MMR - did you get your child vaccinated?

Toto

I have a daughter with severe autism. I know that there is no link but a part of me felt that if there was even a millionth of a percent change I couldn't take the risk with our little one. I paid for the single vaccines. she had the chicken pox vaccine while she was about it (because DD1 had been in intensive care for 10 days with chicken pox aged 16 months).

raq

Lalaladybird wrote: »

My 1st was vaccinated and has autism...I don't think they're linked, my 2nd was vaccinated and does not have autism, my 3rd is due to be vaccinated and for some reason I am worrying about whether to get him done. Even though I don't think there is a link I'm still worried. Just wondering what other people on here did with their children re the MMR and did you worry or was it an easy decision?

my first is 13 - no autism
my second is 9 - no autism
my 3 - mild autism, just on the boarder

I don,t believe it is the mmr jab

notanewuser

mrcow wrote: »

It was also found that he was guiltly of several counts of abuse against vunerable children. Just before he was struck off. The whole thing was about money, and his ego.

It's disgusting that we still now have parents that are worried or doubtful because of this awful man.

What's disgusting is that he's still practising and peddling this sh1te in the US and making millions from it.

System

my dd had the 3 in 1 jab and has dyspraxia/epilepsy and autism but i dont believe the jab was the cause more likely the lack of care when her heart rate slowed significantly before birth.

notanewuser

I couldnt have the MMR as a baby (nor the single jabs) and had measles, mumps and rubella as a child. I was very very ill and have suffered lasting damage to my hearing/ENT systems.

DH and I fully researched the issue when Wakefield made his claims, again when they were discredited, and again when he was struck off. DD wasn't even thought of then, but there was no question whatsoever that she wouldn't be having the MMR.

Personally I think people should have to,prove that their child has had 2 MMR shots before they get a place at school.

Not vaccinating your child is making them a potential Petri dish for the virus to mutate, rendering everybody at risk.

*Robin*

valk_scot wrote: »

My #2 got the vaccination at the height of the ho-ha over the MMR. I did read the so called evidence carefully and asked my GP what she was doing, given that her DD was the same age as DS.

I was in the same position. My son's consultant recommended the individual jabs, saying the results of burdening a young child's immune system with three vaccinations at once may not be known for thirty years or more..
However it is understandable that the NHS can only provide the cheaper three-in-one jabs. NHS priority is to protect the entire population; if a tiny proportion of children are damaged then sadly that is an acceptable risk..

Consultant said she'd given her daughter the separate inoculations; my son had them, and his younger siblings in their turn - I thought it was worth the expense for my own children not to be part of that particular experiment.

Diagnoses of ADHD, ADD, autism, etc., have risen astronomically since the MMR jab was introduced. I accept there is no scientific proof of a connection yet, and may never be - but personally didn't feel like betting my children's future on it. Yes our society needs all children to be vaccinated. But as effective individual inoculations are available, I preferred to cut back other spending in order to provide my kids with the best start I could give them.

And there are other question marks hanging over the MMR: I have a friend whose baby brother died of SIDS the day after vaccination - no cause found. But this friend's GP flatly refused to give either of her children the combined jab, because the GP considered them 'at risk'.

So I applaud the OP for thinking carefully about whether to accept the MMR for her third child, given that she already has one with autism.

Carl31

All my kids, step and home grown, have had MMR and none have autism

There was recently an outbreak of measles in wales, which resulted in a load of parents, who chose not to have their kids vacinated originally, panicking and running to the doctors pronto to get their kids immunised

Which makes you wonder why they chose not to originally

Mankysteve

The above post required cititions . you've not linked any papers or research.

The reason why autism rates is simple because they've increased the diagnosis range of autism spectrum. Its thats simple.

The NHS is not there to feed people parnoid fancyies its there to provide healthcare to entire nation by providing safe, effetive treatmeant to nation without breaking the bank. Other MMR is safe, effective and cheap.

notanewuser

Mankysteve wrote: »

The above post required cititions . you've not linked any papers or research.

The reason why autism rates is simple because they've increased the diagnosis range of autism spectrum. Its thats simple.

Which post above? :huh:

mrbrightside842

I had my two vaccinated. For me, there was no risk to get them vaccinated, and yet lots of risk for them not to be.