I *might* worry about mumps for a teenaged boy or adult male because of the small risk of sterility. Measles, rubella and chicken pox don't scare me. I was a VERY sickly baby and toddler - hereditary kidney problems, nearly died from...
We have an exemption for our eldest child who attends public school in Texas. AFAIK, NO notification went out to the class about there being a vaccine exempt child in the classroom. For all I know there could have been others in her...
My daughter was vaxed on schedule through age 2.
My son has had two doses of DTaP.
They are now almost 6 (daughter) and 2.5 (son).
My daughter has sensory processing disorder, probable ADHD (we've been...
Hib is one that I'm undecided on as well. My son is almost two and has had two doses of DTaP, and that's it. Our pediatrician is fine with us choosing not to vaccinate, but if we selectively vax, Hib is one he recommends because he...
Our son will be 2 soon. He has had two doses of DTaP, and that's it. Our pediatrician generally recommends DTaP (for the pertussis component), HIB and Prevnar, since he feels those are the diseases we're most likely to encounter.
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Pregnant women are being corralled into getting the flu shot, the MMR and the DaPT. Many pregnant women also get the rhogam shot at 28 weeks. That is a lot of stuff...
Our midwife charged $2500 for our homebirth, plus another $200 for a backup midwife for the birth, and we spent an additional $75 or so on the birth kid and some additional items. Midwives in our area tend to run between $2000 and...
I get angry because misinformation results in paranoid parents who think that non-vaxing or selective/delayed vaccinating parents are neglectful, abusive, should be thrown in jail, should not have access to public schools or any other...
If she's already had the MMR, then she should be fine until ages 4-6 when they do the booster shot. If she's already had the booster, then I'm not sure why he's freaking out. The first dose of MMR is usually given at 12 months,...
