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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!

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bsbabas · 07/08/2018 09:32

There is nothing to worry about at all. This will not only help your daughter to not he deadly diseases it will help other children not get it too. Its a no brainer do it and then forget about it. Also don't discuss anything medical with that person ever again

YouCantStopTheSignal · 07/08/2018 09:32

continually, vaccinating babies against rubella serves two purposes. It stops them contracting rubella which can have some pretty nasty complications including encephalitis which may lead to death and arthritis, it also stops them from contracting it and then passing it on to people in at risk groups such as pregnant women, the immuno-compromised, and people unable to get the vaccine. Vaccinating babies against mumps stops them catching mumps which, again, has fairly unpleasant symptoms and the potential for very unpleasant complications. If you didn't vaccinate your son against mumps, he caught it and it caused fertility problems, how would you justify that to him as an adult when you could have very easily prevented it? Mumps also carries the risk of hearing loss, encephalitis (and subsequent death), and meningitis. Babies are vaccinated against mumps and rubella for their own benefit notjustto protect pregnant women. Your ignorance in this is astounding.

specialsubject · 07/08/2018 09:38

bet stupid aunt is vaccinated. ask her why there is no smallpox.

madeyemoodysmum · 07/08/2018 09:42

She may not even. Price. My son didn't cry for any jab. Just get a nice lolly to give after.

Yes Liollies are bad for teeth blah blah blah.

Hoppinggreen · 07/08/2018 09:45

As a parent we have to do things we may not like that’s in our child’s best interest. There will be,any occasions you have to put your feelings aside and take the harder route for their benefit. It’s just part of parenting

BitOutOfPractice · 07/08/2018 09:46

And by the way OP, I'm not sure why you're so snippy with people telling you not to cancel when your thread title says you're thinking about it.

tiktok · 07/08/2018 09:57

'Child of the seventies' and no vaccination in her day?

Rubbish.

Routine vaccination has been in place in the Uk since the early 50s.

And thank goodness for it.

Makeupaddikt · 07/08/2018 09:57

It’s horrible getting them their injections, but after they are done, lots of cuddles and soothing words off you she will forget all about it.

Big hugs x

RideOn · 07/08/2018 10:02

Bite the bullet, as they say, it's only the beginning of things you will have to make child do, that you may not want to do particularly, but are in your child's best interest.

Wednesday night you will be pleased it is done.

blearyeyedbear · 07/08/2018 10:03

'As a child of the 70s there were no vaccinations back in my day,'

There were, I was born early 70s and I was vaccinated, but not against as many diseases. For example there was no vaccine for mumps or measles, and rubella was ony given to girls at 12.

LoveInTokyo · 07/08/2018 10:11

Your crazy aunt is an idiot and a busybody who is potentially putting babies' lives at risk by going round spouting this bullshit.

Put your big girl pants on and go and get your baby protected.

Wine
hottotrotsky · 07/08/2018 10:17

continually charging drop it.. MN is a hermetically sealed, cast iron pro vax brain washed zone.

You'll be insulted, derided and dismissed. Not worth your energy sweets.

Bowerbird5 · 07/08/2018 10:19

I feel for you OP. I am a Nursery Nurse and I still didn't like taking mine even though I had had measles as a child. I was very ill and my sight was probably affected because of it. Worn glasses since 10/11. I remember my eyes hurt a lot and the blinds were drawn. I was very ill in bed for three weeks. I was left at home because my mum was a nurse and the doctor visited regularly.

You just have to do it and as someone up thread said have something to give her afterwards. It will distract and maybe help.

hottotrotsky · 07/08/2018 10:19

continuallychargingmyphone . Previous post for you.

ProperLavs · 07/08/2018 10:21

5 of mine had measles because my eldest suffered after his jabs. The doctors/consltants were not prepared to say that it wasn't because of the jabs. It was a difficult decision to make.

Bibesia · 07/08/2018 10:24

As a child of the 70s there were no vaccinations back in my day

That's odd, because I had vaccinations in the 60s. Certainly not as many, but they were routine.

Cutesbabasmummy · 07/08/2018 10:25

The cry for all of 20 seconds and then they forget it. It should feel like a nice thing to do because you are stopping your child from getting a life threatening illness!!

Cutesbabasmummy · 07/08/2018 10:26

Oh and I was born in 1975 and I was vaccinated.

MrsEricBana · 07/08/2018 10:27

There are many, many tbings you have to do as a mum that kids don't like or want and I'm afraid this is just one of them. Just hold on to the fact that you're protecting your little one from far worse.

Everyoneiswingingit · 07/08/2018 10:41

It's actually very important that you do this. I had all the same worried the night before My DD had hers as it was in the height of that case about autism /MMR etc. I read everything i could , no credible evidence and millions of doses given worldwide and that was enough for me. Was later proved right when his theory was debunked. 2 seconds of shock, big cuddles and distraction with whatever they like to nibble on straight after will work a treat. Good luck .

Everyoneiswingingit · 07/08/2018 10:43

As a child of the 70s there were no vaccinations back in my day

Born 71, had all my jabs. There wasn't combined MMR but had all available jabs at the time.

GruffaIo · 07/08/2018 10:44

Born in 1979. Not vaccinated (not sure if it was offered or not; NC with parents for years) - caught mumps as an infant and - got lucky - left with permanent lump in a gland in the side of my neck (which increases, decreases in size when I get other infections). I would always vaccinate.

OP, if you weren't thinking of cancelling, why is this your title?

RiceandBeans · 07/08/2018 10:47

YABU.

Totally. You're prioritising your very self-indulgent feelings over your baby's health. And the health of any other babies that she comes into contact with.

Can't believe the selfishness. Have a look at the effects of measles, chicken pox, mumps. Think of people around you who may be immuno-suppressed and vulnerable.

All because I don't want her poor little legs & arms jabbed

She'll hurt herself worse ver the next few years: unless you persist in your self-centred fears and wrap her up in cotton wool.

Mookatron · 07/08/2018 10:49

I couldn't be arsed to read pages of you getting told off so sorry if someone has already said this. Babies' injections are horrid at the time but I always used them as a way of feeling like a proper matter-of-fact Yorkshire 'mum' which I rarely did otherwise. You have to make your kids do all sorts of stuff they don't like as they get older so you may as well start now (now they are 7&9 I am a very good unsympathetic 'speak as I find' mum Grin)

Everyoneiswingingit · 07/08/2018 10:49

a some what crazy aunt of mine

This is what you need to remember.

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