Vaccinations

[Kait1223]

What’s everyone’s opinion on vaccines?
my daughter has had her first ones but we are thinking of spacing them out a little bit more than the nhs schedule .
should we do this or should we just go with the nhs schedule?

We spaced them out and added extra ones too . It worked well the gp was supportive. We got ones such as chickenpox privately

Mine are in their twenties now and all had their vaccines at the times suggested by the nhs. They are the experts and know what’s appropriate and when.
Incidentally, there was speculation about autism and the MMR at the time mine were vaccinated (later discredited). I trust the health professionals and still went ahead.

At this time of year, with more bugs going around, I would stick to the NHS schedule.

If you don’t mind me asking how long did you leave in between each vaccine?

We stuck to the schedule. Always will.

Stuck to the schedule.

spacing them out more because some orange idiot believes it’s a good idea is dumb.

it just exposed kids to more harm. How would you feel if uou decided to space them out and not get say, measles, until later and then your child caught the measles ? Not outside the realm of possibility given how contagious it is and the outbreaks going on round the world.

Just shove them all in, there’s really no reason not to. Kids really aren’t fussed. We added chicken pox too. Get it all done with.

Why would you want to change the spacings? Based on what research studies? If you've got a specific article or guidance that you're thinking of following them we could perhaps look at that and evaluate it. Otherwise I would recommend sticking to the schedule.

Who’s the orange guy?? And im not 100% sure on spacing them out. My daughter was due to have her second dose this week but she is very congested and doctors advised not to get them until she’s better as she already has a slight fever. I’ve seen a lot of people spacing them out and I just thought I’d get opinions on it :)

I’ve just seen a lot of other mums spacing them out and I just wanted opinions I’m also not 100% sure if I will space them out it was just a thought

We can afford what we like / money isnt a factor.

I follow(ed) the nhs schedule.

Our oldest had chicken pox privately but our youngest will have it on the nhs as they qualify for it

Chickenpox will be available on NHS soon, I think from early next year. Just FI.

@Kait1223the orange guy is POTUS.

Trump. He’s flamed all this spacing out nonsense with his opinion.

other mums spacing them out is irrelevant - are they doctors? It just seems like the latest baby trend and I think it’s dangerous.

Here we go.

Why would you spread them out further than the NHS schedule?

Good news!

Follow nhs schedule. Its based on decades of research, no idea why anyone would waste energy doing anything different.

i wouldn’t spread them out. You would be stretching out the time in which baby is vulnerable. Don’t forget that your child is subject to loads of threats every day, a small handful of extra vaccines is neither hear nor there. Some of these infections are still widespread in the environment, why would you consider risking your child like this? During the 70s/80s the schedule was more spread out but it meant that a lot of children were left a t risk for much longer.as you have discovered, they start to mix, catch colds and coughs and before you know it they are a year old and are not covered as far as these dangerous infections are concerned. I understand that one can can get a bit psyched out by the ‘noise’ around child health but, luckily for us , there are experts to make safety assessments for us .

As I said I was thinking about it…
I've seen others do it and wanted opinions on it

I trust the science, knowing how much scrutiny goes into NICE guidelines reassured me - the people critically appraising the clinical trials and reports are much better placed to make the call compared to me and my social media knowledge.

The big problem with spacing out vaccines is that it leaves your baby vulnerable for longer, which is the sort of decision you very much hope not to come to regret. It's actually more important than ever to vaccinate fully now. The tragic fall in rates of immunisation has led to spread of diseases that we thought were on the verge of being irradicated. You can't rely on herd immunity to protect your child, because too many other parents are delaying, deferring, and omitting vaccines, so there is more spread of some very nasty diseases. So it is more vital than ever, as a responsible loving parent, to do everything in your individual power to protect your baby, and that means getting them vaccinated as fully as possible as soon as possible. Please.

My DD is 3, and from about 6 months old has had febrile convulsions triggered by sudden high temps. They are terrifying and when they started I was also going through chemo so was on my last nerve as it was. Because I was so scared about the 1 year vaccines triggering one (not that it would have stopped me vaccinating her) the nurse suggested splitting the four 1 year jabs into two appointments, but there were only just under two weeks between the two. I was really grateful and my DD was fine. She had the rest as normal, in fact she just had her preschool ones and they’ve all passed without incident.

All of the early vaccines are for really horrible infant diseases, I wouldn't want to risk my tiny baby being vulnerable to any of them longer than necessary. Rotavirus, whooping cough, polio, meningitis - didn't bear thinking about.

That said, I had to delay the 12 month jabs by one week because my baby had a high fever from a tummy bug (nursery...) on the day the jabs were supposed to be.

Delaying on GP advice is fine. I wouldn't delay for any other reason. The further away birth your baby gets, the lower and lower their antibodies from you drop, whether or not you are breastfeeding. The NHS vaccine schedule takes account of when maternal protection goes for each disease that can be vaccinated against.

I work in public health. The vaccine schedule is regularly reviewed and up to date evidence is taken into account. For example, upcoming changes are based on the times when there is a peak of certain infections in a certain age and the schedule has been changed to try and stop this peak from occurring. I understand why people are skeptics about vaccines because of the general mistrust of big pharma and the medical industry, but if you want to ask questions about the evidence then there are professionals who will be happy to oblige in giving you more info on why the schedule is the way it is.