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Originally Posted by MCatLvrMom2A&X View Post
Every single time I have taken mine to the ER I have been asked and my answer is always yes.

1) because I have read stories and heard about cps being called if you say no.

2) it is irrelevant (every time I have taken them in I knew what was wrong so I had no worry about a vpd) because I have no intention of allowing them to do a vax (I would only consider TIG) so whats the point it telling them I dont and then have to argue about it. Much easier to just say yes. I have never taken a child yet thank goodness for a wound of any kind.

3) by telling them I dont vax this could lead to unneeded tests because they freak out about the child who "gasp" isnt vaxed. Since I have never told them we dont vax it is a non issue and I dont have to worry about being talked down to or possibly having cps on my doorstep.

If I thought that they had something that was a supposed vpd I would tell them we didnt vax because otherwise they may fail to test for it. But that has never been an issue to date.
I never thought of it this way. I always tell them we stopped at 6 months due to a reaction to the Dtap. It's never gone any further. I've not run into questions about DD2 b/c she's never had to go.