So I think Ds had a reaction to 12 week jabs, what are our options?

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Hi,

Last Wednesday Ds had his 12 week jabs, 5 in 1 plus men C. On Friday he was covered in a red rash from his belly button to his nipples. Rang nhs direct, went to GP and he had no other illness symptoms apart from this rash.

On Friday afternoon the rash had got worse & spread to his back. Went back to GP again and he was ok, no other symptoms but GP detected a heart murmur & said it was common to pick this up after immunisation as the body was working harder as it is under strain.

The rash has subsided and is now just a few spots on Ds' torso. I haven't got a definitive answer from GP as to whether it was a reaction to his jabs or something else. But it seemed to be an allergic reaction to me & the only thing that was different in his life was the jabs.

What are our options? Are there tests that can be done to see if Ds is allergic to jabs? Are there jabs with less allergens he could have instead? I want him to be immunised but I'm concerned that a reaction could be worse next time.

We're due to go back to GPs on Friday regarding his heart murmur so I would like to discuss the options for jabs at the same time. I just don't know what they are! Any ideas?

Thanks :)

Sorry your baby is sick.

Firstly you are going to get people speak to you who have had children who have reacted to jabs and have discontinued them or done them selectively.

Then you are going to get pro-vaccination people come on here and try to drown out the voices of those who question vaccinations with stories like. My aunt mabel died of measles. My mothers brother is deformed from polio.

The aim of the game is to scare you rigid, so rigid that you dare not even contemplate that vaccines could cause harm, even with the evidence under your nose, they will seek to obilterate that 'gut feeling' you have that something is wrong with your child, they will seek to push coincidence and all other manner of reasons.

What you must do is take a deep breath, go with your gut feelings, get answers from those who need to give them, doctors. You can make an appointment with the head of vaccination at your hospital. You can take as much time as you need. You can speak to others, you can do some research. You can download the package insert from he vaccinations your baby has had and search it for if any similar reations are listed.

Then when you are happy and confident about the risks and benefits of vaccines, when you know the risks and benefits.you can make the right choice for your child.

In my experience of adverse reactions doctors will deny, deny, deny. Anyone who has a child unfortunate to react strongly is basically on thier own.

Try the JABS forum.

All the best.

You could also report it to here www.mhra.gov.uk/Safetyinformation/Reportingsafetyproblems/Reportingsuspectedadversedrugreactions/index.htm

or insist that your doctor do it, if you can get him or her to.

My DS reacted with a rash and temperature to his second set of imms and the doctor advised leaving a longer break until the final set so he had the 3rd lot 8 weeks later rather than the usual 4.

When I spoke to the HV that does the jabs she said reactions can happen but this didn't mean a reaction would occur every time.

I'm happy to say he did not react to those last set of jabs.

Cheers onetwothreeoops . It's reassuring to know it might not happen every time.

numbertaker my dad has been in and out of hospital all his life and is disabled from childhood polio, so it's not a story to me. Thanks for your concern & your link though, I will ask GP to make a record of the reaction & see if they can refer us on to a specialist at the hospital.

It also sounds like if your DS did have a reaction,it was to the Men C,as he had already had the 5 in 1 at 8 weeks,with presumably no reactions,as you are speaking about the 12 weeks jabs, best to ask your Practice Nurse to speak to their Imms Co=ordinator who can advise.sometimes some children can be hospitalised for a few hours whilst having their jabs so they are close to medical help if required. You must get advice soon, as at 16 weeks he'll be due the 5 in 1, the Men C and the Pneumonia vac. sounds like it could have been a reaction or with the recent heat maybe a heat rash? Don't think most HP "deny" what's happening to your child,but it is quite unusual to have a severe reaction,so in my experience (as a Practice Nurse) we are at a loss of what to suggest. It doesn't sound like an "allergic" reaction,as this would have been quite severe, with swelling around mouth and mucus membranes. but he may have been "sensitive" to the ingredients,or it may have been a coincidental harmless rash. I personally wouldn't class this as a reason to not have any more vacs,but if you are still worried,get further advice via your GP or PN. HTH :)