January 20, 2025

Is Your Baby Not Sleeping After Vaccination?

Is Your Baby Not Sleeping After  Vaccination?

If your baby is not sleeping after vaccination, it may be completely normal. Babies mein sleep disturbance after vaccination bahut common hai. Iske kaafi causes hai, jaise mild discomfort, fever, or the body’s immune response to the vaccine. Here is a list of reasons why aapka baby vaccine ke baad nahi so rha and what you can do to help.

  • Vaccines work by triggering the body’s immune system to develop protection against disease. This may temporarily disrupt the normal sleep cycle as the body adjusts to the new antigens.
  • Vaccines ki vajah se irritability aur fussiness jaise symptoms common hai. Most children suffer from these, which results in disruption of their sleep.
  • Fever bhi ek common reaction hai body ka to vaccines, especially vaccines like the DTaP (diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis) or MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella). Fever can make babies uncomfortable and restless, interfering with their normal sleep cycle.
  • Injection site pe pain and soreness bhi ek important factor hai in a baby not sleeping after vaccination kyuki swelling ya tenderness in the arm or thigh makes laying down or sleeping in usual positions painful or uncomfortable for the baby.

What You Can Do:

  1. Apply a cool, damp cloth to the injection site to help relieve pain and swelling.
  2. Hold your baby in a comfortable position that avoids pressure on the injection site may also help them fall asleep more easily​.
  3. Try to comfort them with things that are familiar to them like their blankets or toys.
  4. Try fever relieving medicine and methods recommended by your doctor.
  5. Frequent feeding helps comfort the child too.

Next time if your baby doesn't sleep after vaccination, remember to follow these tips!

Sources-

  1. IAP
  2. WHO
  3. CDC