General Chat

well said lisa.

kate the breastfeeding issue i disagree with as it all depends on the circumstances why the mother has decided against.mine was because i was in so much pain after having to indure a ceaserian.at the end of the day it's the mothers choice.it doesn't class a mother as a bad one.if some mothers would immunise their children straight away rather than putting other children at risk by waiting until they have enough 3 in 1 vaccines which in some cases that were stated on the news up to two months then children wouldn't be catching these diseases.i think thats more or a risk than breastfeeding don't you!

I have a 15 yo with Aspergers. I will never know in his case whether vaccination was to blame, but I think there is definately a need for further investigation. I know of so many parents who believe so strongly that a vaccination was at the root of their childs autism. Maybe we need to look at what else goes into the jabs - Thimerosal for example. This was considered so toxic it was removed from animal vaccinations, yet its still there in our kids vaccinations - the government says it will no longer be used in jabs, but I think there are still stockpiles to use up.

Oh Kate... A lady after my own heart! I am a huge believer in breast is best! I breast fed each of my two until they were over a year old. There is nothing better you can do for your baby....and its immune system. I know for certain that this is a subject that can cause huge controversy...and a lot of mums will cite different reasons as to why it wasn't possible for them. But the truth is it IS possible for the vast majority....how else would the human race have survived? Of course...today we have a choice. And I do not want to criticise anyone who chooses to formula feed their infant. Many happy healthy adults have been raised this way. But it cannot be disputed that a human mother's milk is the best possible start in life for a human baby. Having said that...I am not convinced that so many inoculations in so young a child, all at the same time, is a good thing, and I am of the opinion that in certain cases it can, possibly, compromise an infant's immune system. Dee x

I have a "problem" cat, he is a ginger, 6 yrs old and unfortunately in the summer months develops an allergy to grass, hecomesin in sores, just like exema. so during summer months he gets a regular histamine injection, when it is time for his annual injection against flue etc. the vet will not give the injections together, says his little body cannot cope with it NUFF said!!! if its not good for a pussy cat to have too many vaccines at once, what about a human baby??

i agree rose that must have been so hard,but you are getting some parents that are so scared that something will happen to their children that they don't get them immunised which inturn puts other children at risk from these awful and often deadly diseases.xxxx(:

43 yrs ago I took my twins along for the tripple antigen. My Mum was staying with me at the time. After- The babies were sleeping peacefully in the garden and we thought ourselves lucky to have a little time to ourselves. One woke at the expected time but his brother slept on,and on. I was worried and went to rouse him to find that he had gone into a coma. The other twin was unaffected. He grew into an adult with Aspbergers Syndrome. It was so difficult make myself go to get my other boys immunised. When I asked my Doctors advice all those years ago he replied 'If the lions don't get you the tigers will' True I suppose but such a dilema. All we can do is what we think is best. Rose

i agree joanne.these children are barely 2 years old and the immune system has to fight these infections.i think the parents are doing more harm than good.xxxx(:

Personally I feel 5 jabs in one go is FAR to much for a tiny body to cope with. I'm sure it's done for the same old reason.........to save money! Jo

i think that parents have got alittle bit precautious with the single jabs and are now turning to the 3 in 1 jabs.only a few months ago they had to pay for private injections only for the private clinics to run out putting children at risk who had to wait two months for the jabs to be ordered.now they are thinking about bringing out the 5 in 1 jab which combines mmr,polio,tetanus,diptheria,whooping cough.over the years these jabs have been given singley and my daughter for one has had that.is it nessecery to have the jabs combined.what do you think?or are parents overreacting.xxxx(: