Parent's against vaccines?

I am not vaccination my son at all. And with my next child I will not be either.

There are only 2 states in all of America that require a vaccine scheduled when entering public school. I believe it's Virginia and Missouri. However, I could be wrong about the actual two states, I am however positive it is only two states at the moment.

Same with daycares. Some daycares can actually just "turn you away" for not doing beceause it's their policy, but most certainly not because it's illegal or anything like that.

My son's current daycare, which is a popular one in our area, said the only thing I had to do was write my OWN letter, stating why I have not vaccinated him along with turning in his health report filled out by the doctor.

As far as when he's old, entering public school, all you have to do is fill out a waiver stating you have refused vaccines for your child for either strong convictions about it (which go along the lones of religious, though it's not for religious) which is my reasoning, or that he's medically unable to have vaccines.

There's NO WAY on this earth a child would be turned away from public school for not being vaccinated. What about the children that ARE proven to have reactions to vaccines and it's doctor ordered they have no more? Vaccines aren'y perfect, so they don't always work perfectly. Those children shouldn't have to suffer educationally because their bodies couldn't handle the vaccines.

And to answer your questions above:

No, I'm not going to homeschool. Not enough patience for that, lol!

No way did my son get the Hep B shot. I wrote in HUGE letters on the vaccines schedule they gave me, REFUSAL and signed the paper. They were a little iffy about it, but where the hell is my son going to get Hepatitis B if no one in my family has it and we're clean people. No thank you.

And Yes, my son's pediatrician argues with me every single time we go. My son is now 18 months old and he STILL argues. I found away around that though. Last time for his 15 month check up, I was so frustrated I almost started crying. He then completely backed off and almost became sympathetic. Whatever.

It just upsets me that I'm being guffed at around every turn for making a decision for MY SON...not anyone elses. Not their life, not their son. I feel not vaccinating has been the best decision we could have ever made and I'm happy about it.

I am not against vaccines, but do not judge those who decide to have an adjusted vaccine schedule (or no schedule at all). We all have to make tough parenting choices.

Anyway, I did do some research on this topic while I was pregnant. In most states, there are religious waivers that can be signed in order to send your child to public school without vaccines. In some other states, there are other waivers aside from religion that can be signed as well. Some people choose home schooling, but there are many great options out there, such as free online charter schools that are "public" if your state does not have any waivers.

In the hospital, you must sign before they will give your baby the hepatitis shot, so I suppose that those who do not want their child to have this vaccine would not sign the waiver and can avoid the child getting the shot.

If you are adamant about your decision, it is suggested to just switch doctors. There are may a doctor out there who will give someone a hard time as vaccinations bring in money for pediatric offices (you will find this most often in offices that take government aided medical insurances, and to be clear the money does not come from the vaccines themselves but the "monthly to bi-monthly health care visits. For example my current pediatrician delays vaccination so that a newborn has to come in every single month to get shots and to get more money from the government.) Some doctors are generally sincere about vaccines and do not agree with a delayed vaccination schedule or no vaccination schedule at all. But if you approach that kind of doctor, they can not force a vaccine on your child if you are against it. So, just get out of there and find another doctor. Many people look for a doctor before they even have their child to find out the doctor's view on vaccines. Some will do a delayed schedule, some will avoid them altogether just for you and some will be adamant that they must be done.

My children school district is the same way but you can sign a religious waiver and another form that releases the school from liability if your child catches one of the diseases that they have not been immunized against. I am a strong believer in immunizations but I do agree that a newborn should not be exposed to such strong medications as the Hepatitis B vaccine. I feel that they are not at risk of being exposed to this condition at such a young age so they necessarily don't need it yet. All my children had the vaccine when they were school age and did well. Each parent has to weigh the options and find what is best for their family. With the media reports and celebrity parents getting involved it is getting more difficult to make a bias decision.

P.S. V-K given after birth is not a vaccine it prevent bleeding in the newborn.

There are some people that think its some huge conspiracy theory. But, Autism becomes diagnosable around the same time that these shots are given. All of the shots used to and many still do contain mercury, and people drew a false causal relationship between the mercury and the autism. Mercury does not cause autism, but it CAN cause mercury poisoning, which has simular symptoms to autism, and can be reversed with proper diet and exercise. There is no clear cut evidence to prove that the shots cause autism. However, there is also no clear cut evidence to prove that it doesnt. There are misconceptions that unvaccinated children are not allowed to go to public schools, but that is untrue. They are allowed to go to public schools, but the lack of vaccination has to be documented. All states allow for medical exemption (if there is a medical reason the child cannot have the shots, and sometimes there is.. for example I am currently unvaccinated after my bone marrow transplant, and cannot revaccinate while I am on anti rejection meds) most states allow for a religious exemption, and a couple of states allow for a couple of other reasons. The problem is that with the growing number of unvaccinated children through parental choice or illegal immigration, diseases like the measles are being given oppurtunity to come back. Some people are all like, well, I had measles (there are people alive old enough to say that) and it didnt make me that sick. Maybe... then. What people dont understand is in that virtually irradicating it, for out breaks to happen and spread, the virus will have mutated in order to survive in vaccinated individuals.... Much like regular staph to MRSA and then VRSA. I realize that is bacteria, not virus, but it works the same way.

I am not anti-vaccines but for health reasons I decided to delay my son having his MMR. The doctor said it was fine for him to have it, but he has had a problem with ear infections and I wanted to wait until he had grommets inserted and was all well and off medication before he had the MMR.

Even though I informed my GP of my decision and the reasons behind it and said he would get his MMR when he was better, I got SO much grief about it. I've been sent appointment letters every 2 weeks for 6 months, I've received 15 leaflets on vaccinations from my local health authority and more recently I've had phonecalls to my home inviting me to 'focus groups for parents who chose not to vaccinate'.

It's all really got on my nerves and I am a parent who has chosen to vaccinate. It would be a lot worse if he wasn't having his vaccines.

Ok so I personally do not plan on vaccinating my children either. I have ALWAYS been against medicines since I was a child. My mom was not like this but I always felt they were dangerous and unnecessary. When I was sick I would often hide my medicine or refuse it outright. It may have started from when I was younger I would get horrible migraines, my mom would give me medicine and I would ALWAYS throw it up. So I naturally started avoiding medicine. Now if I am sick and need antibiotics that is one thing, but i often refuse those too unless I know for a fact that it can help. I had a bronchial infection and the Dr said she was going to start me on AntiBiotics, I looked at her and said: Antibiotics cant get rid of a bronchial infection, why would you just tell me that you are giving me that? She said because most people feel better if they are taking something. Mentally not physically. My point is many of the vaccines are not necessary. I will vaccinate my child if I feel like it would be helpful. However when I do, they wont be infants. I will be waiting until their immune system is stronger.

Also I accidentally hit a thumbs up for So happy, and I would like to say I was trying to give her a thumbs down, so don't think another person on here agrees with what you said. It is nice to see so many anti vaccine moms out there! This was a very informative question.

There are wonderful homeopathic (and organic) vaccinations available, its just difficult to find a doctor to do them, but once you do find it, they're great. They have just as high a success rate a traditional vaccinations, but they don't contain the mercury or even the egg that is often used in traditional vaccines. They're great for concerned parents or children with serious allergies.

Just a quick response to "So Happy", and to clear this up for any other confused readers - vaccinations given to children do not prevent colds and other minor illnesses. There is no vaccination against the common cold.

Vaccinations also have nothing to do with autism; autistic children are born that way, it is not a disease they can catch.

All states but two have either religious or philosophical exemptions, just google your state. Its really easy, for my sister we just wrote we were against the practice of vaccines and the school said okay and took the waiver no problems.

No my daughter did not have the Hep B or Vit K.

Our ped doesn't even recommend all the vaccines, he loves the crunchy mama's.

I only partially vaccinate my children, and it's done on my schedule, not the CDC's. No I do not plan to home school. No child can be turned away from public school over religious or philosophical beliefs. No I declined the Hep B. That is a vaccine they can choose to get on their own. I did not get one until I was 22, when I became a nurse. Our pediatrician does not give us any grief over our decision. He agrees with me on my views about vaccination and several other issues when it come to my children's health care.