MMR Vaccination & Autism – We decided not to chance it.
This morning we took Joshua for his Varicella (chickenpox) and the third and final installment of his MMR vaccinations. I know, there is no solid clinical evidence of a correlation between Autism and the MMR vaccination. What can I tell you, Jenny McCarthy scared the crap out of us, so we split and spaced the Mumps, Measles, and Rubella vaccinations. When it came down to it we decided if there was even a slight chance that the anecdotal reports of a connection were not spurious, a couple extra needle pricks wouldn’t be the end of the world. However, it was very hard to watch. As soon as the nurse walked in the exam room Joshua started to wail. Now you have to understand Josh is one of the mellowest sociable kids you will ever meet. He rarely melts down and when he does it is always when he is very tired and/or hungry. As soon as he saw her – boom. He knew exactly what was going to happen and was terrified. What’s worse, I get to be the bad guy. I get to hold him down while the nurse sticks him and then hand him to mommy to make it all better. It would be nice to occasionally get to be the one that makes it all better.
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