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When, after vaccination, you can bathe your child: against measles, rubella, mumps, DPT
The opinion of when it is possible to bathe a child after vaccination differs even among specialists. To make a decision in a specific case, parents should understand the reason for some of the restrictions, consider all the options and choose the most gentle one for their baby.
What is allowed after vaccination against measles, rubella, mumps and hepatitis
Any vaccination is done so that the body develops immunity to a certain infectious disease. The child is given a vaccine containing a small amount of weakened bacteria or viruses that is harmless to health, which causes the body’s defenses and the ability to fight. As a result, the likelihood of such a disease is excluded for some time.
Vaccination against hepatitis is usually easily tolerated by the body and does not cause complications
After vaccination, the body is weakened, because it is fighting the infection. At this time, you need to protect the child from hypothermia and possible infection. Doctors do not recommend bathing, so as not to catch a cold baby and not to bring pathogenic microorganisms contained in the water into the wound and go for walks. This is justified if on the first day the state of health worsens, the body temperature rises, and the throat begins to hurt. But in the case when negative signs are not observed, the child behaves normally, hygiene procedures will not harm.
In this case, the nature of the vaccination must be taken into account. The complex vaccine against measles, mumps, rubella is slow-acting and can cause a reaction 1-2 weeks after injection. Therefore, immediately after the introduction, the baby, with normal health, is allowed to take a bath, restrictions are possible after a few days. An injection from hepatitis is usually easily tolerated by the body, does not cause fever and does not impose a ban on swimming and walking.
Do you need restrictions after DPT and BCG
Some vaccines work quickly and cause discomfort. In order not to harm health, you need to take into account the features of such vaccinations:
- The vaccine is adsorbed pertussis-diphtheria-tetanus. The temperature most often rises on the first day, but then returns to normal. After the injection, it is better to wait 1-2 days with walks and bathing, carefully monitor the child’s well-being, and if necessary, give antipyretic drugs.
- BCG vaccination. It is usually done a few days after birth. On the first day, the child is not bathed, and then there are no restrictions.
The wound after the injection is small and heals quickly. It’s not scary if water gets on it, the main thing is not to rub this place with a washcloth or comb it.
When vaccinating, check with your pediatrician and monitor your child’s behavior. At normal body temperature, bathing is not dangerous for him, it is only important not to overcool him and take precautions.