ok, so i am left with the choice of leaving the dsses NOT vaccinated against mumps OR giving them the MMR (in addition to the single measles and rubella jabs they've already had)

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would the latter even be safe/advisable, i wonder

ds1 is 4.5yo and had the first course of singles and has had boosters for measles and rublla

ds2 is 2.5yo and has the first jabs of each of measles and rubella

not sure what to do tbh. it seems that (because the mumps vaccine is now unavailable in the UK) i either give them the MMR in addition to what they've already had (?) or leave them unprotected against mumps

opinions/experiences?

DD2 had just measles jab as a baby. Then rather than leave her unvaccinated against mumps she had the MMR aged 6. Doc said no problem with him having both, partic as MMR is usually done twice now.

We will prob do the same with 3yo DS, who has only had measles single jab so far.

hmmm but if the dss aren't vac and get it in their teens or older they could end up infertile....

if you are worried about Dss getting mumps in their teens you could..er...get them vaccinated when they are teenagers.

Mumps is generally mild. I had it. DSs will not get boosters and DD will not get it at all.

Hmm, my aunt caught mumps in childhood and it left her deaf in one ear. And our GP friend saw a young man with it only recently who was v likely to be left infertile.

So personally I won't be risking it. DS will have the MMR in a couple of years (when he would be due the booster if he'd had the full MMR as a baby)

My boys had the single measles and rubella and not mumps. One of them got mumps, luckily it was mild and he got over it quickly

I am not having the boosters for mine and ds2 needs to have his mumps jab but he will go without it rather than have the mmr. There was a reason they didn't have the mmr jab and that doesn't change because the mumps vaccine isn't available atm.

We are in a similar situation. Ds had all three single vaccinations. I can't give him a booster vaccination for mumps as it isn't available in the UK at the moment. However after much deliberation we decided that it probably wasn't necessary to give booster vaccinations for any of the diseases anyhow. The single vaccinations have a 98% effectiveness rate compared to the MMR which I think is 95%.

I am pregnant again and will give the single jabs to the the new baby. If the mumps vaccine is still not available by the time the baby is around 7 years old we will most likely go for the MMR.

ds had the first lot of single vaccines, inc. mumps (which was then available) but I let him have the MMR pre-school booster. By that age I was confident he was OK and didn't have any of the things that appear to be risk factors for autism. This is not scientifically proven, I just felt less worried about it by the time he was 4 IYKWIM.

This is not scientific either but dh had mumps four times as a child and obv. is still fertile!

IIRC childhood mumps is far less likely to lead to sterility which is pretty rare anyway. Think it's mumps in teenage years which is more dodgy. So you could leave it and get it later on.

(risk factors for autism which may appear to be associated with MMR, like auto-immune disease in the family etc. etc. etc.)

Castille, was that young man vaccinated as a child?

Mumps is usually a mild illness but was the leading cause of viral meningitis prior to vaccination. (Viral meningitis is generally not as serious as the bacterial one). Mumps was added to childhood imms as obviously there ARE some implications for those seriously affected. Childhood illnesses can be serious (rarely) we had a 3 year old child die from chicken pox locally in the past year who was a previously healthy child. Rare I know but it can happen and you never know how a child will be affected by an illness which is usually mild. That's why DS had MMR in the end.

However, because these serious implications are not common it's unlikely to be either of your DS's even if they DO get mumps which they may not - vaccinated or not. I think this is your call - you're not going to do any harm by giving MMR in addition to the singles - there is even some evidence to suggest that the immune response is better when the three are given together but you don't have to do it - as you know.

"you're not going to do any harm by giving MMR in addition to the singles "

well that's a matter of opinion to say the least

stuffit - no, apparently he wasn't.

Many children in France have the single measles vaccine at around 10 mths if they are going to be in nursery.
Then go on to have the 2 doses of MMR later.

i would wait until your eldest is around 8/9 and see if there is a chance of getting the mumps vaccine before then.

if not then i would either have the mmr at that point, or look into gointg abroad for singles

I got mumps while pg and had a miscarriage. Baby died 4 days after I got mumps. Connected - who knows? But I think children should be immunised against it.

However I am dragging my feet over giving DS the MMR. I do 'not believe' in the link between MMR and autism but I'm avoiding the issue.

Has anyone used DH2000 - we are half way through having jabs and cant contact them wonder if tey have goner bust?