Nicky had his 12 month immunisations yesterday and he's not very happy about it. They included the Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR), Hib and Meningiccocal. He was pretty upset at the time but mummy cuddles and a breast feed made him feel a bit better. After a nice long nap he played well until dinner. We did his usual bedtime routine and I gave him a dose of paracetamol because he was starting to feel a bit hot and he had a runny nose. When I put him down in his cot he called out to me 5 minutes later. I gave him another cuddle for a good 20 minutes but he was inconsolable. I knew that paracetamol was really the only thing for him and I'd already done that. So I gave him a top-up breastfeed. He went to sleep after that but woke again at 10:30. This time I became worried so I rung the after hours emergency GP. She suggested that the meningiccocal injection site could be pretty sore so offered that we use some ice to calm the swelling. This worked really well. He had another dose of paracetamol at 11:30 and another breastfeed. Again he went to sleep but woke again at 4:30. I gave him another breastfeed and he was fine after that. This morning he's been a little bit better but woke up teary and sounding very congested. I'm giving him more breastfeeds today and don't mind if he falls asleep at the boob. The poor little darling, I know it won't last and it's for the best, but I'm allowed to feel a bit bad for him. Truly though, the amount of suffering he's going through now would be NOTHING compared to him actually getting sick from one of those illnesses. I am so glad I chose to immunise Nicky.