Why did you choose to vaccinate your child?

[Jellybean29]

Because it works. We have almost wiped out some pretty nasty stuff in Australia with the help of vaccines. Yes they might not be perfect, yes some children may have had adverse reactions, but when I weigh up the risk verse reward, vaccination wins out for me.


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[anney]

I also did not consider not vaccinating. Perhaps I did not think about my child enough but I did not vaccinate for her, I chose to vaccinate to help ensure those many awful diseases don't become prevalent in this country again.

[*Ang*]

I decided that the benefits far outweigh any risks and that as her parent it is my job to make the hard choices for her.

I did research, I asked friends and family and I agonized over it every time she was due for her next dose. In the end though I would always think of how awful it would be if she got sick and I could have prevented it, or someone else's baby caught something off her.

Pretty much sums it up for me too.

[Winter]

Because it works. We have almost wiped out some pretty nasty stuff in Australia with the help of vaccines. Yes they might not be perfect, yes some children may have had adverse reactions, but when I weigh up the risk verse reward, vaccination wins out for me.

Same here.

[krysalyss]

Well we did delay vaccinations but we have caught up with most because we plan to live in a less developed country in the near future and don't want to give all of the vaccinations that we consider necessary for this area all in one go.

[Feijoa Mum]

For us it was never an option not too. They have been proven time and time again that they work and I wasnt prepared to risk my childs health over something preventable. Leaving it up to other people to vaccinate their children so that mine doesnt get sick because I chose not too? No thanks, thats too big a gamble for me!

[RhiChiChi]

Because it works. We have almost wiped out some pretty nasty stuff in Australia with the help of vaccines. Yes they might not be perfect, yes some children may have had adverse reactions, but when I weigh up the risk verse reward, vaccination wins out for me.


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My gram had a child that died of a disease we now vaccinate against and I hadn't even heard of. I decided that the benefits far outweigh any risks and that as her parent it is my job to make the hard choices for her.

I did research, I asked friends and family and I agonized over it every time she was due for her next dose. In the end though I would always think of how awful it would be if she got sick and I could have prevented it, or someone else's baby caught something off her.

For us it was never an option not too. They have been proven time and time again that they work and I wasnt prepared to risk my childs health over something preventable. Leaving it up to other people to vaccinate their children so that mine doesnt get sick because I chose not too? No thanks, thats too big a gamble for me!

Pretty much for all those reasons stated above

[volcomkitty]

For us it was never an option not too. They have been proven time and time again that they work and I wasnt prepared to risk my childs health over something preventable. Leaving it up to other people to vaccinate their children so that mine doesnt get sick because I chose not too? No thanks, thats too big a gamble for me!

Exactly what DH & I thought.

We were both fully vaccinated without any negative side effects, so we had no hesitations when it came time for DD to have hers.

[glenny_c]

For me I think it came down to most of the reasons stated above. I felt that the pros far outweighed the cons for our child. I too have seen too much. My best friends mum had rubella while pregnant with her sister and her sister at 28 still has the mental capacity of a three year old. One of the babies in our mothers group passed away this year from pneumococcal meningitis (one of the strains covered in the new "catch up" vaccine.- he hadn't had it yet) Also, my cousin's 4 week old baby died last year from chicken pox contracted from an unvaccinated child.

I couldn't live with myself if my parenting decision (to not vaccinate) caused someone else to lose their child. I feel it's part of our responsibility to the others in our community to vaccinate. Both DH and I are fully vaccinated as are the members of our family and social circle. I have not seen any serious adverse reactions to vaccines yet I have seen three instances of tragedy due to non-vaccination.