Delayed Immunizations and Daycare

We've elected not to immunize our kids anymore. You can get a form from the state and it will exempt your child(ren) from immunizations which is a further extreme than what you are planning. You can ask for 5 forms and they aren't valid until you notarize them and then they are good for 2 years. Here is a link for the form that you use to get the actual form. http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/immunize/docs/faq_exemption.pdf

Good luck!
M.

A.,

First of all, I am SO SORRY about Beth F's response to you. Julie P., I agree with you completely. Beth F. is extremely rude, thoughtless and ignorant for her to think that A. is choosing to work full time as opposed to staying at home with her soon to be newborn daughter. Beth F., if you are reading this, A. probably has no choice to work full time. Unfortunately, not everyone is lucky enough to financially be able to be a stay-at-home mom. If she could stay at home with her daughter, I'm sure she would! Also, A.'s baby WILL know who her mother is, and she WILL see her mother more than just on the weekends, you fool. Her baby will see her every morning before she leaves for work, and every night when she gets home from work. She might have a couple hours to play with her baby when she gets home from work, too. Just ignore Beth F., Aimee. Definately check into the state exemptions regarding a delayed immunization schedule. Good luck!

City of Irving Health Department will give me, the day care provider, one warning when a child is not up to date on his/her immunizations. They come back two weeks later and if the shots are not caught up they will issue a citation that will cause me to have a large fine to pay or close me down. Now, this will go on my permanent criminal history report. This situation came up in my registered/licensed home in the past year. I knew the parents would follow through; but the inspector had no way of knowing. They took care of the shots with only one warning and I was grateful; otherwise I would have had to let them go.

Perhaps your day care can work with you, if you have a date/appointment for the rest of the immunizations that are due. But, they are coming down hard on us about them now.

I hate the fact that these children are given as many as five immunizations on one day. It worries me, too. But I can't put my livelihood at risk either....nor the other children. So, I'm forced to follow the law to the letter. So many of the diseases that were once irradicated from our country are showing up again now that so many illegals are in our midst.

Just talk to your provider or center. Some areas aren't watched as closely as Irving. We not only have State inspections but City inspections, too. Of course, I see that as a good safety benefit for the parents. They don't wait for complaints, they keep an eye on things all of the time.

I worked in Daycare management for years and they will not enroll the kiddo without the required immunizations because the state will write up the daycare for it. HOWEVER, if you can get a letter/documentation from your doctor (ask the daycare what the current requirements are for the documentation) stating that for medical reasons, your child is on a delayed immunization schedule, you can still do it.

First off - Beth F. - most of us who are full time working moms would love to be home with our kids. You are not privvy to our situations and it is ignorant for you to assume A. can stay home instead of paying someone to take care of her kids. You are not "radical" - you are rude. The last thing any of us need -those of us who yearn to stay home with our kids- is someone trying to make us feel guilty for a situation - that in my case- is out of my control.

Now, A. -
You can most certainly get an exemption from the state. As long as the daycare you are going to receives some kind of funding from the state, they cannot deny you admittance for reasons of not being up to date on shots.
Also,when they ask you for a shot record, submit what you have. For instance, did your daughter get the Hepatitis B shot they give most newborns in the hospital? If that is on her record, submit it. At least its something. I'm not sure how closely they check.
I would also agree with looking for an in-home daycare if you are considering delaying shots - most specifically the Hib and Dtap. Message me if you have any questions. I struggled with the same thing and I've finally got a delayed / selective schedule I'm happy with. I've researched the vaccine stuff till I'm blue in the face - so I'm happy to help!

no, in TX you must be current on your shots or have a statement stating it's against your religion for immunizations. You don't want her to go to childcare without being up to date on shots. My son was too young for his pertussis shot (they don't administer until 2 months) and caught whooping cough and had less than 10% chance of survival. I highly suggest you immunize as scheduled or earlier if you physician will do it!

When others choose not to vaccinate their kids, or to delay vaccinations, it puts other kids, too young or sick to get vaccines, at risk. It's also risky for the unvaccinated kids. Please, please, please, as a mom of infant twins, I'm asking all you moms out there to consider others before you make the decision not to vaccinate. I have to put my kids in day care, and I'm potentiallyexposing them to illnesses they cannot be vaccinated against yet.

New Study Finds No Benefit to Delaying Vaccines, Only Risk
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Tuesday, May 25, 2010 at 3:11pm
Researchers from the University of Louisville School of Medicine took a look at the effects of delaying children’s vaccines in a new study, published online on Monday in the journal Pediatrics, which found that there is no benefit to delaying vaccines. The study looked at subsets of test results for 1,047 children, comparing results for a group vaccinated on time with a group with delayed vaccinations. Lead researcher Dr. Michael Smith concluded, “There's not a single variable where the delayed kids did better." Dr. Smith also cautioned parents against delaying vaccines, likening it to buckling your child’s seatbelt 20 minutes into a car ride. "You don't know when you'll get hit," he told the Wall Street Journal.

I live in the Lewisville/Flower Mound area and send my children to Children's Courtyard. I do know that they require a current copy of my children's shot record. I must provide this every year. My gues is that if she is up to date at enrollment, then you have a year in which to spread the rest of the shots out. I have only been required to update their shot records at the beginning of the school year. I hope that this helped a little.

K.

A.
I had a long email written out to you and it got erased so check this link out instead! An exemption form is just as legal as a shot record so your dont have to have shot record for your kid to go to day care. ( most people just dont know this and only know that there day care requires the records!)
http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/immunize/school/default.shtm#...

Hope this helps! My child is also on a delayed schedule--no shots until 2 yrs at least.
LS

My son had a central nervous system reaction to the Pertussis vaccine at 2, 4, and 6 months. It wasn't recognized until 6 months due to the fussiness that can be expected after vaccines. Luckily my pediatrician recongnized it and took it seriously. The result is my son only gets the DT instead of the DPT vaccine. I worry every time I hear of a pertussis outbreak. I am convinced he would have had long term effects if we had continued to give it to him. I totally understand your decision to stretch out the shots. That said, I am a SAHM and probably would not put an unvaccinated child in daycare even if they would take her. Maybe you could find an at home situation for a while.

I commend you for doing the research for yourself and making the decision that you felt was best for your daughter. I know people who wish that they had done the same. Here are a couple of links that may be of use for you.

http://vaccineinfo.net
http://www.909shot.com

You will need to file an exemption. You can find the information that you need to do so at the first link I listed. It may be a hassle but I believe that it is worth it. I have 3 children and one on the way. All of their vaccinations have been delayed until 4 years old. I am happy to report that we have not caught anything that could have been prevented by a vaccine.

In order to keep thier state lisence up, they have to have immunization schedules on all their children enrolled. I don't think they are very flexible on this. However, I know their are parents who do not immunize and I don't know how they are able to bypass the laws?? I had my children in a part time pre-school and they would not enroll without shot records and pedi signature. I also worked there and lisensing would come in and inspect and pull children's files, so this may be tough to get around. It is my opinion that those who delay immunizations probably don't have their children in daycare, probably a home daycare/ nanny situation. Good luck.

I delayed ALL of my children's vaccines. And I did it back in the day, when there was no Internet & no support groups. My oldest kids were born over 20 years ago when a mercury preservative was used in every vaccine. MY OWN OPINION was: If mercury isn't good for a fetus in the womb, why would it be good when they just got out of the womb? My belief was that too many vaccines on the same day would lead to mercury poisoning - - which could lead to slight brain swelling and possibly SIDS or AUTISM. All the government studies said there was no danger, but who pays for most studies?? - - the drug companies themselves! Today, I still ask, "If there was no danger back then, then why was the mercury preservative quietly removed from most of the vaccines they make today??"

You can visit the Texas Dept. of Health Services website to get the directions for requesting the official VACCINE EXEMPTION AFFIDAVIT form. Ask for as many copies as allowed, because each school/daycare that your child goes to will be required to keep a copy on file. You will have to update the affidavit every two years. (The law may change on that, so just keep visiting the website):

dshs.state.tx.us/immunize/docs/faq_exemption.pdf

Here is the first paragraph from the above web-page:

Q. How do I obtain a vaccine exemption for reasons of conscience for my child?
A. Parents or guardians need to request a vaccine exemption affidavit form in writing. Each child’s name and date of birth must be included in the request. The requests must be submitted through the U.S. Postal Service, commercial carrier or fax to:
Mail Code 1946
Texas Department of State Health Services
Immunization Branch
1100 W. 49th Street
Austin, Texas 78756
Fax: ###-###-####

As one mom to another, I am glad you are considering delaying your child's vaccines. I personally know 2 moms who have 18-yr.-old sons that are living with Asperger's Syndrome - a mild form of autism. One of those moms knows in her heart that her child was a perfectly normal, healthy 3-year-old. Then right after his 3-year-old shots, things went terribly wrong: seizure, high-fever, etc. Today, he takes anti-depressants and can fly into a rage and punch holes in the wall or knock down his mom's bedroom door. To learn more about why our society should be re-thinking our vaccination policies for newborns and 2-month olds, you can visit many, many websites. Here is just one:
http://vaccineinfo.net/exemptions/index.shtml

check if the exception from the state will work

i did keep my child home with a nanny till 2
just a option you might want to consider

http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/immunize/docs/faq_exemption.pdf