Declining any vaccinations?

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And if so which ones? I'm curious as I'm definitely doing a alternate schedule but questioning a few of the vacs.

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We don't decline any but we do delay them. We don't get more than one per pedi visit. Our pedi is fine with it and it lets us know if our LO has a negative response to one of the vaccines, but also doesn't put other people in jeopardy by skipping them altogether.

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I'm declining the Hep shot while in the hospital as well as Vitamin K. He will get them both at the pediatrician at a later date, though I want to do the oral dose for Vitamin K instead of a shot. We also will be doing a one shot per visit type of schedule. I think it's important to vaccinate to protect both my child and the children whose immune systems don't allow THEM to get the vaccines. If my child COULDN'T get any, I'd want others to reduce the risks to him, you know? It takes a village and whatnot.

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We have no family or personal history of reaction so we do not skip or delay any vaccines. My husband is military so the daycare and schools on base require more vaccines due to so many kids coming from other countries. If we plan on using any of their child care or schools we have to have our kids fully vaccinated. It is kinda hard to tell them no without a medical reason.

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We decided to vaccinate without delays with our first, and we will do the same with our second. My first has a great immune system early on with what he got from me in utero and then later what he built on his own. He's almost 11 months old has only gotten sick once (ear infection during the winter while teething). However, we choose to vaccinate to protect him (and to contribute to eradication in the general population) of the bigger/more dangerous diseases.