H1N1 Vaccine

Bristen - posted on 11/25/2009

My babies get all thier vaccines EXCEPT the H1N1....there is just too much that can go wrong with it still....it was rushed to production & they really needed to develope it better...so my kids will not get it...I am eligible cause I am a SAHM (primary caregiver) and my son is 2 months but I will not get it either.....I did get my normal flu shot tho & so did my 1 year old daughter!

Katja - posted on 11/25/2009

Hi! We decided not to take the vaccine to our 13 month old boy. I'm not taking anything which isn't tested at all. I read somewhere that vaccine carry too much mercury ( 5-10 time more than is allowed )and the mercury go to the brain and may cause nervous illness later. I got also feeling that the H1N1 isn't so dangerous for the normal healthy people. I will live normally.

Mother and chemical engineer

Stephanie - posted on 11/24/2009

vaccines are always a tuff one!! i didnt get our kiddies vaccinated!! and they are both FINE...hardly ever get sick and are very healthy ....my DR is pushing for the same vaccine for my kids but i really think that prevention is better then a cure!! diseases are always going to be around.....nature makes them...nature can fix them!
but im totally with you on that if ur child did get sick n u didnt vaccinate..how terrible you would feel! but then the vaccine doesnet necesarily stop the child gettin it.....and the risks of side effects from the vaccine???? i dont want my kids to be guinea pigs!

Sara - posted on 11/19/2009

We're not doing it. All 4 of my kids DID get sick with H1N1 the first part of October, and while it was a high fever, and headaches for all 4, they really were OK through it. The good thing is that I have a cleaner called Sol-U-Guard that is proven to kill H1N1, so my hubs and I just sprayed that on EVERYTHING in our home, and neither he nor I got it.

I hate that there is so much fear out there about it...kids DO get sick, but they DO get better. If we're being smart mommas, we can help to prevent a lot of illnesses. Best wishes to you as you make your decision!

Sara Miller
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Melissa - posted on 11/18/2009

You just described exactly how I am feeling. My kids are scheduled to get it on Monday and now I am waffling about it. Good luck with your decision.

Kendyl - posted on 11/18/2009

I decided not to get it for me or my daughter. we dont do regular flu shots either, and limit the other shots we get. . . but it was easier for me to decide because i'm at home most of the time and the times i do go to get groceries, i just take extra precautions, wipe the handle of the cart down, wash before/during/once we're home etc, we take alot of vit C, echinacea ( spelling?) which is good for the immune system. also my husband is a mechanic at a dealership, so not seeing a bunch of people but in their vehicles, also washes his hands a million times during the day. so it wasnt for us. not to mention i wasnt satisfied with the testing, or huge lack of. I think it was rushed threw for this 'pandemic', which honestly i think most of it has died down. in my area, they wont even test most for the swine flu if you go in. . . so how concerned can they really be about it?!?!. If you're around a million people a day, kids in daycare, have underlying conditions ( which is the main reason so many die from the normal flu also ) then i wouldnt not reccomend to you.

it wasnt easy trying to make a decision when i was searching for information, but we never did get and i havnt thought twice about my decision, and no ones been sick around here!!

:)