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post #21 of 31
3/2/04 at 10:52am
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PADOMI,

You don't sound like a broken record. Thanks.
post #22 of 31
3/8/04 at 3:16pm
How did the ped visit go EBM?
post #23 of 31
3/9/04 at 12:01am
Yes, tell us what happened. Did you go?
post #24 of 31
3/9/04 at 2:50am
Somewhat off topic:

The thought of stripping my poor babe naked and laying him on that cold hard scale reminded me so much of how my other children wailed. I couldn't subject him to that.
post #25 of 31
3/9/04 at 10:40am
I went into our ped's office loaded with questions about health risks etc. The ped couldn't answer a few of the questions. He didn't know that formaldyhde (sp?) was in vacs. He didn't know fetal tissue was used in some. I believe he honestly didn't know.

Folks here on mdc helped me formulate a lot of basic questions. I felt good going in there and just asking and seeing what he said. I knew answers to some of the questions, but not all. But this way you are just asking questions to find out what their take on vaxes is. If they are a good ped they should at least appreciate your concern for your child's health. I think the ped I mentioned above was surprised and hadn't been asked questions like that before.

We didn't even have to give a reason for not vaxing. We just say we are not vaxing. We live in Maine and I get state insurance and wic and they know we don't vax and they are not allowed to ask why.
post #26 of 31
3/9/04 at 10:43am
quote :
"Read How To Raise a Healthy Child in Spite of your Doctor by Robert Mendelsohn. He recommended against well baby visits and he was a ped!!!"

He was a ped for 30 years, too. Great book, offers great insight on when calling a dr. is really necessary.

Our naturopath has been a great help too, and she has always asks a bazillion questions about particular situation, prioritizes diet, low stress environment, exercise along with treatments like cranial sacral, herbs, homoepathy, etc.
post #27 of 31
4/2/04 at 11:18am
Thread Starter 
The doctor was not agreeable to delaying (it would ruin the effectiveness of vax already given). And cannot continue to treat if a child if all vaxes were stopped for safety of other children in the practice.:

I have found a ped who is agreeable to not continuing with vaxes

Just a brief update for those interested.
post #28 of 31
4/2/04 at 12:14pm
EBM, sorry your ped wasn't supportive. Glad you found another one!

I am seriously considering stopping the wb visits because the one and only time Eliza got sick was a few days after her 2 month well baby visit when there was a ton of sick kids in the office. She hasn't been sick at all since. And I don't like how they use antibacterial hand gel between patients instead of hot water and soap to wash hands.
post #29 of 31
4/2/04 at 12:19pm
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It worked out for the best..now I don't have to deal with the issue everytime I take him to the doctor.
post #30 of 31
4/6/04 at 3:31am
I'm glad it's been for the best.
post #31 of 31
4/6/04 at 3:48am
Thank you for letting us know how it went!
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