Shots & Vaccines: Preschooler
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Immunizations
Asked by D.C. from Atlanta
on April 6, 2008
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Hey moms, am I the only one, or are there moms out there scared to immunize b/c of autism. I never use to think about the # of shots my children received as long as th...
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- I feel your pain. I haven't gotten any shots at all for my 3 month old yet, and my 23 month old still hasn't gotten her 12month old shots either. I hear reports of c...
- After much research we decided not to immunize our son who is now almost 16. He is extremely intelligent, hardly ever sick and we feel we did the right thing. Do som...
- Wow, this is a big topic. Both of my boys were given their immunizations when they were babies up until 15 months. One child has learning disabilities and other has al...
Immunizations
Asked by K.A. from Corpus Christi
on November 3, 2008
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I have been debating the whole immunization for several months. I have read as much as I can but all I seem to find is either the vaccine manufacturers public relation...
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- Read Vaccine Safety Manual. I stopped vaccines for my three children and have no regrets! They are all extremely healthy.
- Have you gone to www.mothering.com? They have a message board about vaccines. You click on discuss at the top and then scroll down until you see vaccinations. They hav...
- Of course it's a personal decision but I am a big believer in vaccines. If you look at the amount of children that are not being vaccinated (either due to choice or ...
Immunizations
Asked by B.R. from Seattle
on May 27, 2007
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Hello,
My son has his 2 month well baby visit next week and I am reading up on the immunizations controversies and have become very confused. I want to get my chil...
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- Hi B.. First off, I applaud you for even taking the step of investigating this yourself, as so many parents make these decisions w/o educating themselves at all! My h...
- Hi B., this is a hot topic for lots of parents. From everything I've read there is a lot of scientific data pointing out that vaccines are not necessary and that t...
- Dear B. Just wanted to let you know I was in the same boat, my son is now 14 months old and I myself had a lot of questions. So I did my research and chose to selec...
Vaccinations
Asked by J.B. from Milwaukee
on January 31, 2008
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What do other mom think about vaccinations? Are they safe? What about the correlation with autism? Should you only get some and not all the vaccinations? What are ...
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- I respect everyone's choice and hope they respect mine. I used to just read what the press releases sent out that local newpapers, television and parenting magazines p...
- They have done a lot of rigorous testing on the relationship between autism and vaccinations and they have never been able to find a link. The evidence that shows ther...
- I'm probably in the minority, but after researching this subject I personally feel that there is more than enough evidence that vaccines actually do more harm than goo...
Immunizations
Asked by J.K. from Cleveland
on March 8, 2009
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I was wondering if anyone had any opinions about immunizations and the possible links to neurological disorders, such as Autism, etc. Does anyone feel strongly, one w...
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- Ok, I didn't read any of the other responses so I may offend someone, but I feel very strongly on this issue. If you dig into a topic and research it enough, you ar...
- Check out the AAP (American Academy of Pediatrics) and the CDC (Center for Disease Control) to get information as to why it is so important to get your child immunized...
- Hi J., I have to agree with the moms on here that you should space the shots out. You don't need to be a genius or even do research to realize that being injected wi...
Immunizations
Asked by E.C. from Minneapolis
on April 24, 2008
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I am taking my girls in for thier 2 yr and 6 mo check ups next week. They are both due for shots. For about a year now I have been very uneasy about having them vacc...
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- E., Immunize your children! Protect them. I used to be an insurance agent one of my insured client's had a child that died from a common childhood illness because she...
- Do not do this. Immunize your children. This is riduculous. More data supports the decision to do this than not (you can always find data to support any ridiculous ...
- I don't know A LOT about this when it comes to science, but I have been a preschool teacher for the last 18 years and as the reports suggest there has been a tremendou...
More Vaccinations???
Asked by A.M. from Boston
on November 11, 2010
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My son is going for his 3 yr MD appt this week and the dr. told me they want to give him the prevnar 13 vaccine. He has all ready had the full 4 doses of prevnar 7, bu...
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- This is directly from their site: "As with any vaccine, Prevnar® may not protect all individuals receiving the vaccine from serious invasive disease caused by S. p...
- I am the mother of two autistic children, and they were autistic from birth. Autistic kids need you to stop feeding this fire, because all the money we walk for...
- The autisim - vaccine link has been dis-proven. Autism is genetic not brought on by outside forces. Get him vaccinated so he does not contract something nasty.
Vaccines?
Asked by J.C. from Anchorage
on January 12, 2011
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I am not looking for a debate here. I know there are very heated arguments of both sides. I am familiar with the fraudulent work of Mr. Wakefield and his MMR Autism ...
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- I have two mommy friends who have kids who have been hurt by vaccines. One was a perfectly normal toddler until he received a vaccine, then he stopped communicating, ...
- I have never heard of anyone with a long term injury either.
- I do not know one person who has had a vaccine injury and have worked with kids for 15+ years.
Vaccinations
Asked by L.R. from Pittsburgh
on April 7, 2008
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Is there any one that has opted not to have their children vaccinated? My husband and I have recently decided to stop all vaccinations for our two children. It is a ...
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- I generally like vaccines. My children were vaccinated many years ago before there was any controversy about autism. You need to do research and lots of it. When my...
- I'm sure you will get a lot of responses to this question. I have issues with some vaccines. I refused the chicken pox vaccine for my second daughter (due to issues th...
- This is something I have thought about only in the last 2-3 years. I have 5 children from ages 3 to 16 who all have been current with their vaccinations. I have mixe...
Vaccinations
Asked by M.S. from Fort Collins
on April 19, 2008
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I am looking for information on the MMR and Varivax vaccinations. My daughter just had here 1yr shots and has been sick ever since with a low grade fever, irritabilit...
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- Is she teething?? I ask just because you mention the sleeplessness. My son, who is now 5 had a horrible time sleeping for months because of getting teeth. Also with te...
- Hello, I had the same thing happen to my daughter. It worsened on the 8th day after the shot which was considered to be the course of a vaccination reaction. She was ...
- Be sure your case gets reported to the department of health. When my husband received his MMRs as a baby, he literally passed out. The nurse told his mother everything...
