Vaccinations

Hey mommas are any of y’all vaccinating your kiddos? I’m choosing not to, but the pediatrician for my son is constantly bringing it up and pressuring me about them. My husband and I aren’t vaccinated and decided we weren’t going to do it to our kids. My mom guilt is already bad enough and with the pediatrician constantly pushing it on me it only makes me feel worse.

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Vaccinate your babies! Please, your baby needs to be safe and not on a respirator :(

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Happy to chat. I'm also not doing a full vac schedule. Totally get being anonymous btw lol prepare yourself for peiple to be mean to you 💕

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We didn't vaccinate our baby. When we just go to the pediatrician I say no thank you and that's that

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We’re not being mean! With measles up, it’s essential to vaccinate. Nothing is worse than preventable baby deaths, I could never live with myself

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We are! As someone in medicine it is heartbreaking to see vaccine preventable illnesses causing hospital admissions and rarely deaths in kiddos. There is so much misinformation being spread these days that vaccination rates are going down so being unvaccinated is being more risky due to the inevitable increase in these vaccine preventable illnesses (measles, hib, rubella, etc)

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Coming from someone raised in a very scientific and medically minded family, vaccines weren’t invented just for funsies.

Coming from a momma that vaccinated her baby, this is a 100% you decision! Don’t let anyone make you feel pressured to do something to your baby that you wouldn’t be comfortable with.

But for me, the pros of vaccination outweigh the possible cons that could occur. We did a somewhat delayed schedule, so maybe do some research and see if you would be comfortable with.

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I did not, the only thing my baby got was the VK shot. If I could pick and choose to give him certain ones I probably would have but since a lot are combined into one shot he will get none except the ones required for school when he becomes school age. I’m also pretty sure my son’s pediatrician is anti vax because she asked only asked once and we said no. She has yet to bring it up again. At the end of the day it’s y’all’s decision. Just know you can always change your mind in the future. There are pros and cons each way you go with it but my opinion and what we did as well as a few of my friends are not vaccinating our children.

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I have not vaccinated my son yet. Be prepared for other offering their own opinions on the matter though and if you decide not to, try to ignore the comments. It’s your own decision so whether you want to or not, it’s your opinion that matters. There are plenty of scientifically researched arguments for both sides. My mother in law does. It agree with us and every time we see her, she brings it up. Just remember not to let it bother you.

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Vaccines are so important. My daughter in the first week of her life got sick & a virus. She couldn’t breathe on her own. You can delay vaccines but think about it.

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We also dont vaccinate. My kids have all been healthy.

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i'm not! don't let the pediatrician bully you into making a choice for your kid that you aren't comfortable with. i am not vaccinating due to the lack of regulation on vaccines, the inability to hold vaccine companies accountable for malpractice, and the literally TOXIC ingredients used in vaccines and my daughter is extremely healthy. most of my nieces and nephews are also unvaxxed and the difference shows. they are incredibly smart, healthy, advanced kids. everyone's gonna make the choice that feels right to them but you are doing the right thing for not injecting your baby with this shit. when vaccines become better regulated and they stop putting toxic things in them like high levels of aluminum then i'd be all for vaccinating, but the current vaccine system is a mess and is genuinely dangerous. i could talk about this all day and if you wanna message me we can talk about handling the pediatrician too!

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I am vaccinating but only 1 vaccine per month / visit he split all the combined ones for us and doing monthly visits

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I vaccinated my son but I spaced the vaccines. Two per month. Also, he did not get all the vaccines. He only got hipp, tdap, & PF. He also started them at 4months. Eventually, he will need more before he can start school in my state.

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I honestly would look for a different pediatrician. We do vaccinate but I know a girl who is currently pregnant with her 12 baby and none are vaccinated. It’s really up to you and if they are pressuring you then they aren’t the doctor for you and your child. It’s your decision and do not let anyone pressure you into doing something you don’t want to do. Even if people in this group are don’t let them that is your child.

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