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I told my sister in law I don’t like going to my doctor office for wellness visits bc of germs. She said germs help build an immune system. But my son is 4 months old and it’s flu season. I don’t think germs at a doctor office is the best way to “expose” your child to build their immune system.

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My kids first pediatrician said " if you aren't vaxxing your kids, and they aren't sick, why come to a wellness check?". I've kept that in mind for 9 yrs now. Our youngest daughter is 15 months... She was a homebirth.. She's never seen a doctor. Germs.. Sure, why not? But a hospital where there's stuff everywhere.. Hell no

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Germs help build the immune system, yes. But being  exposed to flu or other dangerous viruses is not just immune system building. I got fed up because my oldest got hand foot and mouth and fifths disease from the pediatrician. I know this because I was a SAHM and he not I  had been anywhere in days before that, but it was right after wellness checks. I mentioned it to the pediatrician and she was just like "yeah that happens". I started trying to get the first appt of the day. And now, I skip some of the wellness checks even though the dr fusses at me. But I don't agree with making sure baby is always in an overly sterile environment. If the binky drops on the floor at home or on a walk, a quick wipe is fine (unless we are somewhere gross like Target). Flu exposure is a different story.

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Every time I’ve brought my otherwise healthy son to the doctor for well visits he gets a cold or a slight fever for a day. We stopped vaccinating at 9m after doing more research. He hasn’t gone for a well visit since his 1 year. He did have a sick visit as follow up after he cut his forehead & had to get it glued, & his pediatrician tried pushing vaccines then as well. That was a year ago. He’s super healthy. I think as long as your baby is growing & developing, there isn’t a need to expose them to the germs at a doctors office unnecessarily. There’s enough in the rest of the world

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