Remember Measles...but Vit A?

I'm 9 months old now and when you complete 9 months you are given vaccine for measles. This thing everybody knows but very few people know that alongwith measles vaccine of Vit A should also be given to children. It is easily available in Govt hospitals but Pvt doctors often miss it.. Do you know Rishab Bhaiya also did not get first dose of Vit A? Why i'm saying first dose because it is given in total 5 doses after every 6 months interval. First dose in 9 month then in 15 month, 21 month ,27 month and 33 month. This is an ideal time but one can start in any month but should maintain 6 months gap.. Do you know that Vit A is essential for growth and development of human body? It helps our body to fight against infections and diseases.

Vaccine for Measles

I also went to Govt Health Center, near our home, with Mummy and Papa to get vaccinated for Measles and Vit A. We reached there at exactly 9 am and was first to get token slip. Thereafter we went to vaccination room where Nurse Didi was already present. She asked my age, inspected my vaccination card and said that vaccine would be given on right arm.. But Papa thought it would be better to talk to Dr Sridhar Uncle regarding this matter. Uncle said that this vaccine is given subcutaneously so can be given anywhere.. they suggested right arm so that we can remember easily where it was given first time..

I was wearing inner , T-Shirt and sweater so it was not easy to give vaccine on arms , therefore, it was decided to give vaccine on my thighs.. Before vaccine i was given an oral dose of 1/2tsp of Vit A.. At the time of injection i was ok but when i was given Vit A , i cried and protested..

With this my 1st year of vaccination completed.. Now next vaccination was to be given after 6 months which was of MMR (Measles, Mumps & Rubella) with Vit A.

Bite..Bite.. Atlast i did it ...

Vivek Uncle , Tauji asked me to give a bite to Mummy and Papa but he never told me where to bite? But soon our loving Udan Tashtri Uncle gave me the address and said ,'when u sit in the lap of Mummy and Papa , quietly bite their ear and give a naughty smile.' This much hint was enough for me..i just needed a chance which i got at Dr Ghatak's Clinic! I was sitting in Papa's lap and he was busy talking with Dr Uncle. Without any delay i bit on the address given by Udan Tashtri Uncle ...

Once you get a good taste you are surely tempted for the next time !! So yesterday evening i again got a chance.. Papa was sitting on sofa taking me on his lap. I was once again tempted by his ear and without loosing the chance i attacked on his ear ! I enjoyed this bite like anything.. What Papa could do?



And today is my monthly B'Day. I've completed 9 months..see how close i m in completing 1 year !!

Will walk without Walker .......

Two days ago Bhatia Uncle said with love ," Paltu Beta now learn to stand ! ". Uncle , how do you know so much about me when you are so far? I started the practice to stand on my feet ever since i returned from jodhpur. Now i can stand with the help of sofa , bed and my playing stand ! Yesterday , Mummy was talking to Papa for my walker. She said that still my walker did not come so they have to purchase it soon.. Papa nodded giving his acceptance and promised to buy it for me by this saturday or sunday ...

24 January -- Training from Mummy ... to stand on my own feet...

Twist in the story :..


Before my walker could come a twist came in the story.. It happend when when we went to visit Dr Ghatak for my cough and cold check up. In his normal talk Dr told my parents that he never suggests walker to children as it puts extra pressure on their legs and sometimes may result in bended legs. And if a child is using walker then it must not be more than 20-25 min a day. Papa told Dr Uncle that he was planning to buy a walker for me. Uncle said that there is no need for walker as i can learn walking without walker also. On his advice the idea to purchase walker was dropped. Now i would learn to walk but without walker !!

There is fun in standing !!

One more thing .. i do not crawl and go frontside but i can easily crawl backside . Dr Uncle says that there are children who do not crawl but directly learn to walk. So there is nothing to worry !!

On the same day Udan Tashtri Uncle asked," Pls see in Kundli when babua's hair will grow dense?". Kundli was not inspected but we consulted Dr Uncle and asked if some oil will help into this? He said that my skin was oily and using oil may cause the problem of dandruff which has it's own side effects. He pointed that there was no scientific relation between oil and growth of hair. Hence , my hair will automatically grow dense.

Well it's good if my hair are not dense as my first haircut will take place only when i'll complete 3 years. In our tradition this ceremony is called 'Jhadola'. So it will be difficult for me to maintain y dense hair for such along time !!

Oh ! in all this talk i forgot to tell you about my cough n cold. Dr Uncle said that this is seasonal and as it is my first winter so it is obvious to get cold, I've to take cough syrup for fewdays and nothing more..