bcg vac. ?????

[bubblebell1]

i am due to take my 11 week old ds2 to the hosp to have his bcg.

i am now having cold feet.

he had his 1st lot of routine jabs on monday and was wonderingif this was too soon?

i do want him to have the bcg but am wondering if he is too young??

pls someone help ease my mind... dp was extreamly helpful by saying that it is up to me.

thanks

xx

In Tower Hamlets they give all babies BCG at 6 weeks as a matter of course. DS had no side-affects from it at all.

yes - same as when we lived in Ladbroke Grove, dd had a her bcg at 6 weeks and was fine (but the 'reaction' time is about 3-4 months later).

here you dont get it til you are 14

DS now 13 months and never had a reaction. He also has a small neat scar. I think you only get it early in areas where there is a high risk of TB.

Depends where you are np -- in the big inner cities and some other areas they are vaccinating babies because of TB being on the rise again.

we're in singapore. dd2 is now 4 wks old. she had it just after birth

In my borough, they're doing all babies at 6 weeks. I was told you had to then wait 4 weeks before the other vacs so if you don't have it before then, then you have to wait until 13 months I think. I didn't really see the necessity of DD having it especially as 1/2 mile down the road in the next borough they're not offering it, but was told I should if she was going to local nurseries etc. Didn't bother her but 4 months on, its still pussy and weeping.