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Checking immunity before MMR booster - where to go?

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Hulababy · 04/08/2005 19:25

Before Christmas this year I need to sort out this. DD will be due her pre school MMR booster around April next year, according to my nurse.

She had the MMR at 13 months and was pretty poorly afterwards, worse than she has ever been before or since. At the time it took a lot of doing to get anyone at the GP/clinic to admit that the MMR had caused the reaction. Eventually one HV did say that it most probably had. However, I have now found out that there is nothing in her notes to say this.

So, I do not want DD to have this booster unless it is absolutely necessary. So,l I need to get her immunity checked. i know that I will have to pay privately to have this done, but I have no idea where to go or how to go about it. We are in Sheffield, South Yorkshire BTW.

Also, what is involved in this? How long will it take? Can she be checked for all 3 at once, or is it done in 3 seperate visits?

Can anyone help?

TIA

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Jimjams · 04/08/2005 19:29

no idea where but it can be done with one visit.

Teach her to get her rubella status checked BEFORE she wants to get pregnant. No guarantee of long term immunity following the jab. The NHS will do that for free- I had mine tested before ttc ds1.

Hulababy · 04/08/2005 19:30

I had that done when I went to see my nurse for a pre-conception chat. Will try and remember that - although that will be many years in the future.

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Hulababy · 04/08/2005 20:30

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