I got chicken pox twice.....a mile case when I was young, then a really bad case when I was 19. My dd had the chicken pox pretty good when she was little...I had planned to vaccinate her, but she was exposed before I took her. Ds did have the vaccine and never has had them.... As far as the HPV...I am very caustiously waiting and watching for more info. Obviously the info Jackie gave us is not good at all....
We are inbetween. We don't do chicken pox, flu, or anything of the like. We do however do the vaccines such as HIB, MMR, and the similar ones. I also make sure I ask at every appointment if the vaccines are mercury free. If they couldn't tell me "yes" for sure, I wouldn't be doing it at all. If had girls they would not be getting the HPV vaccine.
Phillip has me concerned about Chicken Pox. Both my girls got it from AWANAS, before he was born. Then, when he was about a year, the neighbor girl came over to play. The next day, her mother called and said she had come down with Chicken Pox. Of course, she HAD to hold the baby when she was here, so I watched him very closely. One day, I noticed a place, and figured, "Here it is!" But it never came to more than a few spots. The doctor isn't sure if we should "count" it or not. I don't want to do the shot. The doctor says he'll test Phillip to see if he has it in his blood (or whatever), but only if we plan on getting him the shot if it turns up negative.
they can do a blood test to see if he has had chicken pox. Once you have it your body has an antibody to it.
Yes, but the doctor won't do it unless we want to vaccinate if it turns out negative. And we don't want to do that.
I had a horrible case of chicken pox when I was about 12. I had pox on top of pox, in my hair, mouth, between toes, and other places I will not mention. I was misserable. Both of my girls were vacinated as babies and I believe Samantha is done at this point. I'm not sure but I think she is. Even is she isn't I won't be taking her to get anymore. Grace I believe is supposed to get another vacine but I'm not certain about that either. Either way neither of them will be getting anymore vacines. I never researched anything. My kids were vacinated as babies because that is what my doctor said to do - so I did it. If I had to do it over again I honestly can not say what I would do. I would certainly research the vacines first and then make my own decision regardless of what the doctor said. My girls will not be getting the HPV vacine ever. Everyone is entitled to make this decision for themselves with no tomatoes thrown either way.
My oldest two are up to date on vaccinations. My youngest 2 are not. As I found out more about vaccinations, such as some being made from aborted fetal tissue, I decided not to continue with vaccinations at this time. I do think it's a personal choice. Most folks I know have vaccinated their kids. Crazymama, you might check futher into the HPV vaccination. I THINK that it only lowers the risk of cervical cancer caused by the HPV virus, not ALL types of cervical cancer. I certainly understand your concern with cervical cancer in your family, but you might ways to check on other ways to reduce risks, too.
My kids had the chicken pox vaccine but each got the chicken pox. Some worry that the vaccine will wear off as the kids grow and they will be able to get it as adults which is dangerous. Not sure how true that is. Mercury! My ped told me that ALL the shots my dd had contained mercury. Most of the shots my ds had contained mercury. NONE of the shots my youngest will get will contain mercury. Why? Well, the answer is obvious. The more I learn, the more mistakes I see I have made, the more I DO NOT trust the system. As it has been pointed out many times on this forum do the research yourself. I never knew my dd or my ds were getting shots that contained mercury. I was never told. The only reason my ped mentioned it to me was because I asked about vaccines for my youngest. Thankfully, my older two kids are fine and had no adverse reactions. The cervical cancer shot does not protect against all forms of cervical cancer. However, I think it does protect from the most common type.
Both my kids have had the chicken pox vacine and neither has gotten chicken pox. I had no idea that vacines contained mercury. I just blindy went along with getting them vacinated because that is what has always been done with no questions. I didn't question things back then like I do now. I can't go back and change it and thankfully my kids are ok.
I blindly went along, as well. But when I nearly lost my second baby at just 6 weeks old, I, obviously, rethought the issue. I have done research on top of research on top of research. In a way, I'm glad that God allowed me to go through what we did with Quin. Otherwise I would probably still be blindly obeying the doctors and social norms. I'd probably still be eating the same junk, using disposable diapers, vaccinating, using chemical junk in my home and on our bodies, etc. That one single terrifying experience set off a chain of events that nothing but good has come from.
This is true. Tanner's ped told me that they are now recommending another shot for chicken pox because of this. I refused it at Tanner's 5 year check up as he said even with all the shots it never guarantees that children will never get it. At best, they might get a much milder case of it is all. The boy's ped told me that the reason they came out with the CP vaccine wasn't because of the CP causing death and serious illnesses, it was because too many parents were complaining about having to stay home with their children for a week or more. Nuts. So...let's shoot up our children with all sorts of stuff so we don't have to take care of them while they are ill! :roll: I'll take my chances with CP, the flu, and a few other things. Chances are taken every day. When you drive you risk the chance of getting into a car accident and dying. When you eat something you risk the chance of the food having food-bourne illnesses. There are risks everywhere, so I'll risk the CP.
If it weren't for the fact that I'm going out of town in two weeks, my boys would be playing with some kids right now who have CP. I'm in an AP mom's group and one family came down with them last week. They are having a CP play date today for the express purpose of exposing them all at the same time and getting it over with. But, CP has an 8-21 day incubation, and MIL doesn't want to watch the boys for the night if they are miserable.. which I can understand. So I figure that one of them should still be contagious by the time we get back. So we'll expose them then. Just let all three get 'em at the same time and be done.
I must say I regret my children getting the chicken pox vaccine. We all need to be careful. Wasn't it rotavirus vaccine that had to be taken off the market? I know I would have blindly allowed my children to get that also. I am NOT saying that if you vaccinate you are doing so blindly. I am saying that I WAS. I did NOT arm myself with the facts and trusted the doctors. I love my ped. He is awesome! If my insurance no longer covered him I would cry and seriously consider paying to keep him on. lol. However, I still have to do my own research and my own decisions. That was something I did not do before.
That is wise. I have a friend who did the same thing. However, her son didn't end up getting it. lol. Oh well.
Yes, because a bunch of children overseas had died from it. Not sure if it was totally taken off the market, but I know my boy's ped wont issue it.
Thanks Pam.. we don't know what caused my mom's or my grandmother's cancer.. they didn't test for the cause. HPV can be passed from mother to child at birth so there is a chance that it is something that "runs" in my family. I have tested negative for it, and my dd was not born vaginally.. so therefor I should not have in any given it to her. I still worry alot about the risks both of the cancer and of the shot. We have 9 years or more before Ry is old enough for the shot.. I'm sure it will be much safer then.
Sommer, I think you have to weigh both sides and see which is actually riskier. that can be different for everyone. It is a hard decision. I trust you will make the correct one, you are a smart woman and a darn good momma!
I encountered this when it was time for Elianna's physical in September. Elianna's attends PS for OT once a week and I was told by the school nurse that Elianna had to have the Tdap or she could not go to school for OT. Well I wasn't crazy about that shot as it can increase the risk of seiuzre activity in people who have Epilepsy and Elianna's seizures are not controlled and I didn't want to add to that. I did want Elianna to get the HPV and Meningococcal vaccines. My husband and I did alot of research on these and called the state health department (they said that we could sign an exemption form about the Tdap) to get stuff mailed to us. In the end though after talking with the pediatrician we decided to wait on all three for now. Elianna does not have to have the Tdap and can still attend OT. I am glad that I did my homework.
After reading this post a few days ago, I went to ebay and ordered a copy. I noticed there were quite a few left, for anyone else who cares to check. 'Can't wait until it arrives! Thanks for the lead, Crystal!
