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leighla
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So we got the dreaded MMR shot.
I hadn't been COMPLETELY convinced to get it yet and at his Ped appointment, they were like "today he gets his MMR vaccine!!"
I wasn't ready, but I knew I might never be. So we bit the bullet and he got it.
So stressful!!!!
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Posted 8/20/08 1:34 PM  |
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Re: So we got the dreaded MMR shot.
Right there with you - I didn't know Ped did it at 12 months, so we just had it yesterday...
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| Posted 8/20/08 1:36 PM |
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nickipa
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Re: So we got the dreaded MMR shot.
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| Posted 8/20/08 1:50 PM |
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cgdg61606
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Re: So we got the dreaded MMR shot.
Thomas gets his in November at same time as Chicken Pox. I'm dreading it too!
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| Posted 8/20/08 1:56 PM |
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Ang-Rich
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Re: So we got the dreaded MMR shot.
Lucas got his at 12 months and for as much as I feel strongly on my opinion about it...I still worried a bit.
Fortunately he had no side effects...although they are very common..I even marked the window for side effects on the calendar and waited and waited...very hard. 
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| Posted 8/20/08 2:04 PM |
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cgdg61606
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Re: So we got the dreaded MMR shot.
Posted by Ang-Rich
Lucas got his at 12 months and for as much as I feel strongly on my opinion about it...I still worried a bit.
Fortunately he had no side effects...although they are very common..I even marked the window for side effects on the calendar and waited and waited...very hard.
What is the window for side effects again?
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| Posted 8/20/08 2:06 PM |
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Re: So we got the dreaded MMR shot.
I was soo upset after he got it that I cried. There is just so pressure not to get it, get it, split it up. I was soo worried.
Andrew did have a very bad reaction to it a few days later but it can be up to a week later.
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| Posted 8/20/08 2:08 PM |
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I was soo upset after he got it that I cried. There is just so pressure not to get it, get it, split it up. I was soo worried.
Andrew did have a very bad reaction to it a few days later but it can be up to a week later.
I cried too  I was fine with all her other shots, just something about the pressure surrounding this one made it so much worse!!
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| Posted 8/20/08 2:13 PM |
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Ang-Rich
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Re: So we got the dreaded MMR shot.
Posted by cgdg61606
Posted by Ang-Rich
Lucas got his at 12 months and for as much as I feel strongly on my opinion about it...I still worried a bit.
Fortunately he had no side effects...although they are very common..I even marked the window for side effects on the calendar and waited and waited...very hard.
What is the window for side effects again?
My doctor told me to watch 10-14 days after the shot.
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| Posted 8/20/08 2:13 PM |
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cgdg61606
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Re: So we got the dreaded MMR shot.
Posted by Ang-Rich
Posted by cgdg61606
Posted by Ang-Rich
Lucas got his at 12 months and for as much as I feel strongly on my opinion about it...I still worried a bit.
Fortunately he had no side effects...although they are very common..I even marked the window for side effects on the calendar and waited and waited...very hard.
What is the window for side effects again?
My doctor told me to watch 10-14 days after the shot.
Thanks. That sounds right, but I couldn't remember. 
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| Posted 8/20/08 2:20 PM |
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ARIELSMOM
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Re: So we got the dreaded MMR shot.
My son got his last Thursday along with the chicken pox vaccine.
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| Posted 8/20/08 2:21 PM |
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Luv2bAmom
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Re: So we got the dreaded MMR shot.
I hear ya, I called my Ped to find out what if any vaccinnes DS is schedule for on his next visit and they told me he is scheduled for the MMR & Varivax (chicken pox) shot, DH & I are considereing seperating them.
I just have all these "what ifs" in my head, its making me a little crazy.
I sometimes wish I had never seen the Oprah show on autism, its what really got into my head.
Message edited 8/20/2008 2:44:46 PM.
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| Posted 8/20/08 2:35 PM |
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LadyH
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Re: So we got the dreaded MMR shot.
Oh man - I'm not looking forward to that!
Is the "window" for flu like symptoms / bad reaction to the shots, or a window for autistic like reactions to the shot?
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| Posted 8/20/08 2:41 PM |
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Ang-Rich
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Re: So we got the dreaded MMR shot.
Posted by LadyH
Is the "window" for flu like symptoms / bad reaction to the shots, or a window for autistic like reactions to the shot?
The window is for a physical reaction to the vaccine...rash, fever, etc.
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| Posted 8/20/08 2:44 PM |
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Lillykat
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Re: So we got the dreaded MMR shot.
Posted by Ang-Rich
Posted by LadyH
Is the "window" for flu like symptoms / bad reaction to the shots, or a window for autistic like reactions to the shot?
The window is for a physical reaction to the vaccine...rash, fever, etc.
7-14 days is what my ped advised. DD ran a higher fever for about 24 hours and then was fine. Then she got a few spots which is what my ped told me to expect.
I hear you - I am pro vaccine but that doesn't mean I wasn't scared to give it to her - esp b.c I had a BAD reaction to MMR so bad they only gave me 1/2 doses when I was younger. But I was scared we were going to WDW soon and was concerned with people saying they get chicken pox and all these things. I figured with a high volume of foreign tourists you never know what someone will have or have left behind so I bit the bullet.
(I did not get the chicken pox shot at that visit I went back a month later for that).
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| Posted 8/20/08 3:29 PM |
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DD is supposed to get it Friday. I am so not looking forward to it. We are also going to WDW in Sept. and I want her to have before then.
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| Posted 8/20/08 3:43 PM |
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Re: So we got the dreaded MMR shot.
DS got it yesterday and although I am confidant in my decision to give it to him and did a lot of research, I was still nervous at the moment she gave it!
I thought I was all prepared and then I got nervous then and there. It didn't help that DS cried his eyes out!
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Diana1215
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Re: So we got the dreaded MMR shot.
Posted by Ang-Rich
Lucas got his at 12 months and for as much as I feel strongly on my opinion about it...I still worried a bit.
Fortunately he had no side effects...although they are very common..I even marked the window for side effects on the calendar and waited and waited...very hard.
OMG - we are so the same person! I marked my calendar too!
We gave it also at 12 months and he had no reaction!
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| Posted 8/20/08 7:21 PM |
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Cailen gets his next week!!!!
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| Posted 8/20/08 9:13 PM |
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Teri
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Re: So we got the dreaded MMR shot.
with these few recent measles exposures on LI I actually am LOOKING FORWARD to dd getting this vaccine! I know what you all mean though about the worry surrounding it - just remember what the original intention is for - that's what I do.
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| Posted 8/20/08 9:18 PM |
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AimeeE2006
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Re: So we got the dreaded MMR shot.
Sydney went for her 12 month appt last week and she didn't get it - it wasn't even on their schedule for that appointment. Fine by me!
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| Posted 8/20/08 9:23 PM |
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clwp
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Re: So we got the dreaded MMR shot.
Can I ask - forgive my ignorance... why is everyone so concerned about this particular shot? I get that the chicken pox is a "newer" vaccine that we didn't have as kids so I can see some concern to be discussed with a doctor about as far as pros and cons/risks and benefits.
I ask b/c I remember getting the MMR shot before college and I don't remember having an issue at all - the Tetanus shot hurt worse, at least to me. I still believe the shots are all better than the risks associated with the disease... but that's JMO.
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| Posted 8/20/08 9:24 PM |
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lbelle821
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Re: So we got the dreaded MMR shot.
Posted by clwp
Can I ask - forgive my ignorance... why is everyone so concerned about this particular shot? I get that the chicken pox is a "newer" vaccine that we didn't have as kids so I can see some concern to be discussed with a doctor about as far as pros and cons/risks and benefits.
I ask b/c I remember getting the MMR shot before college and I don't remember having an issue at all - the Tetanus shot hurt worse, at least to me. I still believe the shots are all better than the risks associated with the disease... but that's JMO.
there is a lot of controversy about whether or not there are links to this shot and autism, especially in boys.
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| Posted 8/20/08 9:33 PM |
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lbelle821
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Re: So we got the dreaded MMR shot.
Lauren, I know it must be nerve-racking. Just be glad it's over.
They sprung it on me at his 12 month appt. that they would give it to him that day with chicken pox. I was completely unprepared and fortunately because of matthew's delay doc. had no problem putting it off until he is 2 because he knew I had a lot of my mind already. We're going to do it by 24 months.
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