MMR did you?

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DS is MMR soon, I'm totally pro jabs, but there is that niggle bloody daily mail please can you slap me with a wet fish and tell me to woman up
I know its preventing hideous diseases. I KNOW.
I'm just having my first case of neurotic-itis and I need you to make me get over it.

I'm setting off in 10 mins to take DD to have hers. She's 2.5. I delayed it because she has a severe egg allergy, but always intended her to have it.

Hi, we've moved this into Vaccinations.

Please please get your dc immunised. I have just got over a bout of the mumps (at the ripe old age of 44) and i was the mist poorly I have ever been. It was vile and all in I was ill for 3 weeks. By ill I mean housebound, not eating, flu like symptoms, swollen face for 2.5 weeks and able to only walk short distances as I was so tired for a further week.

Whilst i was ill both my dc's had the mmr and I was so grateful. They both had one nights worth of high temperatures which I took to be their bodies fighting the virus. other than that they were fine. I dread to think how they would have been if they had had the mumps.

The whole mmr thing has been discredited - indeed I think the main doctor responsible for the original crappily put together study was struck off.

Believe me I struggled with having ds1 who is now 9 immunised but I am so glad I did.

Hope this helps.

I have written that with addled brain.

Not mist MOST

And to be clear my dc's had the mmr as babies not 'whilst I was ill' as I have claimed below goes to lie down in darkened room.

had single jabs for both my boys ds1 fine ds2 austic.

None of mine have had it. Why don't you read up more about it, then make up your mind when you know more?

Yes x 3DC. No problems at all. DS will be having his pre-school booster this year.

I researched lots and decided to only get those vaccinations where the risk of serious complications of the disease was greater than the risk of complications from the vaccination. Incidentally autism was not one of the risks I was concerned about - my worries were complications from febrile convulsions, vaccine-induced encephalitis, etc. All the complications which are listed on the manufacturers' information leaflets.

DD has had those vaccines which can help prevent the various bugs that cause meningitis, and measles. She has also had a different version of the dTaP vaccine to the one available on the NHS. She hasn't had mumps, polio or rubella. She will also be getting another non-NHS vaccine which helps protect against another 10 of the strains that cause meningitis, not covered by Prevenar 13.

We spaced out the jabs, leaving at least 6-8 weeks or more inbetween jabs, to ensure the best immune response.

Yes, DS (19 months) had it, after I read and read and read everything I could get my hands on. I also vaccinated him against chicken pox, as I can't develop immunity (had the jab three years ago) and I'm pregnant. No ill effects whatsoever.

DD had hers last week, made her a bit sleepy which was great for me

I can't understand why anyone wouldn't tbh

Yes, I will be having my DD vax when she is old enough (7mo).

I have had the mmr vax as a child (I'm 27). I don't remember much I'll effects, although I did get mumps when I was around 14. The only symptom really was a swollen neck, so the vax may have helped.

I did get two weeks off school, followed by another two weeks as it was the end of term. And my horrible older brother was too frightened to come anywhere close :)

Sorry Heswall I wasn't at all clear (rushing off to do something else). I meant that a high percentage of cases of Rubella are sub-clinical (eg people don't know they have it) so I'm assuming the lower uptake of MMR would lead to higher rates of Rubella (often people don't bother with Rubella single jabs as the disease isn't a terrible one for the child and complications are rare.)

But infection during early pregnancy can lead to fetal infection causing fetal damage in upto 90% of infants (often multiple defects are caused, mental and physical) and that I've heard these can include autism but I'm not sure.

DD and DS had their 2xMMR without complications (DS had a slight rash, but I think I only saw that because I was looking so hard). I very strongly feel that not getting kids their MMRs is doing them AND the community a big disservice.

DS 12 ...No

DS 5...No

Both of my sons aged eight and three have had the mmr with absolutely no effects.

..other than being protected against those diseases. No side effects I. Mean!

Wow huge response, thank you for taking the time to reply
He is booked in for 11am tomorrow and dh is taking him as I have to work

I still feel a bit about it all but know jabs are the right thing, if he got m m or r because I assumed to know more than the medics I couldn't live with myself...
Hopefully he'll prove me an unnecessary neurotic
Thanks again, I know it's motive and gave found all your replies lots to think about

No

Mumps and rubella are usually mild in childhood (over 1/3 of cases of mumps are completely asymptomatic) and can be more severe with a greater risk of complications when older (That's probably why you felt so bad nameuschangeus) and the mumps component has been shown to only provide limited protection.

Just so you know, vaccines don't guarantee that you won't catch the diseases so be aware of the symptoms so that you can take proper precautions if necessary.