vacinations?

Question

any moms/dads/parents in general on here choosing not to vax their kids?
what are your reasons ( hey im not judgemental im not doing it either i just wanted others opinions)

my main concern is the link with autism and shots...

btw i cannot remember the last time i watched the news, to be hones ti think it was on 9/11
god i feel out of my element here. why did i not remember my mothering forum!

Answer 1

My daughter is 8 mths old and I have read up on shots and the negatives but I believe the shots are there to protect us. My parents vaccinated all 5 of there children and we are just fine. I am currently pregnant again and this child will have its shots too. And they can and will keep your child out of school if they don't have there shots. I wouldn't allow my child to go to school with another child that wasn't vaccinated.

Answer 2

Theres a million reasons NOT to vaccinate your children -- and autism risk is at the bottom of that list. There are so many worse things that happen to vaccinated children. And FYI - all rcent cases of paralytic polio are FROM THE VACCINES THEMSELVES.

Vaccines are full of heavy metals -- one being mercury. We are instructed as pregnant mothers not to eat any tuna fish or other seafoods during pregnancy because they might contain trace levels of mercury. ONE vaccination injection contains far beyond the "safe" amount of mercury - and we give that to infants that are just a few days old? WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE? The only difference is that the baby no longer has his mother's body to metabolize the harmful substance and protect it from passing through the placenta - it just goes straight into the baby's blood stream right out of the womb.... how does that make any sense?! It doesn't.

People, do your freaking research. Stop being so ignorant. Yeah, we've been getting vaccinations for a long time - and each generation is more sick than the next! Asthma, allergies, neurological disorders (the list is endless)... so many things are worse for us than generations past.

There are so many things wrong with vaccinations adn the gov'ts faulty logic. Do some research and you'd find that out. People who are pro-vaccinations are just believing what they want to believe and not reading the truth.

BILLIONS UPON BILLIONS of dollars is the income of pharmacuetical companies each year just because of vaccinations. It's the biggest money market! Why would they tell us that they are completely bad for us when they are making the big bucks? Come on now. Everything in America is about MONEY, MONEY, MONEY!

take some time out of your closed minded lives and read some of the links I provided here for you. Just to name a few...

Answer 3

First of all, to answer your question, I am vaccinating my daughter but only on a delayed vaccination schedule with vaccines that contain no mercury and I am separating the MMR. I am following Dr. Stephanie Cave's vaccination schedule. It is the best one I have seen yet.

Secondly, to all the people out there who say they would rather their child have autism than be dead obviously do not know a parent of a child with autism. Many parents of children with autism feel as if they have lost their child. Their children are not the children they once knew because after they got vaccinated, they lost all speech and social skills. I was a nanny for a little boy with autism and am close friends with his mother. I know how she feels. It is like his livelihood was taken away. You can not say you would rather have your child die than have autism unless you have lived through your child getting autism.

I have seen first hand what the MMR can do to someone who is predestined to have autism. I believe some people's bodies can not rid themselves of the toxic metals used in vaccines as "fillers". These people are the children who end up with autism. It is amazing to watch a child who develops autism go through chelation and watch the difference after the treatment. Since chelation gets rid of the toxic metals, the children being treated are totally different after the treatments. Granted, this is a gradual process, but you can see a difference in baby steps.

I do believe that children should be vaccinated. However, I do not believe that children under the age of two should receive 30 vaccines (including boosters) before the age of two. I believe vaccines should be spaced out and not given when children are ill; evenly mildly ill. A few smart steps can help keep trouble at bay.

Answer 4

It's a good idea to consider the risks and benefits of each individual vaccine for your child. Each year, more and more vaccines are being recommended for babies and children, many for illnesses which aren't very dangerous for the vast majority of children (think chickenpox, which is almost always a minor, self-limiting illness in children) or for illnesses that most babies and children are at low risk of contracting (think Hepatitis B, which is almost always a sexually transmitted disease). No vaccine is 100% safe and no vaccine is 100% effective. And vaccines contain preservatives and adjuvants that can cause reactions and illness themselves.

Personally, I think it's my responsibility to make medical decisions for my child based on my child as an individual, not based on the group recommendations for vaccinations that are currently used in this country. After a lot of reading and questioning, we've selectively vaccinated our children based on the safety of each individual vaccine, the risk of our children contracting a particular illness, and the likliness that contracting a particular illness would be serious. We've delayed some vaccines and decided to permanently skip others. Some we'll decide on, with our children's input, when they are old enough to understand the risks and benefits.

Some things to think about - how long has the vaccine been used? What additional chemicals are in the vaccine? What is the % of children who are vaccinated who contract the illness? What sort of side effects can be expected? You'll have to ask yourself - do I feel that the risks of the side effects of a particular vaccine outweigh the risks of contracting that illness? If I choose to vaccinate, and my child has a serious reaction, will I blame myself? And the counter - If I choose NOT to vaccinate and my child becomes seriously ill from this disease, will I blame myself? And then make the best choice you can based on the information you have available. Knowing what I know now, I would choose NOT to give one of the vaccines we did give. And I would have waited until my children were several years old for another vaccine that we gave them as babies. But I know the decision I made was based on the information I had at that time.

It's a lot of homework to make these decisions. You shouldn't feel pressured to decide NOW. You can always delay vaccines if you aren't certain. Many health care professionals believe it's safer to wait until babies are older and their immune systems more mature to give vaccines, anyhow. You can always change your mind and have your child vaccinated for a specific illness, but you can't take back a vaccine once it's been given.

You might also need to shop around for a doctor who is supportive or at least accepting of your choices. Due to pressure from health insurance companies, some doctors are refusing to treat non-vaccinated children. And you'll need to check the laws in your state re. non-vaccination, especially once your child reaches school age.

Answer 5

You probably won't find too many people on Yahoo Answers that don't vaccinate, this tends to be a pretty conventional group of people, and non-vaxing is a sort of alternative practice.

that being said, I don't vaccinate. My daughter is two and the only shot she's ever gotten was a vitamin k shot immediately after her birth. The reasons I have chosen not to vaccinate her at this point are many. First - I am concerned about the potential mercury, propylene glycol (read: antifreeze), and live viruses that are involved in vaccinations. I have read enough about it to know that those sorts of additives and ingredients are not generally safe for oral consumtion - let alone being injected right into the blood stream.

Second, I feel that a newborn, or yearling, or two year old - doesn't need some of the vaccinations that I would otherwise okay. In other words- I am delaying tetanus/diptheria until she is older and her immune system is better able to handle the shock of the other chemicals that are in there.

Third, somewhat related to the first, is the increased incidence of autism spectrum disorder surfacing directly after the 15-month vaccinations. No, thank you.

Fourth, some of them are just outright unnecessary. Vaccinating for things like measles, mumps, chicken pox - is ridiculous. First off, (at least with chicken pox, I dont know about the others), it's not effective! It doesn't give you 100% protection, and you need to re-vaccinate every how-ever-many years. Meanwhile, if you just GET the chicken pox, you're covered for life, and don't have to run the risk of re-vaccinating yourself (and potentially getting the virus full-on) when you're a senior citizen.

Fifth - of all the research I have looked into, vaccinations don't give 100% protection for any of the others either. Polio outbreaks, when they do happen, strangely seem to be seen mostly in the vaccinated population. I believe that equipping my daughter's immune system with proper nutrition, good exercise and a healthy emotional state of being is much better protectoin than vaccination.

Mind you, I would vaccinate for tetanus in an instant if something happened to her now. But I have felt up to this point that she wasn't old enough to be out of my sight long enough for her to step on a rusty nail. We will be discussing it in our family in the next year or so (she's 2 right now) about her getting that one. The others - she can wait until she is old enough to make the educated decision for herself.

Answer 6

I just have one quick comment. Yes, many vaccines used to contain mercury. However, they contain less mercury than a single tuna sandwich. Don't let that determine this for you.

I have immunized both of my children. The risks of the actual diseases are far worse than the possible effects of the shots. I have turned a few shots down (such as the Hep A). You need to do your homework and do what you think is best.

Answer 7

We do not vaccinate our children. Our son had a horrible reaction at his 2 month apt. We started to do a lot of research and have decided against it. Our son is now 4 years old and very healthy. He attends public school with and exemption form. It is sad how parents are so brainwashed into thinking they are mandatory. You have a choice, do your research.

Answer 8

Ok I understand the benifits of the vacinations, but have you guys realy done your homework on the risks? One in every onehundred and fourty children who are born in the US will develop autisim. It is a proven fact that autisim is brought out by the use of mercury in meds and other injectabls brought into the blood streem. Vacination companys use mercury and other "fillers" to extend the vacine and therefore produce a higher profit. Now Im not saying not to vacinate your child, I have my child vacinated, but I am saying to do your homework. Know what companys your doctor goes threw for thair vacines and be positive they are produced in the US. Remember the F.D.A. can only fully moniter what is made here.

Answer 9

Both of my kids are vaccinated! and I would do it all over again.
There is not any solid evidence that vaccinations create autism.

There is too much stuff out there for me not to vaccinate my kids.

for things like the chicken pox, you can vaccinate your kids now, so they will develop a solid immunity, or at least not have a full blown case. This will decrease their likliehood of having shingles when they are older (senior citizens). THey are from the same virus. And Just because you get the chicken pox when you are a kid doesn't mean that you will never get them again. I know several people who can catch the Varicella virus every time they come into contact with it.
So, yeah, it is safer to vaccinate my kids now so they don't have to endure things like that in the future!

Answer 10

Not vaccinating.

http://www.mercola.com/2004/may/12/vaccination_dangers.htm
http://www.thinktwice.com/stories.htm
http://www.squidoo.com/mdsspeakout/

There is a reason the government of the United States has a fund set up for children who are damaged or killed by vaccines.

http://www.medalerts.org/


Edit:

*Colleen, you sound very angry, sweetheart, 'Tis only a discussion -- no need to be mad at parents for chosing not to poison "Precious".

**Kleighs Mommy, you should probably not tell others to "get educated" when you clearly have not done so yourself. A school cannot force any parent to give their children shots. It is called a religious exemption.

***Mother of One, since you "work in the medical field" check out these quotes from your peers.


http://www.squidoo.com/mdsspeakout/

"Our children face the possibility of death or serious long-term adverse effects from mandated vaccines that aren't necessary or that have very limited benefits." -- Jane M. Orient, M.D., Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) executive director.

"My suspicion, which is shared by others in my profession, is that the nearly 10,000 SIDS deaths that occur in the United States each year are related to one or more of the vaccines that are routinely given children. The pertussis vaccine is the most likely villain, but it could also be one or more of the others." --Dr. Mendelsohn, M.D.

"When I was training, one in 2,500 [children were autistic]. Now it is one in 250. At the moment, the only logical explanation for this is MMR." -- Dr Kenneth Aitken, British specialist in the treatment of autism. (The Telegraph, United Kingdom, April 2, 2002)

"By the (U.S.) government's own admission, there has been a 41% failure rate in persons who were previously vaccinated against the (measles) virus." -- Dr. Anthony Morris, John Chriss, BG Young, "Occurrence of Measles in Previously Vaccinated Individuals," 1979; presented at a meeting of the American Society for Microbiology at Fort Detrick, Maryland, April 27, 1979.

"In 1993 a high court judge in the UK decided that it was impossible to know the exact contents of vaccines and that science had no idea what the cocktail of chemicals, contaminants and heavy metals contained in vaccines could do to the human body, or why they would work to prevent disease." -- British Medical Journal, 1993.

"There is no evidence that any influenza vaccine thus far developed is effective in preventing or mitigating any attack of influenza. The producers of these vaccines know that they are worthless, but they go on selling them, anyway." -- Dr. J. Anthony Morris (formerly Chief Vaccine Control Officer at the US Federal Drug Admin.)

"There is insufficient evidence to support routine vaccination of healthy persons of any age." --Paul Frame


... these are just a few.