I can't stop worrying!

[mamaof5boys]

Our twins will be 17 months old tomorrow and I thought I was feeling more confident in our decision to not vaccinate. We'll be plugging along and everything is fine and I feel really confident and then one of the babies gets sick and I turn into a nervous wreck. Yes, I'll be the first to admit I worry about the twins health a lot. Sometimes I feel like it's because we have five kids and I know too much- KWIM? Or maybe it's because we have several other issues in our house that if one of the twins got severely ill it would probably send me over the edge!

I never worried about serious illness with my older three kiddos- they were all vaccinated. I didn't know better back then! I just can't help but feel that if they developed something that could've been prevented by a vaccine I would never be able to forgive myself. Is this crazy? On the other hand, I have two older kids with SN that makes me feel the twins are predisposed to that as well and I don't want to risk increasing that chance.

Sorry!! I'm rambling.... One of my twins has a weird rash tonight (no fever or other symptoms) so my mind immediately starts thinking the worst.

How do you all deal with these fears and anxieties? I know I've heard people say to research more- I'm trying, but I just don't have a lot of time these days. I think I just err on the side of getting stuff checked out just in case it is something serious that needs to be treated right away.

Thanks for listening! I'd love to feel more confident with our decision.

[spero]

Honestly, simply reading here on this forum boosts my confidence when it's sagging a bit. Poke around in the archives. Look at the threads "If you regret vaccinating ..." vs. "If you regret NOT vaccinating ...", paying particular attention to the fact that the former is considerably larger than the latter.

Also, read some of the books that are regularly mentioned here. Just A Little Prick is a great one to start with.

Knowledge is power ... and security!

[AutumnNoelle]

On my myspace page I have loads of information so you don't have to search around for it. Movies by Dr's, links to informative websites, etc, etc. www.myspace.com/parentsagainstvax
Also, a great site that I like a lot is www.nvic.org
I live www.vaclib.org too!

[nummies]

Originally Posted by spero

Honestly, simply reading here on this forum boosts my confidence when it's sagging a bit. Poke around in the archives. Look at the threads "If you regret vaccinating ..." vs. "If you regret NOT vaccinating ...", paying particular attention to the fact that the former is considerably larger than the latter.

Also, read some of the books that are regularly mentioned here. Just A Little Prick is a great one to start with.

Knowledge is power ... and security!

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The more I knew, the more I felt confident in my choice. Have you educated yourself on each disease? Knowing what each disease was and how often it occured made me feel much better.