Gastro injection??

[Schmickers]

It does sound like your DD was given the rotavirus vaccine, but I am unsure as to why your paediatrician would suggest it. It is not routinely offered to children over the age of 6 months as rotavirus after that age is not dangerous, although it can be an annoyance and cause weight loss; more strange, though, is that it shouldn't be offered to children who have had confirmed rotavirus as it is unnecessary - as the child is already immune.

So, very odd on your Paed's part.

[Visitor9]

I think the reason for the vaccination was that at 18months she contracted Rotavirus and went down hill classified as a 2 when we presented at emergency. She had lost 3 kilos in 2 days and was unresponsive even when they NGT her. It took 2 weeks for her to get on top of it with NGT after the initial vomiting started. Then a week later was admitted again after it presented again but was given IV to re-hydriate her so she wouldnt end up the way she was 2 weeks previous.
He told me at my follow up appointment in his rooms that it would be advised to do it as she is a "vomiter".
Bec
Still waiting for them to open again

[summerluven]

Hey there Bec.

I was going to say that the vax that DS was given was fluid and given orally, but was also going to raise the age thing...I had heard that they wouldn't do it after 6 months, and have had some friends really disappointed that they couldn't get their children vaccinated who are prone to getting every bug under the sun.

I am sure your paed knows what he is doing, but I am sure you now have a few questions for them.

Hopefully you got some answers today and she went ok overnight.

p.s will be keeping fingers crossed for April, haven't looked on AC threads lately for various reasons, but thinking of you lots.

[Schmickers]

I had heard that they wouldn't do it after 6 months, and have had some friends really disappointed that they couldn't get their children vaccinated who are prone to getting every bug under the sun.

The problem with rotavirus (and the reason they only offer it to under-six-month-olds) is that you only ever get it once, and after that you are immune; and that after the age of six months, it doesn't cause the same kind of severe dehydration as it does in little babies. So it's a bit of a "one-shot-wonder", so to speak.

Given how contagious it is, though, if you're unlucky enough to have an under-six-month-old in daycare, I'd definitely recommend getting it.

[summerluven]

Ah, well I will have to let them know that. I remember one of them whingeing about it when DH and I were saying that DS had received it. Knowing this child, it has probably already had it, the poor little bugger.

Thanks for clarifying that.