MMR Vaccine - Itasca,IL

You can delay it. I have a friend who delayed her son's MMR and after he got it at 2 he regressed into autism. Not saying that will happen to you but I can fill a room with children it did happen to. My son is autistic too but not from the MMR.

Don't give her motrin before the shot. Any pain killers actually decrease the effects of the shot; I read an article sometime this year in MSNBC.com about it. If you're feeling wary about it, delay it.

Here are several articles about vaccines and Tylenol - you actually can't give it afterwards either.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/?id=11881780&q=vaccines%20ty...

This is a topic that is very dear to my heart but in an effort to not spark any inflammatory responses.

1) Go with your Mommy gut

2) If in doubt, wait

3) My child is 3 1/2 and has yet to have it. I believe that vaccines can be good and I believe that vaccines can have an effect on kids. I am not sure when the time will be right but when it is, I trust that I will know. In the meantime, vaccines are getting more research and times are a changing.

4) Definitely spread out the vaccines...only do one at a time and seperate by a period of at least 2 months.

5) Again, if you are in doubt...wait. Don't feel like you *have* to do it tomorrow.

Hi there,

My son is 20 months and I too hesitated to give him the vaccine. I had some fears regarding autism, but mostly it's the fact that their little bodies are being exposed to three live (weakened) viruses. After doing some research, i have decided for now that I am going to wait. I have read that in 2011, Merck (the company that makes the MMR vaccine) is going to start producing the separate vaccines again. Here is where I read the info:
http://www.askdrsears.com/thevaccinebook/2009/05/return-o...

Here is another website I liked:
http://www.nvic.org//

I looked at both pro-vaccine and anti-vaccine websites when doing my research. Ultimately, listen to your gut! And, whatever you do decide...take caution in bringing it up with people around you. It's a VERY sensitive subject.

Good luck!

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i have 6 kids And they all got fevers from all the shots.If you give the tylonol 1/2 hour before the shot it should help. I am totally Pro vaccination. My 3rd child had Mennegiococcal disease that the kids Now get vaccinated for. He is a miracle to be alive . This happened when he was 6 and the day he got airlifted to the hospital with a PICU the Dr. flat out told me my son was going to die. Its a long story but he will be 21 in dec and perfect(well as perfect as a young man can be LOL) Any side effect is much better than a doctor telling you that your child will die, thats the worst thing a parent can hear and my heart goes out to any parent who has lost a child from anything.

I agree that you should trust your instincts. If nothing else, just take time to study the issue in more depth. Did you know that the Rubella portion of this vaccine is manufactured using an aborted baby? The ingredients list "fetal cell lines/DNA" in them. There are various long term side effects associated with vaccines, including childhood diabetes. Research carefully. You've been given some great sites to look at. They will have other links for you. Hard decision, to be sure! We've definitely been taught one way, and it seems almost conspiracy-theory to think any other way. :)

Hi T.. Your question is "does a few extra months (delay) help lessen side effects?" I have not been able to find any definitive answers either way. However, reactions to vaccinations have more to do with the individual child's biology/physiology than the timing. I have one child who has never had any reaction to any of the vaccinations...and I have one child who ended-up with a mild fever to one vaccination and a few inflammations around the injection sites to a couple of vaccinations. Your daughter may not end up with any side effects at all. Your son may have had the fever, even if you had delayed the vaccination longer. It's all about the child.

Good luck with your decision.

PS...In case you are still beating yourself up over you son's fever, I recommend taking a peek at some information about childhood fevers.
With the exception of some very specific symptoms (meningitis, etc.) most fevers higher than 104 are not considered serious and do not need immediate treatment by a medical professional. I didn't realize this until I went through a high fever with my daughter. I felt much better knowing that her brain and her life were not in danger when her temp reached 105.9.

http://www.askdrsears.com/html/8/T082100.asp

My niece had a seizure on the drs table within minutes of receiving the mmr and has now had seizures ever since. She was 4 yrs old at the time and had never had any type of seizure before that. Her dr. said that it was not caused by the shot and that she must have just held her breath because the shot hurt. She has had continuing seizures ever since to the point that she is now on medication for them because of the damage to the brain as a result of the seizures. My own son (the only one of my kids who has gotten the mmr and that was before the incident with my niece) had a 105 fever and screamed for 2 days straight after that shot. I refuse to administer the mmr to my kids, or most other vaxs for that matter. It is a personal choice you have to make but I would at the very least delay it further... even longer than 2 years. You might feel a little more comforted if you wait until she can talk more so that she can tell you if something doesn't feel right afterwards. Just my two cents... vaxs are a difficult subject... we will never know until 10 or 20 years down the road if what we are injecting our kids with is actually detrimental to their health but then you'd hate to deal with a bad illness that could have been prevented.

The info sheet they gave me at Kaiser clearly stated that the MMR shot can have a high fever as a side effect - so it's definitely acknowledged as a pretty standard side effect. However they did say it was okay to give tylenol or motrin for any discomfort after the shot. The fever happens because the body is reacting to the virus and creating an immune response - which is good. In my opinion, a fever that's over in a few hours is better than getting measles, mumps, and/or rubella! Especially as a toddler. I'd just get the shot and be done with it.

Read about the likelihood of contracting these diseases and more about the vaccine at www.thedoctorwithin.com. I also recommend mercola or dr. Tenpenny's websites. You can delay, listen to your instincts. Only you know what's best for your family!

Another one that's going to suggest going with your gut. If you still have any doubts, delay it. But, can't that one be separated? I know that it would require more visits, but would that help with your concern. And, a dose of Tylenol before the vaccines always help my kids with fever. They still got one, but could it have been worse? One will never know.

This is such a hard question and I am right in your shoes as well! It is so tough to know what is right, but all you can do is take the info you have available and do what feels the most right (or least wrong as the case may be ;) to you at this moment...those mommy intuitions are strong, so go with what yours is telling you. I'm at 17 months, and still not sure when we'll be getting ours...but I know I'd prefer to split them up if they are released again as individual shots (they used to be but were taken off the market 2 years ago (I think that's the timeline) b/c the combo is what is commonly used now...) Be strong!

I dont know that any of the moms here will know the answer to your question..we are moms and we have experience with our own children.

I delayed all shots.. started at 4 months instead of 2 etc.. I didnt do the hep A or the chilcken pox or the rotavirus...

my duaghter got the mmr shot at her 2 year checkup.. she woke upthe next day with a high fever and a cough.. my daughter always gets fevers whenever she gets any virus.. she was sick for 10 days at the dr twice and was diagnosed with pneumonia and an ear infection at teh second sick visit.. (approx 7-10 days after the shot)

now it was 12/26 when she went ot the dr for her 2 year well child checkup which is a very germy time of year.. lots of flus and colds that time of year..

my son just turned 3 he is a summer bday.. he will ge the mmr next week at his 3 year check up..

As others have said, go with you gut.

I forget all the exact shots now, but when my daughter, who was a preemie, got shots at 2 months, she had a slight fever. At 4 months, I gave her Tylenol before and there was no fever. At 6 months, I skipped the Tylenol before, still no fever. At 1, she got a doozy of shots, I think 4 or 5 total (the other times it had been 3 shots + oral vaccine) and she had no fever, although she woke up in the middle of the night screaming, something she never does. But she went back to sleep quickly.

So, I guess, it just depends? When it comes time for her to get her next round of shots, I will most likely go ahead, and again not do the Tylenol beforehand b/c I am not sure it's totally necessary.

Even some adults get fevers when they get shots.

How did she react when she received her other shots?

It's so hard making all these decisions! Best of luck whatever you decide.

Death rate from measles is 1/500.

Well, it's certainly true that sometimes kids get high fevers after a vaccination, but I would go ahead and have it given to her. Just have the infant motrin and tylenol ready if she does spike a fever. I've always had my boys vaccinated on the pediatrician's time table, and neither ever had a fever from it. I would be far less worried about a fever than the fact that she could actually contract one of the diseases. With the ease of global travel these days, cases pop up out of the blue. You never know who you're standing next to in Target and what they may be "carrying."

give it to her , but give her some motrin before you take her, it will help with the pain and the fever.

As a child, I got a terribly high fever from vaccines and all of them effected me differently...some of them I had to have in half doses because of the high fever. So, when I had my own kids I worried about this tremendously!But none of my kids reacted the way I did....so just because one child had a high fever doesn't mean that the other one will too!

I can not tell you the amount of relief I felt when it was all finally over! Sheesh!

Whatever you decide, I totally am a firm believer in going with your gut!