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[nummies]

Originally Posted by Yulia_R

Today I once more read in Dr. Mercola's news letter about the damage created by vaccines and once again with new power the grief came over me .
How could I fail my son like that?? Why some people knew before it was too late and I didn't. Why I didn't listen to my gut feeling that was screaming as loud as it possibly could. Why I let Dr. to BS as into vaccinating at our 4months well-being-visit while we were going to delay at least till 6 months and then do a really good research?!

How come I considered myself to be so smart and yet, dumbly allowed my son to get 9 short???



Thanks for letting me vent...

I know how you feel mama. I feel this everyday. Not about vaxes but about circ.

[mama*pisces]

My ds received his 2 and 4 month shots, and that is when I became aware of the controversy, started doing research, and said NO MORE. He is now 27 months old. I don't think his immune system was compromised at all but I still regret it. Almost as much as I regret his circumcision.

[Yulia_R]

Originally Posted by nummies

I know how you feel mama. I feel this everyday. Not about vaxes but about circ.

[bxingirl]

If You Regret Vaccinating your child

I kept vaccinating my older son until he was in Junior high...I didn't start the HEP B series until then and stopped after the first one...Yes, I wish I had never vaxed my DS. He is now 19 years old...Very smart but has had depression since he was a little, little boy. Perhaps that was associated to the vaxing. I don't know. Nonetheless, I wish I hadn't injected him with any of those poisons...I was just too lazy or dumb to do research! Thankfully, my eight year old DS has never been vaxed! He is get a TB test...and like an idiot I did it when he had a cold. It made it MUCH worse. I should have known!

Thanks for the discussions. I got a lot of my knowledge from all of you!

Best wishes.
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[ramama]

DD1 was vaxed up until she was 18 months (technically fully vaxed since after 18 mos she is not due until she's 5yo). DD2 got her shots up to her 12mo check up. None for either since, and no more coming.

DD1, as a baby, honestly never ever ever cried. Not when she was hungry. Not when she was tired. Not when her diaper needed changing. Not when her blood was drawn, not when she got shots. Never. Until she got her 6mo DTaP and screamed for days. The doctor refused to acknowledge it as a vax reaction, and like an idiot I kept vaxing her. I know that her personality changed as a result of the DTap. She has "issues" now. My gut says that she is vaccine-injured.

I stopped taking DD2 to WBV after her 12 mo WBV, tired of getting parenting advice and scared that I would be told to wean or supplement (she's super tiny) and hence stopped vaxxing. Then decided not to start up again.

[ilovebabies]

I regret it. My two older children are fully vaxed (through Kindergarten that is) and they were vaxed when the murcury was at its highest (well, I think it was at its highest--am I accurate?) in the mid 90's.

My 15 year old son definitely has some vaccine injury. I'm certain it's from the vaccines although I know I'd be told that it's his "personality" or some other reason. One problem is stuttering (not all the time, but at certain times). He's always struggled with this off and on. I am 100% convinced it's vaccine related. There are other little things as well that I truly believe would not be there if I hadn't vaxed him.

My 12 year old daughter doesn't appear to have any vaccine injury (that's obvious to me), but what got me was when she was 2 and had been exposed to cp. I told the doc. at her 2 year appt. that she had definitely been exposed and he said, "Oh, she can still get the vaccine. It will actually help her to have a very mild case." Umm. no. The poor girl had a very, very severe case (but wow, was she a trooper!). I called and asked again if getting the vax on top of being exposed could make them so bad and they said, "Oh, definitely not. If anything it would have made them more mild." LIARS!

I don't vax anymore and I have two little ones with another on the way.

[macimom]

I fully vaxed my DD and partially (but, mostly) vaxed my DS and I have regretted it everyday since. If I had found MDC earlier, I know I would have had the courage and knowledge to say no. I have chosen not to vax my youngest, who is 2, and have not had one regret.

I'm so thankful for all the Mamas here at MDC and everything I have learned since joining...I just wish I had been here nine years ago.

[suschi]

Originally Posted by ilovebabies

I regret it. My two older children are fully vaxed (through Kindergarten that is) and they were vaxed when the murcury was at its highest (well, I think it was at its highest--am I accurate?) in the mid 90's.

I would think mid to late 90's, and most likely the worst being around 1996-1999.

When my 3rd child was born in 1995, they were just beginning to recommend the hib vax, our dr didn't even have the VIS yet, I was given a hand typed sheet that basically stated this vaccine was being recommended for children in daycare. Hep B (and one of the most dangerous vaccines in my personal opinion) wasn't recommended until 1999, (in my state)...so I would think the babies born in the latter part of the 90's got the worst of it, and it's certainly obvious to me in my 9 year old.

[crittersmom]

My oldest was up to date until 2, my 2nd was vaxed at birth (against my written wishes) and at 4 months with the second round and my other two aren't vaxed.There were reactions after the vaxes(crying and crying and then strange silence and rashes spreading out from the injection sites) but these were written off as normal or not related.My oldest two now deal with eczema that I'm told is in control by the Drs and given Benadryl,Claritin and hydrocortisone to cope with it.It's permanent open sores on their bodies and I worry about worse things getting in through those sites.My oldest son was scratching so much at school that the teacher had to stop class to help him and then the whole class wanted to see.He was so embarrassed, he cried and wants to wear long sleeves here in the tropics.I can't help but compare how the younger two are rash free and never had a vax and the older two have most likely life long eczema thanks to my faith in a Dr's word and advice.It doesn't help to see the argument thrown out from time to time that its a small price to pay for society and to have my very unhappy child.

[changingseasons]

Originally Posted by crittersmom

My oldest was up to date until 2, my 2nd was vaxed at birth (against my written wishes) and at 4 months with the second round and my other two aren't vaxed.There were reactions after the vaxes(crying and crying and then strange silence and rashes spreading out from the injection sites) but these were written off as normal or not related.My oldest two now deal with eczema that I'm told is in control by the Drs and given Benadryl,Claritin and hydrocortisone to cope with it.It's permanent open sores on their bodies and I worry about worse things getting in through those sites.My oldest son was scratching so much at school that the teacher had to stop class to help him and then the whole class wanted to see.He was so embarrassed, he cried and wants to wear long sleeves here in the tropics.I can't help but compare how the younger two are rash free and never had a vax and the older two have most likely life long eczema thanks to my faith in a Dr's word and advice.It doesn't help to see the argument thrown out from time to time that its a small price to pay for society and to have my very unhappy child.

Totally off-topic (sorry), but have you looked into food allergies for them? They are often triggered by vaccines, and are the most common reason for eczema in children. Check out my blog for more info.

[crittersmom]

Originally Posted by changingseasons

Totally off-topic (sorry), but have you looked into food allergies for them? They are often triggered by vaccines, and are the most common reason for eczema in children. Check out my blog for more info.

Thank you for the info.I have found that dairy (especially conventional) and eggs need to be limited or eliminated and the older one is really really allergic to most of the common cheap name brand detergents.I know if someone around him has been using them by looking at his skin.
I do wish that my oldest hadn't gotten the Chicken pox vax, it was given against my permission and when the kids got it his was the worst case and took the longest to heal and he was the only one vaxed.

[Proverbs31]

Originally Posted by ramama

DD1, as a baby, honestly never ever ever cried. Not when she was hungry. Not when she was tired. Not when her diaper needed changing. Not when her blood was drawn, not when she got shots. Never. Until she got her 6mo DTaP and screamed for days. The doctor refused to acknowledge it as a vax reaction, and like an idiot I kept vaxing her. I know that her personality changed as a result of the DTap. She has "issues" now. My gut says that she is vaccine-injured.

That sounds exactly like my ds.

[leighann79]

I am a mama to a fully vaxed kid and two partially vaxed ones. Any future kids will be vax free.
I don't really regret vaxing my DD. As far as I can tell she isn't hurt by them and I fully thought I was doing to right thing at the time.
I do regret vaxing my DS and the two rounds that my DD2 got. I didn't want to vax them and let myself be talked into it. I don't think any harm was done to them either, but I still hate it. I was so terrified to take DS in for his 2 year old shots. I was so scared that they would change him/his personality like I had heard of. Thankfully, that didn't happen. He did get hives though.

I wanted to add that by pure luck DD didn't get the hep b shot as a newborn. They forgot to do it. lol Once I had DS I knew I wanted to wait on that one (boy did that bug the health department that we go the shots at) and so all three of my kids had that first one delayed until 2 months.

[Yulia_R]

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[Tari Mithrandir]

Mom to 8 month old partially vaxxed DD. Deeply regret ever vaccinating, and no longer do.

[peainthepod]

This would make a great sticky.

[Dera]

I agree with the sticky suggestion. Mother to two boys. First fully vaccinated until 12 months and deeply regret it. Second son never been vaccinated.

[VijayOwens]

Originally Posted by VijayOwens

I regret vaxing my older DD -- especially that we fell behind and then had to load her up to get her "caught up." They made me feel like it was THE LAW and I had no choice. Grrrr. I thought it caused her speech delay. Then along comes DD2 and she is totally unvaxed, and also has a speech delay and the only person in our family who has eczema. So go figure.

But if I could do things over with #1 I wouldn't vax and I would BF longer. DD2 is 2.5 and still nursing.

-Vijay

Update: DD#1 who was partially vaxed is healthy as a horse (but a small one, lol) and can eat anything, has no skin issues, and is a totally typical kid. She caught up on her speech delay almost overnight at age 3 with almost no interventions.

DD#2 who has never had a shot is autistic, is 3.5 and talks at about an 18month level, and has a wicked dairy sensitivity. So go figure.

Still wouldn't vax if we have a third. My ped is still trying to get me to vax my autistic 3 year old saying, "See? Vaccines didn't cause her autism, therefore they must be safe." Um, still not going to do it.

-Vijay

[wagamama]

Count me in. I gave birth to DS in Kenya, and he was vaxed for Hep B and TB the day we left the hospital. I deeply wish I had known better. He got all three rounds of the major vaxes before I stopped.

DD is not vaxed at all and never will be -- even though we still live in Africa. I think I'm more scared of the vaccines that the diseases themselves.

[MountainMamaGC]

She got the first set of 2 month shots and i instantly regretted it. I felt like such a babd mom as she wailed in her sleep for 3 nights. I will never do that again.