How ill is too ill for vaccinations

[FondantFancy66]

I've got 10 week old twins. 8 week vaccinations were postponed due to twin one being ill. Now twin two is ill. She has a cough and cold. There's two days until the jabs, but how ill is too ill to have them? I'm anxious to get them done, but obviously want to get it right.

[GreenSand]

If they have a temperature, they are too I'll.
If a runny nose and cough, I'd take them. But I didn't have twins! That may factor into the equation, as they may have been prem, and its three times as hard when 2 are I'll.

[FondantFancy66]

Thanks. No temperature, just a cough and cold. They weren't premature - born at 37+5. I'll keep an eye on temperature for the next couple of days. Hopefully she'll start to recover before then.

[sophie150]

I looked at this yesterday as my lo was having his 1 year vaccs and has had a cough cold etc for almost 2 weeks. The NHS website is really helpful about the myths surrounding vaccs and illness.
Basically if they have a temperature then they can't have them, but otherwise it's fine.

[Strawberrybubblegum]

If they are on the mend from the bug (and have no temperature) then they usually say it's OK to go ahead.

The reason for holding off would be that it could be difficult for the doctor to judge which was responsible for an increasing temperature (bug or vaccine) or - if antibiotics become necessary - a reaction (vaccine or antibiotic). Treatment would be different, depending on cause.