Immunisations

[CardyMow]

I am 38+6 weeks pregnant at the moment with dc4. I was wondering if anyone could tell me what the current immunisation schedule is, as I do know that it's all changed since my 3 dc were little. (They are 12yo, 8yo an 7yo).

From what I've heard, there's been more vaccinations put into the schedule, and the times have been changed, so it would be helpful for me to know what its like now.

TIA.

Hi Loudlass

found this

Vaccination checklist
Here's a checklist of the vaccines that are routinely offered to everyone in the UK for free on the NHS, and the age at which you should ideally have them.

2 months:

?Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), polio and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib, a bacterial infection that can cause severe pneumonia or meningitis in young children) given as a 5-in-1 single jab known as DTaP/IPV/Hib
?Pneumococcal infection

3 months:

?5-in-1, second dose (DTaP/IPV/Hib)
?Meningitis C
4 months:

?5-in-1, third dose (DTaP/IPV/Hib)
?Pneumococcal infection, second dose
?Meningitis C, second dose
Between 12 and 13 months:

?Meningitis C, third dose
?Hib, fourth dose (Hib/MenC given as a single jab)
?MMR (measles, mumps and rubella), given as a single jab
?Pneumococcal infection, third dose
3 years and 4 months, or soon after:

?MMR second jab
?Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis and polio (DtaP/IPV), given as a 4-in-1 pre-school booster
Around 12-13 years:

?Cervical cancer (HPV) vaccine, which protects against cervical cancer (girls only): three jabs given within six months
Around 13-18 years:

?Diphtheria, tetanus and polio booster (Td/IPV), given as a single jab

The DTP is now a 5-in-1 jab. . I'm wary of immunisations anyway (bad family history, my 3 dc have had all advised vaccines, but they (on medical advice) didn't have their MMR at the 'normal' time, they had first dose at 2 1/2, second dose a month before starting FT school at 4.9-ish. That seems like rather a lot of 'things' to give a very small baby all at once.

And how come the polio is an injection now? What happened to the drops?

What is the pnuemococcal injection for?

The drops I think were a live vaccine and the injection now isn't so is meant to be better. It used to be drops as Polio affects the gut and limbs and the original injection vaccine donkeys years ago only solved the limb issue so they issued it orally to solve the problem of it not preventing polio in the gut. Now they've developed an injection that copes.

The pnuemococcal vaccine helps prevent numerous common childhood infections: Ear infections, meningitus, pneumonia, blood infections and other illnesses.

DD just had her 8 week jabs at 12 weeks due to moving house and the new surgery not having any slots until this week. She was fine and cried only briefly. The only sign that she's had jabs was extra sleepiness in the day and a phenomenal amount of pooing....which is never mentioned as a possible side effect!

Depending on where you live there is also the BCG! My ds is having his this week@ 6 weeks old. Apparently it can cause quite a nasty localized reaction so not looking forward to that