I posted a question the other day about taking my kids on a family cruise out of the country, but I decided to reschedule it . My son still has vaccinations to get and I really wanted to wait until he was 2 to get the MMR. I rescheduled it for a year away so I could wait on the MMR until right before he turns 2. I feel kind of bad because the whole extended family had to reschedule with me due to this. Anyway, I guess my question is has anyone else waited until 2 to get the MMR for their child? They used to have separate shots, but for now they do not, so I am stuck with all or nothing. I have always spaced out his shots 2 at a time. I am traveling out of the country so I want to make sure he is protected as many places do not vaccinate as well as we do here. Please let me know if any of you waited until 2 for the MMR and how it went. Thanks a bunch.
No I did not. If I could go back and do it again, I'd have delayed them all. You are doing a very smart responsible thing.
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There is no evidence whatsoever of a benefit to delaying vaccinations. There is convincing evidence that not vaccinating increases the risk of death due to preventable disease.
We delay all, including the MMR. Our children have not turned into aliens or anything. I think you're good and are waiting a good amount of time! Our ped said that there is a blood barrier to the brain that develops at that age. I see you're from Plano. Dr Deborah Bain in Frisco is a great dr. She has a lot of good info on vaccinations and would be very supportive of you.
If you are going to do vaccines, I think it is very wise to wait as long as possible to give their immune system an opportunity to mature. So, kudos to you for waiting. Please know that the R component of this vaccine (Rubella) is made using aborted fetal cell tissues. The ingredients include human diploid cell lines and DNA. If you didn't know that, it is something I think every parent needs to be aware of (informed consent and all). My youngest two have had no vaccines and are incredibly healthy. They are almost never sick, and when they have been, only the youngest had to see a doctor (severe croup). The other has never been to a doctor for illness. And the one who had croup as an infant has not been to see a doctor for illness since then. Very healthy. We do see a chiro though, who is able to assess their general health, etc.
Hi. I wanted to do the three separate vaccines but as you know merck stopped making it. I waited until my son was two and he did fine. I think it's not a bad thing to wait if your child is not in a high risk environment ( travel, day care etc). Good luck. Oh. And I swear by emla cream. It numbed the surface of the skin so it really helps with the pain under the sub cutaneous area where the medicine burns.
You are a very smart mommy. Always go with your gut. If I had gone with my gut I would not be living in the autism world right now. My son was healthy and happy, talking , pointing etc... until he had multiple shots in one day. That night he had a fever and huge lump at injection site. He was crying for HOURS and after that he lost his language, stopped eating most foods, and retreating into his own world. The very next day it was plain to see my son was not the son engaged little boy. Vaccines DID injure my son. I saw it happened with my own eyes. I felt in my gut that it was too many vaccines on the schedule but my doctor used the scare tactic on me. So now I have researched, been to Washington, talked to many doctors all over the country, and what I have found out is extremely disturbing! It actually doesn't take a brain surgeon to see that the schedule is insane and any body , no matter how old, can handle the assaults of all of toxins. You can read the ingredients of any vaccine by looking at the insert in the package. You may be shocked. If you need anymore info I would be glad to give it to you. You can email me anytime. Keep being a concerned and smart mommy. Unfortunately most people listen to their doctors and not the mommies who are on the frontlines doing all the research and living it everyday!
LC
With my oldest I delayed until he was two, and was worried about flying, but went ahead and did before he was vaccinated (at the height of H1n1 too). He did perfectly fine.
Only reason I delayed with him was because he had horrible reactions to all the vaccines. I was concerned about the live virus ones being-more vicious with him. I also have a neurological disorder myself and the cause is still unknown (for me I had my onset right after my Hep rounds before going to college, coincidence maybe, but I wasn't going to chance it with my son who already showed sensitivity to the vaccines).
My 2nd son did perfectly well will all his vaccines, not even a slight fever so I went ahead and had his MMR done at 18 months and will do his chicken pox at 2 yrs, just to be safe with the live virus ones. I have no regrets in spacing them out--don't doubt your instincts-- you need to do what you feel comfortable doing for your child. In my mind there is risks either way--you have to look at each individual child and make a decision on their personal health history.
We waited until three, and our 4yr old (adopted from Ukraine last year) hasn't had it.
We just said no, waited and its turned out fine. I probably wouldn't have canceled a vacation because of not having it... that seems extreme.,
My guy got his a couple months after turning two....he had no issues with it at all.
by spreading them out you are negating the effectiveness of them. they are timed the way they are for a very specific reason. and you do realize with this new "trend" of not protecting kids going on here in the states it is causing so many measles outbreaks. if your children are not protected you are risking death, brain damage, and many other things if your child contracts the disease and has a bad go of it. you should not wait. there is NO coorelation of vaccines and autism!!! it has been debunked a thousand times over. there is no reason to wait, unless you dont want to help protect them. you may as well travel with an unvaccinated child. you do do realize with air travel etc the way it is, your child can get the diseases here as well without being vaccinated?
I agree with Theresa N.
Yes, I waited until my son was two. It went great with no problems.
I waited until two and then spaced them out. Too bad you can't do at any more.
My daughter had her MMR at her 2 year check up.. she was healthy.. the next day she had a barking cough adn a fever.. back the dr.. just a virus.. she got worse.. several days later... back to the dr... pneumonia and double ear infection... she recovered fine.. I do not know if hte pneumonia was in any way related to the shot.. her birthday is in December which is a very germy time of year.. she could have gotten the germ at the dr office...
If I took young kids on a cruise I would not take them off the boat at all. there is no reason to expose them to the foreign lands.. not much fun for little kids on the islands.. keep them on the boat where the food and water are safe.
my oldest son waited until 3 and my youngest, now almost 3 has not had it yet...however, both my boys are home with me. my oldest, now 4, started preschool in Sept. not sure if that has any bearing on the thing. I don't think a vacation would affect it.
My son was 15 months when he got his and my daughter was over 2. Neither had problems. It wasn't all that intentional on my part. If your child is healthy and not small for their age I don't see that much issue on the timing either way.
I waited on both of my kids until they were a little over 2 just because I felt it was safest with the controversy.
I don't remember my daughter's exact age when she got MMR but it was not at the recommended time and we really spaced out her shots--she just got her chicken pox at age 3. I don't know if 2 is a magic age, but I agree with the Mama who wrote about letting their immature immune systems adjust to shots one at a time. We took our child out of country without recommended shots being complete and she was just fine. I hope your trip is wonderful!
