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Whats your take on the MMR vaccinations?
MartianDust
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Hey all!
I don't know if many of you have kids but I know some of you are into science and stuff and we're in a predicument as to how to vaccinate Chloe. Whether to go for the single ones which its advised here in UK that if you do there should be a 3 month interval which would mean that there's more risk to her getting one of the diseases in the meantime. They do Measles first then Ruebella then Mumps. But some clinics do it with about 5 - 6wks inbetween which I had thought of doing. Some say this is fine others say there's no point as it should be 3months before the next one. Or there's the usual triple in one vaccine which has all of them. I've researched abit but its all very cunfusing and the probs associated with the MMR vaccine isn't proven either way.
3 in one to me sounds too much for the body to cope with but then again to have something 3x in a row even though different diseases sounds like this could cause probs too. I mean imagine getting flu 3x? I'd rather have it once even if it was really bad.
I've also read that you're more likely to get complications if allergies run in the family. So far Chloe seems fine, but then I never had allergies til I was in my 20's. Not true allergies.
Also anyone know what kind of percentage it is here in the UK where kids have had probs of Autism or Bowel diseases whether its due to the MMR or not? Because if its something like 1 in a thousand then the risk isn't very much and we'd probably opt for the triple in one vaccine. Also its blimmin costly.
Anyway anyone have any suggestions without being too scientific? Some of the jargons abit hard to understand.
Will try and get back here later. Bit busy of late.
Thanks.
:)
I don't know if many of you have kids but I know some of you are into science and stuff and we're in a predicument as to how to vaccinate Chloe. Whether to go for the single ones which its advised here in UK that if you do there should be a 3 month interval which would mean that there's more risk to her getting one of the diseases in the meantime. They do Measles first then Ruebella then Mumps. But some clinics do it with about 5 - 6wks inbetween which I had thought of doing. Some say this is fine others say there's no point as it should be 3months before the next one. Or there's the usual triple in one vaccine which has all of them. I've researched abit but its all very cunfusing and the probs associated with the MMR vaccine isn't proven either way.
3 in one to me sounds too much for the body to cope with but then again to have something 3x in a row even though different diseases sounds like this could cause probs too. I mean imagine getting flu 3x? I'd rather have it once even if it was really bad.
I've also read that you're more likely to get complications if allergies run in the family. So far Chloe seems fine, but then I never had allergies til I was in my 20's. Not true allergies.
Also anyone know what kind of percentage it is here in the UK where kids have had probs of Autism or Bowel diseases whether its due to the MMR or not? Because if its something like 1 in a thousand then the risk isn't very much and we'd probably opt for the triple in one vaccine. Also its blimmin costly.
Anyway anyone have any suggestions without being too scientific? Some of the jargons abit hard to understand.
Will try and get back here later. Bit busy of late.
Thanks.
:)
Comments
I could of course read alot about it, but understanding what I was reading would require alot more information than what I could get from a medical article. Trust the advices you get from medical experts instead of reading a lot of articles which would just worry you :)
(I dont have any medical expertise, so I am not qualified to decide anything else, and would because of that follow the "norm".)
On the issue of general health of the child, if you have a quality pediatrician at all, they will listen and address your concerns [i]and[/i] will be flexible with the vaccination schedule. The ped we chose when Sophia was born provide all sorts of references about vaccinations, both the pros and cons and allowed us to make many of our own decisions with her shot schedule. In our case, since Sophia will not be in daycare, we've chosen to push some shots out until she's older than one year (though I cannot remember which off the top of my head).
In addition we also chose to space the shots apart further and not do as many at once, so we could gauge the reaction to each. This was important given that Christina (my wife) had rough reactions to certain shots as a child. Check with the Chloe's grandparents to see if either one of you had a bad reaction to any vaccines, so you'll know to watch for that one.
If the ped insists that a specific shot be given a specific time, get a second opinion. The critical issue is not that the child gets a shot at a certain date, but the fact that eventually the vaccine is administered. In the long run, the dangers of not providing those vaccines far outweigh the immediate dangers.
Jake
[B]All 4 of my podlings had the MMR, and they turned out fine.... Well as fine as could be expected considering who their father is.... [/B][/QUOTE]
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[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by MartianDust [/i]
[B]I don't know if many of you have kids but I know some of you are into science and stuff and we're in a predicument as to how to vaccinate Chloe.[/B][/QUOTE]
I've lived in the US my whole life and was born in 1969, so was given the whole range of immunization, including MMR. Nothing ever happened to me. Of course, ultimately only a child's parents can decide what is best for their own child. Make an appointment with the doctor and ask the questions, if that's what you need to do to get comfortable with whatever decision you make. We're not doctors here, so this probably isn't the best place to ask about the subject, especially when it can affect your daughter's health :)