If your DC hasn't had the MMR, what are your reasons & have they had the illness's ?

[IcantbelieveImForty]

If they have had any of the illness's, how have they been ?

I wasn't vaccinated (although I did have rubella age 15) & as a child had mumps & measles.

If they haven't had the illnesses are you assuming they won't because of herd immunity, or are you relying on their healthy immune systems ?

This will go wrong. Mark my words.

ooh, I hope it doesn't - it's not meant to be inflamatory at all.

Don't worry, someone will inflame it for you ...

ok, I'll get the ball rolling...

My DD hasn't had it & has had mumps. She had a sore throat & a desperate dan look. She was fine, apart from the sore throat & was given nurofen, presumably to keep her temperature down.

I've not had her MMR done because I think (& hope) that she has a good healthly immune system. We eat healthily & she was breastfed for a long time. I think having a live vaccination injected into her may compromise her health & her immunity. Obviously I was very worried when it was mumps, but now I am wondering if there is unnecessary scaremonering with regard to these illness.

This is my current thought process & I am very keen to read other, informed, opinions.

[scowl emoticon]

I begged mumsnet to give us a vaccination section and you haven't blardy used it.
I am supposed to be able to hide MMR stuff
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[pag is a grumpy arse emoticon]

there is a vacination topic now

ok thanks - have restarted it in the correct place.

Don't worry Pag i officially Lost It on the vacc section after being called selfish PMSL

Thank goodness off away, so wont see thread if it implodes; after a selfish day spent taking stray children around farms so other parents can work, now have to pack for half term trip