There's a lot of chemicals & heavy metals in our immediate environment (carpets & couches are full of horrendous chemicals!) . Worse still are the chemicals in the toys, clothes & blankets our babies are given & are expected to suck & chew on. At least vaccines assist in preventing diseases so they are serving a much better purpose.
Vaccines are like an insurance. I have insurance not because I EXPECT my house to burn down, or my car to crash, or even that I expect to get sick, but I like to know it's there for IF it happens. In Australia, we're lucky that disease outbreaks (of things like WC, measles, polio) are infrequent at worst, and extremely rare at best. But I know that I would be livid if my son suffered needless complications.
I've researched teh pros & cons of vaccinating & of not vaccinating. I've looked at those diseases on the internet, and have seen them in real life over seas. Our choice is was simple, and hard at the same time. & I hate having him cry at the vaccinations, and I hate the couple of days afterwards when he's a bit poorly & a bit grumpy. But I know that it's the better insurance for us.
I understand how you feel.
With both my tiny prems I was the same in the end I delayed vaxed...I waited till there corrected age or even after in many cases.
It is hard when they are so small (DS is 6.8kg (14lb) at 17mths) and they are getting the same dose as a bigger baby.
I am not comfortable with them not getting it at all so delay vaxing was my compromise...my GP wasn't necessarily happy about it but he has accepted it.
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