To vaccinate or not to vaccine, that is the question.

[bossman068410]

A Picture Diary of Baby Ian’s Reaction to the Hep B shot

http://iansvoice.org/default.aspx

 

[SWATH]

Thanks Bossman,
That's a powerful story. I'm so glad I refused the Hep B. I didn't even really research it before hand but I almost felt angry when they asked me within minutes of him being born if I wanted them to go ahead and give the Hep B shot. I felt like saying "are you out of your goddamn mind, he is a premature infant with a low apgar score, not a promiscuous drug addict". It was almost like they were asking me if I wanted to go ahead and give him an AIDS vaccine or go ahead and remove his testicles to prevent him from getting prostate cancer or something. I got the feeling that the nurse actually agreed with me because she didn't seemed too thrilled to give it to him. She was a great nurse though and a natural birthing medula on the side. I don't know if I could ever forgive myself if I harmed that child by allowing him to be injected with something that already makes me very uneasy and am highly skeptical of. Even more so than if he contracted an illness by chance, as bad as that would be as well. If we choose to not vaccinate we will need to find another pediatrician who will accept him.

 

[jllundqu]

We've been following the delayed suggested schedule from Dr. Sears vaccine book. It was a friendly compromise between mine and my wifes differing opinions on the subject.

+rep

We used the delayed schedule here. We also did not do the Hep B right out of the womb. When I refused to let them inject my already fragile son who just had come from an emergency c-section with the Hep B vaccine, they asked me why, to which I replied "He is 10 minutes old, I think we still have some time to prepare for the possiblity of sexually transmitted diseases." (Hep B is classified as an STD)

There are some shots that I will not ever give myself or family (see aborted fetus post, H1N1, etc.) and I think delaying the schedule is a wise compromise. Also NEVER allow ANYONE to talk you into giving a pregnant woman vaccines with the pitch that "its a 2-for-1" and will "work for both you and the fetus" That was SOOOO forbidden just a few years ago with no science to back it up.

In the end, educate yourself, trust your instincts, and question the medical paradigm in the U.S.

 

[SWATH]

Updated with pic in first post.

 

[Lymeade-Lady]

I recommend Dr. Tenpenny. We have an excellent DVD from her discussing the risk of each disease and the risk of the vaccines. After learning a bit I was going to do a few vaccinations, but eventually decided to do none. The preservatives (mercury or not) are bad and the dose has nothing to do with the body weight, so they are much worse for the infants. MMR is the one associated with autism. We are choosing a very healthy lifestyle, so vaccinations don't seem necessary. They increase risk of auto-immune problems and learning disabilities which are much more of an epidemic than pertussis or whatever! There are many more connected issues than just autism. But I do recommend that you not be careless with your child's immune system if you don't immunize. (Very little sugar and white flour. No sodas. Very little juice, etc.)

 

[SWATH]

To add even more shit to the problems I had at birth I just found out that I have Hepatitus C and it was 100% contracted from a blood transfusion I had after surgery. Yeah I am beyond angry. All of my problems stem from western medicine. I was born fine but premature, screwed up from being fed formula, sliced up a couple of times from very invasive surgeries, then to top it all of was given a serious disease in the hospital. I used to say that they almost killed me trying to save me, but now it is possible that they actually did kill me in the end.

 

[eduardo89]

Be thankful you even have a choice...when my daughter was born last year, I wasn't even told they vaccinated her for Heb B. Later on, I found out vaccination is legally mandated and there are only certain "optional" vaccines. My daughter hasn't gotten any of the optional ones.