going ot mexico with unvaxed kids...

[DivineMrsM]

and my mom is freaking out. should *I* be? i will have 2 kids when we go, a 2.5yo and a 4mo. the 2.5 is vaxed up to 6mo but the baby will be vax-free.

should i be getting them fully up to date just to go to mexico?? i remember looking it up a while ago and recall seeing that they themselves have a high rate of vaccination, plus no real "VPDs" running rampant there anyway.

just gimme some words to tell my mom to get her off my back! lol

TIA

[Marnica]

What is she afriad they will get??

I would ask her what specifically she is afriad of.

http://www.who.int/immunization_moni...cfm?C='mex'

[Magali]

Pretty much anything your kids can get in Mexico they can get here (in regards to the current childhood schedule). I wouldn't worry. I've spent a lot of time in Mexico and would have no trouble taking my unvaxed child there. I agree with the pp...what specifically is she afraid of? Because vax isn't 100% effective even if they are fully vaxed you would have to consider the fact that your kids could catch a vpd here, there or anywhere.

[ammiga]

Whenever we go to Mexico, DH gets sick. He gets food poisoning. Is there a vax for that?

Seriously, the best thing you can do is watch what your kids eat (healthy foods, bottled water) and have a good time. A healthy immune system can handle most of what life throws at it!