non-vaxing?

[waterisntsomething]

Originally Posted by JustSomeChickVee This is all I'm going to say about this. I don't really care whether or not others choose to vaccinate. Vaccine Adverse Effects Reporting System Database: http://www.medalerts.org/vaersdb/index.php Vaccine Ingredients: http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pin...nt-table-2.pdf Vaccine Package Inserts: http://www.immunize.org/packageinserts/ Tripedia insert (ommitted from previous link.) http://www.fda.gov/downloads/Biologi.../UCM101580.pdf Brain Blood Barrier and MSG: http://www.truthinlabeling.org/obesityepidemic.html Aluminum: http://www.nvic.org/doctors-corner/A...gredients.aspx Blood Brain Barrier and Aluminum: http://student.biology.arizona.edu/ad/bbb.html Aluminum and Motor Degeneration: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...ihms171746.pdf Health Effects of Mercury : http://orf.od.nih.gov/Environmental+...lthHazards.htm Mercury and the Blood Brain Barrier: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0909080318.htm Health Effects of Formaldehyde: http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/e...rmaldehyde.pdf Formaldehyde and the Blood Brain Barrier: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3779084 Debunking Herd Immunity: http://www.thehealthyhomeeconomist.c...-vaccinations/ Vaccines and neurological issues, including autism: "In acknowledging Hannah's injuries, the government said vaccines aggravated an unknown mitochondrial disorder Hannah had which didn't "cause" her autism, but "resulted" in it. It's unknown how many other children have similar undiagnosed mitochondrial disorder."http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31727_162-20015982-10391695.html http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12145534 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9756729 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...#reference-sec http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21058170 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22099159 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21350943 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15764492 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22015705 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22015977 Mumps Protective Effect Against Ovarian Cancer: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2951028/ Polio Facts: “Up to 95% of all polio infections are inapparent or subclinical without symptoms. “ http://sprojects.mmi.mcgill.ca/tropm...o/symptoms.htm Chicken Pox Vaccine Tied to Increase in Shingles: http://www.prweb.com/releases/2003/10/prweb83848.htm Prevnar Vaccine Linked to Superbugs: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20825107/#.UHSQ1RXA9v8 Pneumococcal Vaccine Did Not Decrease Incidence of Peumococcal Mningitis in France: http://journals.lww.com/pidj/Abstrac...Before.18.aspx Hib Vaccine & Type 1 Diabetes: http://www.bmj.com//content/319/7217/1133.1 Flu Shots Not Beneficial: http://www.lakelandtimes.com/main.as...rticleID=12400 Vaccine Laws & Exemptions By State: http://www.vaclib.org/exemption.htm Vaccine Manufacturers Given Immunity to Lawsuits: http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice...eme-Court-says Advisers on Vaccines Often Have Conflicts: “A new report finds that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention did a poor job of screening medical experts for financial conflicts when it hired them to advise the agency on vaccine safety, officials said Thursday.” http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/18/he...=4&ref=health&

Subbing so I can look at these links one day when I have time.

[dancermommy1]

OP, I suugest just searching the forum. This topic is just a fast track to a locked thread.

[JennTheMomma]

For *my family* we do not vaccinate because of vaccine related complications (they happened, so we stopped, and our Ped agrees with us).

[iris0110]

Originally Posted by JennTheMomma For *my family* we do not vaccinate because of vaccine related complications (they happened, so we stopped, and our Ped agrees with us).

This is my reason as well. I have told my son's story before, it is here on the board. The pedi agrees that at the very least he should never have MMR or varicella and it would be safer if my youngest never had them either, he is relaxed on our decision about other vaxes.

[nonipie]

I also wanted to say that whenever these debates come up I think it is so, so valuable to find a Pediatrician you trust and is knowledgeable in addition to doing your own research. We did a variety of research before our oldest was born and interviewed Pediatricians before we picked one. Ours is very honest with me about what he thinks is necessary and what he recommends(we selectively vax) and I am always amazed at the things he cites usually as not very effective or a very low risk and doesn't ever question us about declining vaccinations.

[Christylkeller]

Originally Posted by ktmelody Yup. I got all my info direct from the cdc and the who. And still chose not to vaccinate my kids. I trust the cdc puts out proper and enough information to make an informed decision. For me it was not enough to persuade me to vaccinate.

Yep! Completely agree! Once you research each individual illness and each individual vaccine, you will be able to make an informed decision. The CDC has wonderful information and actually was pretty convincing for us to not vaccinate any longer, along with understanding what each illness was and how to avoid or treat it if necessary. Also, studying some epidemiology charts from the turn of the 20th century through current shows the natural decline in illnesses prior to mass vaccinations. It is AMAZING what proper sanitation and hygiene practices can do for decreasing the spread of illnesses!