It seems that they have found a solution so that our parents do not twist our stomachs when our babies are punctured, and most importantly, so that the pain of the puncture is eased in them.
A study published in the journal Pediatrics showed that giving babies a small dose of a sugary solution before giving them an injection would help them tolerate pain better.
Specifically, experts indicate that "administering 2 milliliters of a 24 percent oral sucrose solution two minutes before vaccination reduces pain and the recovery period of the almost normal state in infants from 2 to 4 months."
Was it as simple as that? Some parents turned to sweets after the prick to relieve the baby, but it turns out that the solution was to give it before, that sugar is an effective pain reliever.
To reach this conclusion, experts divided a group of babies in two. The first one was given sugar solution while the second, water.
They gave three injections at two, five and seven minutes after each dose of solution and found that on a pain scale ranging from 0 to 5, those who received the sugar felt between 1.19 and 3.80 pain while those who only drank water felt between 3.02 and 4.81.
For more data, nine minutes after the injection, the results were 0.59 for the first group and 2.75 for the second.
In conclusion, experts say that although sucrose does not eliminate pain, a sweet solution combined with other techniques that parents usually use such as distraction or breastfeeding, it can be a good formula for our babies to better pass the difficult trance of vaccines, with which both they and we had such a bad time.
By the way, a last minute reflection. Recently Vesid told us about a flu vaccine that is applied with an atomizer. Science is advancing so quickly, that it would be too much to ask for a less aggressive way to vaccinate babies?
