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MMR, worried after reading the other thread. Anyone have positive experiences? Did you let your lo have it, and are they fine?

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PanicPants · 01/09/2006 21:54

Ds is due his, and we are going to let him have it. But after reading the other thread, I'm now worried.

How many of you have let your lo's have it, and it's been fine?

OP posts:
joelallie · 05/09/2006 14:23

Yes. My 3.

Jimjams2 · 05/09/2006 14:27

one of the best things you read was utterly wrong riab. That's such a myth. it's easy to spot indicators of autistic behaviour (in hindsight- if not at the time). It's quite hard to miss seizures and chronic diarrhoea- which is a common feature of regression following the MMR.

A lot of paediatricians couldn't spot autism in a 2 year old if it did a song and dance in front of them. "oh no Mrs Jimjams your son is most definitely not autistic"- he is - severely, and he was showing every sign going.

Glassofwine · 05/09/2006 14:30

All three have had it and only DS hasn't had the preschool booster, which he will have int he next few months. No problems whatsoever, luckily.

bluejelly · 05/09/2006 14:36

My dd did, she is totally fine.
I love knowing that although they are not 100% foolproof, she is extremely unlikely to contract a whole load of childhood diseases.
No disrespect to people who can't or won't have their children vaccinated.
But I feel incredibly lucky.

Overrun · 05/09/2006 15:49

Can I just say that it isn't rubbish as one coppertop says to mumof2, to say that Autism often manifests itself around the age that most children are given the mmr. This is true, your children may have exhibited syptoms and signs sooner, but this doesn't mean that every child does.
As to the mmr jab itself, the fact that I have let all three of my boys be given the jab, and my three year old has had the booster shows you where I stand.
My three year old also has a weak immune system as well as severe Asthma.
This is not to say that I don't feel that other posters have a right to make their own decisons, because I do. The OP wanted positive accounts of the mmr, which I can provide

Socci · 05/09/2006 15:58

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Jimjams2 · 05/09/2006 16:06

Agree with Socci. Children with autism fall broadly into 2 groups, those with signs and symptoms from birth, and those who regressed (not all regression is triggered by the MMR). Mothers are quite capable of telling which group their child falls in- and in fact research published last year confirmed that mothers were indeed reliable witnesses (they provided videos of their children when young along woith their assessment of whether they'd regressed or always been autistic, and the age they thought regression had occurred if they had regressed. The videos were given to independent pyschologists to score - without knowing thew mother's responses - and hey presto- surprise surprise they were in agreement).

MMR regression is often very dramatic anyway.

izzybiz · 05/09/2006 16:07

Both my children have had MMR, my Ds is 13now so has had the booster too.
Dd will also have the booster when the time comes.

Neither of them suffered any side effects at all.

( im not poo pooing anyone elses opinions either, but the OP was for positive stories.)

motherinferior · 05/09/2006 16:08

Both my two had it and the only thing that either of them got was a slight rash (DD1).

Blu · 05/09/2006 16:11

DS had the MMR - and to be honest, had I known what I know now, I would have thought twice and then twice more about what vaccinations he had and when. (a range of auto-immune and ectopic conditions in immediate family, DS was on IV anti-biotics at birth). It isn't as simple as 'MMR causes autism', as Jimjams has said - but has to be looked at in the context of other factors in the child and family. I am a believer in 'herd immunity' - and the benefit of vaccinating children with very low / negligible risk factors will actually help protect children and adults who have a higher risk factor and wher vaccination is more questionable.

But of course, the vast majority of people answering a thread like this will be saying 'no problem with mine....'. In fact because this site is the site it is, there will be a far far higher ratio of people who have direct experience of vaccination damage. You have to make a decision on the detailed factors you find out about - not on a list of people saying that their kids were fine!

singersgirl · 05/09/2006 17:06

Haven't read whole thread but another one with 2 children who were both fine.

bundle · 05/09/2006 17:07

dd1 had hers at 18 mths - absolutely fine, no problems.

dd2 had hers yesterday (she's 3 ) she didn't even cry! loved her I Am Brave..sticker

foxinsocks · 05/09/2006 17:08

mine have both had it - both had reactions (ds got mild mumps, dd got the measles rash reaction) but both were completely fine after that and they both had the booster with no reaction at all.

bundle · 05/09/2006 17:08

(forgot to say: I had very severe measles as a child, with rheumatic pains in my joints, and that was a big factor in deciding to do MMR)

Overrun · 05/09/2006 17:33

I wasn't saying that all Mothers were wrong about this, but some of them probably are. I say this because, I think there is a very real need for a parent to find an answer for their childs condition and why this has happened. Alot of psychologists I know would say that this is a strong factor.
I am not however saying that all Mothers are wrong about this, nor would I say that I don't believe that the mmr might be implicated in some cases of Autism. I just think all these largely anecdotal examples can give a misleading impression

MoreTeaAnyone · 05/09/2006 17:45

Both my dds were great after the MMR. No problems.; I worried about giving it to dd1 but when it was dd2's turn I was fine. No regrets.

Rosylily · 05/09/2006 17:54

have had three children been fine with mmr but my two little ones are a mess with allergies and my niece been diagnosed age 10 with aspergers. we all knew she was unique but didn't see what was under our noses and in hindsight really obvious. So this thread fills me with doubts. suddenly there seem to be loads of families affected by autism that I hear about. Is that because my family are affected so i notice more or is the diagnosis on the increase or the numbers on the increase? it is so complicated.

TuttiFrutti · 05/09/2006 17:56

Nearly all children who have the MMR are fine afterwards. Surely nobody would dispute this? But if (and it's a big if) you accept that the MMR can trigger autism in a small minority of children who are predisposed towards it, do you take the risk that your child won't be in that minority?

I have seen all my nephews and nieces have the MMR with no problems, but I still chose to give my ds the single vaccines because a friend of mine is convinced the MMR caused her son's autism.

Overrun · 05/09/2006 17:59

Rosylilly, the diagnosis is on the increase, because there are lots of possible reasons for this, MMR uptake is on the decrease, so maybe not that.
I think the spectrum has been broadened and some people who would not have been diagnosed previously are now.
Autism is discussed more, in the media and amongst parents, this gives the impression sometimes that Autism levels are even higher than they are. I think overall it is a good thing that all of the above is happening, but it can lead parents into feeling more anxious than they might need to be

imaginaryfriend · 05/09/2006 18:00

We procrastinated and tried to get singles but failed. Then did it when dd was 2.5 and she was very ill a week after with a fever for 48 hours. Apart from that, no ill effects and she's 4 now. I'm glad we did it. I've seen more kids with trouble following measles than I have following mmr.

But I remain open, always, to the possibility it may be more problematic than we are being told by the medical profession.

TheBlonde · 05/09/2006 18:01

My DS has had his first MMR jab and is fine
If I had concerns that he was likely to be damaged by vaccination I probably would have skipped them altogether
Some children do get damaged and I think it is outrageous that the govt attempts to deny this - every time I hear govt reassurance on public health I think of John Gummer & BSE!

mummyhill · 05/09/2006 19:12

I personally would rather take the risk and give the MMR than risk out breaks of Mumps,measles or rubella. I shall also be taking ds along to have the new jab they have rolled out this week as I do not want to put him at risk of meningitis in any form if I can help it.

potoroo · 05/09/2006 19:12

DS had it a few months ago and is fine (I've had it twice!)

I'm biased towards vaccinations though - one of my bf is a paed and has dealt with many children with long term health problems including deafness, from getting measles.

riab · 05/09/2006 19:37

Socci, I wasn't trying to be rude I was quoting a study I had read.

I hadn't heard of any study/research which showed that there were children who one day could talk and the next day following their MMR jab they could only scream and point. If there is such evidence i'd love the link to it as that would be new information I'd like to read before DS booster

Jimjams2 · 05/09/2006 19:44

You could talk to my friend, riab. That's exactly what happened to her child. Although autistics usually have trouble pointing, so it was more accurate to say that she had a child who was pointing and beginning to talk (developmentally pointing is far more important than talking and far more fixed in time of appearance), then 24 hours later she had a child who was in HDU following massive seizures. Aged 7 he can't talk and can't point.

Her son's paediatrician has said to my friend that it is likely his severe autism was MMR tiggered.

There are people on mumsnet who have had similar experiences, and there may be case studies. There won't be accurate research as adverse reactions are very under-recorded.

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