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Did anyone else decide against pre school MMR?

31 replies

JuniperDewdrop · 03/11/2004 18:03

I've had umpteen appointments through the post and after talking to my homeopath have decided against getting DS2 vaccinated. He's under a paediatrician (sp?) for SN and this is another reason why I'm against it, just incase iykwim?

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JoolsToo · 03/11/2004 18:07

Good job Skates away this is a biggy between us but I don't know why - I'm not against the vaccinations - I just think you should be able to get them done singly and not have to pay.

zephyrcat · 03/11/2004 18:38

My mum didnt with my sister - the mmr was introduced when my sister was a baby so she had the first one. Then they decided they needed another one but my mum didnt see why so she refused. My sister is 14 next month and has been fine without it

Loobie · 03/11/2004 19:04

My ds has autism which i really dont think was caused my his mmr but......dd who is 2 had hers at 14mths and within three days turned into a monster from hell,stopped sleeping,cried all day and night,stopped eating etc etc .she got a top up from the chiropractor and i gave her probiotics to help balance her system and she eventually settled back down to the little angel she really is.
Sooo she wont be getting a pre-school booster.

MrsBigD · 03/11/2004 19:11

had dd's first lot done in single shots and will do booster singles as well. It's worth the money. Getting annoyed though at health officials who say that there is a threat of epedemic because people won't innocculate their kids. Those idiots! If they'd offer the single injections for free... or at least made them more readily available! I had to search for ages to find a doctor who did them in our area!

JoolsToo · 03/11/2004 19:13

It really angers me that some parents have real concerns about this but the Government (again) think they know best - listen to us - we're telling you the truth - well we've learned that they don't always!!

spook · 03/11/2004 19:21

Both my boys had single jabs but it was a real effort-had to travel to London and Sheffield and was incredibly frowned upon by HV and with DS1 (nearly 8) it was frowned upon by my GP too.

JanH · 03/11/2004 19:21

MMR was introduced here in 1988/9 when DS1 was 6 months old and DD2 was 3. The following year they both had it, him at 18 months and her as a first immunisation (not a booster) preschool. Believe it or not there was a clamour among many parents to have their older children immunised - there was not enough vaccine to do that for the first few months and many parents were annoyed! (DS2 had it at 18 months.)

DD1 was born in the US in 1982 and had it routinely there at 15 months. We left shortly afterwards but as far as I could see from books and other information it was not (is not?) given again over there, so for that reason I have always refused any boosters for all 4 of my kids despite sometimes repeated requests. They have had all other immunisations and boosters (except whooping cough for DD2 after a bad reaction to her 2nd dose).

I'm sure this is an illogical attitude (many of mine are ) and the formulation of our jab is probably different from theirs but it just seems that if their kids are OK with one dose then so should ours be.

emmatmg · 03/11/2004 19:39

Ds1 had his MMR at about 15 months. He's had it just once, no boosters pre-school or otherwise.

Ds2 has only recently had his first MMR, he was just over 3yrs and that's the only one he'll be having too.

Ds3 is 13 months, he hasn't had it yet but will have his first one only at about 18 months.

IMO once is enough.

suedonim · 03/11/2004 20:29

DD1 only had the one mmr jab. I wasn't at all convinced of the need for the second one, it seemed to be partly to sweep up those who hadn't had it first time around and to induce immunity in those for whom the first one failed. It didn't inspire me with confidence.

emmatmg · 03/11/2004 20:43

suedomin, my HV told me pretty much exactly what you posted.

Angeliz · 03/11/2004 20:43

DD was done with seperate jabs and is still waiting for her FIRST mumps, 9she's 3.7), as they have been unable to get adequate supplies of the vaccine!
She had a blood test a few weeks ago to check antibodies/immunity to EVERYTHING. (I though one test and we'll know and she was FINE honestly-not at all traumatised !!!).
Turns out from all her baby jabs and measles and Rubella jabs the ONLY one she's immune to is rubella,(which is pretty ironic as it's not even a threat to her!!).
I spoke to H.V about what booster they use for dtap and discovered it's a new 4 in 1 called Repevax so now i don't know what to do either!!. (Also about measles single!)

Thomcat · 03/11/2004 20:45

Lottie has hers done as 3 seperate jabs. We went to a clinic in Hemel Hempstead.

Angeliz · 03/11/2004 20:47

Thomcat, (SORRY to hijack thread for a mo), was Lottie o.k after single measles booster??

Thomcat · 03/11/2004 20:56

She was fine darling yes, why do you ask?

Angeliz · 03/11/2004 20:59

Because dd needs a single booster jab and i've been wondering how poorly it maight make her. Glad to know Lottie was fine after it

Jimjams · 03/11/2004 21:40

JanH - 2 MMR boosters are now given in the US I think. They DEFINITELY do a teen booster and I think they do pre-school as well. The teen booster makes more sense than the pre-school imo.

Obviously ds1 (single measles jab) hasn't had any boosters. And DS2 hasn't had any shots at all so he won't be getting any. Funnily enough he is fascinated by our diabetic cat getting insulin and watching me have blood taken.

Loobie glad to hear your dd got over her nasty reaction. I wanted to ask but haven't "seen" you for a while.

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JuniperDewdrop · 04/11/2004 17:35

thanks everyone. I'm sticking to my guns, think I'll write to or ring HV and tell her to stop sending me appointments.

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logic · 04/11/2004 17:51

I'm glad I found this thread...
Ds had a bad reaction to the MMR first time around and no-one would believe me. Then again, they didn't have to listen to him scream with a temp of 40 degrees for 10 days and nights...I am convinced that he contracted measles from it.

The dilemma is: do I let him have the booster? Would it be cruel to do it? Does it actually have any effect whatsoever? What if he gets mumps this time?

Sorry to hijack, Juniperdewdrop...

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JuniperDewdrop · 04/11/2004 18:00

you're more than welcome logic Hope you get some good advice

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mieow · 04/11/2004 18:15

Dd1 had her preschool booster today, was worried about as she has CP and was diagnosed with PVL (brain damage) just after she had her first MMR, BUT I also am aware that she has a lower immunity system than more children, and as a simple cold knocks her for six, I couldn't risk her contracting any of those diseases, so I did it.

mieow · 04/11/2004 18:16

should read "than most children"

Tiggiwinkle · 04/11/2004 19:15

My two youngest DSs have only had the first MMR-I refused the pre-school booster for both (my youngest had contracted the measles when he was 3, even though he had had the first MMR!). I felt the risks outweighed the benefits by that age.

dogwalker · 04/11/2004 19:20

JD, I decided not to let my 2 ds's have their pre-school booster as it seemed pointless to me. If I remember rightly, the pre-school booster is only to try and catch the 5% who won't have got immunity the first time round. I got lots and lots of appointment cards through the post but after much thought decided against it.

carla · 04/11/2004 19:23

Yep, me. For both dds.

Hulababy · 04/11/2004 19:29

DD's not old enough yet but I will not give her the MMR booster until I have had her immunity checked. She didn't react well to the first MMR, so I don't want to risk butting her (or us) through it again.