
April - posted on 01/29/2015 ( 35 moms have responded )
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I'm hoping someone will help me. I have four children ages 11 8 5 and now three months old. I'm really curious about what other mom's think of shots and vaccines?? I had almost all the shots SBS vaccines for my 11 8 and 5 year old done then last year basically stopped because of all the horror stories about deaths and links to autism and ect due to some of the vaccines and all. So now I'm really scared about starting my youngest daughter on getting any shots or vaccines she just turned three months old and I was about to call to set her appointment up but something keeps telling me to put it off just a minute more???? Gut instinct I don't know call it what you will I just need any info or help on making the best decision possible for my babies.. Any help or info is greatly appreciated
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Gena - posted on 01/29/2015
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I have not read all the comments. I am pro vaccination. My son got all his shots and i am glad. I would never want to see him sick from a disease that i could have prevented by letting him get his shots.
Sarah - posted on 01/29/2015
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The HPV one is a hard one for me. I am one that believes you should teach abstinence to teens if I have my kids get this vaccination what message am I sending. On the other hand this is something that can prevent a lot of pain and suffering. So here is where I have landed and feel comfortable with......my kids (boys and girls) will get it after they have finished high school and before they start college. At this time they will also receive some of the vaccinations that they did not receive earlier due to not being in a high risk area for that disease at the time......for example Hep. A vaccination. Those at a higher risk are people that live in a high Mexican/Hispanic area.
Sarah - posted on 01/29/2015
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I am curious what the mom's think about the HPV vaccine. Did you give it to your daughters? Now it is advised for boys as well..
Dove - posted on 01/29/2015
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My first two were vaccinated all on time. My youngest was vaccinated on time til his 12 month check up... then I decided to slow it down a little. He still got all the shots (except flu shot... that one we don't do) just at a slightly slower rate.
I am definitely pro-vaccine.
Sarah - posted on 01/29/2015
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What people are saying April is before you make a decision is to do your research and not go off of opinions. The autism/vaccination news was a national story when it broke. It is not hard to find that story. They are also saying to look at the facts. You have 3 children you have already vaccinated. If what you are saying was true then they would have issues. You can ask for opinions. You are going to get all kinds of them. Some people are straight forward and others are not. But what ALL have said to you is to do your research before you make a decision. Which is GREAT advise. We are all busy. We all have kids. But part of having kids is doing our own research and asking the appropriate people (teachers, doctors, etc.) questions when we have them to get the correct information. For example your 11 yr old is getting close to the age where sex education is going to be taught. If your 11 yr old only makes decisions off of hearsay and what others' opinions are then he/she will have some misinformation coming at them. Instead you are going to want your 11 yr old to be educated by you and possibly the school on the correct information about STD's and pregnancy so they know the risks. I remember the many different "truths" that many teenagers thought could or could not happen that many believed and many teens still believe today......you can't get pregnant your first time, you can't get pregnant on your period, you can't get an STD if you do oral sex. So the same as you would not your child to be misinformed on sex this is also what people are saying about vaccinations. You stated that you have a Gut instinct to not vaccinate, but why? What people are saying is to not just do or do not do something just because. Find out the facts first before deciding.