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MMR Jabs.....

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aprilmeadow · 22/02/2006 18:54

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

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Clayhead · 22/02/2006 18:55

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 · 22/02/2006 19:13

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 · 22/02/2006 19:15

for the other point of view

goldenoldie · 22/02/2006 19:19

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

faeriemum · 22/02/2006 19:21

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 · 23/02/2006 14:26

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 · 23/02/2006 14:28

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 · 23/02/2006 15:07

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

getbakainyourjimjams · 23/02/2006 15:07

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

poppiesinaline · 23/02/2006 16:02

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 · 23/02/2006 16:04

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

GDG · 23/02/2006 16:05

very naive hhoh

GDG · 23/02/2006 16:05

sorry, what I actually meant to say was PAAAAARP!

TinyGang · 23/02/2006 16:08

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

hugeheadofhair · 23/02/2006 16:21

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

spidermama · 23/02/2006 18:49

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.

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aprilmeadow · 23/02/2006 19:06

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

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getbakainyourjimjams · 23/02/2006 19:15

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 · 23/02/2006 19:31

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 · 23/02/2006 19:33

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

getbakainyourjimjams · 23/02/2006 19:34

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

cori · 24/02/2006 10:16

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

canadianmum · 24/02/2006 14:46

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.

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