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Peachy09 (Ashlyn) (858 days ago)
I’m not willing to entrust my LO health to someone else which is what I’m doing if I don’t get him his shots on time. Basically if you skip your LO’s shots or delay them too long, you leave your LO vulnerable to possibly deadly diseases in the hopes that enough other people have vaccinated their kids to in turn protect yours. They do not routinely put thimerosal in pediatric vaccines (see http://www.fda.gov/BiologicsBloodVaccines/SafetyAvailability/VaccineSafety/UCM096228#t1), so mercury exposure is generally not a problem. The FDA has regularly reviewed & rejected suggestions of a causal relationship between vaccine thimerosal content & Autism. I’d encourage all moms debating this issue to ask your dr’s office for the name of the vaccines they use, & check them on the above link to the FDA website to comfort your fears about the vaccine thimerosal/mercury content. Also, millions of children have been receiving these vaccines according to the recommended schedule for many years – and the risks associated with the diseases they prevent are really are much worse than any risk associated with the vaccine. SIDS is an absolutely horrible way to lose a child, complicated by the inability of doctors & scientists to give grieving parents an explanation as to why their child suffered such a fate. I don’t want to minimalize the unimaginable loss these families have experienced, but do want to share that these families are rightfully searching for an answer that doesn’t exist yet, & unfortunately babies are also lost to SIDS without any recent exposure to vaccines. Honestly though, if you want to take your LO in for their shots monthly to avoid getting them all at once, as long as they’re within a few weeks of on schedule I really don’t see a problem. Some of my DS’s appointments were off by 3-4 weeks, so if I’d been on schedule & had his vaccines at an on-time appt & a late one, what’s the difference? Like nutnut said too, consider your LO’s exposure risk (daycare vs home). Should you extend the shots months…no. An extra few weeks between shots, sure if it makes you more comfortable. About that nurse, she`s out of line, time to get a different pediatrician!
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Carolinagirls (858.5 days ago)
If you want to space it out that is your business and that nurse has no right to snip at you. I had the shots as scheduled except this last time cuz she got the flu shot too so we didn`t give one of the ones she was supposed to have and she`ll get it with the next round. Don`t let anyone boss you!!! That`s your baby :-)
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♥ ☼shine (858.5 days ago)
I really don’t understand where this logic comes from. Spacing out shots only exposes you’re LO to more of the preservatives and additives in the shots, which is essentially the most concerning part of the vaccines. Look at the ingredient list and ask yourself if you want to expose your LO to all those ingredients more than necessary. Vaccines themselves aren’t the concern; it is all the extra crap in the shot that “may” be linked to autism. Things like aluminum, formaldehyde, human serum albumin seem to me the stuff you would want to limit exposure to. And some still contain thimerosal. I guess that is just me.
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heathert (858.6 days ago)
yes I follow the schedule and believe strongly in giving immunizations. No I do not like having my child get them and having the medication put in there bodies but I do not want to see some of these illnesses return. If your more comfortable with a delayed schedule go for it.
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lori18 (858.6 days ago)
I really think this is CRAZY! The shots are not given to make them sick it is to prevent sickness! if your baby gets the chicken pox then they have a HIGH chance of dyeing from it. I have 3 kids and they all are fine nothing went wrong they are all healthy with no problems. DR`s do not know how SIDS happen so blaming shots is not the answer! Do as you all please but because you do not believe in them do not get all high on your horse and put the rest of every ones beliefs down! If the nurse and DR believe it needs to be done then that is there right just as it is your right to not give your child all of them at one time!
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Lookalike (858.7 days ago)
I think spacing is good and some are rediculous like chicken pox and flu vaccinations.
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t555rm (858.7 days ago)
Yes, we decided to space our son`s vaccinations. He only gets 2 shots at one visit. It wasn`t coz we were afraid of SIDS but we just didn`t feel confortable with him getting more than 2 at one time, poor thing. He`s 11.5 months now and up to date on all his shots but the downside to spacing them out was that we sometimes had to take him every 2 weeks to the doc for it. I don`t know if there`s any truth to vaccines n autism but honestly i am cautious, especially after listening to various people give their life stories.
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canadababy (858.8 days ago)
My DD has and will continue to get her shots as scheduled. I don`t care how much research someone does on the internet, they do not know better than my DD`s pediatrician. I trust her and will follow her advice :) I have never known anyone who`s child has had adverse effects from scheduled vaccinations, but I do have a fried who`s child contracted the mumps 1month before their regularly scheduled vaccination. I would feel horrible if my DD became sick because I didn`t vaccinate her properly.
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Dezzi (858.8 days ago)
I am waiting until my littel on eis older IF she gets them at all. Here the risks of getting a side effect are actually greater than getting the actual illness itself. I thinking I`ll wait until she is a year old and re-evaluate. by then her immune system will be stronger and the shots will have less of an ill effect on her.
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nutnut (858.8 days ago)
i went ahead and did what i was told with my daughter. she`s got SLD with autsitic tendendcies. bascially her speech is delayed, her learning is delayed, her emotions are delayed. etc. im waiting for a real dx. on the wait list to see the developmental ped for over a year now. anyhow, im not letting them give all the shots to this next baby so quickly. im super concered about autsim, but i also dont want to risk my child getting sick bc he doesnt have shots. i would just request not not have them giving all at once. two at a time is pleanty imo. especially if the child is home and not in daycare or exposed to other children etc. i dont see the problem with spreading out the shots.
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love.nora (858.8 days ago)
I think some people may worry too much about sids and what can cause it. if sids happens to me it was meant to happen. I dont know one person whos baby has died from getitng regular routine shots. My son didnt have any negative reactions to his shots and he has had all of them up to now and he is 5. It is also mandatory now in KS to get your child the chicken pox shot before they can go to school even tho I dont think it is necessary and they should have a big chicken pox party so they all get it now not later. :D Just like adualts we can handle multiple drugs at one time as long as the doc says it is okay. I would entrust them with the infant shots, everyone gets them. I am sure you would feel worse if you delayed a shot and had your child get sick form another child who doesnt have them as well :S Just a thought
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