vaccines, antibiotics, ext given at birth?

sarahandeddiejune212008 · April 2012

This is not meant to start a pro vs anti vaccine debate - just curious if anyone is refusing hep A right after birth, the eye antibiotics, or vitamin K. I know we will be doing the vitamin K, but refusing the hep A until later on. I'm going to ask about the eye antibiotics. I think it may be a state law in IL, but since I'm having a c/s there is no risk of her contracting anything from passing through the birth canal. Just curious what others are doing while at the hospital.

mandalinn25 · April 2012

No I am not refusing any of those.

ThePinkSuperhero · April 2012

No, I will not be refusing any of those things.

temporalrobe · April 2012

firstly, i'm sure you know, antibiotics are not a vaccine.

nor is vitamin k.

now onto more science: antibiotics will kill any bacteria, not just bacteria from a std you may have.

if you plan on breastfeeding your baby, you should get the vitamin k shot for it for sure. boobjuice contains very little vitamin k.

but what do i know. maybe you like your baby to experience
"Hemorrhagic Disease of the Newborn"

sarahandeddiejune212008 · April 2012

As I stated in my original post - vitamin K will be given and I'm going to ask about the eye antibiotics. Also, I do know that vitamin K and the eye ointment are not vaccines. I suppose I should have chosen a better title for the post.

temporalrobe · April 2012

hep a or b?"

def get these if your kid is going to be around other kids.

you want your baby to be healthy and not have liver problemos!

missusbee · April 2012

We're doing the Hep and Vitamin K injection. Passing on the eye ointment.

sarahandeddiejune212008 · April 2012

Maybe I'm getting hep A and hep B mixed up. DD #1 just got her 2nd hep A and that is what got me thinking of it. I have a major case of pregnancy brain and I'm a little worried about keeping everything between the girls straight! Thankfully I have a little book to document what each has/has not had.

temporalrobe · April 2012

it is for gonorrhea or clamydia or any other bacteria that your child may get.

here is info

https://www.cdc.gov/conjunctivitis/newborns.html

lilyaster · April 2012

We're having a home birth again and like our last two births will not be doing eye ointment or Vit K shots- probably do Vit K drops instead (oral). Hep B I have delayed until 2 months with both of my kids.

HappyMama2011 · April 2012

My H and I don't have Hep B and my kids aren't in day care, so I delayed that vaccine with DD1 and will also delay with DD2.

peeper72 · April 2012

Camskate:
We are waiting on the Hep vaccine until his checkup @ 2 mos. That's when DS got his too. I'm all for the other stuff, esp the vitamin K.

If I remember correctly, this is what we did with DD at the suggestion of our pedi.

camillaandcarson · April 2012

No Hep B at the hospital. But the other things are OK with me.

MooseyMommyCO · April 2012

We are not doing the hep b vaccine at birth or later (maybe years later, probably not). Vit K I have no problem with. If they do the eye ointment, that's fine with me.

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