Vaccines?

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I'm curious. We are not anti vaccines but prefer a more spread out way of giving them. Like we will ship the hep b at birth and give it to the kids around preschool age. The hep b vaccine is an std vac and unless your a druggie or not having safe sex then it's unlikely baby will get it but around toddler age when they go to preschool it makes more sense because they will come in contact with more things anyway...

I was wondering how others handle vaccines? Until this year I just went along with everything and didn't do the research and now I question more and read ingredients and stuff everyone is so health conscious but forget that aspect too anyway what are your thoughts and feelings on vaccines?

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I think that most vaccines are important and trust that it's what's best for my children.  I think people take for granted that these diseases have been pretty much eradicated in the US.  If we stopped vaccinating they would return.

I've heard the arguments for and against but here's what it comes down to for me.  There is no definitive evidence of the evils of vaccines.  We've been taking them for decades and most of us turned out fine.  Let's say that these vaccines do cause autism.  I'd rather have my kid be autistic than dead.

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I would like to know, how many of the people that aren't following the recommended shot schedule got their research for delays from a physician?!! I comment on every one of these threads because it's infuriating!!! My husband is a pediatrician, we follow guidelines to the letter!! Why?!!! Because DOCTORS (notice how that is plural) have done the research and found that this schedule is what is most effective. My husband is in the emergency room working his ass off to save children from accidents. He now has to save children from preventative illnesses because parents wanted to be trendy and listen to dr Google instead of a REAL doctor!! If this post offends you, oh well! I've tried saying it nicely on previous posts, this topic keeps coming up and you're asking our opinions. I would like to know how many of us are DOCTORS?!!!! Who cares what one mom is doing with their child, it shouldn't sway your decision one way or the other. The only person you should be talking vaccinations with, is your DOCTOR!!

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We are going by my husband's country schedule and only doing 1 vaccine at a time... Your the mother you can vaccine at what ever rate your prefer...

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I have allergies to certain vaccines, so we are delaying in case he is like me. He'll have all his shots before pre-school, but one at a time to rule out reactions in case he is allergic. I don't see a negative side to spacing them out, especially for a legitimate medical reason. Plus, my pediatrician and OBGYN recommended it. :)

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Just received TDAP shot, I will vaccinate my child per guidelines!

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I'm going to do what our pediatrician and the CDC recommend.

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We are declining hepb, and erythromycin eye ointment at birth, also due to the fact I don't have an STD, and baby will not be exposed. I am still on the fence about vitamin k, I would much rather give oral vitamin k over a week since the shot contains 20,000 times the amount needed, that seems ridiculous to me since we won't be circumcising him, so unless he has a really fast or traumatic birth with excessive bruising, it's just not necessary. I would only reconsider hepb if baby needed a blood transfusion in the future since they can't be 100% sure the blood has been perfectly filtered, and that's another way they can contract it. As for every single vaccination the CDC currently recommends, we will be reading each one, and weighing the pros and cons, and considering what's in the vial, since we all know it's full of many other things than just the dead disease. I am not uncomfortable with vaccines or denying that they do work, but they do not work for every single person, and there's a reason the national vaccine injury compensation (NVIC) exists. It makes me sad that the companies who manufacture these vaccines don't have to pay for each child that it damages or kills. , yet they get paid a ton for each shot doctors offices give to kids, and sometimes doctors even get kickbacks for making kids get the shots. It's all pretty corrupt.

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I vaccinated both of my children on schedule, according to my pediatrician. They took them very well. I think maybe once or twice they got a tiny little fever of maybe 100° but other than that they were perfectly fine. They are now four years old and two years old and are perfectly happy and healthy! Way above average in learning and physical abilities.

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Also all of the ingredients people freak out over are found in your body and all of the food you eat in higher quantities than in the vaccine itself. Also don't let the side affects scare you. Just like with any medicine or vaccine, they are required to put any single side affect anyon has ever reported. Even if it had nothing to do with the vaccine itself or if it was an allergic reaction ect. It has to be included in the side affect list of it happened within a certain time frame. Tons and tons of research on non fear mongering websites will help you a ton!

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In California, children are required to have all vaccines before starting school, so declining isn't an option. I delayed some of my first son's, but he had to get caught up if I wanted him to start preschool at 3 1/2 :/