UK Children's immunisations?

Question

My daughter is now 14 weeks. She was supposed to have her injections at 8 weeks and 12 weeks.

Both needles have the whooping cough injection in them.

We opted out of having the needles for this reason.

After my brother had the whooping cough injection he suffered very badly with his chest, he would wheeze constantly and suffered with sleeping and breathing. He is now 21 and still suffers from this at times.

For this reason my mum never gave me the whooping cough injection, and I was fine. When I was born they all came separately and not in just one needle.

So I have decided not to give my daughter the needle because I don't want her to suffer like he did.

What I would like to know is, is there anyone in the NHS I can contact to find out if I can get her needles separately? I don't really want her to not have any of them.

Thanks.

Please don't answer saying I should just get it done. I'm not doing that.

Any help would be great thanks.

Answer 1

my little boy had an egg allergy as a baby so couldnt have the mmr jab, he eventually grew out of the allergy. my gp said that he could have the jab under observation in the hospital. it may be best to talk through your concerns with your gp maybe he/she would be able to point you in the right direction.

Answer 2

at 21, i doubt it was the injection he had as a child which caused it - plus, immunisations are being 'upgraded' all the time to reduce any side effects

Answer 3

you can have seperate injections, but will need to find a private doctor.

Answer 4

I think if you want them separately you have to pay to have it done privately.

Answer 5

there is no link between whooping cough and having problems with breathing,.

the only time you would be advised against the whooping cough vaccine is if both parents or one parent has asthma.,

I did not have the vaccination as my dad had very bad asthma but my 15 year old and 6 year old have had it and no side effects,

Answer 6

I can not say for sure on this particular injection but i believe you will need to consult a private doctor and pay to have them done. I chose for my son not to have the MMR as my other 2 older children have Autism and although i have no evidence that the mmr made it worse i just wanted to do it this way so as not to question later in life if he does end up being Autistic. I had to pay to have them done but they were not as expensive as i thought. The most i paid for 1 was 80 pounds

Answer 7

That's what I was wondering and I found out that you have to pay for them if you want them separate and they cost around £70 each!! My fiance's eldest brother suffered from terrible asthma so I still haven't given my son the injections. Hope this helps