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made117 · 12-03-2003, 06:06 PM

I''m not sure if this is the shot, or maybe something bit him. But my baby (who is four months old) has this "ball" type of thing in his leg. I can't describe it but it's scaring me. I forget where the doctor placed the shot, but it is either the shot or something bit him. But can a shot have effects like that? Should I worry so much? I'd appreciate your answers.

-Made

momof3mjt · 12-04-2003, 07:39 PM

OH yes...my kids all ended up with a small ball around the shot area. It was sort of hard at first. How long has he had it? I used to just move my babies legs around...like bending from the knee and doing little stretching exercises like that...and it seemed to help.
Congrats on your baby!

maybe helpful · 12-04-2003, 11:30 PM

Both my girls, with their last round of shots, had the same type of thing. It was like a hard, round circle under the skin. It lasted 3 or 4 days, and then subsided. My mom said maybe it was because they tensed when they had the shot, and the muscle was inflamed. I thought maybe, since it was the same leg from the same shot in the same spot on both my girls,(twins) it was a reaction to the shot itself. If it doesnt go away in a few days, take him back to the Dr, but Id bet thats what it is.