Rash after 12mo shots?

momofmanyinthemitten

The pedi warned us that she might get a full body rash after her MMR, and she did. Is it ok for us to be out and about? I know she can't be around immune compromised people, so I'm thinking we should probably stay home for now?
ETA: I called the pedi, but waiting for a return call.

kmos816

I'm sure it's fine- just got back from the pedi and they didn't mention she would need to stay home if she got a rash

katieb7413

My son had the rash too. Completely harmless and not contagious.

momofmanyinthemitten

katieb7413 said:

My son had the rash too. Completely harmless and not contagious.

Did he have a high fever before getting it? She had a 104 fever on Sunday night. I'm assuming she was trying to fight off the rash, since she had no other sick symptoms.

katieb7413

He had a low grade fever and was SUPER tired. That's pretty high. I would be concerned. Good thing you called the Ped. The rash itself is harmless but not sure about the fever that high...sorry I'm no help...

manders803

We had no reaction....how odd...

AmberLiz99

Not contagious at all. DD didn't have any reaction, but the doctor had told us that fever and rash were both perfectly normal and safe to be around people.

mallyandryan

My son did get a rash about 12 days after. I asked my doctor about it being contagious because I got a similar rash on my arm at the same time. He said it had to be a coincidence because it is in no way contagious. he did not get a fever.

LolaX2

DD had a low fever and developed a rash about 10 days later. apparently it is supposed to be rare but completely normal if it does happen and is not contagious. DD had the rash for a little over 24 hours and was fine. I read that if a baby does have this mild reaction to the MMR the rash can appear any time from 3-21 days after the injection, but commonly it will appear around day 10.