Mmmm Sirrokko I read your post with interest and curiosity. I haven't seen any evidence of defensiveness in here. Just that many people disagree with your opinion. Or conversley are quite unconcerned about weather or not there is an animal content to the drug.

It's a wonderful thing that all of these wonderful women can debate, inform and discuss with spirit and confidence. I think personally that this discussion has been very balanced and unabraisive from most posters...

Like Lucy I have seen no evidence that there is a bovine content to this vaccination - and like Christy I have used many wierd and wonderful Chinese herbs on my children (and we eat sausages! - organic ones but sausages none the less!!!!) so I would be an absolute hypocrite to be concerned about this.

I have yet to find definitive evidence that your claims about the content of this drug are accurate. That's not a defense - just an observation. I have since contacted Roche personally and they stated and were prepared to do so in writing that there is no animal content... So, again, I am not convinced - but as I always try to be open to there being more info I certainly would not be arrogant or defensive about this.

I have a clotting disorder and I am on anticoagulants. This baby in my belly will have the Vit K injection for this reason... He/she will be the first of my children to have it but I believe it's very necessary due to my condition and my meds...

Like some of the other posters I was given very balanced information from obs and hospitals about Vit K. I was never once told I would risk my baby nor was I made to feel unusual for choosing not to vaccinate. So, I think it's a reasonable assumption to make that not all care providers are going to bully their clients into vaccination. Some of course will but there are many who won't...