The boys got the MMR shot over a week ago and before the Dr gave them the vaccine, he told us that there was a 1 in 6 chance that they would have a reaction. My wife and I laughed, pointed to Baby A and said that he would get it and would get it while we were at our families house.

Well, sure enough, we were right. Yesterday morning at their breakfast we realized that he was breaking out into a rash on his stomach. He had started with a running nose and a slight cough the day before as well, which we didn’t think too much about.

Baby A appears to be ok. The rash doesn’t bother him, as he is not scratching it or anything. The runny nose is not that bad, coughing off and on and he did have a low grade fever. So, we are calling the Dr this morning, just to let him know and we will keep a watch on it.

I read several articles last night on the MMR shot and reactions and it seems like his reactions are in line with others. The benefits still seem to outweigh negatives. Here are some of the articles that were helpful:

• MMRV vaccine side-effects
• Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR)
• The MMR vaccine
• Measles/Mumps/Rubella (MMR) Vaccine Information Statement

So we will just wait this one out and hope that he feels better soon.