..to be really worried about baby #3's 8 week injections?

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So many more then when I had my other two a decade ago. That's so much more aluminum preservative to overload his system. Then there's the Men B which is VERY new and causes most babies to have a fever. Plus the rotavirus one - also new - with gastro side effects.

I'm tempted to put them off for a while or stagger them.

But then what if my baby caught one of this rare illnesses and became ill. I'd never forgive myself.

What are your thoughts Mumsnet?

You're supposed to give it before men B.

After.
www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/483408/9413-paracetamol-menB-2page-A4-08-web.pdf

The nurses at my practice administer it themselves before immunisations!

We were told calpol "as soon as practically possible" after men b. which saw me, as a frantic new mum of a PFB, running to the pharmacy at the end of the road by the GP, fumbling at the side of the road outside the pharmacy for about 15 mins, failing utterly to work out how to load the syringe thing and panicking I'd left it too late!!!

I would raise that Ala, we give after the vaccinations as instructed and also to leave a gap between the Rotarix (given first) and the paracetamol.

Thanks for all your posts. They made me feel much better. I took DS today and gave him his 'standard ones' and have an appointment with GP on Thursday to get some reassurance about the Men B one and have it at 3 months, unless she strongly advideo otherwise.

My reasoning:

The Men B vaccine - according to the manufacturer - only causes such a high risk of fever when given at the same time as the others. When given alone alone the risk of fever is pretty low.

Although I read up on the Aluminium content and have been reassured by the posts, it means his system wonto be so overloaded.

I read allot of information about the negative effects of giving paracetamol with vaccines and I the nurse said this way, I will l only have to give it if he needs it as opposed to giving it as routine if he has them all together.

I hope I've made the right decision for him.

6 babies a year die from Men B of 100 or so that develop it. DS would have to be extremely unfortunate to catch it in the next 2-3 weeks. He's also breastfed.

The Men B vaccine - according to the manufacturer - only causes such a high risk of fever when given at the same time as the others. When given alone alone the risk of fever is pretty low

But surely at 12 weeks it would still be given at the same time as other vaccines - the second doses of the 5-in-1 and Rotavirus? You might want to ask the GP to give the MenB vaccine on Thursday - a few days spacing will reduce the chance of fever and mean that your DS is protected as soon as possible.

How will breastfeeding help protect him from contracting Meningitis? Genuinely curious. I thought breastfeeding helped because the baby can benefit from the mother's antibodies. Surely you have not had Men B, OP, which is the only way you are likely to have antibodies given the vaccine is so new?

Op - I saw our practice nurse today and agreed the following for our 12 month immunisations.

1st - flu jab (we receive this due to medical history) and boosters such as pneumonia etc

2nd - 2-3 weeks later, MMR

3rd - 4-6 weeks later, menB

I'd like them all done ASAP but need to give him time to recover between them.

Hi op, well done for taking him and for asking the nurse for advice.

I fretted over dds 8 week ones like you wouldn't believe. I put them back for four weeks while I read everything I could find on both sides of the vax camp, it was exhausting and depressing.

I honestly went in with an open mind, and if im 100% honest I was leaning towards not vaxxing her, looking for something concrete from the anti vax side to get me off the hook as it were.

But their information came up short for me every time, and I realised how important it was to have dd vaccinations done.

Oh please vaccinate your babies. Yes, few children die from meningitis but the rest are left with often crippling disabilities.
I am completely unable to fathom
Why people don't vaccinate their kids.

A VERY new vaccine you say? Worth asking the GP whether he has a REALLY old one to give your DC instead? With a bit of luck they can find a 20 year old vaccine behind the sofa.

I caught whooping cough early this year (apparently vaccination only protects for 40 years, who knew).

It was awful. I was ill for 10 weeks, all told. I coughed until I was incontinent, I coughed til I vomited, on a couple of occasions I coughed til I passed out (terrifying - I just couldn't breathe). Dh caught it from me, although he was not quite so ill. Thankfully the kids are both vaccinated so were safe.

I have no idea how a baby would survive whooping cough - or a small child, for that matter. I would certainly hate to ever see one of mine so ill. I truly think we have forgotten how terrible all these illnesses we vaccinate for are. Yes, these days we have intensive care but really, who wants to see their child in there if avoidable.

Immunisation is one of the best understood areas of medicine.

I'd rather give my children 100 jabs, than contract one of the diseases they prevent.

My baby is now 6 months and she's had all the vaccines she's meant to have at this age, with the men b she was unsettled that night she had it but calpol took care of it. Like what other posters have said the benefits out weigh risks.. Also anti vaxxers im not too sure if their materials are evidence based.

Hi, my LO who's 12 weeks now has had his 1st lot of injections. I delayed his due to myself not feeling 100% comfortable with him having them so young. He's been really upset this afternoon & screaming like he's in pain. Horrible to watch your baby go through this. I asked the doctors about the drugs they give and how necessary they are. Shame you have to further drug them with calpol

Great that you've managed to have a dialogue with your GP. Splitting the vaccines is better than not vaccinating IMO.

The 12mo vaccinations are pretty major as they don't split them anymore between 12 and 13mo, apparently because people didn't come back at 13mo. DS therefore had jabs in each of his limbs. Given the choice I would have split them up but he was fine really, just sore and a bit under the weather.

DS had a slight fever with his 8wk jabs but was himself by the following morning and was totally fine with the others.