Declining 8 week injections

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Hi, has anyone declined the 5-1 jab at 8 week baby jabs? My daughter is due hers and after extensive research my partner and myself are not happy to let her have this so early on in her life and we have been looking into having them separately but are having difficulty sourcing these privately. Any help or info would be appreciated. Thanks

Op, my experience in real life is that many parents have concerns similar to yours and so wait a month or two to start and/or give vaccines on a spread-out schedule. Most HCPs are sympathetic and take the pragmatic view that a few months here or there is unlikely to impact herd immunity or your chances of contracting the disease, and it's better to be vaccinated slowly than not at all. As alluded to above, some less experienced ones may come on a bit strong, but ultimately you have to consent and they can't force you.

I myself have vaccinated on a spread-out schedule and even declined a couple of the less necessary ones. I think you will struggle to find licensed vaccines that aren't multiplexed, but then I'd actually rather have the 5 in 1 (one dose of adjuvant) than 5 individual vaccines (and so five doses of adjuvant) as it's the adjuvant that actually stimulates the immune system. Personally, I prioritised the 5 in 1 and meningitis jags, and had the MMR last as these diseases are either very rare or not harmful in childhood (plus the Measles component has been shown to be slightly more effective at 15-18 months than 12 months, and I think is still given later in some countries).

The vaccine green book will give advice on spacings etc., as you may have trouble finding help on this from an HCP.

Unless you have a close family history of adverse reactions to vaccines there isn't a good reason not to, and it will be very difficult, if not impossible, to find single vaccinations for all the necessary ones and in the meantime your baby will be very vulnerable to all kinds of deadly diseases. I strongly urge you to reconsider OP

I've been hearing a lot about essential oils recently. Maybe orange blossom on the toes 6 times a day will also provide the life saving properties that vaccines do.

Derailing slightly, but is jag a local dialect for jab? If so where?

I'm inclined to agree that doing the 5 in1 separately is pretty silly as it means the poor baby will have 15 injections.

We chose to vaccinate at the recommended time.

It's a personal choice that the op needs to make for her children I don't think op is being fairly treated.

We all make choices everyday from vaccinations and school to health and safety for our children every day of the op is happy with the risk level of delaying vaccinations then so be it.

biking

Don't be absurd, only Amber beads and chia seeds do that.

It's a personal choice that the op needs to make for her children I don't think op is being fairly treated.

No it isn't. Not doing it puts her children's health at risk and other children and immuno compromised people also.

No I haven't declined because I'm not an idiot

So sorry bibble, last thing I want to do is to be encouraging bad science.

It's a personal choice that the op needs to make for her children I don't think op is being fairly treated.

Unfairly treated? The biggest unfairness is the op's child won't be protected from potentially deadly diseases.

I would say jag,and I'm Scottish.

You can choose not to vaccinate but you must then also be prepared to accept that your children may catch very serious illnesses that can be prevented.
I've chosen to keep my children safe.

Bibble - the op is delaying vaccinations and it's a risk that op is willing to take, do I agree? No but name calling and sniping isn't necessary to make your point

Oooo another user163738296162839383 thread about something well known to cause a ruckus, how refreshing and new

Jag = Scottish

Vaccinate your kids. Be aware that unless you're a scientific/medically educated reader you have no way of verifying your sources and there is a LOT of dodgy info out there.

All drugs, foods, and most random substances can cause life threatening reactions, heck some people touch water and have a reaction. The risk of that is TINY. The risk of your kid contracting a preventable disease and being at best sick as a dog and at worst dead , is real. I had whooping cough as a kid - it nearly killed me.
The vaccines are as safe as they can be. Talk to your gp about your concerns. But please, vaccinate your child

If it's your only DC and you're not taking them out and about, then pragmatically there's little risk to a slightly delayed stand.

The components of the 5-in-1 aren't available singly, so you'll just have to do op it at some point.

Do not however take your baby to groups until you've started the course. Whooping cough still kills babies in UK.

And pause and think - 8 weeks is of course tine, but are you really going to feel any less protective at 12 or 16 weeks? I doubt it. And if course one of the best protections you can give your baby is sharply reducing their risk of serious disease.

Please follow your gut!

Speak to the professionals about separating them! But do not let them bully you into having them all in one!

Good luck

nic

So it's fine for a parent to risk the life of their children is it? So if I'm willing to take the risk of strapping my ten month old to the top of the car instead of into his car seat that's acceptable, is it?

Please follow your gut!

Yes, your gut definitely trumps science.

Bibble - of course not that would be illegal - not vaccinating isn't

Please follow your gut!

I'm sorry, but unless the op's gut is medically trained, that really daft advice.

Not vaccinating your baby is also a good way to inflict illness on the immunosuppressive....

OP has fucked off I see.