Has anyone ACTUALLY been successful in splitting up MMR??
Hi All,
I'm curious to know if anyone has ever successfully split up the MMR shot for their 12 month olds in Australia?
I keep hearing of parents who have done this, but they've all been overseas. We have been getting irritated and hostile responses from GPs (3 separate doctors so far), they all say, (a) it cannot be done and (b) no one manufactures measles or mumps vaccines anymore anyway. Rubella is available on its own, though.
Yep, LOOKED into it, but haven't actually come across anyone who's managed to do it LOL! DS hasn't had his 12 month jabs yet, mostly because he has been too sick over the cooler months to do it, and partly because we haven't decided which ones to give him yet
Kristy J- it's to do with the alleged link between the combo of MMR and developing Autism and Crohns disease. There is no hard evidence at the moment, but we've had a personal experience in our family.
I've just got off the phone with clinic #4 and they have no idea
My DD has had her Meningococcal and Influenza B at 12 months, no worries. But I witheld MMR to see if someone could split it up for me.
Ok, so I have just got off the phone with the NSW Dept of Health: Immunisation Info and they say it can be done depeneding on if your GP can find those vaccines in stock from their supplier. So it takes the GP to actually inquire on your behalf and sadly, not all GPs will do this for you.
If anyone comes across someone who will, please let us know!!
thanks
neuri
Last edited by neuri; November 11th, 2008 at 11:33 AM.
I haven't been able to get in contact with the Singapore ped, but will keep trying. As for that New Jersey pharmacy that Dr. Bob Sears recommended (he emailed again to ask if I contacted them yet). Well, they say they have none in stock, probably will not have any more for a year and that even if they did, they would not authorise shipping it overseas as it has to be kept cold and they say they cannot guarantee the quality of the vaccine because of that.
Oh well. I'm still for vaccinating, but on my own terms. If all else fails, I guess we could give it to DD at age 3 which is when most of us would have had it back in the day.
Christy - wow you were lucky! And don't you love the whole spiel they feel they have to give you when u discuss anything concerning deviating from the govt's schedule. One doctor said to me, "do you know what GOOGLE is? Here let me show you..." She then sat there for the whole consult on the internet.
Cassius - tell me about it! Absolutely annoying when doctors give u incorrect information only to find out later that its virtually impossible.
Lbeth - thanks for that tip re. the parents groups. If anyone would have info re. different vacc methods, It would be them. I shall try them as well.
Same as Ellie, I'm keen to keep an eye on this thread. As someone who works with pregnant women and their children on a daily basis I have always been a big encourager (is that a word?!) of splitting the MMR. I was so surprised to hear recently that it is difficult, or nearly impossible, to get the MMR separated in Australia. I was aware of the need to order the separate vaccines from overseas but didn't know that it was so hard to do!
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