MSE Parents Club Part 13

Krystaltips

CAFC, A friend of mine hasn't had her daughter immunised. I think it's a brave choice to make and not one I'd be able to.

FWIW, our Dr was apparently very understanding of it and she hasn't been hassled at all... But then we don't have a health visitor...

Edit: I've never been asked if Aimee is vaccinated before staying with a childminder or nursery... I would ask her if maybe she's getting confused with boarding kennels...

SusanC_2

CAFCGirl wrote: »

She gave me a very pitiful look and said that our gp would want to discuss this with me, and it was highly likely that L wouldnt be able to attend a child minders/nursery/baby and toddler groups if he wasnt immunised so not only was I affecting his "future health" but also his "future social development"....felt like I was being struck off, black mark against my name, and a little mental file being kept on me now...

I've never sent Alice to a child minder or nursery but we do go to a group at the library and I can assure you that they have never enguired about her vaccination status.

CAFCGirl wrote: »

I then asked if she had the ingredients list to hand for what was in each injection...
She said No
I said can you name some of them for me....

And alas........... no, she said that wasnt part of her job, and that if I wanted to know, as "you seem so interested" I should research it through the "proper and appropriate" channels...

Honest to God, I love her visits :rotfl:

Cant wait for tuesdays:T

It's so complicated working out what is in them.

You don't have to see the HV.

Glamazon

The creche J is in now asked what imms he'd had on the application form but I've not seen anything about children that HAVEN'T had them.

CAFC - would you like me to ask them just to see what they say?

Agree with Susan, you don't HAVE to see the HV. I declined the 9-12 month check but rang my HV just out of politeness, before she got chance to argue I told her I was happy with his development as were the creche so we wouldn't be attending. She just said ring me if you need me. I've not had him weighed since the beginning of May and that's only because they did it in A&E when I took him in.

My_Fathers_Daughter

I was asked about Benjamin's vaccinations when I started with the CM...although I kind of got the impression that it was to ensure her records were complete / she could be aware of any potential risks rather than to kick us out if he hadn't had them.

SusanC_2

kindofagilr wrote: »

SS I wasnt aware you could get the MMR seprate, what age are they due that one?

I don't know how it works in Germany but here you can only getthe single vaccines privately. Alice had the measles but because we weren't having the rubella, we had to skip a clinic and they didn't take the deposit for the next one (I presume it's to do with the fact that they're supposed to encourage people to have all of them that they couldn't just move the mumps forward.) and we've not heard fromt hem since despite many e-mails and phone messages. There are periodic shortages of the single mumps vaccine (because every so often the mnufacturer stops making them for a while) which may also be a factor but I'm not bothered about her having it any more so haven't bothered. I think if you had all three it would be in the region of £350-400 although it was two years ago Alice had her Measles one so prices may have gone up.

SugarSpun

I need to check with her doctor actually, he's pushing MMR and thinks I'm weird already for still BFing and using a sling. He can jog on though...

SusanC_2

CAFCGirl wrote: »

Thanks for your post, good idea about having a summary of it all, and back up. I do tend to fire certain questions back at people.
For example if they ask me if im not worried that im putting my childs health at risk.... I ask if they are aware of the lasting implications of vaccines/immunisations on the body....

It does sound like you're quite good at exposing the lack of information/knowledge the people questioning you have - I would never think of such good answers so quickly.

CAFCGirl wrote: »

Hopefully noone takes my posts the wrong way, I wouldnt try to convince anyone against the choices theyve made, so Im not trying to preach my way or the high way, was just curious about people's experiences when theyve refused them...

I can't speak for anyone else but you didn't sound to me like you were trying to tell people what they should or shouldn't do.

Krystaltips

Also, I had the MMR as a child... I've had mumps twice... And I was already rubella immune because my Mum is a carrier and infected all 4 of us when we were born...

SusanC_2

My_Fathers_Daughter wrote: »

I was asked about Benjamin's vaccinations when I started with the CM...although I kind of got the impression that it was to ensure her records were complete / she could be aware of any potential risks rather than to kick us out if he hadn't had them.

I figured nurseries and childminders would probably need them for their records. Although now I come to think of it, I'm not sure why they would need them. I did think of the fact that an unvaccinated child might catch an illness that is usually vaccinated against (and so the caregiver would be aware of the potential for them to have that disease) but give that vaccinated children can get them too (like Alice got whooping cough), that doesn't really make sense. *confused smiley*

Sarah_Joanne

Still catching up as not been on really in aday - boy you lot can chat!!

But wanted to ask in case I forgot (and sorry if you've already said) but EA how is your dad today?