What happens if I take a shower after getting the vaccine?

In fact, in this society, due to various reports and statements, many parents have doubts about taking care of their babies. For example, some people say that the baby cannot take a bath immediately after vaccination because it will harm the baby's body. Regarding this issue, some parents are skeptical, while some parents will strictly prohibit it. So what are the relevant taboos after vaccination?

There are many rumors in this world, including rumors about confinement, rumors about eating, and even rumors about baby vaccinations. For example, babies cannot take a bath after vaccination, cannot eat this or that, etc. As parents, nothing is more important than the safety of our children. So whenever we encounter something related to our children, we always subconsciously believe and follow it. But is this really right?

1. The baby cannot take a bath after vaccination

Vaccines are something that protect babies, and it can even be said that they have only benefits and no harm. However, every time a baby gets vaccinated, parents start to worry about whether the baby will have adverse reactions. At this time, the most common advice given to parents is: do not bathe the baby after vaccination to avoid infection. But can bathing really cause infection?

The infection is generally caused by wound pathogens, which means there must be a wound on the skin. However, the wound caused by vaccination is very small and heals very quickly, so it can basically be ignored. When we start taking a shower at night, will that pinhole-sized wound still be there? And it is pathogens, not water, that cause wound infection, so why not take a shower? Some parents may ask, aren’t the redness, swelling and tenderness that occur after the child is vaccinated due to infection? This situation is actually just an adverse reaction after vaccination and is not caused by wound infection.

2. Babies should avoid certain foods after vaccination

After the baby returns home after receiving the vaccination, many mothers will restrict the baby's diet for a week, trying to reduce the baby's intake of fish, meat, milk, eggs and other foods, and keep the diet as light as possible. They think this can reduce the baby's allergies, but in fact, if the baby is not allergic to these foods, then he will not be allergic to these foods after vaccination.

There should be a lot of so-called expert advice or experience about baby vaccination. In fact, parents don’t need to worry too much. As long as the baby has no special contraindications to vaccination, there will generally be no bad reactions. Another thing to note is that parents should pay more attention to the baby’s mood before and after vaccination, because some babies may have a bad temper!