going for it!

[linzoid]

Taking my 4 year old ds for his first mmr jab at 2pm. I am feared to death! Have thought about it alot which is why he's having it at the age of 4. Has anyone elses child had it later and were they o.k? My son has had a poor response to other vaccinations (hasn't made the antibodies) and he has low immunoglobulins in his blood so i have been advised that he should have it. Just hope i've made the right descision!

Best of luck. I'm still trying to decide what to do about it (DD is almost 15mo), DH is adamant that she should have it no question, I just wish I was so sure. Let us know how he gets on.

Hi, linzoid! My DD2 had it first as a pre-school jab in 1989, aged 4 - it had only been available a short time then and I asked for her to have it (!!!!!) with the DT and polio boosters.

She'd had a bad reaction at 2(?) months to the first DPT so they didn't give her any further pertussis vaccine - although I have since heard stories about children being ill with the tetanus jab, and she always ended up with a big swelling from every jab she had, but was fine otherwise.

All of mine have had MMR once only - have refused all boosters.

janh, I did the same. I had taken for Ds 18 month check (1989) and said, when is the MMR available and she said, we have some in the fridge, we'll do it now! I had DS and DD (2.5) both done, without hesitating

They also had boosters, and again I believe at 11 at school. I really must get a record of all these jabs.

I think I'd find it a lot more scarey now, but would have them vaccinated.

alibubbles, IIRC I have turned down MMR boosters for DS1 3 times now - pre-school, pre-secondary school and about Y9, when they were doing BCG.

Surely instead of constantly revaccinating all the kids it would be safer, and possibly cheaper too, to blood test for immunity and screen out those who don't need it? They could then also give rubella separately to any girls who need that.

Sorry to be thick, what is IIRC? !

I don't whether I did the right thing or not, but the children said they'd rather have a jab than a blood test, because I did consider having blood tests done.

thanks,Beetroot, obvious now!