Choosing not to vaccinate???

[Macca79]

DS had his 2 mth vaccination last week and I have to say since then his reaction to the needles and the research I have since done have me wondering if we will continue to have his vaccinations done.

DS had a strong reaction to the shots with a temp for 3 days, vomiting, diarrhea, lots of screaming, lack of appetite, problems settling and few more. They lasted from 24 to 72 hours. Since then life has been all over the place. He has developed a really high pitched scream since them which he uses throughout the day. He stresses if we are out of his sight, hates being held now accept if he is really tired. Has had a constant problem with nasal congestion since then. We though it was a cold at first but there has been little improvement despite using Baby Balm, steam, a humidifier and Fess for kids. We give him warm baths and massage to help him settle but this does not really worked the way it did before his shots. We are at a loss our happy, calm bright eyed eyed boy has been an unsettled terror and it all began the arvo of the day he had his shots. It just feels too much to be a coincidence.

Since then I have also read a lot about what exactly goes into vaccines and the less the perfect guarantee rate they really have. Im a bit nervous about it all.

I am really interested in hearing from others who have had reactions to vaccinations and those who have chosen not to vaccinate. Please do not respond with criticism or negative feedback I am just trying to make an informed choice for my son plus my step brother is a senior pathologist studying medicine so I am well aware of the argument for vaccinating.

[The[cookie]Doctor]

Hey Macca -
If you have a look at the social groups there is one for parents who have decided not to vaccinate - you might find some useful info to begin with there.

ETA: Here's the link. https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...php?groupid=13

[LimeSlice]

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.

[Schmickers]

We have elected to not to immunise our children according to the schedule.

We will flat-out not give the MMR to them - it gets so much bad press, and even some researchers are accepting that there is some sort of link bertween the MMR and autistic-like conditions that affects a small percentage of children.

Some of the others you only need to give one of, rather than three, if you wait tunil they are older, and some of them you can get by without giving at all - for instance, the HIB vaccine is only offered up until the age of 2 because after 2 children can mount a sufficiently strong natural immune response to it.

I tihnk it depends on your circumstances - if your children are at home with you and you can control who they mix with, their risks of catching vaccine-preventable diseases while they are small are limited and the I think risks associated with vaccines are greater. If, on the other hand, they need to be in childcare and out of your supervision for extended periods of time, then perhaps the risk of vaccines is acceptable.

[Macca79]

Thanks for the advice. I chatted with a CHN today when DS had his 2 month check up and boy did she go off when I mentioned not vaccinating. Even when I said that I was just trying to make an informed choice and that DH and I had not reached any final decisions she said I was naive and then went and booked us in for his 4 month jabs on the 29 th of July, talk about presumptuous.

[The[cookie]Doctor]

Don't go back to her!
What a silly cow!