Tomorrow is Eva's 4 month well baby exam. She is suppose to get a ton more shots. I am going to say no. I am going to use Dr. Sears' alternate vaccine schedule, as well as, eliminate some I find completely unnecessary. Now, I can go to sleep.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Vaccines! Ugghhhh!!!
I am very bothered by the American vaccine schedule and the possible correlation between vaccines and autism, ADD, etc. When I was a kid, we got maybe 6 shots by the age of 2. Now, kids are getting 32 shots by the age of 1! Not to mention, there have been no studies done on the effects of giving so many shots in such a concentrated time. Why haven't we demanded more for our children? I don't want to blindly give all these shots to Eva. So, I have saturated my life with vaccine research since before she was born. I'm going crazy with all the information, and lack thereof. Something in my gut tells me the vaccines are wrong. I nurse, I try to eat all organic, non-processed foods. I don't smoke, I use cloth diapers. I recycle. I guess what I am trying to say is this, if we try so hard to make sure our children eat healthy and live in a healthy environment, why do we say okay to shooting them up with formaldehyde and other chemicals? (yes, there is formaldehyde in most, maybe all, vaccines. For more information, read Dr. Sears', The Vaccine Book)
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2 comments:
It's a tough call. We've staggered Gav's vaccinations so they're not given all at once - our ped's office was surprisingly cool with that, so I'm assuming other parents freak out about it as well.
Eva's adorable, btw!
I have visited two peds at this point. Neither are cool with any alternative to the recommended schedule. Oh well, we have to do what we as parents find best.
Gavin is adorable!
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