If You Delayed or Delaying Shots Until 2 Years..

I used Dr. Sears Vaccine Book mostly to decide what to do. I read all about each vaccine, every ingredient, the severity of the illness, risks involved with each vaccine, risks involved with not getting the vaccine, debated each and every one this way, came up with a small handful that I felt were important (I mean a really small handful) and not as dangerous and spaced them out every three months. It's very time consuming doing the research but your child depends on you, and only you have her very best interest at heart, so kudos to you for doing so! Best of luck!

Hi this Doctor's page has lots of information referring your question Dr. Tenpenny on Vaccines she is on facebook, helped me alot in my decisions with vaccinating...

Talk with your pediatrician. We met with ours and he went over our options and we decided together (with him) which vaccines to do and when. This is an area of interest for him, so he is very current. Your doctor will be able to guide you through the process. If he or she isn't able to do so... find another doctor!

i wouldn't space them out necessarily because if you have a good nurse or dr then they can put 2 or more vacinations in 1 tube causing less stress on baby. i always try to stay on schedule so the baby doesn't have to go through so much to start school/daycare, in which they are all required to be up to date regardless or they cannot attend

If you are going to use vaccines, I think this is the best way to do them. Spacing them out, waiting until she is older than 2, one at a time, and selective vaxes. You are also right that it is hard to find good info! Do you want to get all of them that are available? Or are you eliminating some, like the ones that have been made using aborted babies. Some people find that unethical, so that's why I am asking. Even typing that makes it sound so bizaarre that they would do that! LOL But, it is true. Also, a friend of mine doesn't vaccinate. However, they are adopting from Africa, and the children they are adopting have hepititis. So, the entire family got the vaccine because they will be dealing with toilet issues and baths. Their oldest daughter (12) has had an extreme reaction to it. She is having severe medical treatments to help combat the effects. She is so sick and weak. So, sometimes even with older kids, they can still have bad effects from the vaccines. It is important to weigh everything out carefully. I think Dr. Sears has an alternative vaccine schedule that he recommends. Personally, we don't vax at all anymore. We used to do everything. It just isn't worth it to us. Our non-vaxed kids are the healthiest of all. :)

No opinion on the choice, but I would talk with your ped about which ones you are going to have done, and the spacing that needs to occur for them (boosters, etc), so you can get a sense of what the "typical" delayed, limited schedule would look like. Then make your choices. I didn't delay, but did spread out a little. For example, for my kid's 2 month shots, we did half, and then went back for the other half. I just didn't want too many at once due to all the medications and all the pokes too.

After you get her some vaccines you can do a "titer" test which will show if you kid has built up and immunity to some of the vaccines. Which would make it so you don't have to ever do that vaccine again I.e. boosters, thus creating less junk in your kids body!! You might just go to a naturalpath Dr. To get it done if your ped. won't do it

I agree...Dr. Tennpenny. Check out her website.

I would say, Not that you need to hear it, but just in-case. Don't let anyone bully you into doing something you are not ok with.
One thing worth checking out is your exemptions in your state. Don't let people tell you your child will not be able to go to school with out ALL the vaccines that are available. It's not true. There are actually several religions that are against Vaccines. Do some research, when you can, about the vaccine exemptions for your state.

I say it's your child, you know what is best for them. If you decide to only choose certain vaccines, or none at all, that is YOUR choice to make.

I personally vaccinated my son for the 1st year, Spaced out. Only one shot per visit etc. I actually wish I didn't do as much as I did.
My 2month old has only had DPT so far. And I'm pretty sure I'm stopping at that.
I think that the Hep, Flu, & chicken pox ones are totally pointless. Chicken pox can be deadly as an adult, so you should get it as a child.

I am making up my own schedule as we go along, with the help of our AMAZING ped. We did the most important ones first, one at a time and about 6 months in-between. If you have a supportive ped. they can tell you which ones are more important to get first. We did DPT one of the first ones. we are waiting on MMR.

We adopted our girls and weren't allowed to vaccinate until we finalized. My oldest was 3 when we started, her sister was 1. We worked closely with our pediatrician to determine which ones to give in what sequence and how far apart. Our only issue came when the younger one developed a mild form of Chicken Pox from the vaccine. We weren't aware that could happen and she fussed for several days before the lesions appeared. Otherwise it was pretty uneventful.

This won't be the only area where your maternal instincts are questioned. Develop a good rapport with your pediatrician and make sure your concerns are addressed before moving forward.