Reduce vaccination pain in babies - Part 6: Your state of mind

This is the sixth video in a series on reducing vaccination pain in your baby.
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This video is provided for general information only. It does not replace a diagnosis or medical advice from a healthcare professional who has examined your child and understands their unique needs. Please speak with your doctor to check if the content is suitable for your situation.

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VIDEO TRANSCRIPT

Reduce the pain of vaccination in babies: Controlling pain during vaccination with your state of mind.
Be there for your baby. Having a parent there makes a baby feel more secure.

During vaccinations, be calm, use your normal voice and be positive. This will make it better for your baby. Your baby looks to you for how to act and feel, so you can make it better or worse.  

If you're stressed, your baby will pick up on that and that will make your baby more stressed too. One of the best ways to quickly become less stressed is to take a few deep belly breaths while holding your infant. Your baby will feel your rhythmic breathing and this alone is very calming. Simply take a slow deep breath through your nose for three seconds counting to yourself one, two, three. And breathing so that it's your belly and not your chest that expands. And then exhale through your mouth for three seconds counting one, two, three. Take three breaths like this while cuddling your baby.  'The way the mother smiles, way the mother holds the baby, or the way the mother talks,  [inaudible] of the voice. Sometimes it's the language they use'.

During distressing times like immunizations, the best thing to do after you let them know that you're there for them by bringing them close is to talk about anything but the needle, or the pain, and with a normal tone of voice. Even if your baby doesn't understand your words, they understand your tone.
'I know. It was kind of annoying, wasn't it? Now you want to get down and play. You want to play with your brother and do bubbles.'

This is one of the many ways of reducing your baby's pain during vaccinations. 
Don't forget to view the rest of the videos in this series. Remember, combining the different methods together will lead to even better results.

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