I have been researching and researching and my gut is telling me that vaccinating is not for us. We are due with our 2nd in Nov and also have a 15 mos. old who has been vaccinated up until now simply because I never even really thought about it, I was just doing what I was told is best 
But now I am so torn and don't know how to make a decision and stick with it. I'm terrified of medicines myself because I have had soooo many bad allergic reactions to them and my daughter was just recently put on an antibiotic for an ear-infection and had a bad reaction to it (next time we're def. doing garlic drops!) So I know she is probably going to take after me and be sensitive to EVERYTHING, which I guess is just another reason not to vaccinate... but here are my issuses..
1) I'm terrified of DSS trying to get involved, I've heard horror stories and I can be such a complacent non-confrontational person that I'm worried they would really un-nerve me.
2) In our state we would have to fill out a religious exemption form and I'm worried that when my child tries to get into different schools, even colleges, if she tries to get into a Catholic school (which we are) she'll have problems because it's not technically against our religion. Does that make sense??
3) And last the whole "what if" question keeps bugging me. What if she did come down with something that could have possibly been prevented, what would I do, what would happen, or how guilty would I feel in that situation??
Sorry to go on and on, I have just been thinking about and researching this so much I just don't know what to do. I know I will never feel comfortable again seeing a vaccine going into my daughter and would worry constantly, but I don't know how to feel at peace and completely confident in my choice to not vaccinate. Any input would be so helpful. Thanks for listening to me!!
But now I am so torn and don't know how to make a decision and stick with it. I'm terrified of medicines myself because I have had soooo many bad allergic reactions to them and my daughter was just recently put on an antibiotic for an ear-infection and had a bad reaction to it (next time we're def. doing garlic drops!) So I know she is probably going to take after me and be sensitive to EVERYTHING, which I guess is just another reason not to vaccinate... but here are my issuses..1) I'm terrified of DSS trying to get involved, I've heard horror stories and I can be such a complacent non-confrontational person that I'm worried they would really un-nerve me.
2) In our state we would have to fill out a religious exemption form and I'm worried that when my child tries to get into different schools, even colleges, if she tries to get into a Catholic school (which we are) she'll have problems because it's not technically against our religion. Does that make sense??
3) And last the whole "what if" question keeps bugging me. What if she did come down with something that could have possibly been prevented, what would I do, what would happen, or how guilty would I feel in that situation??
Sorry to go on and on, I have just been thinking about and researching this so much I just don't know what to do. I know I will never feel comfortable again seeing a vaccine going into my daughter and would worry constantly, but I don't know how to feel at peace and completely confident in my choice to not vaccinate. Any input would be so helpful. Thanks for listening to me!!
