I am pro-vax but something about the mmr worries me. I know statistically you are more likely to get ill from one of the diseases it protects against but that's not much comfort if you take your perfectly healthy child in for a vaccination and they end up being very unwell or permanently injured.
It's not helped by that fact that an acquaintance is so certain it caused brain damage and subsequently autism in her child. I know they say there's no link but I honestly doubt they'd ever admit there was as the result could be catastrophic in terms of no one having their child vaccinated. She says that it was an instant transformation from a happy sociable child who had some words to one who screamed, cried all the time, lost all the words and understanding they had etc. I understand that often people correlate the two events because autism can start to show at around the same age the mmr is given but often parents state there were signs even before the vaccine is given.
Anyway consulting dr google is no help. I only get horror stories. I'm hoping for a more balanced response on here! I will get dd vaccinated but I'm very worried about it. She's due it now and I need to book her in. She's just turned 12 months.