12 month vaccinations

[titch]

Ive just had LOs appointment through (with 1 weeks notice, thanks for that ) and hes going to be given;

Pneumococcal booster
HIB men c, booster
MMR

all at the same time

I feel really worried about it, Im trying to google and all I can find are nurses saying how great it is they only have to do 1 appointment now instead of 2. Im really worried how this is going to impact my LO, as this new schedule hasnt been in place for a year yet.

Can anyone who has had all these vaccinations at once set my mind at rest please?!

I do want my LO to be vaccinated, but Im worried it would make him feel really poorly to have all that at once.

 

[Piglet10]

madison was due her jabs the day before these came into action, her appt was afternoon and they were offering 2 in 1 if i wanted , apparently i was first person to take it,

personally i think its brilliant, she cried like hell for 5 mins that was it over i hated the thot of having to do it a couple of months later xxx

oh and apparently if they react to one thing they wud have reacted to it individually iykmwim so makes no odds to their reaction apparently, madison was fine after xxx

 

[titch]

yeah its not so much the reaction at the time of the injection as how they are that evening and the next few days. Did she have a fever or go off her food or anything?

 

[Piglet10]

emmm nothing to worry about really, like nearly what shes like when shes teething mildly, make sense? xx

 

[titch]

yep makes sense, thankyou, youve made me feel better

 

[inky]

We had the app through too, again, 1 weeks notice (thanks!) . We had the same concerns and have decided to stagger them. It's too much for his body to cope with at once IMO, and I'm not putting him through all that just cos it's more convenient for the NHS to do it one go. I know lots won't agree, but there you go!

 

[titch]

^^^ that was my instinct too. But then when I googled a lot of people were saying their LO found it really traumatic going back for the repeat appointments cos they remembered the first one. I hate it when LO has a fever I never know what to do for the best in these situations.

 

[Piglet10]

Girls both totally validnpoints, Wat made me go for cluster was that neice went metal walking into surgery for second lots :/ dont think there's a right or wrong answer here xx

 

[inky]

It's so difficult isn't it? I realise LO might remember and get upset if they're staggered, but I do think this is a small price to pay for him to not feel so potentially rubbish if they're all done at once. They need to have more vaccinations when they're older anyway so they're always going to get distressed by going to the docs in future anyway. It's just the thought of his body having to fight all those live vaccines at once, we never had to do it as children, and having read and read and read about it can see nothing but the NHS saving money. They say there is a "reasonable risk" in combining vaccinations, not just of autism like the media bangs on about, but of lots of things, and if C were to be one of the babies that falls foul of the "reasonable risk" then I would never forgive myself.

Sorry, this thread was meant to make you feel better wasn't it!

Also I should note that as C has had awful reactions in the past, resulting in stays in hospital, that my view is probably a little muddied x

 

[AugustMum]

My LO had her apppointment yesterday...but I forgot about it

But Im having the mmr on a different day because I just think its too much for someone so small to have at once. So she'll be getting it done a month after the first lot.

Even if she screams bloody murder going into the docotrs, which I don't think she will, it will still be better for her in the long run (or at least this is what I think).

 

[titch]

yeah Im so bloody scared that something will happen to him, hes such a bright, happy, healthy little boy, I couldnt bear something happening to him

 

[AugustMum]

My HV explained that side effects for these are much more common and if it's anything like her first set, or worse, I just wouldnt know what to do.

I swear those 5 days were like hell on earth and must have been so so awful for my LO. Its horrible taking them knowing that theyre not going to be feeling good after.

 

[Squeakz]

What did you decide??????????I'd rather it just be done and over with tbh and not let him get ill and then do it again...... X

 

[titch]

yeah its tomorrow and we're just gonna go for it :/ Im trying not to think about it now we've made a decision.

 

[Piglet10]

hell be fine hun!! just have all his comforts at hand (even chocolate !!) xx

 

[titch]

thats a good idea, I might go to the shop and get some buttons to take.

 

[Tasha89]

I know you're currently sunning yourself in Spain titch, but how did M get on with his jabs?

E has hers next week I cant just fling her on my boob anymore either as I stopped feeding her a week ago tomorrow

Where do they inject them (arm/leg)?

 

[Tasha89]

Evie had her jabs today - she had all 3 Was heartbreaking!

She just cried through the first and screamed blue murder with the second and by the time she had the third she knew what was coming so she wasn't having none of it. The milkybar she had for afterwards helped though Hehe!

 

[inky]

Horrible aren't they? My LO didn't have his MMR so he only had two jabs. They offered him a milky bar button afterwards but he threw it at them. Good lad

 

[Tasha89]

^^^ Don't blame him!

Evie got two 'I was brave today' stickers lol! She was absolutely fine afterwards.

She slept until 10am this morning (I wasn't complaining as took me forever to get to sleep last night!) and has been fine since - no swelling or any illness whatsoever

She's currently turfing my washing out of the basket over the living room floor...lol!