DS is 4 months and is current with his vax up through his 4 months...but I want to learn about delayed vax (I do want to vax, so this post/query is really about delayed vax).
Why delay?
What's the benefit?
Delay which vax until when?
Why does the delay matter?
If you have any info/links on delaying (as opposed to not vaxing), I'm interested.
Have a scroll back through the threads, Schmickers has posted a delayed schedule that he follows, it is very comprehensive.
The idea behind delayed vax is that a newborn simple should not be given the onslaught of so many bacteria/chemicals/injections in such close proximity to each other, at such a young and vu,nerable age.
A child when it is born has very little immune system, and mostly what it does have comes from the mother via the breastmilk and what it developed in utero. There are countries - Japan is one - where vaccinations are not given until 2 years of age, when the disconnection from the mother is much more complete, the child is exposed to more pathogens, their own immune systems have strengthened as have their bodies, and their brains, and they are able to withstand the introduction of the viruses etc in the injections.
As for which vax to delay, that almost entirely depends on each individual situation, living circumstance, medical history and geography. For example, if you lived in SE Asia, you may consider having Hepatitis vaccines immediately as you live in a high risk area; if you lived in India you may consider having the Polio vax on schedule as Polio is still an 'active' disease; if you lived in a remote community with poor sanitation you may consider not delaying Diptheria or Typhoid vaccinations. There will/may be other contraindications for your baby personally - family history, allergies (to eggs for example - most vaccines are created with egg-derived ingredients), other diseases or disabilities he is born with. This is why it is so important that no matter what your stance on vaccination or not, parents do their own research into what vaccines are made from, what their intended purpose is, their side effects, the prevelance of the illnesses they are trying to protect against in your own community and those communities your child will be coming in contact with, etc.
The combining of many vaccines into one or two huge injections is also causing concern for some vaxing parents, causing them to seek separate doses of the vaccines or delay their use.
I would recommend you talking to the doctor at the immunisation clinic in your state and looking at each vaccine and weighing it on its merits for you and your situation.
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