Is it too late for a 19 mths old to have a mmr jab?

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on behalf of a mumsnetter

her son turned 19 mths old today

nope. dd2 had hers at around 18months old.

Definitely not. A friend's (also a MNetter) DD had it at about 3yo IIRR.

i thought there was an age limit

my ds had his at 18months

DS1 still hasn't had his yet and he's 23 months.

Constant illness inc repeated chest and lung infections I felt his body couldn't handle it yet.

We'll be having in done over the next 4-6 weeks and when I feel the time is right and he's well.

My ds was 2 when he had his mmr

My dd3 had hers at 2ys - nothing was mentioned.

Nope. If ds2 and ds3 have it they'll have it (or singles) aged 9 or 10.

My dd2 had hers last week at the age of 23 months

I was given the MMR when I was 14!!! (for some reason wasn't given the rubella jab at school, so when I went to GP he only offered the MMR, not a single jab).

Don't give it in NZ until 18 months - so it would be fine.

My DD had hers when she was called for her pre-school booster at about 4 (and then had her pre-school booster about six months later).

ds2 had his at 3.5 yrs
ds3 hasn't had his yet at 2.7yrs.

ok thanks guys

I had one at 18.

darn expat, you managed to beat me then

The US gives an MMR to teens/young adults b/c the efficacy can wear off on vaccines given as infants or children, leaving adults vulnerable to these diseases.