Do/did your kids get it? My others all did, but I'm not sure if I want to get it for the baby. I know Wakefield's study was dismissed, but Wake Forest has a new study that supports some of what Wakefield found. Any thoughts? I'm still praying that the Lord would guide our decision, but, at this point, I don't feel I have clear direction. I'm not asking y'all to be my Holy Spirit, but I would love feedback of what others have done.
2 of my 3 kids got all their shots. My last one was born just as my oldest was being diagnosed with autism. At the time, the research said that it could be caused by the vaccine, so naturally, I was hesitant to subject my last child to the possibility. He's 8 now, but still hasn't had it. I'm more afraid of autism than I am of measles. Lots of people survived measles in the past, but autism is permanent. I'm probably over-reacting,but I'm not a gambling woman. It's not worth the risk, to me.
No. You couldn't pay me enough to vaccinate my children. Not after the MMR nearly killed one of my sons.
I agree. My 1st two are fully vaccinated except for boosters. My youngest two had up to 6 months and none after that.
Do you have a link to the study? I'll take the other side of this because to me it's not simply that one study can show there might be a link, it's that there are other studies (plural) out there that show no link at all. Regardless, my other two go the shot. We've had no reactions in our family so when the new one comes along it will follow the same vaccination schedule as the others. If I'd had a child who had a bad reaction, like Actress Dancer, I would definitely not let them have the shot but barring that, I've no concerns. I don't accept the autism link myself.
Yes, they both have, but our doctor also spaces vaccinations out and does the MMR when they are older. My youngest had his first when he was 3 years old, verses 18 months/2 years when other doctors give it. There was a HUGE outbreak of measles in our state not long ago...some people died...this equally freaks me out. Guess which people died? Yep, the ones who were not immuned to measles, including a couple children. So, depending on someone's situation it could be a toss up on which way to go. In the end you have to do what is right for you and your family. Only you (and God) know that, and whatever road you take, He'll keep you in His hands.
I don't fully either, but I would not be surprised if it is a link for some depending on a person's genetic makeup and personal reaction. I do think it 'is' possible there is a link somehow. This is one reason why the kids doctor doesn't give the MMR until they are 3. Usually by age 2 (around the same time the first MMR is usually given) you can see major signs of Autism emerging, so he waits another year.
Have you heard of recent reports on the link to autism and the MMR vaccine because of the introduction of vaccines produced from aborted fetal cell lines? http://www.dfwcatholic.org/groups-c...n-fetal-dnaautism-link-in-vaccines13160/.html When I worked with young children I heard reports from several parents of how their child changed after getting vaccines. So I think there is something there that hasn't been figured out yet. I have to sit down and figure out what shots my kids will get. They aren't close to being up to date. But I'm choosing to get them soon since they will be living in the developing world. The risk of disease vs. the risk of vaccines have to be weighed.
This is part of my thing. If we lived in the US, I would have different things to weigh. But living here (in central America) it's a different conversation. My other kids have not had reactions. I was reading that they get MMR at 12mo. Is it 2 years? If it's not 'til 2, I could worry about something else for a year.
It's your choice really. You can wait longer if you feel more comfortable with it, even if your doctor usually does them earlier. :angel: You're the parent.
Hi mine had all the shots they need including MMR, meningitis, and chicken pox. They had only pain at the site of injections and a couple of cranky mood swings from one or two shots. However I would think if you are hesitant you should listen to your intuition and forego the shots. I grew up before all these shots and got chicken pox, followed by measles and german measles, I had mumps on both sides of my neck and I survived. I think if we were to see our kids really sick we even have more medicines to deal with it nowadays. I generally follow the old adeage if they aren't getting better or are getting worse after five days its time to see the doctor.
Mine have all had all their shots including the MMR. I don't buy the link with autism, I DO however see a link personally in austism being linked to siblings born very close together. My Reagan show MANY signs of the spectrum and is exactly a year and a day younger than Rylee. They say it has to do with the level of folic acid in a woman who has just had a baby being low. I'm not the only person that I know who has kids close in age with the second born being on the spectrum.
My children have both been fully vacinated. I don't entirely buy the Autism link, but I don't entirely discount it either. My thing is that I would rather have a child with special needs, than have a child who dies. I realize this is a worst case scenario, but it definitely happens, as a PP said. For me, it is not worth risking my child's life. I have been blessed that neither of them have had negative reactions. One worry that I have about parents not vaccinating their children is that it puts MY children at a higher risk of getting a disease, even though they have been vaccinated, simply because if another child gets it, it could be passed on to one of mine. I don't mean to sound selfish, and of course every parent has the control over their own children's vaccination schedule, or lack thereof, this is just my personal opinion (I don't mean to cause any offense).
My kids receive all vaccinations. I trust my children's pediatrician and her expertise. If she doesn't feel safe giving something to her own children, she won't give it to her patient's children. That is something I truly appreciate.
I guess it is all perspective. I actually caught a really bad case of the chicken pox from someone who just had a chicken pox vaccination.
They were most likely already carrying the virus before the shot then. Rylee got a horrible case of chicken pox from the vaccine. Reagan was just days old, we paniced because of the risk of him getting it, plus I had never had it or the shot. We contacted the dr right away and he said it's not an active virus in the shot and we should all be fine, funny thing.. we were.
No, the person never had the chicken pox. They received the immunity and I received chicken pox. I had been exposed to chicken pox many times in my life and never caught it.
None of my children have gotten shots, after the reaction my oldest had to the MMR when he was young. A talking happy boy suddenly turned silent, no eye contact, head banging. He pulled out of it after a few months, but some of the "oddities" stayed, and he hasn't been the same little boy since then. After that none of my boys got any vaccines, which makes pediatricians around the world cringe and pee themselves a little. I am a firm believer that if Paddy would have been vaccinated he would be alot worse off on the spectrum than he is now. As far as weighing the pros and cons: If your child deveopes autism, or a mroe severe form then it's for life. If your child gets measels they can also have permanent brain damage and that is also for life. I know what I have chosen for my kids, and I am aware of the consequences. If they choose to be vaccinated later then so be it.
The strain of virus used in the vaccine is much weaker then what you would normally encounter. I'd guess either you got it by chance from somewhere else or you were a little susceptible to that particular strain.
