Since we're already on the vaxing debate

ToledoDeux

lisa5201:

If you are paranoid about your child catching something from an non vaccinated  child you are also very free to home school or start your own private school in which vaccines are mandatory

lol, no.  Parents who are responsible enough to protect both their own children and the greater community get to participate in the public schools.   The paranoid and the selfish can stay in the their own bubble-wrapped bunkers and teach about their freaky god who wants little kids to die for his glory.

erinkate23

We had to stop vaccinating DS when I went on immune suppressant meds (only the live vaccines remained and those are the ones that remain).

The vaccination status of the people around us do not concern me.

The vaccines that remain: measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, influenza.  Yes, in rare circumstances they can be dangerous, but vaccines can also be dangerous in rare circumstances. Chickenpox and measles are unpleasant and can be dangerous if they get out of control, but I'm not terrified of them.  I am very relieved that he was able to get the HiB, PCV, Pertussis, Pneumococcal and IPV vaccines before I got sick - these diseases are more common and much more dangerous.

DH had to have his titers checked for school; he discovered that he is not immune to measles, and in researching learned that up to 50% of adults over the age of 30 also do not have measles immunity.  This makes me question the herd immunity theory.  We also learned that natural measles immunity is life-long.  He also learned that despite it being 15 years since his last tetanus vaccine, he has hyper-immunity to tetanus and a booster vaccine "by the schedule" could be deadly for him.  That made me wonder what I really know about vaccines, and be inclined to pull titers prior to any vaccination for DS going forward.

I do hope to have DS fully vaccinated by the time he enters preschool.  While I could handle it emotionally if DS got a vaccine-preventable illness, understanding the risks we took, I do not want to put other people's children at risk unless there is no choice.

anna7602

EmmieB:

anna7602:

EmmieB:

unless it's the chicken pox. and then yes, please.

Sincerely curious here- why the chicken pox above anything else?

So because I'm not sure if you misread, since you only quoted the one line, I'll restate:

If your kid has a head cold, I will keep my kid away because I don't want your cold in my house. Colds are a PITA and you're never immune no matter how many you get. And my kid isn't a kid who sleeps more when he's sick. He's just clingy and snotty and miserable.

If your kid has the chicken pox, I will bring my child over and let them wrestle. 

It's one of the diseases that we are not vax'ing against because getting it in the wild, you have a better chance of creating your own lifelong immunity - and it's one that nursing mothers pass along to their babies. As far as I know, the jury is out on the efficacy of the boosters for the chicken pox vax. 

That said, if Baz has NOT gotten it in the wild by the time he's 12 or so, he'll get the vax because it's widely documented that the older you are when you get it, the more severe the illness. 

 Did I answer your question? I know you weren't being snarky, so if I didn't, we can certainly continue until we understand each other.

I did misread, sorry! I thought you meant that you wanted people vaxed for chicken pox, which is the one shot I decided to skip until the state of New York forced me to get it for DD (pre-school requirement). Anyway, I agree with you.