Thoughts on skipping last dose of rotavirus vaccine?

vermont7

We have her 6 month appointment tomorrow and I am seriously questioning whether or not to give her the third and final dose of the rotavirus vaccine. My reasons for not wanting to give it to her are:

1. The recall of the other rotavirus vaccine after contamination with a pig virus was discovered recently (There are 2 different kinds. She didn't have the contaminated one before, but it still scares me.)

2. Rotavirus vaccine has only been out since 2006. This is a very new vaccine and the one that came out in 1999 led to serious problems and the end of the vaccines use until the current version.

3. Rotavirus itself seems to be something that most/all children and adults will experience anyway. Handwashing is the best way to prevent the spread and contamination. 

4. She must have some protection from the first 2 doses.

5. Her little digestive system has finally matured enough to handle me eating dairy again and I think the last dose caused her to have green poop for about a week. I don't want to irritate her digestive system.

What do you think? What would you do?  

g8orell

DD didn't get it at 6 months...only 2 and 4 months. My pedi only does it 2x. You're right...I work in a children's hospital and see a lot of it and most of the kids have been vaccinated, so either it doesn't really work, or there are multiple strains.

BitterOldHag

Our pedi said it doesn't stop the LOs from getting the virus but it does lessen the severity of the symptoms.

Ours gives 3 doses and the boys had no issues with any of them.

bella9280

our appointment is tuesday and i was thinking of skipping the last dose as well

GypsyEsq

We skipped all the rotavirus vax so I think it's fine to skip it - but I'm not sure your pedi would agree since you started the course ya know?  Will they allow you to deviate from the CDC schedule? 

BeeLove

We skipped it altogether.  It's not needed IMO.  I didn't skip any other vaccines, but we are delaying a few.

JillShari

From my experience with my first... my DS was soooooo sick for at least a week which I had to hold him and console him and deal with the stinky poop and vomit and it was REALLY yucky to then my DH caught it from him and ended up passing out twice (falling to the floor with a thump!)  and being taken by ambo to the hospital for dehydration because he was pooping and vomiting so much that he couldn't keep up with the fluids....  there was no way I'd skip it.  I was so relieved to hear that there was a vaccine.  Just my experience though.

kimberlyk921

my sister had the virus when she was 2 and it was so scary. she was constantly throwing up and had diarea so bad. she vomitted 23 times in an hour! she was in the hospital for about a week. very very scary for a 2 yr old. even if the vaccine lessens the symptoms i would be fine with that. i just never want to see my LO go through what she went through.

tuxcat

we all had it, passed it to my in laws, my father in law actually saw his cardiologist as he though he threw off his electrolytes enough to cause him heart issues... my LO, while probably the carrier, had ZERO symptoms.

also, most of daycare had it, several babies were dangerously ill, and I saw what our hospital admissions were like as it went though most of the local school systems. 

next time, I'm licking the bulb syringe, if they let me.  it was amazing to see how healthy he was, considering how HORRIBLY ill everyone else was.