I have a dilema if I should vaccinate my son. He is two months old.?

Question

Does anyone there have kids that were not vaccinated. What's your view on it? there is so much controversy about vaccines. I'm not sure what's the right thing to do. I am not big on drugs.

Answer 1

I'm doing delayed vaccination and even then only selected ones. It is hard to sum it all up, so I'll just say this: The US vaccination schedule is not the only one, there are many different vaccine schedules -even Canada's is different. There are countries that will not vaccinate before age 1, and some that won't before age two and they do not have higher rates of death from vaccine preventable disease. They do have lower rates of other things such as SIDS and allergies but that could be a result of a lot of things: pollution, infant feeding practices, parenting practices, etc.

So my advice to you is this, there is no need to feel like you have to make a decision this minute. Your doctor may make you feel like it but they get paid an incentive to keep kids on "schedule". Please take your time, read as much as you can, weigh what information there is (most of it is very heavily biased) and then make the decision that you think is best. That is all that any of us can do. They only truly wrong decision in my view is to just vaccinate because some doctor tells you to, you are ultimately responsible for the health of your child and the parents that can't even be bothered to read the patient insert to see the side effects listed there are being neglectful in my opinion.

So start doing your research now, read as much as you can, maybe join some Yahoo Groups or other message boards and then make a decision when you are comfortable.

Answer 2

This is a decision that only you can make based on all available evidence.

Look at the FDA website and the CDC website and also look at anti-vaccine sites.

I can tell you that the CDC recommended schedule has NEVER been tested against a control population. They monitor individual vaccine administration for 4 to 6 weeks looking for acute (severe) reactions. What they did not do was look at the schedule and compare children vaccinated according to the schedule to children who were not vaccinated to determine if OTHER problems can be attributed to the schedule. The schedule has been around for about 50 years and in that time the rates of things like ADD, ADHD and autism have gone up. If they studied the schedule they could determine if those things are related or not.

I personally feel that the CDC recommended schedule can overload an immature immune system. They recommend 7 different doses of vaccine at 2 months old. That's approximately a 13 pound infant, so it is the equivalent of 70 doses for a 130lb adult. In the United States, and other developed countries, good nutrition and better sanitation had already lowered the infection rates of some diseases even without the vaccines, even in the 1950s when the vaccine came out it was incredibly rare for someone to die of the measles because of better overall health. We have chosen to get our daughter vaccinated on a modified schedule where she receives one vaccine at a time about 6 months apart. That means that for DTaP (Diptheria, Tetanus and Pertussis or whooping cough) which requires 5 doses we started at 2 months and she will get that series, every 2 months. When that series is done we will wait 6 months and then she will get the Polio vaccine, then the next one 6 months after that.

There are exemptions for requirements to enter school for people who do not vaccinate. There are plenty of children whose parents don't believe in vaccines that go to public schools.

It is also important to remember that if your vaccines are up to date and you breastfeed, your child is protected for as long as you continue to breastfeed, which is why we are not worried about delaying them for our daughter. By the time we stop breastfeeding she will have just about all of the vaccines, but we won't have to worry that they will cause her more problems than they solve.

Answer 3

Your suitable wager may well be to do somewhat prognosis on a competent online internet site like center for ailment administration internet site. I artwork for a pediatrician and get those questions plenty. what I tell the mother and father is this a million. no you may instruct that vaccines reason any form of autism. 2. The vaccines that are in questions are MMR, that's given at a million year previous 3. there replaced right into a court docket ruling that stated that previous vaccines would have brought about a baby's autism. that's with the aid of a preservative noted as Thirmarisol (sp) that was once in vaccines and is not utilized in something yet some manufacturers of the flu vaccine. 4. a baby gets extra of this form of mercury in breast milk then they're going to ever get from a vaccine. yet i might recommend you do your own learn and are available to your own conclusions. If it have been me, I wouldnt have the skill to stay with myself if my baby gotten smaller a preventalbe ailment because of the fact I didnt vaccinate, understanding all the documents says they are risk-free.

Answer 4

I haven't vaccinated my two girls and they are both healthy as can be. They never had an illness. I just don't believe in shooting them up with all the toxins that are in vaccines. I rather build up their immune system by eating healthy and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. I got shot up with lots of vaccines while in boot camp and was very sick from all sorts of things for years afterwords. I know too many people who's health was affected negatively from vaccines. Research it as much as you can till you feel comfortable in your decision. Don't let any doctor scare you into saying it's the law or you need to do it for school. You can vaccinate on any scheducle that you want. All 50 states have medical exemptions, 48 have religious exemptions except West Virginia and Mississippi and quite a few have philosophical exemptions.

Answer 5

I do not vaccinate and my children are happy and healthy. I cannot reconcile putting potentially harmful substances in my children(Aluminum, formaldehyde, msg are just a few that concern me). Start researching now and please don't vaccinate unless you feel comfortable doing so. http://909shot.com has a lot of useful information. I also recommend reading "What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Childhood Vaccinations" by Stephanie Cave. It is not the law that you have to get them vaccinated, so do not let anyone try and scare you into vaccinating your baby. The worst thing you could do is vaccinate without knowing anything about them and not doing any research. Also, most states offer religious exemptions and some offer philosophical exemptions for vaccines, so depending on what state you live in your child can go to public school without being vaccinated. My son is not vaccinated and will be attending public school soon. Good Luck with your decision.

Edited to add links about exemptions because so many are uninformed about them.
http://www.vaclib.org/exemption.htm
http://909shot.com/state-site/state-exemptions.htm

Answer 6

I have seven children that are not vaccinated. I'm confident with my decision, however I would suggest doing research, making a list of pro's and con's and doing what you feel most comfortable with.

I do agree with the link between vaccinations and autism and SIDS and could possibly be many more.

If I had to vaccinate I would wait until the child is approx 2years old.

Also it is not the law to vaccinate. You are the parent and you have the right to decide. If you decide against it, then you would sign a waiver with your county and your children would be allowed to attend school. If there was ever an outbreak than you would be asked to keep your children home until the threat is over, by the way that's never happened to me yet. I say do research and make a choice that you can stand behind with confidence.

Answer 7

I vaccinate for everything the dr recommends and my 21 month old son has only had 2 colds in his life. I have a friend that doesn't vaccinate and her kids are always sick but never with just a simple cold.
I guess you have to go with what you think is best for your kids, but really do all the research. Find out what the chances are of your child recovering from the diseases that you don't want to vaccinate against. A lot of people in my area have quit vaccinating their kids for whooping cough and the death rate is rapidly climbing. In my mind, the benefits far outweigh the risk of him having a reaction.

Answer 8

I have had all of my children vaccinated with the routine childhood vaccinations. I know there is a lot of information on terrible things that have happened as a result of vaccinations but I am not convinced. Anyway I can prevent my kids from getting sick is ok with me. It's a really tough call; good luck to you. :)

Answer 9

Well, I didn't have my son vaccinated for whooping cough as my brother suffered a severe reaction to it and was left brain damaged. Like you, I had been in a quandary so I discussed it with both the health visitor and GP and both said that the likelihood of suffering that kind of damage from the disease was remote whereas my brother's experience tended to suggest there was a family factor to be considered and that, on balance, they would advise against it. In fact the health visitor said she would take the responsibilty herself in deciding not to vaccinate him.

He never did get whooping cough and I note that none of my nieces and nephews have been vaccinated for this either.

Hope this helps.

Answer 10

I waited until my after my daughter was a one year to start her vaccines. I was torn between doing it and not doing it myself. I have heard that vaccines are linked to all kinds of things like SIDS and autism. But I don't want my child to get a deadly disease either. So I waited until she was older. At one year a baby is stronger and their brain is more developed. I have waited with my son also. This is a very hard decision and you should definitely go online and research it to gain your own opinion. Good luck!