Mishelisa: you can take as long as you want to make your decision. There's no law saying you must get your child immunised by a certain date. I haven't had Hannah immunised yet, though she'll be getting the jab within the next month to six weeks. She should've had it three months ago, but i told my health visitor that i wanted to defer the decision until she was 18 months "proper", which she is now. Personally i think being given the jab at 12 months of age is too early.. 15 to 18 months old seems to be the usual.. that's how old Joel was when he got his jab. Maybe because of the scare-mongering about the so called autism connection is why babies are being immunised earlier.. (15 months is when, if there's anything wrong, it'll begin to show, which, coincidentally or whatever, is when the MMR is usually given).

I think you should have Liam immunised, but it's up to you on how.. the triple or single jabs.. don't be pressurised into anything you're not comfortable with. If you feel Liam isn't ready, or feel he shouldn't have the MMR for whatever reasons, tell your GP or health visitor and they should respect this.

Surely you should have labeled this topic "parent talk"?

single or MMR, do what you feel comfortable with but do have him immunised.

is driving a way and paying for the sinlge jabs too much for some peace of mind?

I agonised over the MMR when it was time for Georgia to have it

But in the end she had it done when she was around 15 months old. She has had no adverse reactions from what I can tell so far.

It is a difficult choice for all, and you should do what is right for you - not much help I know but it is how you feel as an individual

Whatever your decision think carefully

Firstly, I do apologise I should have called it 'Parent Talk' When talking babies, I usually chat to women in similar circumstances, so therefore I naturally assumed 'Women Talk' Apologies to anyone offended!!
I'm mainly just concerned with the timing, it's just so quick, I think, I will take your advice Keen, and wait until he is about 15 months and then have the jabs. I was more worried about being pressured into doing something I wasn't ready to do. My sister's daughter, who is 13 months recently had a water infection and the hospital are being really nasty to my sister about getting her daughter up there for a scan to see if there's anything permanant, (which I fully understand) but at the moment there is a 'bug' in the hospital (MRSA) which is spread easily, and my sis doesn't want to expose Carys (Her daughter) to that enviorment, her choice, her child!! But the hospital are really on her back. That's why I was so worried about not doing the appointment.

I was lucky that my doctors surgery didn't put pressure on me to have the jab done but obviously it was discussed each time I took Georgia to baby clinic.

However, like we've said - get it done when you're ready - and if it means waiting a bit longer then so be it

Dunno if this helps but there has been a study published today about this. The only details I have found are from this article on the Guardian Website

But you might be able to find other info linked to this elsewhere.

(Edited by Sydney 07/11/2002 12:51)

Your sister shouldn't be pressurised by anyone, least of all a hospital of all places.. if this is really bothering her, she should either talk to her GP about it, or someone within the hospital that deals with complaints, because the hospital's attitude really stinks. Of course your sister doesn't want her daughter in a hospital where there is MRSA, and she should tell them that.. or alternatively, take her to another hospital. As you rightly said, her child, her choice