Posts by japonica

Quote: Originally Posted by Rrrrrachel  Just a reminder this is in the Mindful vaccination forum. I placed it here because I was interested in the opinions of people who find value in vaccination in general. Different...

Back in my former province in Canada, they don't even have it on the schedule until grade 5, so I guess it's not that much of a worry (ie. preschoolers biting each other). I'd hope that the classmates biting each other wasn't still...

Hmm. Sort of. For one child, it definitely seemed so in the beginning, but as time has gone by, the field seems to have leveled out somewhat.   My children are 8 and almost 5 years old. No vaccines yet.   My oldest...

Thanks, Taxi. I still get PMs from many moms asking not only about the winrho/rhogam aspect but also what to expect with sensitised pregnancies (since that's the big concern, usually). My two sensitised pregnancies were pretty...

Quote: Originally Posted by oaksie68  But here is another thought: as the CP vax was designed to decrease economic burden for parents, the actual results now (and in the future) are (and arguably will be) much different....

Our GP has been respectful and willing to discuss the matter. He signed our CO forms with a grudging, "Wish you'd reconsider on the tetanus," and now that we are considering the dT, he's probably a little more content about that, but...

Quote: Originally Posted by lanamommyphd07  Hope I don't get flamed for such a reckless thought, but I'm actually hoping she "catches" some of them. It will save her the thought process later in life over the vaccines...

I came from a family where the doctor was never questioned, antibiotics were consumed like candy, and vaccines were always something you agreed to.   I lost my first DD shortly before birth for unknown reasons. From her...

Ah, pertussis. The posters went up at DD's school in November 2011 about an outbreak there. Rates in my area have been high, around 90 per 100,000 despite 95% uptake in the childhood series. It's endemic around here. Then Dr Lan's...

So, is it okay to post emotional stories of documented vaccine reactions in the same thread? Another thread of around and around it goes?   I agree with everything Turquesa has said.