Rubella Vaccine reaction (was Re: Serious complications of MMR diseases)

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Lynda wrote:

>

> My rubella immunity was found to be low when I was expecting DS3 and I had a

> rubella jab after he was born. I suffered with HORRENDOUS joint pains for

> about 6 months afterwards. BTW, my rubella immunity was borderline again

> when I was pregnant with DS4 less than 2 years later - I refused the post

> baby booster this time.

>

> Lynda

Oh Lynda, I can sympathise, that must have been awful, especially with

babies to lift and carry.

I get very hot under the collar on the issue of rubella vaccination....

I have suffered in the past with joint problems - a mild form of

rheumatic

arthritis. It luckily burned itself out over a course of about 15

years,

and was been helped by steroid treatments. Anyway, back to rubella...

I was never vaccinated as a teenager (my school was too disorganised,

I think), but probably had the disease as a child. So when I got

broody,

I went to my GP and asked for the blood test to check my immunity. This

was refused on the grounds of cost! However, I was told that the

vaccine

was totally safe, so I should just get the jab anyway - at my own

expense,

of course. I decided to have the vaccination, and happily had no

reaction

afterwards.

It was only much later, when researching side effects of vaccines for

DD's

immunisations, that I realised that I had run a huge risk of reigniting

my newly recovered joint problems.

Apart from my experience, two of my postnatal mum friends found out that

they had insufficient immunity to rubella at the 10 week antenatal

check.

Why, if the 'caring' government is so concerned about our babies'

health,

is the rubella blood test not freely available to any woman about to

start a family? Testing when pregnant is too late...

Liz

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>Why, if the 'caring' government is so concerned about our babies'

>health,

>is the rubella blood test not freely available to any woman about to

>start a family? Testing when pregnant is too late...

I couldn't agree more. I was tested for rubella immunity at my booking

appointment at 10? weeks. I was not told the results of the test (immunity

low) until I had my next routine appointment with the community midwife at

24 weeks. The results had been sitting on my file for nearly 3 months and

nobody had bothered to tell me despite the fact that I might have put my

baby at risk during that time. I was livid.

Lynda,

SAHM to (7), (5), Fraser (3), Callum (15/5/00)

Newsletter Editor, Mid-Northumberland Branch

Area Rep, Region 7

www.lyndagarland.co.uk

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> I was tested for rubella immunity

>at my booking

>appointment at 10? weeks. I was not told the results of

>the test (immunity

>low) until I had my next routine appointment with the

>community midwife at

>24 weeks.

>Lynda,

They never tested mine. They did in France before we moved

here and my level of immunity was low, as well. But they

didn’t even ASK here if I had had it tested. Of course, it

took me bringing it up about 20 times and being pushy

before I got an Anti-D shot, as well, though I am RH neg

and DH is RH pos. And they took my blood to see if I was

starting to produce antibodies, they said (both while I was

preg and right after Calvin's birth), but the blood lab

told me that they only test to see if I’m really RH neg -

in case it had changed from the other two times they

checked it???

Ah, the disadvantages of going to the antenatal clinic at

the hospital and never seeing the same midwife or doctor

twice.

Phyllis

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