Vaccinations {Part 1}

Oh, it is a strong debate word. Vaccinations. Shots. Whichever word you refer to them as. The sticking your child with a needle and injecting a disease/virus with the hopes they build antibodies as not to catch it themselves.

Charles and I have, after much debate and research, decided to delay vaccinations. At the time we deem appropriate to begin giving them, we will be selective in the ones we do give.

Why? I am sure you are asking...

Many reasons.

Young immune system. Known weaken immune system. Moral. Ethical. Medically. Too little research. Vaccine worked, disease gone! Recommended dosage times.

I will, in future posts, break down each individual vaccine and state the facts on them. All the nitty gritty stuff that a lot of parents do not care/want/desire to know about and just go with what the CDC recommends. If that works for you, great. If not, you'll want to read the posts. :-)

I will state that I do believe in vaccinations, when appropriate. I believe they are a great medical advancement, in some areas anyways. We are not an anti-vaccine family.

So check back tomorrow for the first post of many...

Comments

Stephanie said…
I delayed some and skipped a few. Plus I only let the boys have one at a time. Some schedules have them getting four at one appointment. It worked for us. :)
March 16, 2011 at 11:23 PM
Annie Kates said…
I completely agree. We followed Dr. Sears alternative vaccine schedule. We started it 2 months later than usual. I didn't feel comfortable giving our 2 month old boys shots, when their adjusted age was only 3 weeks. You follow your heart and gut. She stays at home with your and is exclusively nursed. That helps out so much.
March 17, 2011 at 1:38 PM
Michele said…
We like Dr. Sears as well and delay, as well as not give multiple shots at once. Peter is a scientist with a background in immunology, which helps a lot when looking at what different shots have in them, etc. Be informed! It's great for you and baby!!
March 17, 2011 at 10:07 PM
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