Soo… what are we doing about measles? Put kid in bubble (jk, kind of)?
Ok I admit, I’m a germaphobe, maybe even a little neurotic. But these are trying times, ok? All I want is to keep my children safe but the world keeps making that harder and harder. Anyyyways! My state (AZ), specifically my city, is dealing with a measles outbreak (🫠) and, while it’s a much smaller outbreak than some of the places in say TX, it’s happening very close to where I live and where my family and I go out to eat and shop. And the cases keep coming, slowly but steadily!
I have a 9 month old and a 4 year old (she’s had both MMR doses🙌🏼) but it feels like my infant is a “sitting duck” (like one of the headlines says). And it feels like no one with little ones is talking about it (much less obsessing over it). So I guess my question — are we all doing anything about this for our infants? My pediatrician basically said he isn’t worried and didn’t recommend dose 0 at this time. But literally, one of the exposure sites is a restaurant down the street from me. Am I being gaslit? Or maybe I’m just being a freak about it. My husband is definitely on the same wavelength as the pediatrician and most others I’ve talked to in passing. But some of the people I’ve talked to don’t get it— “oh, the summer heat will knock it out” or “measles is just a cold”.
Maybe I should just go get her dose 0 for my own sanity? Or just wait 3 more months for her first dose and put her in a plastic bubble, à la Adam Sandler in bubble boy.
And for those of you wondering, yes, I’m on an SSRI and in therapy :) but I just need to know if there are others who are worried to the point of taking action or if you all are believing the best?