I'm thrilled! Mumps keeps spreading! - Page 3

[RiceMomma]

Yeah, my mom almost died of measles too when she was a baby- but this was a time when babies were bottle fed and everyone smoked. Yeah, I wonder why these were all such horrible diseases in the 50's and 60's.

[Katana]

Originally posted by tayndrewsmama
So, what would be a good course of treatment should this come to our house?

If the glands swell up, it can be painful. My grandma had this special rag that was soft that she tied around the kid's heads. (My aunts, my mom and my uncle). If there's pressure and support on the swelled part, it feels better.

She fed them cold things. My mom still remembers eating really cold canteloupe and how good it tasted. Oh, and also, they got to eat ice cream every day, because that was cold and tasted good.

For the most part, you deal with the swelling and wait a couple days and you're done. It's not the most comfortable, but even my aunts were saying it is not this horrible disease to be frightened of. And they don't agree with not vaxing at all.

[pixie-n-hertwoboys]

well, heck, if I would of known you guys were so desperate for your kidlets to get mumps I would of had mine cough and sneeze in all your general directions last December


both boys, dh and I had mumps this past December. Not an awful experience. sure we were not feeling the greatest for a while but it passed over with no problems. I never did take them to the docs so it was "unreported".

media cracks me up!

[Anuska]

Well I have two unvaxed teenage boys. Hope the mumps stay away from our house.

When they were little there were no mumps to expose them to.

[Maple Leaf Mama]

My DH had the mumps at 16. He went to the Dr. But the Dr. didn't bother to call him back and tell him it was the mumps until a month and a half later. Doh! So without a doubt, DH gave it to someone else. He just says he hopes they weren't immuno-compromised.

[jenn5388]

Everything is a Serious disease now.. The chicken pox will send your child to the hospital near death.. so will the flu and Rotovirus and next the common cold. lol

So stupid.

miranda is 19 months, and I would personally wait to be exposing her to things.. just because 19 months is still quite young to me.. But i don't think it's ever too young if you wanna do it. . I also don't think you gotta go to the doctor for things like mumps.. I don't think anything would happen if you didn't go. I don't bring miranda to the doctor for anything and no one has ever done anything to us. lol

[Kathryn]

I think my dh has mumps, but I'm not worried about it. We'll see if dd gets it. *crossing fingers* I hope I don't get it though, I feel icky enough with my morning sickness. I don't need anything extra.

[AppleOrangePear]

Statistics released Tuesday show that 68 percent of those infected received two doses and 13 percent received only one. The dosage received by the remaining 19 percent of those diagnosed is, for now, unknown until investigators track down all of the medical records.


68 2 doses
13 one dose

83%vax'd

sooo even with the remaining that still states majority were vaxd

michele

[alley cat]

My sister who I posted nearly died of measles as a child was breastfeed and my parents did not smoke, she had to have daily injections to keep her temperature down for a whole week, I remember my mum telling me this when I balked about having a vaccination for something [ can't remember what].
As for my husband, I also know a few others who had chicken pox at an older age who also got very sick. I have a scar on my face from the chicken pox I had as a 5 year old.
Vaccinations maynot work for everyone but would sure be giving you better coverage as not vaccinating and the illness would be milder.
Having read books on smallpox and the disfiguring and deaths that that illness caused I am glad it is gone, I also read a book about the polio epidemic in the 30's that was just frightening , also very glad that disease is pretty much wiped out too [ at least in Western countries].

[tamilynn]

Mumps

I am new to this board and thrilled to find it! I am 34 years old and have never received a vacination in my life. My mom and dad made a decision back then to not immunize me, fortunatly my dad is a chiropractor and back then they were able to make an informed position.

I have 3 children (13, 11, & 4) and none of them have receieved immunizations. I look back on my life and I am so glad that my parents went 'against' the advise of the time and that they made the decision that they did.

I had chicken pox and mumps as a child, I read somewhere that when the mother has had the actual MUMPS disease they pass on immunity to their child? Has anyone else heard that?

Have a GREAt day ~ Tami

[AppleOrangePear]

she had to have daily injections to keep her temperature down for a whole week,

Well, honestly from a holistic/homeopathy view when an illness is present and fever is suppressed that can be a cause for a bad turnout.


AND as for your take on the Polio epidemic i would research that a little more.

VAXS did NOT wipe out nor elimate diseases
michele

[ChickyMama]

Originally Posted by tamilynn

I read somewhere that when the mother has had the actual MUMPS disease they pass on immunity to their child? Has anyone else heard that?

I believe this is true as long as you are breastfeeding.

[ChickyMama]

Originally Posted by alley cat

My husband a couple of years ago got shingles which you can only get if you have had chickenpox as a child, needless to say after seeing the pain, and sickness he went through [ he still has nerve pain on that site] quickly got my children vaccinated against that so they would never have to risk getting a horrible disease like that as a adult.

If I am correct, those who are at risk for shingles never had a good case of cp as a child.

Dont you worry that the vaccine could prevent your children from getting chicken pox naturally as a child (to incur lifelong immunity) and then as adults the vaccines "protection" which will likely have worn off will increase their chances of getting shingles?

[LongIsland]

Originally Posted by alley cat

I have a scar on my face from the chicken pox I had as a 5 year old.

Get outta here! I have a scar from chicken pox too!!! Actually several of them. One right smack in the middle of my forehead.

Anyone else?

[coloradoalice]

Originally Posted by DesireeH

Maybe my dh will get it and get sterile. LOL Too bad thats so darn rare to happen in both testes.......or else he could skip a vasectomy. LOL

Hahahahaha!!
That's what I said to my DH when I started reading this thread. Maybe we should send him to Iowa to get a natural vasectomy!!! It really is too bad it's so rare!

[LongIsland]

Originally Posted by alley cat

My sister who I posted nearly died of measles as a child was breastfeed and my parents did not smoke, she had to have daily injections to keep her temperature down for a whole week

Daily injections of what exactly? (I'm not looking for an answer by the way). But I would imagine injecting whatever it was for seven days straight would do more harm than good, especially when the body is trying to fight off infection . . . hence the fever. I could only imagine what else they were giving her.

Even The WHO states, "measles, itself, does not kill children." Your sister had something else going on in order for complications to arise.

If I had the opportunity to expose my children to wild measles, I wouldn't hesitate.

[LongIsland]

Originally Posted by ChickyMama

If I am correct, those who are at risk for shingles never had a good case of cp as a child.

It doesn't make a difference if the disease was mild or severe. Here is some information regarding shingles:

http://www.cdc.gov/nip/diseases/vari...n-shingles.htm

[ChickyMama]

Originally Posted by LongIsland

It doesn't make a difference if the disease was mild or severe. Here is some information regarding shingles:

http://www.cdc.gov/nip/diseases/vari...n-shingles.htm

Ok...I was way off. I was always under the impression that you were safe from getting shingles if you had cp as a child but thats not the case. Thanks for clearing that up for me.

[LongIsland]

Originally Posted by ChickyMama

Ok...I was way off. I was always under the impression that you were safe from getting shingles if you had cp as a child but thats not the case. Thanks for clearing that up for me.

No problem.

I also think many parents have been under the impression that if they vaccinate themselves or their children, they will be protected from shingles. They're not.

They're in for a rude awakening . . . especially when they realize their kids (and themselves) may also "need" to get a soon-to-be-licensed shingles vaccine when they head into older age.

Although, come to think of it, the shingles vaccine will probably ultimately be indicated for most age groups as opposed to just older persons.

[mamanurse]

Originally Posted by ChickyMama

If I am correct, those who are at risk for shingles never had a good case of cp as a child.

I had an EXCELLENT case of cp at age 7 (high fever, lots of spots, and 11 days sick) and still managed to get shingles at age 20. I had active lupus at the time of the shingles. However, I still would never vax dd for cp. I want to take her to a cp party when she's of cp age so she can develop lifelong immunity.