Your first statement about preventing it is true- sadly
Oh how i wish it was all different

Well we got her appt in for her MMR (for 7th March) but we have cancelled it and are going to take her to have her measles one in the next few months. Feel better now I have made a decision...thanks for your help

Coby has his MMR and new men one today, i really dont wnat him to have them, im dreading it

Please do not jump on me for what i am going to say.

My two boys have had all of their jabs. MMR, Menigitic C, Hib, Diptheria etc.. I wouldnt dream of delaying the jabs, Or worse not letting them have them.

My boys Grandad was never given his jabs by his mum (more coz she was lazy and couldnt be bothered to wait for him to have them done) but as his own children were born, and his grandchildren were born he came across the normal childhood illnesses, he regretted the whole thing of not having jabs, infact he resented his mother slightly, he couldn't go near the children most of the time for fear of catching something that would be more harmmfull to him than it was to the children. He even went out of his way to book appointments with the doctor to have some form of delayed jab in the end, as he didnt like being away from his children/granchildren.

These jabs are there to help the immune system build up a defence against the actual illnesses. If they are not given early enough they can cause major ilnesses in later life. Chickenpox - Shingles in adults can cause infertility, if you have had chickenpox as a child you are around 80% less likley to get it as an adult. OK so they dont immunise against chickenpox but thats the reason why. If you get the chickenpox strain in your younger years it is safer for the children. I remember going to pox parties as a child, in the effort to make sure all the children caught the thing at the same time.

Mumps are also better to get when you are a child, but measles and diptheria etc, are not nice at anytime in your life, that is why it is so important to immunisa against them. Immunisation will if all are treated, erradicate certain childrens viruses from life.

I mean at the end of the day it is each to their own, and everyone has different ideas about it. This is just mine.

oo, i didnt mean i didnt want him to have them, there is no doubt in my mind that he needs thema nd i wouldnt delay or stop him getting them, i meant that im dreading him having the jabs, i have never taken any of my kids to get theres, family members and friends have always done it while i sit in the waiting room, im such a wimp lol
The MMR is a biggy so im so worried Coby will be in pain from it.

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Ahh sorry I think i got the wrong end of the stick then, but tbh children are very resilient when it comes to jabs, the main thing will be Calpol for the discomfort and he should sleep alot more, thats about it. Honestly the jab bit is fine you can even look away too if you need to.

my friend has just offerd to take him in for me, so she can be the nasty one lol i will be ready and waiting in teh waiting roon to give him cuddles!

At least there isnt anymore till school age so we can have a break.

xx

Yeah my youngest had his last one a while ago now. There not up again for Aaaaaagggggggeees

although if i do manage another one it will be about a year or so

well he has had then, not as bas as i thought, he was very brave!

thought that was it bit he has to go back in a mont for more!

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they vaccinate against chicken pox in the states. I understand why the jabs are there, but whilst I will have her vaccinated for definate against measles am not convinced totally about the mumps and rubella. She will have her rubella at age 14 anyway if she has not had german measles - and her immunity would be better if she got them "normally" instead of through a vaccine as the vaccine is made of a weak strain. I know measles is the worst one and I don't want her to catch that but TBH if she gets german measles or mumps its not as dangerous. So those are the 2 I am undecided on. There is so much research out there suggesting all sorts - how the more immunisations we get the lower our immune system actually is, amongst others. Like you said each to their own. I am aware of the risks on both sides.

Am glad Coby's went ok