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Delayed vaccines

madgeypadgeymadgeypadgey
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Hi there-

 I apologize if this is a repeat post, but I am looking for a bit of guidance! 

LO had her Hep B shot in hospital and has not had anything since. She is 2 months on Tuesday 11/8 (tomorrow). I know she needs a second Hep B pretty soon since it is a series of 3. The chart says 1 or 2 months old is recommended. 

 Anyone delayed this at all? Does anyone have a delayed vaccination schedule they plan to follow? I am very interested in it, but am not sure what to do at this point! My husband made the decision to give her that Hep B shot in the hospital, as I was very out of it (I had a c-section and a few complications and was drugged up). 

Any insights? Thanks in advance! 

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Re: Delayed vaccines

  • tomkat35728tomkat35728 member

    We haven't done Hep B yet and are following the Sears' vaccine schedule.  You can view it here...

    https://thedailyhammond.blogspot.com/2008/05/dr-sears-alternate-vaccine-schedule.html

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  • Allie30Allie30 member

    Why would you delay it? She's started the vaccinations, she should continue them. If you want to delay (and it's not recommended) you should also talk to your pedi about how long you can go (if this is an issue) without having to start the series over again.

    I recommend reading Baby 411 and their exhaustive vaccination section, and the following articles:

    https://www.salon.com/life/feature/2010/10/13/vaccine_book_sears/index.html

    https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/reprint/123/1/e164

    and

    https://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/?p=512

    I know the thought of giving your baby shots is not a pleasant one, btu the alternative is SO much worse!

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  • lpstllpstl member

    We did a delayed vac schedule that our pedi customized for us, we worked together prior to LO's birth to write it up and make sure everyone was comfortable. We did 2-3 vacs at a time, with no more than 2 shots at a time. We went in every month and he was up to date with the typical 6 month schedule by the time he was 7 months old.

    Here's what we did up to 5 months (that's all I have on this computer)

    1 wk: Hep B (delayed from birth)

    1 mo: Hep B

    2 Mo: Rotavirus (oral), DTaP, Hib

    3 mo: IPV, PCV

    4 mo: Rotavirus (oral), DTaP, Hib

    5 mo: PCV, IPV

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  • robinadornorobinadorno
    If your going to vacc., it's important to stay on schedule. What we do is stagger the shots. I do one, then go back the next week for the other. That way LO's nervous system has a chance to process it . This was recommended to me by my co-worker who used to work in drug development for Brisol Myers Squib. I think it's also in the Sears Vaccine book. Dr Sear's has some "alternate" schedules in his book, but IMO I don't think it makes a difference and you want LO to be protected especially with recent outbreaks of whooping cough
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  • anna7602anna7602 member
    We decided to skip Hep B, but I agree with pps, if you've already started the course, you should stay on schedule with that particular vaccination. Take a look at the Dr. Sears book to read info about the other shots. I do NOT recommend merely reading the Sears chart and telling your doc that's what you want. It was really helpful for me to read the entire book and know exactly what was in every shot.
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  • anna7602anna7602 member

    imagerobinadorno:
    Dr Sear's has some "alternate" schedules in his book, but IMO I don't think it makes a difference and you want LO to be protected especially with recent outbreaks of whooping cough

    I disagree with this. It was immensely helpful for us to stagger shots as DD had some pretty severe reactions to some of the shots, particularly rotavirus as I recall. This doesn't mean I would have skipped rotavirus, but I don't know how I would have known which shot she was reacting to if she had received 4 at once and I also don't know how her system would have reacted overall if she had received so many shots in addition to one that caused her to have severe diarreah for several days. The alternate schedule does not have you delaying shots for several months, but for 1 month. So, for example, instead of getting 4 shots at months 2, 4 and 6, your child is getting 2 shots at months 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7. I don't have the alternate schedule in front of me, but DD received the required shots for pertussis by the time she reached the age of 7 months.

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  • MomOf2LittlesMomOf2Littles

    I looked at what was required and then divided the vax so he'd get one a month.  He'll catch up by 12 months and I'm delaying MMR and varicella until 18+.  I did the same with DD.  

     

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  • madgeypadgeymadgeypadgey

    i wasnt asking for a debate on whether or not to vaccinate, we are vaccinating, just wanted info on delayed schedules!

    thanks to those who provided the information!

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  • Bride2b2004Bride2b2004 member

    This is one of THOSE topics on these boards.  For some reason (I never understand why) some people take the position that you should just do whatever your pedi tells you, end of story.  I think parents should educate themselves-- there is a REASON they give you the handout about the vaccine at the pedi (even though they give it to you when it is really too late to make an educated choice about the vax.) there are risks as well as benefits and parents should do what is right for their child. I recommend you read the vaccine books by Dr. Sears and Dr. Cave and talk to your pedi to decide what is right for you.  

    In our case, we are delaying some vaccinations. And will not get more than 2 shots at any time (typically we do one). 

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    Why would you delay it?

     Plenty of reasons.  One might delay Hep B vax because the virus is very low risk to baby (mainly transmitted sexually), some parents may want to take care of other vax that pose more of a risk first, side effects (or other materials in the vax) may be a concern for some parents (or s/e hard to observe if given with 5 other viruses at the same time), etc.
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  • ToledoDeuxToledoDeux member
    imageBride2b2004:

    This is one of THOSE topics on these boards.  For some reason (I never understand why) some people take the position that you should just do whatever your pedi tells you, end of story.  I think parents should educate themselves-- there is a REASON they give you the handout about the vaccine at the pedi (even though they give it to you when it is really too late to make an educated choice about the vax.) there are risks as well as benefits and parents should do what is right for their child. I recommend you read the vaccine books by Dr. Sears and Dr. Cave and talk to your pedi to decide what is right for you.  

    Confused

    Believe it or not, many of us come to the conclusion that the recommended vaccine schedule is the best decision AFTER copious research, not because our peds "told us to." 

    I'm curious as to why your ped's recs aren't good enough for you, though, but Dr. Sears's are?  LOL.  After you read Dr. Sears, I suggest you read this:

    https://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/?p=512

    and this:

    https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/reprint/123/1/e164

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