when your baby is the right age to have their mmr vaccination,do us parents get notified by letter.?

Question

i'm sure my daughter is due to have hers and just wondered do i wait for something through the post. thanks

thanks to everyone that replied. i went to my doctors surgery yesterday and the sister told me that they are behind with appointments ans that i could go in on wednesday and have my daughters mmr.

Answer 1

no, actually in my country the Pediatrician will tell us the next date to *** for vaccination and which vaccination...

Answer 2

My kids doctors do the MMR vaccine at their 1 year well child check. Give your daughters doctors office a call and ask them.

Answer 3

cant remember the age as I cancelled it for my children...other kids in my family had bad reactions to the all in1 mmr but the GP sends u out an appointment slip-usually really thin yellow paper with blue picture of children on front perforated down side which you open and theres a little slip inside with time/date etc.when I was pondering over letting the girls have it they told me if I decided to later it would still be fine so theres not really a definite must have it now age.
But if you are concerned maybe give ur GP a quick call to clarify when the slip should be sent out to you.
THATS WHAT HAPPENS IN THE UK ANYWAY-ALL THE OTHER ANSWERS SEEM TO BE FROM AMERICA.
I'VE HAD THESE SLIPS SENT FOR EVERY ONE OF MY GIRLS BOOSTERS.

Answer 4

They normall have the first dose around 12 months - have a word with your doctor and book her in also the PSV one (that is done 4 weeks after MMR)

Answer 5

Yes, I got a printed slip through the post asking me to book an appointment. Didn't book the appointment as 2 year old had single shots, paid for by paranoid hubby! If you are unsure, speak to your GP or Health Visitor!

Answer 6

14 months. They will send you a letter asking you to maked your appointment.

How old is your daughter? It might be put back a bit if she has had vaccinations to catch up on - my son didn't get his until he was 18 months.

Phone the surgery and speak to your Health Visitor.

Answer 7

How old is your daughter?? If your daughter is in school the school keeps up with that and you should get a letter from the school telling you what shots your child needs. If your child is not in school she technically should have had it all ready as a baby and it should be good still but if your worried contact your childs doctor and ask them they should be able to pull up your childs shot record and tell you if she needs any.

Answer 8

if your in the uk & registered at a drs surgery then a letter with an appointment should get sent out automatically to you. you can always ring your health visitor to ask their advice. sometimes there can be a delay due to holidays etc.
hope you hear something soon.

Answer 9

Not unless you have had your child vaccinated at an office previously that makes a habit of sending you reminders. Not all offices do that. I recommend you look at the following link to see when shots are due and call to schedule the appointment yourself.

Answer 10

you should have your childs book, the one that has their weight in it every time you got them weighed and the records of their last immunisations, it shows when they should be having their MMR. You could always phone your doctors for reassurance.

Answer 11

In the UK , appointments are usually sent through the post for injections . If you are concerned contact your health visitor as its usually them that do the procedure .