Vaccines

I completely understand! I think where you’re coming from is that it feels that your child should already be covered pretty well, especially with how heavy they are vaccine schedule is up until 12 months. I say that really the only person that can make that decision is you because you are their mother. And if your intuition is telling you that you want to stop with the vaccines for now, then you should listen to that. I know it’s easy to feel swayed or guilty; and even asking for advice can feel overwhelming because of how many people that respond in nasty ways. Again, you know what is best for you and your child.

@Skylor I've tried telling my boyfriend and his family that I don't want him getting anymore vaccines unless he absolutely has to for like an infection or something and they tell me that I'm a pos if I choose not to do any more vaccines. I e just started ignoring them

Nope, I feel the same way. I’m looking into more holistic approach with my kids. We’ve been homesteading a lot more and will plan on homeschooling. I’ve always talked about getting my kids vaccinated for the bigger diseases like polio, measles, etc. But we’re most likely staying away from getting vaccinated any longer. Been reading up on too many issues. Especially after Covid vaccine came out it definitely opened up a whole new through process on vaccines. & not a good one at that.

@Skylor absolutely love this response!

Good for you for ignoring them! If you feel strongly about something, especially being a mother, I feel like it is important to at least hold the space to listen to what you were feeling. I don’t blame you for not wanting any more vaccines, especially because of how heavy the schedule of vaccines are for those little babies. I’ve worked in the healthcare field for over 10 years and even I had to space them out for my little one because I don’t feel like it is right to give them all at once. So really if you do just wanna stop the vaccines altogether, that is your choice. Also, if you would like to space them out more and only get one at a time and space them a few months out then that also is possible. But in the end, it is your decision for your little one. 💕

I think it's absolutely okay to be stressed and not want to do them. It really is a total overload on their little bodies. At my son's 1 year we did just the MMR, due the the outbreak and plans to travel this summer but otherwise I am leaning towards not getting the whole load of them... and especially not at once!

Trust your gut. 💓

https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines-children/reasons/index.html i would recommend some research on reputable sites and if you don’t vaccinate i would highly recommend keeping your child away from others as they can come down with a serious illness or spread a serious illness to those that aren’t able to be immunized to due health concerns, low immune function, etc

@Kaitlyn West excuse my negligence on this cause this is where I start to get confused and not understand fully on these topics… But wouldn’t somebody that’s also vaccinated come down with the same illness therefore also need to stay away?? My mil got her vaccinations for Covid & got extremely sick. Where as I did not get vaccinated have had Covid 3 or 4 different times & have been totally fine. That’s where it’s confusing..

@Bianca id love to explain!! the point of vaccines is to achieve what’s called “herd immunity”. this happens because most of the people in a population are either immune to an illness through vaccination or previous exposure and when this happens it indirectly protects those that are not vaccinated. the percentage of vaccinated/immune individuals you need varies for each illness based on their ease of transmission and other factors. you can still contract an illness after vaccination, but the effects of that illness will be significantly reduced and it is not as easily transmissible to others. everyone’s immune system is different, but because your mother in law was vaccinated, she had a reduced effect of the illness than she would’ve had not being vaccinated. so, if you don’t vaccinate your child, their illness would be more easily transmissible to others, thus putting immunocompromised individuals at risk

and the reason why vaccines lower transmissibility and reaction to illness is because it shows your immune system what the viruses look like so they know how to fight off that illness. the immune system is so complex and interesting and i could write a ton about it, so message me if you’d like to know more but there’s tons of stuff online about how it works! 💕

@Kaitlyn West NO thank you, I'm not gonna keep my child away from people just because I as his mother am choosing to not vaccinate him. This was a very rude comment and I don't appreciate it. I'm not gonna keep my child locked up in the house all because of people like you

@Skylor He had so many bad reactions like mood and food wise that I don't want that anymore. He would refuse everything when he got vaccines so it's one of those things that I'm not going to continue to put him through

@Mollie What is the MMR vaccine?

It's normal to not feel great and have a bad mood after getting vaccinated, your body is learning to fight the illness. But it's better to feel poorly for a day than get measles

@Alexis It's not normal when he ends up in the hospital with an IV running fluids after each round of vaccines because he refuses to eat anything. Don't come on my post being rude

I wasn't rude at all

Vaccines prevent them from getting very sick. I understand everyone has their preferences, but I think it’s in the child’s best interest. People die from influenza. Getting vaccines won’t necessarily stop you from catching the illness, but if you do get it, your immune system is used to it already and it’s easy to fight off. I suggest doing a bit more research

@Ciera That's not true what so ever. Every vaccine me and my children ever gotten to "protect" us have made us very sick. My first was the same way as my second is. I'm not gonna continue to put chemicals into my children's bodies that end them up in the hospital. Get off my post and don't comment on my stuff ever again