Baby due first vaccines concerns ,did you vaccinate your baby?

[mrsjoker35]

My babies 8 weeks coming up for and shes due her vaccines next week,
I keep hearing people saying that their evil, and that it's all fake , causing new diseases and stuff,not coming from me by the wau! i just don't know what to think. Its probably just scaremongers, but to be honest i am quite scared because of all the social media and whatnot, and now this other new thing going around that are effecting the unborn, saw people saying that the women were given jabs which caused that to happen. I think i just need some reassurance and some sane people to help me out here lol
Did you vaccinate your baby?
Did they get any side effects? ( did/does calpol help?)
What is their health like now?

Im sorry,im a ftm and im so easily concerned and frightened,

DD1 has had all her vaccinations - no ill effects. DD2 going for her 8 week ones on Monday. The links between vaccines and other complications are beyond tenuous, whereas we know the how serious the illnesses we vaccinate against are. You are protecting your child from that risk, which is what you need to keep telling yourself. Yes, they will probably cry a bit, but they won't remember it.

Not having vaccinations doesn't just put your child at risk - something else to consider. That Penn and Teller video is great.

Thank you,everyone for the positive and educated messages. I feel a lot better now
My wee ones quite content,im hoping she doesn't make TOO much of a fuss for me lol but definitely wouldn't want her to get ill, her life is too precious i couldn't stand watching her be sick because of something I could of done to prevent it...
You can get a chicken pox vaccine?! I wonder where i can get that in Glasgow. I remember having the chicken pox when i was a kid,it was awful :( definitely something i would want to get for her ! May as well

We opted not to have the rotavirus vaccine for ds2, I was uncomfortable with the rates of protection and it doesn't provide enough protection to stop them getting it.

We split the men b vaccine from the 5 in 1 and pcv as reading the company info about it it's recommended that you follow up with paracetomol, but 5 i. 1 and pcv not as it reduces the immune response to the vaccine.....only a small amount but still possible. This concerned me as we wont ever know ds respose to the vaccine so if he ends up with a lower immunity which is then lowered again, it increases his chance of getting it.

I am really glad we split them as he had no side effects from the men b bar a slight skin rash, and so far no side effects from 5 in 1 and pcv.

Ultimately it is your choice, i would highly recommend looking up the vaccines on medicines.org.uk you just type in the vaccine name and it gives you the data for each one.

If you are in any doubt, speak to the nurse who will inject, they will be happy to answer them.

Whilst I'm not anti vaccine, i am pro information about vaccine. for us, we opted in, but in a diffrent schedule to nhs, because that is right for our family.

I wouldn't get the chicken pox vaccine for my children

I'm debating the chicken pox one for my son. Only because my daughter has low immunity to it.

First jabs dd had a bit of a shitty day and slept a lot, 2nd ones slightly rough but not as bad and 3rd jabs fine! One year old jabs coming up, was worried about mmr but think I'm going for it now

Oh I wouldn't get the chicken pox one or flu vaccine

I'm also contemplating the cp one for my DD.. The reason being that she is 7. ALL of her friends have had it i dont understand how she didnt so I fear her not getting it as a small child where she will cope with it. I think I got it quite late, my mum didn't get it at all until she was an adult and was hospitalised- I have always thought that we've got a high "immunity" (

Check with your GP regarding chickenpox vaccine - many GPs do it privately. It is from 1 year old, and 2 doses are needed.
I'm glad you feel reassured regarding the vaccines. I always baffles me, why some people believe stuff from internet rather than medical professionals with years of education and experience. Do they really think doctors are stupid and want to poison all babies?
Both my boys were a bit poorly after some vaccines - but what would it be like if they contracted actual diseases!
Hope your daughter doesn't react too badly, just follow recommendations - they are not created lightheartedly.

Yes I did because I'm a responsible parent.

They had a bit of a high temperature due to the new men b jab which was easily solved by a dose of calpol, the same can't be said for meningitis.

Not only did I vaccinate her with the ones the state offers, I then paid to add chicken pox and meningitis B on top.

We live in such a world that we've forgotten that a large number of organisms coulf easily kill half of us off.

Yes, vaccinated both of mine. They are now 13 and 15 and healthy as anything.
If your child can be vaccinated, they should be vaccinated, in order to protect those few children who cannot be safely vaccinated due to serious allergies or immunological problems. So by having your LO vaccinated you will not only be protecting her, but other children too.

Yes, vaccinated both DS's, all vaccines as and when required and even after substantial research, I would choose to do the same again.

Yes because I trust people with PHDs who have spent years and years and years researching and testing vaccines and diseases. They are much clever than I will ever be, and much much cleverer than idiots who believe the barely literate ramblings of Google search engines.

I pay for private vaccinations too! Men b for my two as they are too old for the nhs schedule and chicken pox as I know a poor child who had hideous side effects from chicken pox that will affect her for the rest of her life.

Vaccines are a god send and we are a lucky country to get them for free.

They save children's lives. And the lives of immune compromised individuals who have no choice in the matter.

Non vaccinators are lacking in critical thinking skills and neglecting their children imo.

I got CP when I was 14, but was lucky and only had 9 spots. DS's didn't get CP until they were 5, and the oldest caught it off him at 9. They were fine, but it can cause terrible complications.

Reading all these comments from experienced mummies is definitely helping me see the light though

This is really sweet, and it's great that the "experienced mummies" on mumsnet are sensible but in general it's best to look to proper scientific evidence and medical professionals for the best advice on health issues. Your "experienced mummy" friends in real life might not be so helpful (as you can tell from your Facebook feed!).

The websites nhs.co.uk and patient.co.uk are good sources of information.

Whats the reasons NOT to get the chicken pox vaccine? Apart from the NHS doesn't do it? Just wondering.

Mine always have the vaccines for foreign countries too, I'd rather not take the risk with some of those diseases.

I've read that back and it sounds like I'm criticising mumsnet-I'm not. I meant to say being an "experienced mummy" doesnt necessarily mean you're well qualified to give medical advice.

I think one of the disadvantages of having the CP vaccine is that in America they are seeing a lot of children getting shingles, which is very painful.

I wish people wouldn't be so hard nosed about parents who do worry about vaccines. It is still a choice and choices can be hard to make whatever information is available. Calling parents idiots or insinuating they are because they choose not to vaccinate is just rude. Vaccinations are considered 'safe' in the sense that most children won't suffer any serious side effects but there's always risk and frankly that's why it's not compulsory. I've been in two minds about mmr for months, not because I'm stupid or read too many horror stories but because some babies do have reactions from it that can be scary. Weighing up risk might be simple to some of you but criticising a parents choice because you personally don't get it is out of order.

JW So you would rather take the risk of your child getting measles, mumps or rubella? Do you have any idea what would happen if your child caught those? The risk of any side effects from the vaccine are minute and frankly you are incredibly irresponsible if you would put your childs risk at life. You are entitled not to protect your child if that's what you wish, just as everyone else is entitled to think that you are stupid if that's what we wish.

*childs life at risk. Clearly I am suffering from early baby brain.

I have no problem with parents worrying about something. I do have a problem with parents reading misinformation. They always choose to ignore the stuff cited by Drs and tend to believe the "I read this on the internet" types.

I dont understand not vaccinating but I especially do not and will never understand not vaccinating for meningitis. Would they rather their child has it? Do they think their child will just get over it because they've been fed hemp and yaks milk... I just don't get it x

Also, as a pp has put a bit of Calpol after for a few days post immunisation is NOTHING compared to what will happen if they catch the actual disease.