MMR Jabs.....

[aprilmeadow]

Got to start thinking about this and whether my DS should have the all in one jab or the 3 separate ones. Does anyone have any advice to give as to which one i should go for. I know that it has been on the news in the past, but tbh i didnt really pay much attention as it didnt effect me at the time. I didnt have it myself as i was allergic to egg and i think it contains dried egg, but my db and dsis did have it. A colleague of mine paid to have the 3 separate ones and suggested that i should think about doing the same, but i just dont know enough about it to make my decision.

Any help/advice greatly appreciated

TIA
Aprilmeadow x

[Clayhead]

Don't think the egg thing is an issue any more, although it used to be. dd is allergic to egg and both the GP/Consultant who she saw for her allergies, said it is no longer manufactured in egg, so she had it at the GPs.

[Seona1973]

My dd had the MMR and I had no qualms about her having it after watching the program that discredited the guy that started the controversy in the first place. There is a lot of info about MMR here: MMR The Facts

[Mazzystar]

for the other point of view

[goldenoldie]

Gawd, not this again.......................

[faeriemum]

my ds had it...and wouldnt it be far more dangerous to the child if the DIDNT have it?
that the way i look at it anywho!

[hugeheadofhair]

Come on, these were common childhood diseases. OK, complications with measles can be dangerous (but very rare), but mumps and rubella usually cause no problems. Rubella especially, you hardly notice you have it. It's only dangerous for pregnant women who haven't had it. I would vaccinate girls only at the age of 12 for rubella, if it was up to me. Mumps I wouldn't worry about,but measles is a bit trickier.

[Spidermama]

God well said hugeheadofhair. I totally agree. Now let's both get the hell out of here before the sh*t really hits the fan.

[getbakainyourjimjams]

Search the archives for MMR- there;s loads on here. (lots agreeing with the last viewpoint as well as the opposite).

[getbakainyourjimjams]

BTW before it gets lost - particular risk factors for the MMR are things like a family history of crohns.

[poppiesinaline]

but if a male gets mumps in puberty or in later life can't it make him sterile? Both my older two had the MMR and were fine but I can remember the dilemma making the decision. Now No 3 will be due his soon and I have been thinking 'oh no, not that MMR decision again!' But I am 99% sure he will let him have it.

[GDG]

No reason not to have MMR - there'd have been no decision to make without the ridiculous amount of media hype.

[GDG]

very naive hhoh

[GDG]

sorry, what I actually meant to say was PAAAAARP!

[TinyGang]

GDG - Some people feel that it's not just media hype though and that their children have been genuinely damaged by MMR.

[hugeheadofhair]

well informed actually, gdg. I'll parp myself now too, taking spidermama's advice

[spidermama]

FWIW - and as there seems to be a hit and run approach on this thread - I researched then made the informed decision NOT to subject my children to these jabs long before the 'media hype' of which you speak GDG.

[aprilmeadow]

Being a first time mum i was just looking for advice. Thank you for the link will have a look at it.

I didnt have the jab, and suffered with Mumps, Measles and German measles. I am fairly sure that ds will have the jabs, i just wanted to know if there was any justified reason as to why he shouldnt.

Thanks for your help

[getbakainyourjimjams]

Perfectly reasonable question aprilmeadow- if you search on jimjams or baka and MMR (you can do it from the top of the page- click on search the archives) you'll find a few links to things like Andy Wakefield's latest presentation, Sunderland autism research unit etc. I know a numberof consultants (peads and immunologists who will say off record that they believe small numbers of children are vulnerable- or who have told friend's that they believe autism in their particular child's case to have been likely to have been triggered by the MMR). The accepted wisdom (best guess) amongst this group appears to be that pre-existing bowel problems such as Crohns are risk factors.

[cori]

We decided not give DS MMR at 12months because we are pretty sure BIL has high functoning autsim/aspergers syndrome.
However I had planned to give DS MMR booster (he is now four) we dont know have a strong family history of autoimmune disease, but recently DS (who is now four) has developed a undiagnosed abdominal/bowel complaint. He is at school now, and dont want to leave him unprotected. Not really sure which way to go now.

[getbakainyourjimjams]

You could get his immunity checked- he might not need a booster.

[getbakainyourjimjams]

Then check it again pre-puberty- measles is more likely to be serious teen years and on.

[cori]

will the GP do that, or will i have to go private.

[canadianmum]

My boys had a single measles vaccine at 2.5 years, then I had difficulty sourcing single mumps, did a bit more reading and decided that MMR was ok. I just felt better about it because my boys were older (3y) and seemed stronger. I also worried about them getting mumps or passing rubella to a pregnant woman.

this is such a personal decision, best to do some reading and ask around.

Note - there is little or no controversy over MMR in Canada or continental Europe - I ask friends there about it and they are like "what controversy?", seems to be a British thing.