Hi all, I was MIA yesterday as I was a bit unwell. I get migraines (as you probably know) and I had the onset of one on Wed, but got on top of it. But didn't sleep a wink on Wed night and Thursday I had to go to Ballarat with mum to get stuff for Pup's party. I was feeling VERY queasy and mum had to drive there and back as I was so yuk and had taken strong migraine drugs (which I don't like to drive on). I actually had to get her to pull over so I could spew. poor Pup could hear me spewing and was crying. Didn't stop until I stood up and let him know I was there (how do they know something is wrong??? Amazing!). Anyway, still feeling $hitty today and nauseous. Don't think it was something I ate, but you duno't know. Might be the tablets too..... Hope I feel better soon.

On the MMR debate, I reckon - and my opnion only - is that there are a lot of behavioural issues that are attributed to autism by drs that don't knw what else to label some kids. But also, as some of you have stated and I agree, the psychological field has improved dramatically in the past 10 - 20yrs and now things like autism are being given their own diagnosis. There was quite a debate raging in the New Scientist magazine a year or so ago about MMR and the links to autism and the research findings suggested that the so called linkages were not linkages at all. From memory, they also discussed the cases prior to the 1970's (when MMR started being given to all kids) of diagnosed autism, that never recived the MMR vaccine. I should try and find the article somewhere.....???

I think it is healthy, rational and sane that we question things like this and I'm very glad we live in a society and period that allows us to do it. I myself, do believe in immunisations. I guess everything has a risk associated to it and as a parent, we have to weigh up the risk of doing something something like vaccinations against the possibility of getting the disease.

I don't think I added ANYTHING to that discussion... LOLOL