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Attachment Parenting
so how do you vaccinate accordingly IF
one child ( almost 2) is in daycare and is semi-vaccinated ( no MMR, No Varicella, never had rotovirus)
and you're about to have another baby... what vaccines, if any would you get the new baby based on risk of exposure from the 2 year old?
I did read Dr. Sears book and think I'd vaccinate the same way I did with #1 which was selectively and altered schedule, but what about you?
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Re: so how do you vaccinate accordingly IF
I'd want my first child up to date on their shots. ?Especially since he's in daycare, where he could be exposed to a lot more than if he stayed home with you.
Also, are you immune to rubella? ?If not, I would definitely get the MMR for your son.?
But I'm a vax on schedule type
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If I had 2 kids. I'd vaccinate one and not the other and conduct my own research and blog about it and write Jenny McCarthy a lot of notes.
zomg! ?You could be on Oprah!?
LOL Lanie.
And ditto Iris.
Hilarious!
Dear Jenny,
Josephine is enjoying her play set outside today while Matilda is shivering in the dark talking about white spots she's seeing. I've told her to buck up and let her natural immunity do the work. Anyway, I'm thinking of new boobs. Where do you get yours done?
Lanie
Oh you just reminded me of this week's US Weekly cover (or one of those magazines).
"Kendra and Kourtney talk about their pregnancies and fears about breastfeeding with implants!"?
Isn't that one of the signs of the apocalypse?
If it were me, I would start with Pc since it is common. Then Dtap and hib. IPV and the Hep A and B are lowest on my priority list. We will do Measles at 2 and then MMR right before kindergarten.
We do Dr. Sears but have not given the MMR yet.
I'd give Rotovirus if I were you-I'd probably not skip that one with a kid in daycare.
If it was me, I would keep baby on the same schedule as your older child. Most of the diseases we vaccinate for are very very rare and the fact that you are breastfeeding, to me, is a strong reason to worry a bit less about your new baby contracting any of these illnesses from your older child. It is a tough call though.
I can see rotavirus as being more of a concern though, but again, you are breastfeeding, so that is a huge benefit to your baby's immune system.
But it only works if you have antibodies to the diseases your kids would be exposed to... so I'd make sure that you are also up to date on all your boosters.
Well, I'd bet she has natural immunity to chicken pox, as most of us had them as children. Getting titres checked would be a good start, as many of us are already immune to things we never knew we were immune to.
I would probably do the same thing. I would think about finishing up the older child's vaxes before baby arrives, depending on your reasons for waiting, so that it is less likely things will be brought home.
I would consider rotavirus for the baby, too. I didn't do enough research when DS got it to know if I would reccommend it but it would be worth lookiing into.
According to Dr. House, those only work for 6 months.
;-)
If your 2 year old is in daycare and has never had the rota vaccination, its possible (s)he actually HAD rotavirus, and would therefore be immune. If it wasn't diagnosed, it could have been a mild case. Just saying its a possibility. I personally would probably start the MMR at 2, but that is most likely what I will do anyways. I would also get varicella then - only because my husband had a horrible case of it as a child, and we don't want DS to get it that bad.
I would continue with your regular, selective schedule for baby#2. Since LO#1 has already been vaccinated, you shouldn't (theoretically) have to worry too much about those.
Assuming you still have your titres for chicken pox while your child is still EBF (E being operative here).
At any rate, the immunities offered in BFing are different than the immune response from exposure in a vaccine. So while some protection is offered, it's not nearly the same nor nearly as effective as the vaccine.
Which is why your immunities should be up to date if you're counting on BFing instead of vaxing.