tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19211014.post4989600295177162701..comments2023-10-23T04:11:36.413-04:00Comments on Lavs Blog: To Vaccinate Or Not?glennlavenderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14297126957276750178noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19211014.post-49625421841190197042008-11-07T18:20:00.000-05:002008-11-07T18:20:00.000-05:00Hey Glenn! Enjoying your blog! I have done a bun...Hey Glenn! Enjoying your blog! I have done a bunch of research on this, and really think parents have to just do what they feel comfortable with. There are two sides: you could get your kid vaccinated and have them deal with a horrible side affect (and there are some really bad ones) or NOT do it, and then have them get that disease. So, ultimately, you have to do what you feel is right and not second guess it, especially if there is a negative outcome. Dr. Sears The Vaccine Book is really good, because it goes into lots of detail about each vaccine. He mostly recommends all of them, but I read the book and still felt okay about our decision to pick and choose vaccines. Our criteria were as follows: -is Sawyer at high risk? -is the disease or virus scarier than the side effects? -is there stuff in the vaccine itself that I'm uncomfortable with? (there's stuff from formaldehyde to aborted fetus tissue in those things...) <BR/><BR/>Then again, maybe it's better not to think or research at all, and you'll have less to worry about! :)Kirsten Oliphanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00496242688262871608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19211014.post-55748730375804485342008-11-06T01:14:00.000-05:002008-11-06T01:14:00.000-05:00When I mention to a person of an older generation ...When I mention to a person of an older generation that some parents don't vaccinate, they are often dismayed . They or their parents lived through epidemics. Epidemics that were finally halted by vaccination. They can't imagine why anyone would risk their children. <BR/><BR/>I guess when it seems like we're in the clear, we let our guard down, but these diseases are still in the world and with people traveling internationally (legally and otherwise), you just never know what's going to crop up next.Hellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17003671329347411038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19211014.post-81739421956491581232008-11-04T09:24:00.000-05:002008-11-04T09:24:00.000-05:00When I've asked about the safety of the vaccinatio...When I've asked about the safety of the vaccinations and the possibility that they "cause autism," the reply I've gotten is that even if they did cause it (which the doctors assure me they don't), it's better to have a child alive with autism than a very sick child with polio or TB or some other awful deadly disease that we don't even relate to in this day and age. Also, what I've heard about the autism thing is that if anything, the vaccinations would only amplify the behavior in a kid that's already predisposed to being autistic, but vacc's will not turn a regular kid into an autistic kid just because they were vaccinated. That's at least the message I've been given. (And I ask just about every time!!)Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16530979714994055586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19211014.post-18564062633632012972008-11-03T22:31:00.000-05:002008-11-03T22:31:00.000-05:00i always worried a bit when my kids were vaccinate...i always worried a bit when my kids were vaccinated. . but its actually not possible to register them for school if their vaccination schedule has not been completed. I felt more uneasy about the possibility of them contracting the diseases than i did about the 'safety' of the vaccines.kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05786278167953612058noreply@blogger.com