If your DCs had single MMR jabs, did you get the pre-school booster?

[AtheneNoctua]

I'm not sure I see the point in giving her a jab she has already had. But, thought I'd ask here and see what others have done.

What??? Is the MMR no longer a popular topic?

I can't believe no one wants to come and tell me if they get the booster after having had singles.

Most places that do single jabs will also offer you a blood test to test immunity, if you want (so that you can then re-vaccinate if not immune).

for a fee I imagine.

nope we didn't

Why Franny? Because it was pointless? And what about the DTP etc. part of the jab?

erm I think we had the DTP part as he had already had that one as a baby
I am confused about what he has had and what he hasn't had, I admit

we didn't do MMR booster because I still have concerns about its safety

Yeah, I did.

I'm thinking of getting the DTP (or whatever it's called) part but not the MMR.

what is the DTP part?

dTaP/IPV or DTaP/IPV

I think this whole cocktail comes in two jabs: the MMR and DTaP/IPV.

But, does she really need these again? I don't want to have her jabbed with something she doesn't need.

well whether children 'need' immunisation or not is a whole other issue, surely? If you want to be sure that your child has been covered by the immunisations then my understanding is that you need the boosters

but I am far from knowledgeable on this

My ds (4.4) has had the measles and rubella pre-school boosters and will have the mumps one in a couple of months' time. I need to go to the GP for his DTP booster, but will do that a few months after the mumps one.

I could have had an immunity test for him, but it cost about £100, which was almost as much as one jab, so I just decided to go ahead and have them.

AN,
DD had the singles jab for the MMR thing, and like you, i am contemplating whether to give her the boosters in singles or as my GP recommends, in one go (i.e. MMR combined boosted). However, i know i'm probably going to go for the singles -- and i know i'm probably going to vaccinate.

i do have a half brother who is autistic and my DH has crohn's disease. so please no one jump on me about being paranoid etc etc saying no link no link.

About 10% of people having the single jabs or the MMR will not remain immune - their immunity fades with time.

This is not special to jabs. People who have had german measles for example, may keep losing their immunity.

That is why the booster is there esp as there is no way of telling whose immunity is fading except through a blood test.

The booster is due at 3.5-5years at time at wihich you would hope symptoms of autism (if that is your worry) would be present. ASAIK the regression theory of MMR & autism doesn't relate to children in this age group? Someone will correct me!

If you think your child may be autistic then maybe delay the jab even further?

If not - what will you decide?

DD is definitely not autistic.

If I were to have her immunity tested, would they test for all the jabs? Or does one immunity test look for on particular jab?

My cousin's first child (DS) was born with an inherited immune problem and after a bone marrow transplant, died at 17 mths. Hence I did MASSES of reading into immune systems, etc. Yes, I'm a layman(person!) but I applied my thorough amateur knowledge of the body's immunity to this debate with my two. DS1 had MMR at 13 mths - by 4 his nursery teachers were suspecting Autism. By now I had DS2 and MMR subject cropped up. Advice of a homeopath: do it if you feel you need to BUT NOT UNTIL AT LEAST 18 mths - immune system is far too young to be bombarded at only 1yr. DS1 not autistic - glue ear plus dyspraxia (but that's another thread). With my previous research into immune systems/genetics - could see no reason for a booster at five. If the body has developed immunity, this should suffice. PLUS the older they are, the more defences they have to fight off anything. Measles is not fatal; the only children who have died from it in outbreaks in the past five years are those with compromised immune systems (I suppose like my cousin's DS who would have died anyway) or those who are undernourished, etc. So - keep your child well, healthy and even if they get measles, it will be nasty for the duration, but they will recover. How many of our grandparents told us stories of being laid up in a dark room with measles for three weeks - and they went on to survive a War!!!