Men B and Rotavirus 8 week Jab - necessary?

[1sttimegirlmum]

Hi all, I’m a first time mum and have my daughter has just had her first jabs. I was apprehensive as I’m not a massive fan of vaccinations but understand that she needs to be protected. When speaking to the nurse she explained that both the Men B and the Rotavirus jab were relatively new (I.e. not something I would have received as a child). Did anyone skip these and has that impacted their child at all or affected their nursery options? She did have the other jabs for polio, tetanus etc.

We did. Our youngest was too old to get the Men B vaccine but the youngest got it. We paid privately for the oldest to have it as I would never forgive myself if both caught it and one died. I did ask our vaccine nurse at the time if we should get the older DC done and she said this strain is rare but if you get it you are unlikely to Survive. I don't gamble and that was enough for me to agree. I am pro vaccine though.

I would say that they're necessary as I believe in vaccinations.

An anti vaxxer would not.

Totally your decision but I appreciate it's not an easy decision for some people.

I don't think it would affect nursery as it's not a legal requirement in this country.

our youngest had the rotavirus but not the oldest. He’s had noticeably fewer tummy bugs as a child.

We had the men b but declined the rotavirus as dd was struggling with severe cmpa and had awful awful gastrointestinal symptoms and the gp advised us not to have it and by the time she was well she was too old to have it

The Men B jab should have been brought in sooner, but was delayed on cost grounds. It was partly brought in due to the stalwart campaigning work of parents. Parents bereaved by meningococcal disease, parents whose children nearly died from meningococcal disease, parents whose children lost limbs to meningococcal disease. I have seen scores of children and babies trying very hard to die from meningococcal disease, some of whom did die despite all our best efforts. And thank god it has got so much less common since the men c and men B jabs came in. This is a hideous disease, a scourge. I beg you to give your child the amazing gift of protection from it.

We paid privately for our older children to have the meningitis B jab after a friend of a friend lost their child to Men B.
Our children missed out on the NHS vaccination as they were too old

The way I look at it is that the NHS is incredibly underfunded, so they wouldn't spend vast amounts of money on vaccinations unless those vaccines were absolutely necessary and prevented serious harm.

Men B and Rotavirus kill.

They kill so many babies and children that millions of pounds was spent developing vaccines, and rolling them out for every baby - because every baby could catch one of them and die.

The NHS thinks the risk is high enough to do all that.

Some people don't think that's a good enough reason. Some people smoke when pregnant. Some people don't use car seats.

Only you can determine what level of risk is acceptable for your child. Personally I couldn't risk my baby catching an entirely preventable, deadly disease.

I paid for my dd to have it. Preventing her catching a disease that could make her really ill, maim or kill her was worth every penny.

Men B is a no-brainer, serious disease.

Rotavirus is a bit more finely balanced, but looking after an ill small child who is potentially at risk of dehydration is just a stress most families don't need.

Yes the vaccines are "new" in historical terms but millions of doses have been given with active surveillance for side-effects and nothing concerning has come to light.

Don't know any paediatric healthcare professionals who skip anything on the childhood schedule, make of that what you will.

I am a nurse and watching a young child die of Men B was enough for me to pay privately for my older son to have it.
My younger one had both.
It's not worth the risk IME x

Gov site for info
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/meningococcal-disease-laboratory-confirmed-cases-in-england-in-2021-to-2022/invasive-meningococcal-disease-in-england-annual-laboratory-confirmed-reports-for-epidemiological-year-2021-to-2022

A woman on my street lost her infant daughter to rotavirus. It was horrific. This was 7 years ago (we went to the same baby group) and she is still understandably traumatised.

Vaccinations are worth the initial discomfort because they literally save lives.

Dd has had all vaccinations and always been fine bar a temp. Shes nearly 8, never regretted it for a millisecond.

My daughter ended up in paeds after having the menB at 4 months. She had a strong reaction to it which meant she screamed inconsolably for 3 days.
She was checked out and went home for Calpol and cuddles.
Even so she has had every vaccine since including the 3rd dose of menB.
We now know some vaccines make her feel more unhappy than typical and ensure she has regular painkillers and cuddles. The 3 days of screaming whilst challenging is a hell of a lot better than catching any of the diseases vaccinated against

My uncle was born with a heart defect after my grandmother contracted rubella in pregnancy. He lived for 8 years and spent most of that time on hospital.

My DD had bad diarrhoea after one of the rotavirus vaccinations but I wouldn’t hesitate to vaccinate again. I few unpleasant symptoms is nothing compared to what the virus might have caused. While most children survived before these vaccinations were available there were still significant numbers of tragic deaths or lifelong disability as a result of these diseases.

These diseases kill, don't gamble with your dc's life. My dc was given the men b recently due to occupation as wasn't available as a baby. I've just had the acwy one myself, recommended by practice nurse

Both my dcs have had the vaccinations.
These vaccinations are well researched and they work.

The alternative is too horrible.

An old school friend lost her little one to Meningitis. Devastating.