Posts by jupitermama

When I was pregnant (my "baby" is 16 months now!) I was also offered both the flu vax and pertussis booster at my ob's office, and I declined both. I have never gotten a flu shot either, and I was not about to start when pregnant. Most...

Ugh, I read the transcript and that Yarkin woman drove me nuts! Cause like, you know, my husband has a science background and, you know, vaccines save lives and, you know, I want my kids to be protected, and you know.... So annoying! ...

I haven't had any bad experiences myself, other than the first pediatrician I was going to use based on a family member's recommendation...they had the generic immunization policy that the shots are safe and effective and every child...

Quote:Originally Posted by kathymuggle I am having trouble narrowing down. The flu vaccine for pregnant women makes me loopy.  Extra bonus points if it has thimerosal in it.  Everyone knows drugs should be avoided in pregnancy if...

Can I say all of them?? Lol. I would have to say my least favorite is the flu shot...flu shot season is in full effect at the pharmacy where I work and we are expected to invite each guest to receive their flu shot...

I had to take a vaccine class for work and remember learning about arthus type reactions after a tetanus shot, it is associated with receiving too many tetanus boosters in too short a time. If you google arthus reactions after tetanus...

My first son (now 6 years old) was vaxed pretty much on schedule, mainly because I didn't know any better. My 2nd son is now 11 months and has only received 2 doses of rota virus. My 2nd one crawled a lot sooner, walked a lot sooner, and...

I think a reason for the hostility is because, this is the researching vaccines forum. If she came on here and said, I vaccinate on schedule because I feel it is selfish not to, and I feel like I am endangering my community by not...

I don't see why people have to try and start unnecessary debates...the original poster of this thread was asking what factors impacted our vaccination decisions. If you get every vaccine on schedule, good for you, but this is neither the...

[quote name="Katie8681" url="/community/t/1347315/creepy-youtube-video-about-vaccines#post_16910496"] OH NO! We can't have doctors willing to dress up and act silly taking care of our CHILDREN!  D: [/quote] I wasn't implying that...my...