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Hearing your infant wail as the result of a vaccination is not a welcoming sound to the ears of many moms, but the benefits of these vaccinations, in most mothers’ estimations, outweigh the temporary discomfort. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that all children get immunized against a host of serious diseases. By electing to follow this suggested schedule, and getting your child immunized, you could play a part in keeping him healthy.

Allergy immunotherapy, also known as allergy shots or allergy immunization, treats allergy symptoms by retraining the immune system. Understanding how allergy symptoms develop will help you understand allergy shots. When your body gets exposed to an allergen, such as pollen, your body then produces an antibody called IgE reports the American Academy of Pediatrics in its book “Caring for Your Baby and Young Child.” This IgE then stimulates the body to release histamines and leukotrienes that cause the sneezing, coughing and running nose symptoms that are common with allergies.