Many parents are forced to stay up all night without a break since the baby has a fever after the first immunization. Apparently, the latest study says that this can be prevented if parents bring their children to the doctor in a timely manner.
Research published in the journal Pediatrics describes, immunization will work better when injected after the baby was asleep in a long time. And specifically the research suggested that parents immunize their children after 13.30. After immunization, the baby will sleep more soundly, regardless of whether parents give fever-reducing medication (acetaminophen) or not. Changes in sleep duration will also be accompanied by increased body temperature, which gave a sign that the vaccine is working
On the basis of what we already know about the benefits of sleep and the immune system, the parents should try to help babies sleep more soundly several days before and after immunization, “said Linda Franck, a special nurse the child from the University of California, San Francisco. And, bring the baby to receive immunizations at the right time can reduce the risk of staying up all night for parents.