Delayed Vaccine Schedule

when you give vaccines, you can also have them separated and given individually. it's well worth it, then if there is a reaction (and a fever is a reaction) you'll know which is the culprit (sp?). delayed schedule..would be the latest you could possibly give it within the timeframe they are requesting. if your child will be in daycare, it is private and they will most likely require shots. if not, and you can wait, or go to a religious school for nursery school, you may not have to have them. my oldest, 15 yrs. had all her shots through 5 yrs old. no boosters since then.
my youngest, almost 10 yr. had shot til 2 yrs. had a slight reaction to the polio and hasn't had a vaccine since. we had her titers checked and she did have immunities to many of them but that 's probably because she had some immunizations prior. if i had to do it all over again, i wouldn't immunize at all. didin't he already have some shots whn first born? or did you hold off on those as well.

Hi! My daughter is 15 months old and I follow the delayed vaccine schedule recommended by Robert W. Sears in his book The Vaccine Book. I found this book extremely helpful and ease to navigate through. Chapter 19 explains the rational and the rest of the book is broken into chapters talking about each vaccine.Good luck!

J.

Tribeca Pediatrics is where we take our son. They give vaccinations on a different schedule than most pediatricians. Instead of the usual "cocktail", there is more space between the shots, and not as many large doses at once. Because of this schedule, my husband and I decided to give our son all of the vaccinations. We do live in NYC after all, and chances are that our boy will come into contact with many different germs. As many people believe that the old way of giving huge doses of vaccines may be one cause of autism, it's nice to know that this pediatrician is doing something different.

Hi E.,

I have delayed giving my children the varicella (chicken pox) vaccine. I am still skeptical about its effectiveness; doctors still don't know if children who've been vaccinated will eventually need booster shots for it. Plus, I've vaccinated people can still get chicken pox, but supposedly a milder strain. I had to have my son vaccinated before he entered school (at age 5) and will probably do the same for my daughter. I have pretty much followed the recommended vaccination schedule outside of this.

A little about me:

WAHM of a 9-year-old son and 19-month-old daughter. Married for almost 13 years.

My doctor spaces my sons vaccines out. She does not give more than 2 once a month right now. He's 5 months old. So far so good. No reactions to any of them too.