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Lifnewbie
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vaccinations
Question for moms of young one's ... I am a new mom whose DD just had her first shot ... and her first reaction to her first shot. She was miserable all weekend with a very low grade fever. It was for Hep B ... how on earth would she get that at age one month? Got me to thinking about the whole vaccination issue.
Does anyone on here space their shots out? Has anyone refused some shots? There is one in particular that is so new that it hasn't even been tested. It's for pneumonia.
I'm medicine adverse to begin with. I don't take it if I can avoid it ... and I opted not to take the flu shot even while pregnant even though I was pregnant during flu season ... didn't get it and SO happy I didn't get the shot since I didn't know a doc who had the thermisol free one.
I'm not so nervous that I would forgo all of them, but am I the only one out there who thinks this is all overkill?
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pharmcat2000
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Re: vaccinations
I personally don't think it is overkill. The vaccinations prevent so many childhood illnesses that used to be fatal to children. I don't think there is anything wrong with spacing them out or some mothers choose to only give one at a time, to lessen the adverse reactions, but I think they do much more good than harm.
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| Posted 9/11/06 9:09 AM |
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monkeybride
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Re: vaccinations
I definitely think it's overkill and really just the CDC's way of making sure they get everyone vaccinated at a young age. Parents are more likely to bring children in when they are that young than when they are older so they make this schedule based on that fact. There really isn't any reason babies need to have all those shots that young or so many at one time.
We refused the HepB shot and will get it later in DD's life when there is actually a potential risk for her. I also only allow her to get one shot at a time and did not start vaccinating until she was 5 months old. If we were not traveling I would have more than likely delayed vaccinating until she was closer to a year.
We don't generally get flu shots. I am still undecided on whether or not we will get them this year because we all got the flu last year and it was quite miserable.
I plan to delay the MMR shot past the recommended date as well.
To me I would rather err on the side of caution because I know I will be responsible enough to make sure my daughter is vaccinated just not according to the schedule.
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| Posted 9/11/06 9:46 AM |
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JavaJunkie
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Re: vaccinations
Posted by pharmcat2000
I personally don't think it is overkill. The vaccinations prevent so many childhood illnesses that used to be fatal to children. I don't think there is anything wrong with spacing them out or some mothers choose to only give one at a time, to lessen the adverse reactions, but I think they do much more good than harm.
I agree, my dr only gives DS one or two shots at a time, I never asked that's just the way he does it.
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| Posted 9/11/06 10:46 AM |
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LuvMy2Girls
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Re: vaccinations
The reason they do them so young is because young children especially babies are MORE prone to DYING from illnesses that we as older ones do not affect us. And it does take some time for the actual antibodies to form. Vaccinations are a neccesity, not an option for the health of our country and children.,
The reason there aren't any of the diseases they cripled and killed so many people years ago is because our country is vaccinated. Many many kids Die in 3rd world countries from Polio, a disease that hasn't hit the US since the 40s.
I am sorry but i am very animate about this issue. It's better for them to get them now, and at one time.
I see it this way, why would you prolong your kids pain by having to bring them into the dr more for shots to get one at time, instead of having them do it at one time, one visit, 1 pain in their poor legs.
MY DD has her 1st hep b shot at birth, then at 2 months then her last one at her 4 month visit. She has gotten no reaction. SHe has gotten 4 shots each time at the drs at 2 months and at 4 months.
Vaccinations do nothing but help our children and the other children around them. They do not cause autism, and do not hurt our kids, they help. "playground" rumors are the reasons for moms not vaccinating kids and not getting the facts right. Without vaccinating our kids we are opening ourselves up to polio, mumps, measles, killer flu, plague. Technology and medicine has made a heathly USA, lets keep it that way!
Rant over, flame me if you wish, but this my strong opinion. I apologize if it sounded harsh, maybe its' because of today, but I love my country, my kids and if I wanted to subject myself and my family to diseases, I would move out of this country.
ETA: I am a anti meds too, I dont' even take tynenol for headaches body aches, cold meds, even allergy meds. BUT vaccinations are wayyyy different.
Message edited 9/11/2006 10:53:57 AM.
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Lifnewbie
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Re: vaccinations
Posted by sweetness
Vaccinations do nothing but help our children and the other children around them. They do not cause autism, and do not hurt our kids, they help. "playground" rumors are the reasons for moms not vaccinating kids and not getting the facts right. Without vaccinating our kids we are opening ourselves up to polio, mumps, measles, killer flu, plague. Technology and medicine has made a heathly USA, lets keep it that way!
Rant over, flame me if you wish, but this my strong opinion. I apologize if it sounded harsh, maybe its' because of today, but I love my country, my kids and if I wanted to subject myself and my family to diseases, I would move out of this country.
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Wow ... didn't realize that posing a question about vaccinations was akin to not loving my country. Last time I looked at the constitution, the very reason why our country is so wonderful is precisely because we have the right to question, to challenge and to not accept any one version of the truth as dogma but to make our own choices about options which are better here than elsewhere. The CDC guidelines are controversial ... like everything else ...
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| Posted 9/11/06 10:58 AM |
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monkeybride
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Re: vaccinations
Posted by sweetness
The reason they do them so young is because young children especially babies are MORE prone to DYING from illnesses that we as older ones do not affect us. And it does take some time for the actual antibodies to form. Vaccinations are a neccesity, not an option for the health of our country and children.,
would move out of this country.
I have had actualy physicians tell me that the reason for early vaccinations is exposure not risk. She said their is no science to the CDC's schedule just the fact that it's the easiest way for them to get children vaccinated.
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| Posted 9/11/06 11:01 AM |
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LuvMy2Girls
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Re: vaccinations
Posted by Lifnewbie
Wow ... didn't realize that posing a question about vaccinations was akin to not loving my country. Last time I looked at the constitution, the very reason why our country is so wonderful is precisely because we have the right to question, to challenge and to not accept any one version of the truth as dogma but to make our own choices about options which are better here than elsewhere. The CDC guidelines are controversial ... like everything else ...
I am not referring to the constition in that way, the reason u stated is why i love my country too.
Other countries do not have the resources, research to afford or administer these vaccinations, which in turn, diseases like polio are still around, fortunately for us, we have the vac and hopefully parents will continue to vac their children so we don't have outbreaks of diseases that could have been warned off by prevention.
I didn't mean my rant towrds you in anyway, just in general.
i am def emotional because of today, 9/11 is still very real in my family.
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| Posted 9/11/06 11:09 AM |
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Lifnewbie
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Re: vaccinations
Sweetness, no harm no foul. It's an emotional day for all, but definitely some more than others. I'm sorry for any losses you might have had.
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| Posted 9/11/06 11:19 AM |
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JTK
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Re: vaccinations
Posted by Lifnewbie
Posted by sweetness
Vaccinations do nothing but help our children and the other children around them. They do not cause autism, and do not hurt our kids, they help. "playground" rumors are the reasons for moms not vaccinating kids and not getting the facts right. Without vaccinating our kids we are opening ourselves up to polio, mumps, measles, killer flu, plague. Technology and medicine has made a heathly USA, lets keep it that way!
Rant over, flame me if you wish, but this my strong opinion. I apologize if it sounded harsh, maybe its' because of today, but I love my country, my kids and if I wanted to subject myself and my family to diseases, I would move out of this country.
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forgive me for saying this. Now i am a mother of 3 boys. one (at least so far) has autism. You're comment on they do not cause autism......how do you know? Nobody knows. the one study they did was proven to be inconclusive and not even developmental psychiatrists know whether or not it does. I don't mean to sound nasty or anything but as a mother of a child with autism and all the research that comes around it, also as a RN in a neonatal intensive care unit with access to much medical information, as well as consultations with all specialties in medicine, i just want you to know that you cannot say that it doesn't cause autism because that is still undetermined! Btw, all of my children have recieved ALL of their immunizations, just spaced out and on a different schedule. i don't give combination vaccines but they can be separated and yes my poor children have to suffer thru a few more shots. Until i know for sure that vaccinating has nothing to do with autism or other related deaths you read about i will continue on my path that i have been following. Sorry for the strong opinion. Edited to add that in response to your comment on having them go thru the pain of injections more than once, the vaccine that we give children at two months old called pediarix, actually has five different components to it. now even though i broke this one up into 3 different shots and put my children thru those 2 painful seconds 2 extra times, at least i know that if my child had a reaction to it, i would know to what the reaction was caused by. in addition to that my children were not loaded up with an unneccesary dosage of thimerisol. as for the MMR, they will also be separated for the same reason. Flu shot is out of the question for my kids until they qualify for the mist instead of the shot because there is no mercury in the mist.
Message edited 9/11/2006 12:54:16 PM.
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