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Has anyone done each vaccination separately?

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Namechangedorthis · 21/05/2020 22:05

With my older dc we did split the vaccinations but this was a few years ago and we did I think no more than 2 each visit.
We are NOT anti vax in any way at all it’s just we’ve had some bad experiences where multiple vaccinations didn’t suit our child and we want to vaccinate but proceed cautiously but I don’t want to get into anti/pro vax as it’s not about that at all or any other details I’m just looking to see if there’s any ones which are more important to do sooner than others

This time we want to do them all separately has anyone done this and in what order ?
Thanks

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Namechangedorthis · 21/05/2020 22:06

To add I realise some are combined such as DtaP but when I say separately I mean one injection per visit

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Callybrid · 21/05/2020 22:12

Yes I did some of them separately - this was around three years ago when Men B was quite new. If you do them separately then there isn’t the same advice to give paracetamol beforehand for Men B as without the other vaccinations it doesn’t usually result in a fever by itself. I didn’t want to do pre-emptive paracetamol so I did Men B separate to the others. I was glad I got to deal with them separately but we went back three weeks in a row I think to get the jabs and by the third week it became a bit of a chore and horrid to go through the anticipation and crying again.

Callybrid · 21/05/2020 22:14

Oh sorry, I really didn’t read your question properly! I can’t remember what order we did them in - you probably know more than me if you did the same with your other children more recently Blush. Can you not just ring and ask the practice/talk to the nurse?

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Namechangedorthis · 21/05/2020 22:15

So you didn’t have to wait 4 weeks in between
I found it odd previously they’d have been happy to do all on one day yet if I split the same ones I had to wait 4 weeks in between

I didn’t realise that about men b I thought it was the men b vaccine that caused a fever not the fact it’s given with others

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Namechangedorthis · 21/05/2020 22:17

My surgery aren’t particularly helpful at the best of times and at the moment are really hard to get hold of
They weren’t totally on bore with splitting them before I had to really assert myself

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Namechangedorthis · 21/05/2020 22:17

*on board

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Thedot90 · 21/05/2020 22:18

Do you have to pay for it privately or do you use up extra NHS appointments? If it is the latter then I think YABU

Clymene · 21/05/2020 22:23

You can't get the MMR separately any more - they don't manufacture all the individual vaccines

GrumpyHoonMain · 21/05/2020 22:53

Your GP needs to give you this advice if they are providing the vaccines to you. Just remember that there will be a lot and if they occur over several days your baby may feel the after effects far more. DN had single vaccines in India over two weeks and he was wiped out afterwards - had a strange post-vaccination flu type illness which the doctors there said was normal after so many vaccinations.

Namechangedorthis · 22/05/2020 09:02

Previous we just had extra appts
Yes I know some vaccinations are more combined but we did 1 or 2 each visit previously and this time are going to do 1 injection per appt

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Namechangedorthis · 22/05/2020 09:04

I’ll chat to the gp then when we next go about it, it’s not for a while yet I’m just thinking ahead as want to be organised.
I know it’s extra appts but I think like last time they will accommodate our request even if they don’t agree as ultimately I know they want all children vaccinated

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planningaheadtoday · 22/05/2020 09:21

18 years ago I did all our vaccinations separately through a private clinic.

Now, years on, they are almost adults and the NHS will not recognise the single vaccines.

They have had to have combined vaccines all over again (their choice now).

My only comfort was that they have had time as children to make antigen to each vaccine without overloading their system.

It was my choice after much research.

I'm not anti vaccine at all. But I do think our health service understandably cut costs wherever they can after weighing up general risk to the population.

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