I fully intended not to immunise my DS. I was not immunised as a child for anything, and made it through ok (although I did contract german measles as a child but don't remember it being that bad). For my career I've had to get rabies and tetanus shots, and I also chose to get a chicken pox shot after I was exposed to a child in the infectious stage. I have never given any time to the notion of vaccines causing autism, it is completely unrelated, but have been brought up to believe that it is better for the body to contract and fight disease than it is to vaccinate. I have a science degree so started to research my decision so that I could defend it with DH (who is pro-vax).

I could not find a single valid reason NOT to vaccinate. I really tried to find some but couldn't find one reputable paper. I now sadly realise the disservice my mother did by not vaccinating me, and also I feel terrible for anyone who contracted german measles from me. My mother still sends me 'pseudo-scientific' articles about why I shouldn't be vaccninating and it just perplexes me why a woman who grew up and saw the devastation of disaeses like polio (and their subsequent -almost- eradication) finds vaccinations dangerous.

My son is fully vaxxed, on schedule, never a single reaction, and he is healthy and full of joy