Vaccinations

One of the big changes that has taken place since my children were small is the time at which vaccinations are given. I understand that in the UK, at the present time, the first triple injection against Diptheria, Whooping Cough, Tetanus plus polio and Hib (meningitis) is given at 2 months. Daughter in Amsterdam was advised to have Milo immunised at 6 weeks and, because they are likely to be moving house around then, to bring it forward to 4 weeks. This seems very young and, as she is breast-feeding, the baby is likely to have all the antibodies he needs.

Checking my diary I find that Baby#1 had his 1st triple Diptheria, whooping cough and tetanus only when he was the grand old age of 25 weeks (6 months) with the 2nd triple + polio immunisation at 34 weeks and the 3rd triple + polio at 13.5 months. He had his measles immunisation at 15 months.

Baby #2 had her 1st triple injection at age 4 months, 2nd triple + polio at 6 months and 3rd triple + polio the day after her 1st birthday. The measles immunisation wasn't until she was 14 months.

The only childhood illnesses that both children had were mild German measles and chickenpox.