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PFB worry about DS having the MMR

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MainlyMaynie · 20/08/2012 12:23

DS has the MMR coming up and I am worried about possible reactions. Not the stuff about autism etc., though I expect the publicity about that has subconsciously made me more concerned about MMR than other vaccines. A friend's baby ended up with a scarily high temperature though and that's the sort of thing that worries me (he's never had a high temp, so I don't know how he'll react). I have looked on the NHS website, but it doesn't explain how common reactions are. Do the majority of children get them?

I know this is PFB paranoia, I'm not considering not letting him have the vaccine, I just want someone to reassure me I am just being paranoid and that it will be fine!

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matana · 20/08/2012 12:55

Not really sure how common adverse reactions are tbh (i.e. mild symptoms such as a high temp) but the really adverse reactions are very rare indeed. The nurse should be able to set your mind at rest in this respect and tell you what to expect and if/ when to worry. I think it's MMR when they could get a mild illness 10 days after the injection. My DS was absolutely fine, though i had heard from a colleague that both her DCs were ill with high temps, easily managed with fluids, calpol and/ or baby nurofen. Most people i speak to say their DCs had some kind of reaction - though they were all of the extremely 'mild' extreme. A few (such as mine) didn't get anything. The trouble is, at that age many are struggling with teething molars so what people put down to MMR turns out to be the dreaded molars instead. MMR provokes delayed rather than immediate reaction.

lovechoc · 20/08/2012 17:21

Your DC will be fine. I did not even question that mine would be getting all the vaccines going, I just knew it was the right thing to do and I have no regrets (have a 5yo and 2yo). It beats the alternative of them contracting one of the horrible childhood illnesses....

lovechoc · 20/08/2012 17:22

Both of mine were slightly grouchy after their jabs (to be expected) and had slight fevers, but nothing that was of a huge surprise.

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ZuleikaD · 20/08/2012 18:25

Yes, you can get a raised temp about 10 days after the jab but as matana says it's a very mild symptom and it only lasts 24 hours if that. Not all of them get it, either. If you keep an eye out for it then you should be able to be ready with the Calpol if the temp starts to go up.

TheCountessOlenska · 20/08/2012 18:25

No concerns, no worries here.

DD did have a bit of a temp after one of the baby jabs (can't remember which) but I didn't notice any reaction at all to the MMR.

Your DS will be fine!

WillowB · 20/08/2012 21:37

Please have him vaccinated. I didn't have the vaccine as a child due to concerns at the time linked to it triggering epilepsy in children with a family history of the condition.
I subsequently contracted all three illnesses. Measles resulted in a hospital stay due to a high temp and convulsions and I lost my hearing. Luckily it returned over a time. A friend wasn't so lucky and is now deaf in one ear. It's easy to forget how awful these illnesses are? People who don't vaccinate their children are relying on everyone else doing so. It's not worth the risk in my opinion.

lljkk · 20/08/2012 21:54

Awww... that's tough when you've been exposed closely to your friend's poor baby. I am the other way around: I've seen (in someone else) bad pneumonia from HIb, and I can think of several family members who have been permanently damaged by vaccine-preventable-diseases. So it feels nobrainer to me.

Babies are supposed to have some reaction; that's the whole point of the jab, to get the immune system to react. So do expect something, hopefully. Some reaction is a good indication that good immunity will take.

What you really want to know is whether he might have a scarily bad reaction. All I can think is that A) incidence of severe reaction is definitely relatively rare, and B) the odds of that scary reaction being worse than the actual diseases is virtually nil. I read an account on MN about what it was like for someone whose many children all got measles at once (this was about 3 yrs ago?) and it made me practically stampede to get DS's MMR (then a few months overdue).

Jac1978 · 21/08/2012 04:43

Bupa do a very good information page giving full details about possible reactions and how likely they are and how they compare to if a child gets the disease. mobile.bupa.co.uk/personal/health-information/directory/m/mmr-vaccine

GirlWithTheMouseyHair · 21/08/2012 05:10

He'll be fine, get some calpol ready in case of a temperature. DS had some other vaccine at the same time as MMR and immediately had a temperature for several days but apparently MMR takes longer for side effects if they're going to have any. DD just had HepB and a week later had a high temperature for 3days followed by a rash (though that could have been part of a suspected viral infection). Our paedetrician said the HepB was "gentle" and she wouldn't have side effects, obviously she did but coped well with the temp and we managed it with calpol and baby nurofen

sashh · 21/08/2012 06:46

You are just being paranoid and he will be fine.

LetsKateWin · 21/08/2012 06:58

I understood from your OP that you're definitely going ahead with the injection, you're just after reassurance.

None of the children/babies I know have had an adverse reaction. I'm sure your DC will be fine. Try not to worry about it and just concentrate on the good that it's doing.

OhDoAdmitMrsDeVere · 21/08/2012 07:10

I have 5 dcs and they all reacted differently. The worst was a day of slightly raised temperature.

I give neurofen before the jab. It's longer lasting than calpol and the advice used to be that you can give them together (but check because advice tends to change) so you can top up if you need to.

Just make sure your dc doesn't have a temp before the jab that will be masked by the neurofen. (I have to put that warning in because I will get in bother if I don't :) )

I am NOT a medic though so do check first (I am sure someone can tell you if I am talking rubbish and it's all changed)

MamaBear17 · 21/08/2012 07:50

I am having the vaccinations separately. My brother had an awful reaction to the MMR, as did my cousin (they had the jabs on the same day, 10 minutes apart, at the same surgery) by cousin is autistic and my brother has aspergers. My mum firmly believes that the MMR had something to do with my brothers ASD and you will never convince her otherwise. Personally, I would have DD vaccinated with the MMR if my mum hadnt offered to pay to have them done privately. I have read the research and I know that the links to autism were widely discredited. I know that the issues with my brother and cousin could be coincidence or possibly a bad batch of vaccine. However, on the slight off chance that my mum is right I am getting the vaccines separately. Is my dd my PFB? Yes she is

MyDogShitsMoney · 21/08/2012 07:57

He'll be fine. DS had it a week ago and so far so good.

The nurse was lovely and explained it all to me really well so definitely don't be afraid to ask yours any questions you may have.

She said that the reaction can be two-fold - a rash/temp after a week from (I think) the measels one, and the same again after 3 weeks from (again, I think) the Ruebella one.

She assured me it would be nothing any more severe than that.

We're all PFB, (and P2B and P3B....) it's just that not everyone admits it

BombasticAghast · 21/08/2012 07:59

Neither of my Dts even got grumpy, let alone a temperature.

Hope it all goes well

DialMforMummy · 21/08/2012 08:02

DS1 had a bit of a temp about one week after the jab IIRC. But nothing particularly worrying. HTH

ArthurPewty · 21/08/2012 08:06

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MamaBear17 · 21/08/2012 08:08

I have just read the bupa link and according the them the single vaccines arnt licensed in the UK. However, the nurse who did dd's first set of injections said they were. Im confused, and very annoyed. I will ask my GP and update if anyone wants to know.

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MainlyMaynie · 21/08/2012 08:17

Thanks everybody, I do feel reassured. My friend's baby was in hospital with a 40 degree temp and convulsions, so I was worried about what the 'mild temperature' really meant.

I wouldn't consider not giving the vaccine as I have a friend who was badly affected by mumps.

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MyDogShitsMoney · 21/08/2012 08:29

Leonie I think you've taken up the wrong argument.

From what I can see the OP is clarifying that she fully intents to vaccinate, just wants to know about possible side effects.

She is clearly stating that this is not a pro/anti vacc thread. She has made her decision for her own reasons.

Please don't try to de-rail her thread with a completely different agenda.

OP what happened to your friend's child sounds horribly scary so I can understand your worry but from the research I did it really does seem very rare.

ArthurPewty · 21/08/2012 08:31

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MyDogShitsMoney · 21/08/2012 08:36

Please don't put words in peoples' mouths.

Happiestinwellybobs · 21/08/2012 08:44

I was so worried before my DD had her MMR. Apart from screaming the surgery down we didn't have any issues. We were advised to give Calpol just in case but I'm not a great believer in doing that so decided to see if there was any temp first - there wasn't. I do know of a few children who got a mild temp a week or so later.

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