My son turned 1 exactly two weeks ago, and today he is due for his next round of jabs. I know the risk of getting serious side effects is much lower than the potential harm the actual diseases can do, so there is no question for me if I should have him vaccinated. But now that he is actually due to have the jabs, I am getting really anxious something might go wrong. Therefore I would really appreciate if you mummies out there could tell me how your little one's MMR vaccines went.
It's important to remember many children tend to deal with vacinnes in different ways & therefore the side effects may be different too but my son who is now 5 years old just seemed to be increasingly sleepy a day or 2 after his MMR.
As he used to attend a well known childminder i knew back then she had no problem with him taking a few more naps than usual.
All in all i dont think it'll be any worse than the previous vaccines he's had.
(Just be sure you've got plenty of Calpol at home)
I delayed the mmr and when my son was just over a year he had all the symptoms for measles rash behind his ears that spread round hoods hairline. ..kolpic spots in his mouth...He was admitted to hosp and then he had a purple dot come up on his hand so they treated him
for meningitis. ... It was all the scare I needed. ..I got him vaccinated as soon as he was well. ..All children have been vaccinated and so will this lo... They can be a bit unsettled but nothing major ive ever noticed x
l read this online today saying there is absolutely no link between childhood vaccinations and autism. Think it was on the daily mail website. ?. Might be worth a look? I will without doubt be having my son vaccinated at 12 months xx
Thanks so much for your replies, ladies! Mummymummy, glad to hear your son fully recovered - I can imagine how scary it must have been!
I know the benefits outweigh the risks by far, and not having the vaccine was never an option for us. I never believed this autism-study, it's more other side effects like seizures and so on which scare me. That's why I was after some my-child-was-fine stories. Thanks for providing some!
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