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September 2015 Moms
missdaccortezz
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Anti-Vaxers: I wanna hear your story!! Pro-Vaxers: I wanna hear your story!!
missdaccortezz
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Did you delay vaccines or cut them out all together? How is your kid doing since? Do you find it hard to enroll your kids in school/daycare/play dates? What made you decide against the shots? Any info helps!
Pro-Vaxers: Did you go by the schedule your doc have you? Did you delay vaccines? What made you decide? How are your kids doing now? Do you get worried about your kid around unvaccinated kids?
Everyone: would you go back and do the opposite if you had the chance?
Pro-Vaxers: Did you go by the schedule your doc have you? Did you delay vaccines? What made you decide? How are your kids doing now? Do you get worried about your kid around unvaccinated kids?
Everyone: would you go back and do the opposite if you had the chance?
Re: Anti-Vaxers: I wanna hear your story!! Pro-Vaxers: I wanna hear your story!!
- we've followed the recommended schedule
- we have not delayed any and have also opted to include the flu shot and rotavirus vaccine
- I believe vaccines are the safest option to ensure my son doesn't contract a preventable illness
- my son hasn't had any negative reactions from his vaccines so far
- I haven't had any serious concerns about unvaccinated children yet; but he is still quite young and does not interact with children I don't know
I realize this is a subject that is often controversial. This website has a lot of good information clearly laid out for those who want to learn more about both positions.
https://vaccines.procon.org
- We're on the delayed schedule. This was my personal choice but luckily that's my pediatrican preference as well. He's never gotten more then 2 shots at a time and I'm much more comfortable with it this way.
- I like the delayed schedule because it's less for their little bodies at one time. It's easier to see if they have a specific reaction to one or the other.
- He's doing perfectly well. He hasn't reacted to any vaccine yet and we've had no other complications.
- I get very worried with the thought of him being around unvaccinated children. I worry a lot about my husband possibly bringing things home too. He works in an area where the culture tends to be unvaccinated due to religious reasons. I hate that I have to worry but I don't think that will ever change. It makes me very angry that vaccines are here to save us and people are choosing not to and bringing these diseases back.
- I would not go back and change my choices
I've worked with children with special needs as a special ed teacher for years, including children with autism, so I've been around lots and lots of anti/pro vax debates centered specifically around autism over the years, but I've personally found no compelling evidence to put me off the idea of vaccinating against serious illness. I also have a father - in-law who is disabled and suffers mobility problems and various accompanying health issues connected to his mobility limitations...the reason for his disability? Childhood polio.
My son has not had any complications from any of his immunizations.
Pro
We follow the pediatrician's guidelines.
I would not do it any other way. (Although I am ok with a spread out schedule where you go back more often buy only get one or two shots at a time but still keep to the same basic schedule, ei all shots you would normally get at 4 months you get at 4, 4.5 and 5 so by the time 6 month shots roll around you are caught up and ready to go.)
I follow the recommended schedule. I'm not entirely sure how the delayed works but I can tell you that vaccinating a baby is much, much easier than a toddler. Babies forget quickly, they don't get scared, toddlers do. I'm thrilled that we didn't need any shots after 18 months which is around the time that they become nervous at the doctor's office anyway.
I decided because unless your child has an allergy or other medical condition that prevents vaccination there is literally no reason not to vaccinate. I decided to vaccinate because measles, pertussis, mumps etc. can all have serious consequences and because I have a responsibility to protect other, more vulnerable members of society from these diseases. My husband is a chemical engineer who has some education in vaccine science (although he is not in biochemical or in epidemiology).
My kids are happy and healthy.
I don't bring unvaccinated children around my children or myself while I am pregnant. Obviously, when we are out I can't prevent who we are in contact with, but in my home or when going to visit friends and family it makes a difference. I will check school policies regarding vaccination before enrolling. I also ask any adult who spends significant amounts of time with my kids to get the pertussis booster and offer to pay which they all did without any questions. My mother did it before I even asked.
I did however opt out of the flu vaccine because I've had bad reactions to it in the past, it's the end of flu season, and LO isn't in daycare. But he's had all his other vaccines.
I'll just keep it at that
doctor's schedule, no issues past slow grade fever for one night.
But Yes, pro vaccine and the children my daughter is around are vaccinated (she does not go to a day care it's just cousins she's around).
We followed the standard vaccine schedule.
I dont understand why I wouldn't have my child vaccinated unless they had a compromised immune system, was allergic or it was against religion/culture.
There are so many ppl that depend on the rest of the public to help keep them safe.
When DD was still an infant there was that huge mumps outbreak. She couldn't be vaccinated due to age and it was a scary time.
If someone's argument to be anti is autism, then they need to read some medical studies. It's been disproven time and time again that vaccines cause autism. Also Jen McCarthy can go suck it for creating that whole mayhem.
I'm fairly certain in my area you cannot go to pre k, day care or public school of any kind without vaccines anymore. My DH works with a guy who just had a baby a few weeks ago, said they chose to NOT vaccinate their baby. DH said he quietly freaked out thinking stay away from me, I don't want to bring anything back to my child!! Then the guy actually admitted they have to drive for 2 hours for their kids pediatrician.....because it's the ONLY place they could find that would allow ' non-vaccinated children' to their facility! Omg! It just really makes me sad how many misinformed people their are in the world on this subject. I'm finished now. And no, I'm not going to go back in forth with anyone. Lol.
@TabulaRasa25 yes yes yes. I work with special needs as well, and am doing my post bacc studies coming up in special ed. Having worked with kids with severe ASD there is no evidence to support that vaccines cause autism, in fact- a lot of recent studies point to that asd develops in utero. Also, I would be very concerned if anyone thought that ASD was somehow a bigger risk to take or worse than many of these easily preventable and highly dangerous diseases.
if if this is for research and study purposes, you shouldn't be looking at an Internet chat board where participants have self selected to participate. It's not at all scientific. You're better off doing REAL research by studying the information that has be out out by real scientists. However, if you are going to look to us, the fact that 100% of participants have come back pro vaccinesp, that should tell you a lot.
also- quick update. A few weeks back the dr mentioned autism. My son is now laughing, playing with feet, etc. We found out he has allergic proctocolitis. He never should have gone on soy as he's allergic to it too. Since his new formula he is healthy happy and no issues.
My brother is highly allergic to the flu shot (anaphlaxis) but he's not allergic to eggs. Wonder if it's the thimresol. Regardless, my kids and I get the flu shot as a stand alone each year. DH chooses not to (and he got the flu this year!).
1. We followed the recommended schedule, but didn't do rotavirus. Her Dr made that call though after she consulted with another Ped because lo has had so many feeding issues.
2. She's had mild reactions to her vaccines. A fever and loss of appetite and lethargy because of the fever. So we automatically do Tylenol for 24 hours after her vaccine since the fever seems to be what causes the other two. With Tylenol she's down and out for a day or so, but she eats pretty normally.
3. We are vaccinating because the diseases are so much worse than the vaccines. When I was little I had a friend who was adopted from Mexico who was disabled from Polio. Plus severe vaccine reactions are super rare and I would never forgive myself if she had permanent health problems or died from a disease I could have prevented by vaccinating her. Plus with all the unvaccinated people running around, these diseases are going to start making a comeback and some already are.
4. I'm a little nervous about her being around unvaccinated people, but much less now that she's had her 6 month shots. And her Ped said that generally vaccinated people who do get that disease don't get nearly as sick.
I work with children on autism spectrum and research shows no correlation between vaccines and autism. This is anecdotal but my old neighbor has 3 children diagnosed with autism and her kids were not vaccinated.
Given all the diseases making a comeback now I do worry about her being around unvaccinated children and I want to do everything to make sure she's protected!!
LO is doing great, his only symptom on the days he got shots was some crankiness, but no fever. I prefer the standard schedule, since we don't have to go in as frequently for shots.
I worry about LO being around unvaccinated kids, I'm glad our daycare requires them unless there's a medical reason why a child can't get one. I wouldn't change our decision to vaccinate.
He did have a mild reaction (swelling, redness, scar tissue build up, higher fever, and rash) to one of the vaccines. His symptoms resolved after about 4-7 days.
He is otherwise happy and healthy. I'm happy with our decision and we will continue vaccines as planned.
Yes, he's totally fine- and happy. I feel so guilty looking back at photos the past few months knowing he felt awful with tummy aches etc. we changed pediatricians.
And anti vaxers make me rage.