What are our options for getting MMR vaccine

[Anonymous]

Just had our 15 mo check up = that's when they give MMR. DS is fine 1 week later (although - he now has a strange aversion to taking a bath which he loved before the shot.... Mmmm... must have been the shot!)

[Anonymous]

We're also planning to separate the 3 doses -- if for no other reason, it's because the MMR contains 3 LIVE viruses (as opposed to dead viruses in DTaP and others) and that alone is frightening. Unfortunately, our pediatrician at Georgetown University, Dr. Wolfgang Rennert, won't give us the separate doses and also disputes the possible MMR/autism link. SOOO we need to change pediatricians. Can anyone within the district recommend their doctor? Or do I need to head to MD or VA? I would greatly appreciate any names/references. Thank you....

[Anonymous]

Am I the only person who didn't separate out the MMR and had their child follow the regular vaccination schedule??? I'm beginning to think I am.

[Anonymous]

We did not separate and the baby is fine.

Dr. Wolfgang Rennert is wonderful and probably saved DD's life when she was hospitalized for a serious case of RSV pneumonia. I am sorry a PP did not agree with him on shots, but I wanted to share my excellent experience with him.

[maynie]

Anonymous wrote:Can a doctor kick you out of the practice for refusing these shots? I can see how they might take offense to a mom telling them how to do their job. I feel the same way at my job when someone who is not an expert or familiar with what I do tells me how to do my jobb.

Yes, they can. And many will.

[Anonymous]

I also stayed on schedule but am amazed at how many on these boards separated the shots. I wonder if we are in the minority at this point? Perhaps I would have made a different decision if I had read these posts first.

[Anonymous]

PP, I work in the pediatric field and no, you are most definitely in the majority. Not taking sides as all, but as far as numbers, those who decide to separate/delay shots are in the minority.

[Anonymous]

Hi there...I'm sure only those who are interested in separating out the shots are going to this thread, so that may explain why we seem to be in the majority.

My DS is 9 mos and we were at pediatrician's yesterday and she refused to separate out MMR. I don't love her anyway and was thinking of switching before this, but now I am convinced.

I still did not see any Names of docs (preferably in DC, tho willing to go to MD and No. Va.) who are amenable to slowing down the vaccine skedule.

Anyone float some names, without the criticism of people who choose to space out their vaccinations? I have vaccinated my DS so far (except for Hep B, he had a rough start) and plan to get all his shots, just on MY schedule.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It drives me nuts when Doctors "insist" that there is absolutely no relation between shots and anything. When you talk to the parents whose children have had awful adverse reactions to shots (including overnight autistic transformations) they will always say how when they talked to the doctor about it, the doctor insisted it couldn't possibly be related to the shot. The reality is that doctors have enormous blinders on when it comes to vaccinations. There have been perfectly healthy babies who get a whole series of shots, and literally DIE within the next 24 hours, and their doctor has insisted that it could be anything -- EXCEPT the shots. Doctors have been completely brainwashed about shots and literally CAN NOT, EVER see that there could even possibly be anything wrong with them, despite the loooong list of neuro-toxins which are in the ingredient lists. It's just the way they've been indoctrinated. Vaccinations are the holy grail of westen medicine, and everyone who is anyone in medicine will do pretty much anything they can to say they are "safe" - including the CDC, the AMA, etc. And by the way, there has been more than one study about the possible relation of vaccines to autism, and no, they haven't all been debunked -- although our popular media would like to have us think so.

Anyway, OP, you can do whatever you want with the MMR. The truth is these diseases are not usually harmful (especially in otherwise healthy, breastfed babies); in fact your child could get all three and you might never even know that they had anything beyond a basic cold. And they are quite rare. So, if you want to forgo the vaccine altogether, you can do that. Or if you simply want to wait until your chid is 18 months, or 2 years, or 3 years old, you could do that too. If you want them separated so that they only receive one at a time, no problem (though you might have to special order the shot yourself). It really is all up to you. It is your child and your choice to administer these shots as you see fit. Though, you should expect some push back from your doctor if you do not follow the standard schedule, so just be prepared to stand up for what you want and not be bullied into anything that is uncomfortable for you.

Wow, you are totally uninformed, or just informed with all the wrong information.

Whooping cough is on the rise, because of people choosing not to vaccinate. Babies are at the most risk because they haven't received any or all of the vaccinations required. There is currently a measles outbreak in this country, but not in this area, but in other major cities.

The British ("The" authorities on Autism) have held live TV panel discussions (with calls from the general population) assuring people it isn't the vaccine that is the cause of Autism. This is Autism awareness month, read up, and not on leftist activist sights, these are slanted.

[Anonymous]

Sorry if this comment is slightly off-topic. Even if there is no MMR vaccine/autism link, I am just curious whether there have been any major scientific studies that have assessed the effect of administering all the required and optional vaccines in totality upon an infant's development. I am curious because I wonder at what point we reach the point of administering "too many" (if there is such a thing) vaccines in too short of a time-frame (2-3 years in the case of young children) that may overwhelm a young infant and lead to unintended or unforeseen complications. I come from a family of many, many, many physicians who are all very supportive of vaccination, but even they have casually mentioned how many more vaccinations children are receiving today versus when we were children. Just a thought.

[Anonymous]

The Pediatric Care Center in Bethesda will let you separate out shots and use a delayed vaccination schedule if you want. I used them when I was growing up and now use them for my newborn son. The doctors in the practice are Paul Weiner, Dana Kornfeld, Paul Peebles, James Mattey and a few newer doctors. They are great!

[Anonymous]

Wow, you are totally uninformed, or just informed with all the wrong information.

I'm not exactly what you were referring to that I am supposedly uninformed about. The only thing I was commenting on was the fact that doctors don't think there is anything harmful about vaccines, and the fact that parents have the right to choose any vaccine schedule they want for their children. Which of those things am I wrong about?

Whooping cough is on the rise, because of people choosing not to vaccinate. Babies are at the most risk because they haven't received any or all of the vaccinations required.

Whooping cough in an otherwise healthy, breastfed child, is not likely to cause a severe problem. Most people in this country over the age of 50 had whooping cough when they were children.

There is currently a measles outbreak in this country, but not in this area, but in other major cities.

Do you realize that it only takes two cases of measles to be classified as an outbreak? Even with the current outbreaks, the reality is that you have a greater chance of being struck by lightning than acquiring measles in the United States. In fact, you have a greater chance of being struck by lightning AND of winning the lottery, combined, than getting measles. Additionally, if you get measles, as long as you are an otherwise healthy individual, you will probably recover quickly and easily. Some people who get measles do not get any symptoms at all. NB: I am not comparing measles in this country to measles in third world countries, where it spreads easily and can harm many.

This is Autism awareness month, read up, and not on leftist activist sights, these are slanted.

And of course our doctors, whose text books and medical institutions are often funded by pharmaceutical companies, could never be slanted about this issue. And our massive governmental health organizations, who conduct studies which are often funded by pharmaceutical companies, could never be slanted about this issue. Only the parents - who have seen their own children deteriorate following a vaccine and devote their lives to researching it - could possibly be confused, biased, and slanted on this issue.

[Anonymous]

18:55 I wonder the same thing. Our kid is 18 months and hasn't received MMR yet. He is supposed to get it at this time and I was/am really worried since I have a half-brother with Aspergers and I don't know whose side of the family it is from.
I was looking at my vaccinations from when I was young and while we received all the big ones prior to 2 years there are several vaccines out now that weren't there when we were kids. I heard somewhere that the number given has gone up from like 8 to 32. So i do wonder if we are overloading our children's systems.
IMO as long as children are not required to b/c of childcare etc or there is not a lot of significant overseas travel we should give the vaccines on a delayed schedule. I agree with one of the PPs who said that it's extra visits but no more than 2 or 3 per visit is optimum.
The only thing with not vaccinating kids is that at some point they will have to be vaccinated since the schools require them. What i wonder is do the schools require all the one's that the CDC recommends or just some of the major one's. In that case I would be more inclined just to give the one's that the schools require for attendance and skip/delay others.

[Anonymous]

Capitol Medical Group in Chevy Chase is willing to separate the shots, but will give you the prescriptions that you have to fill on your own and bring in.

[Anonymous]

I asked our pediatrician to either delay or split the MMR. We're delaying it until he's 2. Our pediatrician admitted that since they can't determine what causes autism, better to error on the side of caution. She also said a lot of parents are delaying the MMR. I didn't feel so silly.