Another Vaccine Question...

I asked this question once on here, got mostly "well, someone's sisters cousins friend said ..........).

here is the link to when I asked.

http://www.mamapedia.com/questions/2092659616730185729

Neither of my kids had issues with their vaccines, and nobody of my acquaintance did, either. Conversely, my cousin did not vaccinate her oldest child, and he was diagnosed with high-functioning autism anyway. She ended up vaccinating him after he was diagnosed, and vaccinated her second child on schedule, with no ill results. I just don't think there's a big conspiracy anywhere here - vaccines are as safe as any medical procedure can be, and they save lives.

Vaccination is important, but it doesn't necessarily have to occur before age 3-4. I've heard of all kind of issues with kids being vaccinated prior to 3-4 years old, but not one problem (aside from GBS, which is very rare and cannot be prevented), after that.

Note also that the problem with vaccine is not the vaccine itself but the stuff in the vaccine which is used to either cause an immune response or as a preservative. So if you research on these items it's likely that you'll find that some have less dangerous preservatives than others.

Please also know that there is NO mercury in infant vaccines and trace amounts in adult vaccine.

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Talking about vaccines with parents can sometimes be like opening up the whole religion topic. It is such an opinionated subject that no one can be right. Unfortunately vaccines are not 100% and there are definitely risks involved but the way I see it is that the odds of something happening to your child from the vaccine are very slim and if -God forbid something did happen and you dwell on the fact that it did it would technically be the same thing as never vaccinating your child and then your child catches/contracts whatever disease that the vaccine was suppose to prevent and something horrible happens from that. Sadly its a risk if you do and its a risk if you dont so its one of those life choices that no one can make for you but you alone. It is just a matter of what you see as the bigger threat in life
Good Luck and Im sure your child(ren) will be just fine either route you take

A very close friend of mine has a brother with autism. She and her parents swear that within a day of getting the MMR that he started regressing. She was in high school when he was born so she definitely remembers correctly.

Personally, I don't know how they can say that it doesn't. EVERYONE has different chemistry. Just like some people are affected by certain foods, other people are affected by certain chemicals. They say that genetics are the loaded gun, and something in the environment (for some kids vaccines??) is the trigger.

I read an article a month or two ago that said that every single child, who's parent's have been compensated for vaccine damage, has autism.

I didn't have that happen, but I didn't vaccinate. I have friends whose kids did respond catastrophically to a big round of vaccines. Autism, coma, etc. The problem lies I think that many kids can have allergic reactions to various components in the vaccines. That is difficult to prove in the way they carry out their studies. If you do vaccinate, I would space them out. Look for a homeopathic MD and see how they do it. There are homeopathic options to the vaccines. You are apt to get lots of strong opinions on both sides here.

I have 7 grandchildren and none of them had any issues other than a bit of redness around the shots site and a bit of fever the first day, maybe 12 hours. That's it. Nothing else for any of them and they had every single one. I seriously don't know of anyone in my hundreds of FB friends or through years of child care, or church friends that ever had a single issue either.

Oh, I don't think I have any more to say about vaccines.

My oldest had high pitched screaming for days and high fevers after his vaccinations. It was very scary, I was a new mother, and my concerns were downplayed by our doctor (who also tried to scare me out of having home births by telling me about "all the babies and mothers" who DIED because of a homebirth situation, these stories were completely falsified to frighten me). I did some research about these reactions, found out they were considered "severe" and I eventually moved on to another doctor I trusted more. With our other children, I only did one shot at a time and waited until they were at LEAST 18mo to start them. My daughter has eczema and we didn't start hers until she was 3yo, at the advice of her dermatologist.

I also rejected the hepB vax for my younger three. I think any vaccine given at birth, unless there is a clear reason for it, is unnecessary. They will get it when they become sexually active.

I completely disagree with giving multiple shots at one time, because if there IS a reaction, how are you going to know which one is the culprit? I choose to err on the side of caution.

I didn't read All of the other answers but here is my 2cents. With my 1st (she is 6 1/2) there were not issues other than redness at the injection site. With my 2nd (now 3 months old) we chose not to have her vaccinated against heb B since it is a bodily fluid transferred disease. We also chose to delay some vaccinations and only allowing her to get no more than 2 at one time. Our pediatrician was essentially against this so we switched. We had no problems with the vaccinations themselves, but we did have an issue with #1 so many at one time & #2 the preservatives in the vaccines.
You can ask (in advance) for preservative vaccines although they usually cost a bit more and insurance does not cover them.

For every parent with a child on the autism spectrum who thinks that vaccines caused it, there is one that doesn't blame the vaccine. It just depends on the individuals involved & their own, personal experiences & research.

For us, we felt that the pros outweighed the cons. DD is vaccinated & never had an issue.