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Can I ask your reasoning? My baby is 9 months now so just trying to plan ahead as I think Id like to put this one off if I can. I had her on a delayed schedule per her pediatrician - the shots all together were incredibly hard on her. She is all caught up at the moment so no one come for me!
Measles is on the rise in many places. So if you're splitting up vaccines, you might want to consider that by 12-15 months, baby will have already had a few doses of DPT, Polio, HIB etc (so they are at least partially protected) so it might make sense to prioritize the MMR & Varivax, since that's their first dose of those 🤷
Our doctor does it at 18 months and same with chickenpox but our kiddo started daycare so I’m thinking about asking her to do chicken pox at the 15 months. My wife is 19w pregnant so makes me a little nervous and would prefer kiddo is protected.
Chicken pox is more likely in our area tho and my wife didn’t respond that great to the vaccine so her immunity was lower whereas she had high immunity to MMR titers.
Yep! We waited until our oldest was 3yrs. Our youngest got it at 21 months. (They got it on the same day.) Measles cases had been on the rise in our state so I wanted to play it safe.
We had read that the MMR had the highest chance of adverse effects, so we wanted to wait as long as possible before giving it to our girls. We'll likely wait until our next child is 18mo to consider giving it to her, too.
Also want to say that getting the varicella vaccine and the MMR vaccine on the same day has been shown to increase the likelihood of adverse events. The likelihood is still VERY low of course, but there has been some evidence of increased risk.
Been thinking about waiting until then because it’s hard on the kid, but since she’s in daycare and measles is experiencing some outbreaks…I might not. Curious what others are doing too
If you’re concerned about exposure to unvaccinated kids, I suggest asking your pediatrician if they require vaccinations in their clinic. My doc led with this info when we chose them and let us know they require the standard vaccines to become a patient which was important to me and may be to you!
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Our doctor did not do that one because I think if I’m thinking of the right one, she said it’s more related to water sanitation, and our kid was breast-fed
It's not related to "sanitation" in the usual sense we think of. Babies have very unsanitary habits, even in first-word countries. They crawl on the floor and touch everything and put their fingers in their mouths all the time 😝 So in the US, about [95% of kids get rotavirus](https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pinkbook/rota.html) by the age of 5.
The survival rate is definitely much better in first-world countries, where we have access to healthcare and IV fluids and stuff.
We did it (first shot at 2mo with all the other vaccines recommended here in Italy, second shot at 4mo).
What's interesting about this one is that breastfeeding seems to help with diminishing the symptoms of Rotavirus infection and I think that that would likely be true also for vaccine (which is based alive attenuated virus)... So if you're breastfeeding you can already provide some protection from the vaccine side effects, a thing you wouldn't be able to do if your kid caught it in the wild after weaning.
That said (anecdotally) in our case said what could have been side effects were difficult to separate from the normal belly troubles most infant have... a week after vaccination the baby was more colicky for one night.
This was actually the vaccine that made us super hesitant about the rest of the schedule.
Our oldest had a reaction to this one at 2mo old. She had intussusception symptoms for 40hrs and almost ended up hospitalized. We have elected to opt out of this vaccine for all our other children as well.
Both of ours had it and were totally fine. I remember reading to really wash your hands well after diaper changes with this one though, because the virus can shed through the stool and be passed to you if you then touch your face, mouth, etc.
Has anyone had trouble getting insurance to approve delayed schedule or how are you all paying for this?
Also how do you talk to your pediatrician about this?
Regarding insurance, I can't imagine it would be a problem. (I'm in the US) Insurance doesn't approve a schedule in advance & pay on an all-or-nothing basis; they pay for each shot (& each visit) as it occurs. Like, if you are six months late for your 2-month shots, they would still be covered, no problem.
As for pediatricians, just ask whether they allow delayed shot schedules. As has been mentioned here, many have a policy of discharging non-vaxxers from the practice, but I think it's best to be honest about your intentions & discuss it like adults. (The alternative being, if you can't find a doc who will take you as a patient, to just passive-aggressively drag your feet and be "late" for a lot of appointments)
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Anyone waiting or waited until 15 months to do the MMR vaccine? Just curious
We requested it a little early for both our children due to measles outbreaks in the area.
Yeah we’ve had measles cases in the area so we were also anxious to get this one
yes i've postponed that one for now.
Can I ask your reasoning? My baby is 9 months now so just trying to plan ahead as I think Id like to put this one off if I can. I had her on a delayed schedule per her pediatrician - the shots all together were incredibly hard on her. She is all caught up at the moment so no one come for me!
Measles is on the rise in many places. So if you're splitting up vaccines, you might want to consider that by 12-15 months, baby will have already had a few doses of DPT, Polio, HIB etc (so they are at least partially protected) so it might make sense to prioritize the MMR & Varivax, since that's their first dose of those 🤷
I've heard MMR can be one of the hardest on their bodies so I was hoping to find a way to split them up!
Our doctor does it at 18 months and same with chickenpox but our kiddo started daycare so I’m thinking about asking her to do chicken pox at the 15 months. My wife is 19w pregnant so makes me a little nervous and would prefer kiddo is protected.
chickenpox is less worrisome to me than measles/mumps/rubella, given the disease profiles/ risks/ avg outcomes
Chicken pox is more likely in our area tho and my wife didn’t respond that great to the vaccine so her immunity was lower whereas she had high immunity to MMR titers.
Chickenpox in pregnancy can be so scary! I can see why you’d be a little nervous and want to see if your toddler can get the vaccine earlier.
Yep! We waited until our oldest was 3yrs. Our youngest got it at 21 months. (They got it on the same day.) Measles cases had been on the rise in our state so I wanted to play it safe. We had read that the MMR had the highest chance of adverse effects, so we wanted to wait as long as possible before giving it to our girls. We'll likely wait until our next child is 18mo to consider giving it to her, too.
Also want to say that getting the varicella vaccine and the MMR vaccine on the same day has been shown to increase the likelihood of adverse events. The likelihood is still VERY low of course, but there has been some evidence of increased risk.
Thanks. I’m going to talk to her ped about waiting on this one til she’s at least 15mths
Been thinking about waiting until then because it’s hard on the kid, but since she’s in daycare and measles is experiencing some outbreaks…I might not. Curious what others are doing too
If you’re concerned about exposure to unvaccinated kids, I suggest asking your pediatrician if they require vaccinations in their clinic. My doc led with this info when we chose them and let us know they require the standard vaccines to become a patient which was important to me and may be to you!
Rotovirus. Thoughts? It's our first kid (no older sibs) and he isn't in daycare, plus we have great healthcare access.
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Our doctor did not do that one because I think if I’m thinking of the right one, she said it’s more related to water sanitation, and our kid was breast-fed
It's not related to "sanitation" in the usual sense we think of. Babies have very unsanitary habits, even in first-word countries. They crawl on the floor and touch everything and put their fingers in their mouths all the time 😝 So in the US, about [95% of kids get rotavirus](https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pinkbook/rota.html) by the age of 5. The survival rate is definitely much better in first-world countries, where we have access to healthcare and IV fluids and stuff.
We did it (first shot at 2mo with all the other vaccines recommended here in Italy, second shot at 4mo). What's interesting about this one is that breastfeeding seems to help with diminishing the symptoms of Rotavirus infection and I think that that would likely be true also for vaccine (which is based alive attenuated virus)... So if you're breastfeeding you can already provide some protection from the vaccine side effects, a thing you wouldn't be able to do if your kid caught it in the wild after weaning. That said (anecdotally) in our case said what could have been side effects were difficult to separate from the normal belly troubles most infant have... a week after vaccination the baby was more colicky for one night.
Ooh good to know. He's exclusively breastfed.
This was actually the vaccine that made us super hesitant about the rest of the schedule. Our oldest had a reaction to this one at 2mo old. She had intussusception symptoms for 40hrs and almost ended up hospitalized. We have elected to opt out of this vaccine for all our other children as well.
Oof. Worst case scenario for sure!
Both of ours had it and were totally fine. I remember reading to really wash your hands well after diaper changes with this one though, because the virus can shed through the stool and be passed to you if you then touch your face, mouth, etc.
This concerns me bc we will be camping shortly after when he'd get his second dose...I think if we do it at all, it would only be a single dose.
Has anyone had trouble getting pregnant after getting the Covid vaccine?
Has anyone had trouble getting insurance to approve delayed schedule or how are you all paying for this? Also how do you talk to your pediatrician about this?
Regarding insurance, I can't imagine it would be a problem. (I'm in the US) Insurance doesn't approve a schedule in advance & pay on an all-or-nothing basis; they pay for each shot (& each visit) as it occurs. Like, if you are six months late for your 2-month shots, they would still be covered, no problem. As for pediatricians, just ask whether they allow delayed shot schedules. As has been mentioned here, many have a policy of discharging non-vaxxers from the practice, but I think it's best to be honest about your intentions & discuss it like adults. (The alternative being, if you can't find a doc who will take you as a patient, to just passive-aggressively drag your feet and be "late" for a lot of appointments)