first immunizations-which ones did you delay and which did you consider essential?

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our dd is nearly 4 weeks old and we are thinking about delaying some or all of her jabs as there is a history of eczema and asthma in the family, however we are very confused as to which vaccinations are considered more 'essential' than others- for example meningitis? also in or borough they are particularly hot on the BCG vaccine as it's a very multicultural area- hence higher risk of TB apparently. any thoughts appreciated, its such a minefield...

have the first 5 in 1 - not the penevar - see how her reaction is - space them out as much as you can - use your common sense - docs health workers etc dont give a flying shit about your child - they are just doing their job that they are paid to do - if she reacts well to 1st 5 in 1 - delay 2nd until around 5 6 months when her immune system is more built - penevar is a difficult one - it wasnt given to any child before 2006, its only given until the age of 2 anyway - after that what it offers protection against very rarely effects a child thats why its not offered to over 2 yr olds unless health issues prevail etc - My Ds has had one and now im weighing up the options as to whether to continue with it or not - it was the one that by far gave the wrose reaction - fever/eczema etc

Men C was brought in at a time when lots of students on campus were sucumbing to men c in the early noughties - not really babies - its more prevailent in early months (1-4) or from birth - Dont get me wrong men is devastating - i would recommed getting the men awcy which protects against even more strains at 12 months which is a one off dose and not like the nhs 3 doses -its also in line with lots of european countries.

This schedule should give good protection without overloading dd system - for eg - a child has more chances of being in a crash than getting pneumoccal diesease or men c - so r they really that necessary - docs will argue yes - but their main argument is usually for "herd immunity"

Hope this helps

You could even delay the first one until she's older - 8 weeks is just a guideline. I think it was to ensure that the babies could squeeze all their vaccines in before the mum returned to work! Just do as much reading about the different diseases as you can - incidence, risks, treatment etc.