Tylenol before baby gets shots??

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The real reason to NOT give tylenol is that the fever and inflammation reaction is the normal response of the body learning there is an enemy. 
A survey has studied the immunization rate with or without tylenol. It seems there is a higher chance your immunization will fail and you will have to redo the shots if you take tylenol. 
At least, only take tylenol if there is a high fever. A small fever is not a bad thing for the immunization of the baby. I know having a cranky baby is no fun, but better safety on the long term matters most.

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They say to, but as a physician's wife, I wouldn't recommend it.

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I was told not to give baby anything because then you might not know what kind of reaction baby has to the shots

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You don't want to mask any possible effects from the shots. Wait and then if baby needs it, do it. My baby never felt bad after them. A short nap then back to normal self.

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No way. You may not need to give anything at all so why give medicine if you don't need to? I haven't had to give any medicine after shots for either of my kids.

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Gave tylenol the next day due to fever.. would never give as a preventative measure

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I do after if she really feels like crap. Our dr is ok with it.

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With my son he only cried for a few seconds due to the shot. It was 6/7 hours later that he got a temp and upset. Tylenol before wouldn't even have helped.

Tylenol had also been shown in boys to reduce the bodies ability to rid itself of unwanted substances..like the adjuvant in vaccines.

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Our pediatrician said not to give tylonal before shots because it could dull the symptoms of an allergic reaction and we would not know to get help!