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To Vaccine or Not to Vaccine...
Asked by M.M. from Dallas
on March 6, 2008
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Can you please give me your experience and advice on vaccinations. I have a dear friend with an autism child. He started showing signs of it a little bit after his MMR...
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- I was too much of a chicken to not vaccinate my older two. We were military and moved around from school to school and I didn't need the hassle of different state law...
- Hi, M.... I choose to have my child vaccinated so the diseases that have been "eradicated" in the past won't be likely to reappear in our part of the world...Howeve...
- The misunderstanding that these diseases are erradicated is spreading amongst those who do not wish to have their kids vaccinated. While I agree that if you do not wi...
Advice on 15 Year Old Daughter
Asked by A.W. from Dallas
on March 10, 2007
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Hello - I need advice on what to do in a situation regarding my 15 year old daughter. She has been sneeking around behind my back to talk to and to see a boy that her...
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- OK... I was that 15yr old also... I'm telling you now... if she knows that you can see what she is doing on the computer and you know she went out with him then she wi...
- Hi Kelli, I don't have teenage children yet but I can speak from my own experience as a teen. My friends and I all seemed to hook up with boys who were less than d...
- My daughter is now pregnant at 17, and she is going to see just hard being a parent is. My daughter began to sneak around and hand out with the wrong people. The m...
HPV Vaccine
Asked by E.D. from Seattle
on March 3, 2011
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I'm interested in hearing from those of you who vaccinate (fully, partially or on a schedule). Have you, or do you plan on giving your child the HPV vaccine? If so, ...
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- i have not read the other posts yet, so sorry if this is similar to the others. I do plan on having my daughter at the very least (step sons if their mother will agre...
- I have 3 daughters. I will not get this vaccine for any of them. If they choose to get it when they are adults that is their choice. The fact is, this is a very danger...
- We have already experienced some of the side effects of this vaccine and I stopped at the first shot with my now 13 year old. My 15 year old has had them and I am now...
H1N1 Vaccine!
Asked by J.A. from Boca Raton
on October 25, 2009
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Hi Moms!
I'm very confused about wether or not vaccinate my kids. I know a lot of moms don't want to and a lot of Moms who will do it and I'm in the middle of all th...
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- I have always found that if I educate myself as much as possible and make my decision based on education and compare it to what others have experienced I make the best...
- Wow, I just had a chance to read the posts and think the bulk of them make it more confusing for you to make a decision! The best you can do is educate yourself from a...
- Personally if the scientists that created the vaccine won't take it.....I wouldn't take it. The reports that I have read claim that the doctors and scientists that cre...
Pros and Cons of Shots
Asked by Z.Z. from Los Angeles
on July 29, 2007
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I was wondering if any moms are against given their babies their shots./ what are the cons of this I heard many scary negative stories about these shots and makes me ...
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- Get all the shots that are required!
- I know some moms don't like the idea of getting shots for their little ones, however, I think because the doctors know what is best for our babies when it comes to sho...
- It is more scarier if they contracted one of the diseases. Not only does it effect your child, but others can be affected to. Plus if you need care or schooling some ...
Chicken Pox Vaccine Necessary?
Asked by A.F. from Cheyenne
on April 12, 2007
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I have a 2 year old daughter and she has not had the chicken pox vaccine yet. I have heard good and bad things about the varicella (chicken pox) vaccine. Is this som...
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- Both of my kids had the chicken pox vaccine and it wasn't bad for them because after they got the shot they where exposed to the chicken pox and they didn't get it eit...
- I would absolutely recommend this vaccine! We decided not to get it for our second child due to so many allergies and we were afraid he may have a reaction. He was s...
- Hi A.. I have an understanding that it's not necessary to have a shot and it's something we all go through as youngsters. My son will be 20 in August and a daughter th...
Seeking Opinions About the Gardasil Vaccine
Asked by K.C. from Pueblo
on August 12, 2008
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I would like some opinions about the Gardasil Vaccine. I have been reading a lot of information about it. For those of you who are not familiar with this vaccine, it p...
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- I have to agree with Kathi and Catey. I would never encourage my kids to get the shots, or to give them to my granddaughters. There is so much that isn't known, and ...
- I don't have a daughter, but I am a cervical cancer survivor. I would review all the info, talk to the doctor, and get the vaccine. The cancer nearly cost me my life...
- My daughter has gone thru two of the three shot series, Her side effects are minimal with redness and swelling around the shot area, but to me it is worth it, she has ...
Thoughts on the Flu Vaccine
Asked by A.K. from Minneapolis
on March 3, 2009
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Hi Ladies,
I am just wondering what everyone's thoughts are on the flu vaccine, especially for children. I never get the vaccine, and neither does my husband, and we ...
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- The flu vaccine is one of the easiest and most effective ways of keeping your family healthy through the flu season. Getting your son vaccinated not only protects him...
- We skipped the flu vaccine for our 14 month old son, and neither my husband or I have ever received it. We put careful consideration into the vaccines he receives, ...
- A., In 1996, I had the flu. Not the puking stomach flu, but the full on 105 degree fever, hulucinating, coughing till I threw up, aches and pains everywhere, horri...
Hep B Vaccine at Birth
Asked by Z.A. from Milwaukee
on February 20, 2010
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Hi there,
I was reading this book from Dr.Oz,You having a baby..It says that they recommend to give the baby the Hep B shot 2 months after baby is born instead of rig...
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- we did get it, b/c I didnt know anything about the vaccine controversy when we had our dd. There was no reaction, and if I had to do it over, I'd wait, but we had no p...
- I completely agree with everything Amanda C. said. I didn't research the Heb B vaccine and I wish I would have. I too felt pressured by the hospital to get it so we ...
- Don't give your baby the Hep B. Check out Dr. Tenpenny, Mercola, etc. search both sides of the vaccine controversy. Took me two years to read, buy books, look at bot...
16 Year Old Daughter - Moved Out
Asked by C.W. from Los Angeles
on October 1, 2008
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About a month ago, my 16 Year old daughter moved out. One night, during an argument she called her father who I've been divorced from since she was about 2 to pick he...
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- Hi C.: The question here is, who has primary custody of your daughter? If you were awarded custody at the time of your divorce,then until your daughter is an adult,or...
- When my daughter was 14, she decided she wanted to go live with her dad who was not particularly involved in her life. It tore me up also. We arranged a place to mee...
- she will return. She is a teenager and being one. Also, it is not a bad thing, FOR HER, to think of her dad, as a rescuer.As big a dope as you know he is, it is a goo...
