MenzB Imms..

Yeah, like miss said children that are immunised for MenZB can still get meningitis, but its either a different strain or the effects aren't as bad.

For us it was a no-brainer to get it done for Jack as I'd researched it all when I had to make the decision to get it done myself (which I did). Also, my mums cousin died about 3 years ago at the age of 19 from meningitis. The jab would have saved him as the effects wouldn't have been as bad and they would have got him to a doctors before it got too bad (he went to bed one night feeling sick and never woke up ). I'm not pushing it either way but that's why I have no qualms with giving Jack the imms as I've seen the impact a meningitis death can have on a family. But it's completely personal of course.

If you've already given Kylah the first one, maybe just do a bit of research and then decide if you want to give her the rest. A lot of the doco's on it are extremely biased either way so do take the comments with a grain of salt. I guess you need to weigh up *potential* side effects of any imm/medication/treatment against the possible benefit of getting it. It's a hard one for a lot of people though!

My sister almost died from a different strain at the age of 4 - was in a drug induced coma for a week. I was given a serum at the time as I shared a room with her and luckily didn't go on to contract it.

This was in the very early 80's when it wasn't common. She was diagnosed with the flu to start with and by the time she got to hospital it was very touch and go.

Now she's 29 and perfectly fit and healthy. She was so so lucky. But I still remember at the age of 6 noticing how much it affected my parents. Plus because I had knocked her over the day before she got sick I thought her headache was my fault (6 year old logic)

Edited by Bobbie