How many at once? - Page 3

[denimtiger]

First: I am with all of the other posters that there is nothing you HAVE to do with your daughter. She is yours, not your MILs. She has no say. And you will likely resent her for the rest of your life and things will not be okay if you vaccinate.

However, to answer your question.

You don't say if your daughter has had ANY shots.

If she hasn't, the Health Department can (and will) catch her up on the first dose of everything she's eligible for, probably using some combos to reduce the actual number of injections.

She will receive

DTaP, Polio, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis A, MMR, Varicella, Prevnar, and Hib. It's possible that it will be 8 separate needles, but there are a couple of combo options available that could bring the needle number as low as 5. It's not flu season, so probably they won't do a flu shot.

If she was "current" on her vaccines before 9 months, there's a chance she won't need the Hep B.

[ericswifey27]

Originally Posted by runes

Consequences from who? What kind of person places so much pressure regarding a non-emergency medical situation like vaccinations on a mother who is trying to manage mental health challenges?

Originally Posted by denimtiger

First: I am with all of the other posters that there is nothing you HAVE to do with your daughter. She is yours, not your MILs. She has no say. And you will likely resent her for the rest of your life and things will not be okay if you vaccinate.

However, to answer your question.

You don't say if your daughter has had ANY shots.

If she hasn't, the Health Department can (and will) catch her up on the first dose of everything she's eligible for, probably using some combos to reduce the actual number of injections.

She will receive

DTaP, Polio, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis A, MMR, Varicella, Prevnar, and Hib. It's possible that it will be 8 separate needles, but there are a couple of combo options available that could bring the needle number as low as 5. It's not flu season, so probably they won't do a flu shot.

If she was "current" on her vaccines before 9 months, there's a chance she won't need the Hep B.

And just a reminder, many of these shots already ARE multiple "shots in one". For example the DTaP is for 3 different illnesses- Diptheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis. The MMR is for Measles, Mumps , Rubella... so if you got those two shots together that would be SIX different illnesses being injected in to your daughter's body at once. The idea of "faking" the vaccination and getting little bandaids, is totally doable. However if you end up falling victim to your MIL, atleast put your foot down and get one SINGLE vaccination at a time, with a couple of months in between. The reason why you are not supposed to get vaccines when you are sick in the first place is because if your body is busy fighting off one illness, all it's "reserves" are being spent on that illness. So certainly it is not normal for our bodies to fight SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE PLUS illnesses at once, like what happens when doctors play "catch up" with vaccines.

[KurumiSophia]

Originally Posted by angie7

I am confused. You are willing to potentially harm your child b/c your MIL is forcing you to vax? My question is, who cares? This is your child, this is your decision and this is your right. There are other places to go if she does kick you out (and do you really think she would with her 9 month old grand daughter?) I would tell her no and walk away.

Let me ask you this. Could you live with yourself for the rest of your life knowing that you let this woman force you into doing something that you felt in your heart was not the right thing to do *if* something were to happen to your daughter?

I asked my DH this morning about it and he agrees w/her and said we have to take her tomorrow to get it done. (I was sick yesterday so nothing much was happening) He says he doesn't want to be one of "those parents" who gets other people's kids sick 'cause we don't vax.

Since he is DD's father, there isn't anything I could do to prevent him from going and getting it done himself. Rock...hard place...me.

I don't know if I could live with myself but this is a situation where I don't actually have any options.

[KurumiSophia]

Originally Posted by chaoticzenmom

Ok, I looked and it seems like you don't have family support...from your old posts.

You sound soo defeated. I'm so sorry

As for vaccines. In addition to getting them each one at a time, you might want to make sure that they're separate. The HIB is now being combined with some 5 in one combo. I'm not sure what they are in the combo. The local health departments might have the HIB by itself and not in the combo.

I would start with the polio as it's supposed to be the least toxic and most tested vaccine. I think it's included in that 5/1 shot, but you can get it separate. Then, buy some time for avoiding the rest. Try like heck to get out of her house. Even if it means relocating. Texas is supposed to be a good place to look for jobs. I'm in Seattle and it seems ok here for jobs.

You are protected by HIPPA though. You have the right to privacy. What does your husband think of this?

Having talked to my husband this morning, he's of the same mind. I'm out voted and out numbered. He won't even entertain the idea of spreading them out "since she's so behind." *sigh*