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To be considering cancelling daughters jabs?

189 replies

Beautifulblue · 07/08/2018 00:16

My 13 month old is due her jabs tomorrow & im absolutely dreading it. I was already dreading it, because of the needles souly, I don't want her poor little legs & arms jabbed Sad last time was really quite traumatic. But today I bumped into a some what crazy aunt of mine who went on & on about how damaging immunisations are & how my baby could be left disabled. I don't believe it, in all honestly. I know how many children have them & are absolutely fine. But I didn't even tell this aunt she was having them tomorrow & now I'm stupidly feeling like I was meant to bump into her. Hmm oh goddddd, I'm so nervous!! Help!

OP posts:
Weepingangels · 07/08/2018 08:34

Good luck today. I hated it to but i agree with others that benefits outweigh. I didnt get really upset though dc did but dc had had a very minor operation before those jabs anyway and the cries of pain there will haunt me. So everything else paled.

Myusername2015 · 07/08/2018 08:36

Good luck today; we had ours yesterday and although it’s awful for 30 seconds he’s been absolutely fine since even treated me to a 8am lie in today!

continuallychargingmyphone · 07/08/2018 08:38

MN is very pro vac.

Personally I’d get single measles and not the MMR.

Oly5 · 07/08/2018 08:40

There are going to be many times when your child’s face crumpled and you feel helpless.. when they fall over, when they don’t get invited to a birthday party,
I’m afraid this is just part of being a parent. I also hated getting the jabs so sent DH.
But it would be utterly irresponsible not to get them.
Good luck today!! X

Oly5 · 07/08/2018 08:42

oh please ConstantlyChanging.. there is no need for single vaccines. It’s utter tosh to suggest MMR is dangerous. There is no decent research to suggest otherwise

TeddyIsaHe · 07/08/2018 08:42

You’re making this entirely about yourself, sometimes as a parent you have to do things you don’t like for the benefit of your child.

TeddyIsaHe · 07/08/2018 08:43

continually Why wouldn’t you get the MMR? Because of unfounded crap made up by a disbarred dr by any chance?

continuallychargingmyphone · 07/08/2018 08:43

No need for mumps and rubella for a baby girl either is there

Pinkyponkcustard · 07/08/2018 08:45

Totally agree - I found the jabs to be the first “cruel to be kind” moment of parenting. For the first time I had to put my babies needs before my own.

I feel for you chick, but you know it’s the right thing to do for her Flowers

NotPerTickly · 07/08/2018 08:47

Really?

Get a grip.

MrSpock · 07/08/2018 08:47

Yes there is. To prevent her getting mumps or rubella.

TeddyIsaHe · 07/08/2018 08:47

continually I mean this in the nicest possible way, but what the fuck are you on about? What, because mumps can’t cause infertility in females you don’t think girls should be protected from diseases with potentially life-threatening complications? Yeah, ok then! Such great advice there. I hope you don’t have children to subject to these completely barmy views.

KindergartenKop · 07/08/2018 08:47

Measles is on the increase because people don't immunise. Your child has more chance of being sick/disabled from the actual illnesses than the immunisation.

continuallychargingmyphone · 07/08/2018 08:48

I think it is reprehensible to make babies have a vaccination for something that is only dangerous to expectant mothers yes.

KindergartenKop · 07/08/2018 08:49

Rubella can cause huge complications in pregnancy. Try explaining to your daughter why you didn't immunise her and protect your grandchild.

TeddyIsaHe · 07/08/2018 08:50

You’ve got no idea about herd immunity have you? I honestly feel sorry for people who think like you, it must be awful to be so dense.

continuallychargingmyphone · 07/08/2018 08:50

Or alternatively once as an adult you know pregnancy is a possibility you get the jab yourself.

I never will understand this.

It is the pregnant woman who needs to be vaccinated. Not babies.

Teddy1970 · 07/08/2018 08:50

As a child of the 70s there were no vaccinations back in my day, I had all those horrific diseases, I disagree about girls not needing the mumps jab, it was bloody painful, I was so swollen in the jaw area I couldn't lie down properly, boy or girl why would you want to risk your child suffering like that?

MrSpock · 07/08/2018 08:51

I hate injections. I’m certainly glad I had them done as a child when I couldn’t remember it than having it as an adult.

Starlight345 · 07/08/2018 08:51

op.

I get you don’t want needles in your baby but I would change your mindset . This is you doing what is best for your Dd.

The comment about mn been pro vaccine , most people are the majority do immunise their children in the real world too.

MrSpock · 07/08/2018 08:52

Also you can get pregnant accidentally you fool.

MrSpock · 07/08/2018 08:52

DS1 was unplanned. I’d hate my parents if I contracted rubella and DS1 was disabled because they didn’t immunise me as a child.

CaMePlaitPas · 07/08/2018 08:53

I'm not sure whether it's the same in the UK but here in France they write us a prescription for the injections and numbing patches. I pop one on each leg an hour before the appointment and my babies don't feel a thing, no tears, nothing. It might be worth asking whether these patches are available if you're worried about baby getting distressed but PPs are right, you must have your baby vaccinated.

continuallychargingmyphone · 07/08/2018 08:53

Of course you can and do you can make that choice as a sexually active adult to take precautions against rubella.

There is no defence in asking babies to have this. None.

MrSpock · 07/08/2018 08:54

There is no defence in asking babies to have this. None.

It prevents other babies dying and being born disabled, and doesn’t harm the babies being given the jab.