that I didn't. She honestly didn't seem incredibly knowledgable about much. I also was seeking a referral for my DD's lip tie as it has made some aspects of BF hard and she shined her flashlight into her mouth and never even checked her (prominent, grade 3) lip tie! I had to show her what a lip tie even was. DH and I are strongly considering finding a new office after this visit because I don't want to risk getting stuck with her in a true emergency! @mrs. bird: I wondered that, too. It's a great question. @travelgirl1: That's just common sense right there - even if there isn't anything medically indicated for giving a shot while a child is sick! @blackbird: I SAH right now, so it's not too much of a hassle for me personally at this time! Well, glad to see I was right to stick to my guns about this. I was fairly sure that's what I had heard from others about their peds' policies. Andrea on "Does your care provider postpone vaccines if your child is sick?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-you-care-provider-postpone-vaccines-if-your-child-is-sick#post-1866409 Wed, 17 Sep 2014 14:08:20 +0000 Andrea 1866409@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yes they do. Cole on "Does your care provider postpone vaccines if your child is sick?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-you-care-provider-postpone-vaccines-if-your-child-is-sick#post-1866388 Wed, 17 Sep 2014 14:00:20 +0000 Cole 1866388@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I wish they all would, last I looked at the cdc website it depended on the vaccine. I took a child in for vaccines and she was at the tail end of an illness and then ended up super miserable for a few days afterwards since they didn't delay it (even though I asked about it.) It is tricky if for no other reason than you don't know if it would have happened anyway or if the illness is making them miserable etc. in the future I will always postpone if they are sick but thankfully I have a schedule flexible enough to accommodate that decision. MrsSCB on "Does your care provider postpone vaccines if your child is sick?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-you-care-provider-postpone-vaccines-if-your-child-is-sick#post-1866375 Wed, 17 Sep 2014 13:54:20 +0000 MrsSCB 1866375@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Well, the CDC says children with "minor illnesses" like a cold can be vaccinated (or at least with DTAP, not sure about others) but I can totally see the point of view @travelgirl1 mentioned. If a kid already feels crappy, sticking them with needles won't really be a comfort. But in terms of whether it's bad health wise, as long as a vaccine isn't a live vaccine I'm not really sure why it would make a difference? Mamasig on "Does your care provider postpone vaccines if your child is sick?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-you-care-provider-postpone-vaccines-if-your-child-is-sick#post-1866373 Wed, 17 Sep 2014 13:52:48 +0000 Mamasig 1866373@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Depends on the type of vaccination. blackbird on "Does your care provider postpone vaccines if your child is sick?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-you-care-provider-postpone-vaccines-if-your-child-is-sick#post-1866322 Wed, 17 Sep 2014 13:37:18 +0000 blackbird 1866322@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yep, we get rescheduled. It's such a hassle travelgirl1 on "Does your care provider postpone vaccines if your child is sick?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-you-care-provider-postpone-vaccines-if-your-child-is-sick#post-1866319 Wed, 17 Sep 2014 13:36:12 +0000 travelgirl1 1866319@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Our doc reschedules, she says she doesn't like giving them to a sick baby because jabs can make them feel grotty and if they are already feeling rough it just isn't pleasant for them. mrs. bird on "Does your care provider postpone vaccines if your child is sick?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-you-care-provider-postpone-vaccines-if-your-child-is-sick#post-1866314 Wed, 17 Sep 2014 13:33:37 +0000 mrs. bird 1866314@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @coopsmama: just curious, if they want to vaccinate & the child already is ill, how do they differentiate between an adverse reaction to the vaccine and the illness? autumnlove on "Does your care provider postpone vaccines if your child is sick?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-you-care-provider-postpone-vaccines-if-your-child-is-sick#post-1866313 Wed, 17 Sep 2014 13:32:57 +0000 autumnlove 1866313@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yes, always. Arden on "Does your care provider postpone vaccines if your child is sick?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-you-care-provider-postpone-vaccines-if-your-child-is-sick#post-1866308 Wed, 17 Sep 2014 13:32:32 +0000 Arden 1866308@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Absolutely. Where's the info saying that's outdated, because I certainly haven't heard of it? I would never, ever, vaccinate a child with a compromised immune system. But my ped would never do it anyway. littlebug on "Does your care provider postpone vaccines if your child is sick?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-you-care-provider-postpone-vaccines-if-your-child-is-sick#post-1866306 Wed, 17 Sep 2014 13:32:14 +0000 littlebug 1866306@https://boards.hellobee.com/ At our last pediatrician, it depended on the vax. I can't remember what she said, but she gave whatever vax he was due for because it wouldn't "interact," but if it were another vax she would have held it. I wish I coudl remember what she said! He was also 15 months, so I don't knwo if age might make a difference, too. Mrs. Jump Rope on "Does your care provider postpone vaccines if your child is sick?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-you-care-provider-postpone-vaccines-if-your-child-is-sick#post-1866304 Wed, 17 Sep 2014 13:31:18 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 1866304@https://boards.hellobee.com/ How old is that information? My OB wouldn't give me the tdap vaccine because I had a cold this past summer. Chloe's ped rescheduled vaccines when she was sick, though I don't recall the last time she was vaccinated. 18 months? 24? She's almost three so it's been awhile for us! coopsmama on "Does your care provider postpone vaccines if your child is sick?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-you-care-provider-postpone-vaccines-if-your-child-is-sick#post-1866297 Wed, 17 Sep 2014 13:29:14 +0000 coopsmama 1866297@https://boards.hellobee.com/ M had a 2 month well child visit today and ironically enough, she woke up in the night with her first fever and has been sick with the sniffles as well this morning. The nurse came in and said they wouldn't be doing vaccines due to her illness and to reschedule when she's better but a new care provider (our regular nurse practitioner was on vacation today) came in and said that it is old information not to vaccinate while a child has a fever. We postponed anyway. But now I'm curious what other care providers are recommending regarding vaccines when a child sick. What has been your experience?