Vaccinations for your kids

[mackbamf]

So my wife and I have a little girl that is almost four months old now and we are having a discussion regarding vaccinations. My wife is very health conscious, she prefers a mostly all organic diet, avoids sugar, caffeine, artificial food dyes, flavors, preservatives, etc. I have a lot of respect for how regimented she is in her diet and how much she values her health. She also feels strongly that vaccinations have serious health risks for your kids, that they contains substances (such as mercury and aluminum) which can cause heath issues down the road. She is leaning towards not wanting to give our daughter any immunization shots. I on the other hand feel that not vaccinating the baby would be a bad idea and that we would be exposing her to some un-necessary dangers. I have done some research online to read about the pro's and con's of each side, it is pretty hard to determine what is a non-biased opinion. There is a growing movement of people who are really against the vaccinations and there is a lot of conflicting information out there on it. One side says that vaccinations are linked to Autism rates, then there are multiple studies saying that has been scientifically disproven. I think it is mostly a no brainer to get most all of the vaccinations and skipping them just puts her and others at a higher risk.

This is a tough one in that my wife and I are both on opposite ends of the discussion. She wants me to be open minded about it, which I am trying, but so far I can't find risks that would outweigh the benefits of getting the shots. Have any of you not vaccinated your kids? If so I would love to hear some reasons that you didn't.

[hghclsswhitetrsh]

I won't give my opinion one or the other. But have you found a daycare provider that will accept your kid without vaccines yet?

[Snowman78]

I won't give my opinion one or the other. But have you found a daycare provider that will accept your kid without vaccines yet?

Or a School that will take them.

[mackbamf]

Or a School that will take them.

From what I have read Colorado is actually a state that gives you the option and will allow them into public schools without them...

[Teufelhund]

My wife has a Master's in human development and early childhood disorders (everything I know on this subject I learn from her). We have a 3-month old (our first) and have talked at length about this subject. The autism argument has no basis in reality; don't base your decision on fear-mongering. There are several childhood afflictions that were nearly eliminated and are now staging a comeback due to people not vaccinating their kids, such as polio. We allowed our little one to be vaccinated, but not for everything based on what we think is reasonable. We think it highly unlikely he's going to be exposed to hep b, for instance.

[Snowman78]

My wife has a Master's in human development and early childhood disorders (everything I know on this subject I learn from her). We have a 3-month old (our first) and have talked at length about this subject. The autism argument has no basis in reality; don't base your decision on fear-mongering. There are several childhood afflictions that were nearly eliminated and are now staging a comeback due to people not vaccinating their kids, such as polio. We allowed our little one to be vaccinated, but not for everything based on what we think is reasonable. We think it highly unlikely he's going to be exposed to hep b, for instance.

My wife is also very educated
about this and I have talked to 2 different Doc about this, bottom line we
vaccinated all 3 of our kids (with no regrets).

[sniper7]

I have a 2 year old and it is best to have them vaccinated. The only thing I disagree with is the flu. Total bullshit shot.

[rbeau30]

HB1288 is going through the hurdles right now.
http://denver.cbslocal.com/2014/03/1...olorado-house/

Here is the bill:
http://legiscan.com/CO/text/HB1288/id/964923

[clodhopper]

Another option. You don't have to get the vaccinations in the complexes they are typically administered. You can, if you want, get them separated. Sure, there will be more fees as there will be more doc visits, but you can do this. It will allow you to get only certain ones as some people see value in some but not others. The other benefit is the tax on your daughter's system, spreads out the side effects or the toxins (if you see it that way).

I don't really know if there is a significant benefit to spreading out the shots, but it is an option most people aren't aware of.



The other way to look at it is to tell the doc "Hit it, then do it again. I ain't raising no weenie kid and if she can't handle a measly shot, life will be just too hard. My family genes is tough as month stale jerky."

[Tinelement]

My boy will be 4 on Tuesday, my girl will be 2 on 4/23.

Both vaccinated.