Hey Macca!
I am sorry to hear that DS is nosuch a happy chappy at the moment! We decided not to vaccinate...Now my mother, godmother and aunt are all nurses, and have been for forty years, I and my siblings were all vaccinated, and I understand the argument for vaccination.
I should also probably let you know that we consider this is be a fluid decision. IE We review it periodically as the need arises. (We are doing this now infact, as she is almost 7 months old)

so here is why we have decided against it, so far.

1. As a NB, a child has basically no immune system So We just did not see the logic of trying to 'generate' an immune system so early. I BF, we dont use daycare, and we nor anyone she contacts, considered in teh risk groups for any of the illnesses.
2. We researched giving her a VitK and Hep B injection at borth and after discovering the actual igredients of most of the vaccines, we considered them to be dangerous in themselves.
3. Carlotte does nt attend daycare, is not exposed to any high risk situations, such as farms, hospitals, foreingers, etc.
4. And finally the reactions and statistics of both the ineffectiveness and the other rate of illness of vaccinated children - on average, they suffer colds, ear infections etc more often then unvaccinated kids. This also includes the increased risk of contracting other illnesses such as MS, Autism, the actual illenss being vaccinated against, childhood leukemia (as is the case with Vit K). as DD has an already increased risk of MS, we opted out of the Hep B injection.

Now as I said, I think it is important to do your homework...get as much information as you can from as many sources as you can. If ou find an ingredient that you are not familiar with, find out exactly what it is and why it is there.
If Charlotte were travelling to India, for example, or was exposed to migrant Indians, I would consider the Polio vaccine, as polio is still prevelant.
If she were in and out of hospitals, I would vaccinate her also, due to the risk of infection. Hep vaccinations would be given if she were in day care...

Until she is older we just dont see the need for it. However, we will never vaccinate agianst things like flu or chicken pox. The vaccinations are still so untested, and so unnecessary in our opinion.


So I think that the key is to do your homework. Ask questions, from Doctors, Naturopaths - and dont trust that the doctor always knows best - find the information yourself. Weigh up the potential risks of the illnesses if they were contracted, and also the probability of contracting them at all.

Oh, and good luck! lol You will face oposition even for questioning.