SD - they are talking about making the vaccination routine here too, but since there is quite a lot of controversy about the effectiveness and safety of various different routine vaccinations that are given in the UK, there is quite a lot of opposition to it. According to my Mum, there is evidence to support the fact that catching chicken pox as a child reduces the chances of contracting leukaemia, so if that's true, I'd rather he had chicken pox!

I am considering not giving him the 3 in 1 Measles, Mumps and Rubella vaccination too - instead I may pay privately for him to have the Measles jab and not bother with the other two. Apparently in most cases, they are only effective for the first few years, so in fact make it more likely that if a child is going to get it, they're more likely to get it in their teens (far more dangerous for boys in the case of mumps, as it can make them infertile, and for girls in the case of Rubella as it can cause Rubella syndrome in babies if caught when pregnant). I am still torn about this decision. I want to do what is actually best for my son, not what everyone else tells me is best for him, which means trying to decide what research and which doctors I believe.

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