Off to Vaccinate my 1 year old!

Cathy - posted on 03/16/2011

****Mod Warning****

Not exactly sure what has happened to this discussion.

I'm going to lock it since the OP is more than 3 months old while I read back.

Cathy S.

Chatty - posted on 03/16/2011

YIKES! What did I walk in on? *ducks and runs for cover*

Brandi - posted on 03/16/2011

funny, I encourage EVERYONE HERE TO GO AND check out that post to see who is right and wrong here. I am done with you, you have no say so in my personal life. BUT don't ever post something about me unless you have the facts laid out in front of you... which you don't.

Julianne - posted on 03/16/2011

lie...sure..

Brandi - posted on 03/16/2011

AND THE POSTS ABOUT RELIGION ARE STILL THERE, THEY DID NOT VANISH BEFORE YOUR EYES, WHY LIE???

Julianne - posted on 03/16/2011

have fun with that.

Brandi - posted on 03/16/2011

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Amy Kruse - posted 5 days ago
See, that's what I mean, brandi! When you see problems, it makes you go the other way. I had cousins' kids and my nephew that had all kinds of problems and were cut, so it just pushed me more towards leaving mine alone. Because if infection was supposed to be basically nil with a cut one, but cut ones still had problems..was it worth it? I think it's just roll of the dice on infections. I really do

that was the post AFTER MINE.

I did do my boys for the purpose of my cousin AND my religion. I don't need you to verify my reasoning when I KNOW!

Julianne - posted on 03/16/2011

lol so what if it was from 5 days ago, i remember YOU saying your family does it for RELIGIOUS reasons and its traditional. but those posts mysteriously vanished right before my eyes.

Julianne - posted on 03/16/2011

lol so what if it was from 5 days ago, i remember YOU saying your family does it for RELIGIOUS reasons and its traditional. but those posts mysteriously vanished right before my eyes.

Brandi - posted on 03/16/2011

i didn't fucking change it! That post has been that way for 5 days!! Don't tell me what goes on in my family unless you actually KNOW!

Julianne - posted on 03/16/2011

how about the next time you post shit not go back and change it.

Brandi - posted on 03/16/2011

how about next time you post about me you READ everything I write.

Brandi - posted on 03/16/2011

I did the homework for you..... here ya go

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You - posted 5 days ago
I don't care if my children "look" like their dad or not. To me, the benefit out weighed the bad. I was educated on what to expect, what it was, and how to take care of it. I had no problems, my children had no problems. BUT, there are boys in my family who did not have it done and constantly had problems, and ended up getting it later on. Watching that, my decision, AS the Parent, was to do it. My children may have been in a little pain as a baby, but they will never remember it, but my cousins son is scared for life. I think I made the right decision.

Brandi - posted on 03/16/2011

UGH I NEVER SAID THAT. GO BACK TO THE POST. GO BACK TO WHERE I SAID MY COUSIN HAD TO HAVE IT DONE, GO BACK!!!

Julianne - posted on 03/16/2011

ugh..dont make me go get the post...

Brandi - posted on 03/16/2011

what do you mean my family has been doing as far back as I know?? When did I ever say that?

Julianne - posted on 03/16/2011

What was your cousins problem brandi? i find this hard to believe that he was going to die if he wasnt circumcised. Especially since your family has been doing it since as far back as you know.

Kate CP - posted on 03/16/2011

There are many condition where the treatment is circumcision. However, as far as I am aware, none of them are life-threatening.

Brandi - posted on 03/16/2011

that was not the case of my cousin, but thank you for posting. My cousin's problem was not infections. BUT, I am not going to post here anymore. To me, it is the same difference.

Kate CP - posted on 03/16/2011

There is no life threatening condition that the only treatment is circumcision. If a man or boy is getting repeat infections because they are intact then they typically have to wait for the said infection to pass BEFORE surgery. Thus, the circumcision is to PREVENT future infections and not stop a current infection.

Again. There is no life threatening condition that requires circumcision as a cure. Therefor no one would DIE from being left intact.

Julianne - posted on 03/16/2011

? thats the most insane thing i ever heard...

Brandi - posted on 03/16/2011

oh really, Laura? Tell that to my cousin who's son HAD to get circumcised at 8 years old. AND to another lady who commented on the circumcision post who's father HAD to get circumcised in his forties. Just saying. Those people had to do it... but like I said I am not arguing this. If they wouldn't have had it done, there is a possibility that they COULD have died. They didn't because they did get circumcised.

It was a comparison because as of right now, parent's have the choice to do BOTH of these things... circumcision and vaccinations. Children die from both. Maybe no one has died from not getting circumcised because to fix that issue they just end up getting circumcised.

Isobel - posted on 03/15/2011

I would argue that STILL nobody has EVER died because they were left in tact. The comparison WAS ludicrous

Brandi - posted on 03/15/2011

my kids are vaccinated. I think it is the best option. AND, I think you are right, Jodi. The diseases COULD come back worse. I think the good out weighs the bad. Still, there are unfortunate accidents. It is just something you kinda have to hold your breath and let out a sigh of relief when nothing goes wrong.

Jodi - posted on 03/15/2011

More babies would die from disease than from being vaccinated IF these diseases were allowed to come back with the vengeance they used to have, which is a very real possibility with the number of people who seem to think like that.

Brandi - posted on 03/15/2011

AND babies have died from bing vaccinated... I KNOW. It was an example for saying that either way, babies can and will die...

Kate CP - posted on 03/15/2011

Uhh...babies have died from being circumcised.

Brandi - posted on 03/15/2011

ummm...LAURA, that is because they got circumcised. There are plenty of people who had to get circumcised later on, so NO not a stupid comparison. BUT, we won't get on to that on this thread.

Isobel - posted on 03/15/2011

and NOBODY ever died from not being circumcised...that is possibly the most ridiculous comparison that I have EVER heard.

Jodi - posted on 03/15/2011

"Children don't die from Chickenpox"

Um, yes they do......
http://express-advocate-gosford.whereili...
http://dermatology.about.com/cs/chickenp...

Brandi - posted on 03/15/2011

wellllllll.... the way I see it, your child COULD die from a vaccine, or they COULD die from not getting a vaccine. I know a child that died by getting a vaccine. It was very unfortunate that this happened, the child was only 3 years old. My children are vaccinated. I think there is a greater risk for those children who are not vaccinated. BUT, I do believe it is a parent's right to make this decision. BUT, in Georgia, your children HAVE to be vaccinated to attend school.

This really could go either way, it is kinda like the circumcision thing to me.

Marisa - posted on 03/15/2011

I vaccinate but on a different schedule. My pediatrician had no objection to waiting until around 3 for the MMR. Kids don't generally die from Measles or Mumps - Adults do, but not kids. And if I wait until later then she only gets one dose and will not need the booster. I gave my older son the regular schedule up front on time and he had some poor reactions. Now he has really bad allergies and asthma - maybe due to weakened immune who knows. So for ones that could cause death or like polio blindess/serious side affects I do, but not for lesser sickness. My doctor is pretty mainstream and does not do chickpox either. Children don't die from Chickenpox and the possible side affects of the vaccine can be worse than the disease so she won't administer unless you ask.

Julie - posted on 12/10/2010

It is. They will just continue to disagree.

Corinne - posted on 12/09/2010

Okay, I now have eye strain and a headache on the way! I am pro vax all the way and proud to be protecting not just my own family, but those around us.
Big hats off to those of you having test shots etc, so that you can still have your kids protected against as much as possible. That takes serious nuts. :)

Laressa - posted on 12/09/2010

You are right Tracey, I'm aware that not nearly all vaccines keep you protected for a lifetime, I just figure that say whooping cough (pertussis) is important to give to my daughter even if it doesn't last more than 10 years or so, I hope that should she get it later in life her lungs would be stronger and able to handle it. There's been quite an epidemic of whooping cough going around in Canada here especially among the unvaccinated people. That's when I rushed off to get my daughters immunizations up to date as I was a few months behind.


Even if vaccines are not 100 percent effective ( they will never say it protects 100 percent) hopefully the illness is milder than would be otherwise

Vegemite - posted on 12/09/2010

Shauna you amuse and not in the humorous sense of the word

Nikki - posted on 12/09/2010

A debate is an argument, basically. Differing arguments to debate an issue. People get it confused because you always think of arguments as being a fight. In scholarly terms when you are putting your point of view across about a particular subject you are providing an argument.

Shannen - posted on 12/08/2010

I always thought they weren't the same thing .Meh i was wrong " Debate is a broader form of argument "

Although i still think argument depicts nagativity where as debate doesn't.

Sharon - posted on 12/08/2010

O:^"

Charlie - posted on 12/08/2010

I think people should have to pass an exam before joining DM.

Chatty - posted on 12/08/2010

EXACTLY! If you don't like how the debate is going, MOVE ON! I think there is FAR TOO MUCH bitching and whining going on lately.

Stifler's - posted on 12/08/2010

This is why the debate is getting stupid though. Because people keep whining about personal attacks instead of debating the topic at hand and ignoring people who post a supposedly rude post.

Chatty - posted on 12/08/2010

Pretty much......if you're debating aren't you arguing or attacking the other persons opinion? Call it whatever you want, as long as there's no name calling or personal attacks against someone character, the it's all the same shit. In my humble opinion, of course!

Shannen - posted on 12/08/2010

Are arguments and debates the same thing now?

Bonnie - posted on 12/08/2010

I see nothing wrong with gaining insight on a topic without wanting to pull people's hairs out.

Jodi - posted on 12/08/2010

Shauna, debates also are not necessarily about changing people's minds anyway. Sometimes it may and sometimes it won't, but what it does do is opens up the discussion, and also teaches us to be more tolerant of a variety of other views and gives ALL of us greater understanding.

Honestly, if you think it's a silly debate, piss off. No skin off my nose, and obviously none off yours either!! I don't understand why you bother if you think it is so silly.

Nikki - posted on 12/08/2010

You can't know that Shanua, I have changed my mind in debates before, this debate may not change somebodies mind but there is also a chance that it might. We are all giving our input, our views and our choices for others to read and contemplate. There really is no need to pull the personal attack card, it's all been very polite really, you should see some other debates!

Chatty - posted on 12/08/2010

Shauna, no one is attacking anyone. Offering your opinion, even when it differs from someone elses, is NOT a personal attack. No one attacked you. We were simply disputing the fact that this debate is pointless. You think it is, I don't! Let's debate!

Kate CP - posted on 12/08/2010

I don't understand why you continue to debate a topic if you think it's pointless?

Jennifer - posted on 12/08/2010

The way you wrote your post made me think you were against them that's all =) My mistake...