And if I swallow anything evil, put your finger down my throat...

[beled_el_djinn]

Somebody got their first round of immunization shots today and is now largely inconsolable. I wish there was something more we could do other than hold the baby and radiate love - those tragic cries are killing me.

I know this will pass and that I'm being a bit irrational, but at the moment, I'm feeling like the worst parent ever because I can't magically make things better.

Comments

[tressum.livejournal.com]

HUGS!! It's small consolation, but I know exactly how you feel. And it never gets any easier. At one point when Joshua was little, John had to take over for me because *I* started crying... and then had to console John the day both boys had shots at the same time. :(

[eclecticgypsy.livejournal.com]

When I was old enough to really be looking at and comprehending the world, my mother would often get a 'dummy' shot before me to show me that it was hurty but it would be over fast.

That doesn't help you at all now, but I thought it might offer some consolation of possible future helpfulness.

I'm very sorry you feel bad about it, and I'm sorry there's just no solving it right now. When the wee ones hurt, it's heartbreaking, and that's just from the perspective of a childless person. I can't imagine how it would feel if child in question was my own.