1yr Shots....

[sangie]

JenSam my DD had her 12 month MMR last week - she was a little grizzly and more tired than usual for around 48 hours but has been fine since then. But as others have mentioned all children are different and it is such a personal decision. I guess in the end you can only do what you feel is right for you and your child. I do know of some children who have not been immunised at all. They are school aged and have to go home if somebody in their class is diagnosed with mumps, measles or chicken pox. Of course this is not a reason to immunise your child, just letting you know. I'm not sure if this would be the case for all schools but apparently this particular one is very strict about it.

[ShootingStar]

We got them for DS and he never had any reaction at all. Its a personal decision, but im all for the immunisations. I believe theyre there for a reason.

[neuri]

We're having DD's shots split into 3 shots. I spoke about it with our GP months ago and they said to let them know a cpl of months in advance if we wanted to go ahead with the split shots. It def. can be done.

TBH my GP suggested that we might be unduly upsetting DD by having to bring her in 3 times in two months for 3 shots instead of just the one. Because at that age the kids can clue in pretty quick why they're at the doctors'. And that nearly put me off the whole idea.

But my DH is a Crohns sufferer and he believes his condition was possibly associated with his shots so we're going to err on the side of caution here. Even if its all in his head, psychologically, he believes he shouldn't have had that shot and it's something he regrets.

I've had a lot of ppl say the evidence linking the shot with autism is anecdotal at this stage but from what I've read, the link has yet to be completely disproven. It's a peace of mind thing for us, but I agree with it being a personal choice.

Neuri

[visitor1]

I had it done for DD1. Wasnt to bad....but she was very unsettled for a good week afterwards and wasnt herself. The lump has only just gone and she got the MMR back in January

[JenSam]

Thanks guys,
I think I have decided to give them a miss for a while, I believe what some of you have said that if you have that instinct you should listen to it, I would hate to have it done then regret it. I have emailed my GP anyway to ask her opinion and about splitting the shots, but havnt heard back, I am sure she is getting a lot of questions atm about this topic.