Shots & Vaccines: The First Years
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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 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...
Vaccinations
Asked by A.C. from Kansas City
on July 30, 2008
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I know vaccinations are a controversial issue, but I wanted to hear other moms' opinions. I am asking for your experience & reasons for not vaccinating, vaccinating p...
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- A., I did the scheduled vaccinations for both my daughters and will for my son, who is 20 days old. They only one I refused was the chicken pox vaccination. The r...
- This was one of my concerns also. My daughter has cerebral palsy and I was just worried about subjecting to something else. I had also just met a women who felt that t...
- A., Having had extensive personal experience with the vaccine controversy issue, I felt I had to weigh in. Firstly, allow me to point out that vaccines are not the...
Vaccines
Asked by A.P. from Portland
on November 17, 2009
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Hi ladies. I am doing a lot and I mean A LOT of research on vaccines. I know this is becoming a controversial subject. I am not neccessarily anti vaccine I believe eve...
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- I am constantly dumbfounded that there is controversy among U.S. parents over whether or not to vaccinate their children against diseases that can result in death or p...
- A., We elected to go the vaccine route in part because our research showed the benefits outweighed the risks. Another consideration is if you child will attend publ...
- Hi A.. You are correct that this is a controversial subject, but I truly believe that every parent must educate themselves before choosing whether or not to vaccinate...
Vaccines
Asked by C.M. from Chicago
on June 27, 2008
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Are any of you moms not vaccinating their children? i have a 5 month old and both times she has had bad reactions to her vaccines. the first time she cried for 5 hours...
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- C., i am so sorry to hear about your daughters terrifying reaction to the vaccine. to vaccine or to not is for us a very tough decision. it is a personal choice but...
- Hi C., I started my son on the vaccination schedule at birth and at 6 months I notices swelling in the injection sites for WEEKS and unexplained rashes and excessiv...
- C. I agree with the follow your gut. If your doctor dismisses your concerns and just wants to plow ahead with the schedule get a new doctor. Every child is different ...
First Round of Immunizations
Asked by K.O. from Portland
on May 20, 2009
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We're going in for the first round of immunizations and I know my sweet little girl is going to have her first experience of pain at the hands of another person. I'm ...
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- tr any kind of diatraction...especially if she sees you're happy, she'll be less nervous. You can also try doing them at home to make her less nervous. Our pediatricia...
- I don't blame you a bit for being nervous. Shots aren't good for the immune system if too many are given, or if the child is given them too young. I recommend using ...
- I liked the response from Zoe. I understand the anxiety behind your question, but believe me, the only reason that you see these shots as a huge deal for your baby is...
Flu Shots
Asked by R.K. from Abilene
on September 9, 2011
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Just curious if you give your children flu shots? I have in the past, but I am having reservations about it this year. Not sure why.
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- Always. My son and I actually got ours yesterday.
- We do the flu mist, no thimserol preservative. I must say, I skipped the flu shot last year and I was ill for 9 days and out of work for 7. I've never missed an enti...
- I did for about the first 3 years, but for the last 5 we've skipped it. Now if my son had compromised immune system or athsma or was very young--yes. I've NEVER had ...
Seeking Advice About Delayed/selective Vaccine Scheduling
Asked by R.W. from Los Angeles
on May 4, 2008
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I am looking for information and advice about delayed/selective vaccine scheduling. Currently we are splitting his immunizations, in other words we gave him 2 out of ...
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- I split up the vaccinations just like you have started to do. It takes more work to go the the doctor's more often, but I feel more comfortable with not bombarding my...
- I don't have any specific advice, but I can totally understand your concern about vaccinations. Like other moms who have responded, I'm also reading "The Vaccine Book...
- I recommend The Vaccine Book by Dr. Sears. He gives a very unbiased look at the pros and cons of each vaccination (and brands) including listing ones highest and lowe...
Baby's First Shots - Any Advice?
Asked by W.M. from Los Angeles
on February 20, 2008
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Hello, I am a first-time mother to a 7 week-old baby boy & he is due for his first immunizations in a few days. With all the recent articles about autism, I am a bit w...
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- Not knowing much the first time... I went ahead with the schedule 8 yrs ago for my son, but stopped all shots at 6 months because I never felt comfortable with it. I ...
- Dear W., I know it's scary but the baby needs to have all his shots - especially at 8 weeks old. I don't remember which shots an 8 week old gets (my son is 5 now),...
- I have three kids and none of them have ever had a reaction to the MANY vaccinations they have received. I suggest you do all three at once (and so will your doctor)....
15Mo Vaccines and Autism, Spreading It Out
Asked by P.O. from Jacksonville
on June 11, 2010
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I am not asking if vaccines cause autism or not, I already have my reservations, but I also want the best for my child. With that said, they argue that around 15mos(w...
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- Ours have been spaced out since my daughter was born. She never gets more than two at a time and the MMR she got by itself at almost 16 months. I too have my reserva...
- I know that this isn't going to answer your question but I just wanted to put it out there to those who don't already know this: The study that linked autism to shots...
- This is your decision, not the pediatricians! The pediatrician probably has seen a lot of kids being vaccinated at the normal schedule where it did go right with no p...
