Today as been a stressful day for me but also my happy day. Today marks the end of my son immunization. Its vital for every children to partake in immunization because it prevent health challenges that may occur at childhood or adulthood. My mother inlaw was always on my neck so her grandson may not miss his immunization. She told me that when she was a baby she was not administered immunization and this have a later effect on her eye.
The process as been fun and stressful. My son actually started his immunization the first day I gave birth to him because it fall on immunization day.
During this period I made some friends and I also unfriend some. During this period, i constantly visit hospital weekly with my son. I did learn a lot about how to take care of my son health and myself.
Immunization period in Nigeria is beyond administrating immunization, you will have to sing, pray, preaching the word of God is also part of the activity if you noticed in the video the woman was preaching for us. collecting offering is also part of the process. The first day I was told to pay offering I was surprised. I asked myself is this a church or an hospital. The activity look similar only administration of immunization made the different. Am not against religion but I believe things need to be done in proper way and the hospital authority need to respect our time.
In the southern part of Nigeria we take immunization of our children very serious because we are more educated. we also place much value on life and heart. One of the major reason of immunization is to prevent again pollo. It's on high increase in Nother Nigeria. Nigeria Government and international agencies as pump in money to eradicate pollo, yet the rate is scary.
In summary I will advice nursing mother to take their children for immunization and stop home medication. It's for their good and their children. Seeing children that as pollo I cry deep in my heart. Some can't even work at age two. The government, community/religious leaders and international organization need to do more.
UNICEF is really doing a great job, most of the immunization are free but some are very expensive. Does expensive immunization as their value, I will advice parent to go for it if they can afford It.