How soon after MMR jab did your LO feel poorly?

[PutThatInYourPipeandSmokeIt]

DD is booked to have hers at 9:15am and granny is coming over for the morning and lunch from 10:30am. What are the chances that DD will be feeling poorly? Will neurofen completely sort it or will she need mummy.

[donnie]

mine both had single vaxes but I think, from what I recall other mums saying, that a reaction is more likely to be 2 - 3 days afterwards.

[scanner]

Well they are 8, 5 & 6 and I'm still waiting.

[frasersmummy]

I Worried myslef sick about this before ds had this as well...

and there was virtually no reaction. A little redness in his leg from day 2 to day 4 but nothing else

try not to worry too much

[izzybiz]

Mine didn't

[PutThatInYourPipeandSmokeIt]

oh really - how brilliant! I was under the impression that she would have a roaring temperature.

[Guitargirl]

DD had a temperature and was a bit off colour for one day, 5 days after her MMR, but that could also have been teething or something else not connected to the jabs.

[Sallyre]

My youngest DS had a really bad reaction to the MMR after 4 weeks - like the flu (course it could have been the flu but I think it was the jab). He had a fever and was very grumpy and clingy for a few days. His leg had a bad reaction to the Hib jab they have at the same time too - he's a sensitive little thing. But he was completely fine after a couple of days and I'm really glad he's immunised - there's loads of measles around in Lewisham....

My eldest who is now 3 had no reaction to either the original MMR or his preschool booster. So it depends on the child I think....you might be lucky!

[glaskham]

mine have never had any reaction from any jab!!!

[chickytwotimes]

Mine was fine till about day 3 then was a bit out of sorts - fever, grumpy - but very happy to see Granny! Poorliness lasted a week.

[Fillyjonk]

neither of my older ones had any reaction really (youngest too young for it atm)

I was told that a (mild) reaction is GOOD, it shows that the vaccine has worked properly.