MMRV vaccine

[johnlinda]

My son is 10 months old.  In November he will be 1 year old and it will be time for his first MMRV vaccine.  There seems to be so much confusion on this being the shot that causes autism.  Do any of the shots made now contain thimerosal  and if so can you geet the shot without this in it?  Also,  is it better to wait until they are older or what?  My child has no siblings and is not in daycare.  I want to do what is right, but clearly want to have a better understanding of why people are thinking this shot could cause autism.  Also, does the flu vaccines contain thimerosal?  What are my options ?    Thanks in advance for your time in answering my question.

[johnlinda]

Thanks for your comments and advice.  Thanks for taking the time to respond.  

[Kini71]

wow.  thanks for sharing your story.  great to hear from someone who can tell us they actually could feel the difference, etc.  i agree that vaccines are a double edged sword.  and that one one size doesn't fit all.  i think you hit the nail on the head.  

[Mozartcowgirl]

i remember being  held down..when i was 6... and given the MMR vaccination.. not too long after..... ..  i was a changed.. inncoent little girl.. that became.. well.. not who i had been.  I rock too this day... i have a hard time with certain things... i have social problems.. i was diagnosed with aspergers syndrome ... my parent were court ordered ..and told they would be jailed if they did not take me to get my shots.  i remember my mother crying.. as they held me down. i REMEMBER.. the feeling i got when after the shot.. i was a VERY healty little girl before.. not after.  i felt spacey.. out of touch... locked inside my head.. i couldnt get out. no person will ever convince me that it wasnt the shots..


i watched the oprah.. i agree with Jenny M... one size.. does not fit all. where some people are suseptable to the shots..others are not. .. not affected at all.. and some... are serverely affected.. you wuld be amazed at the amount  of litigations there are against the "vaccine people.

i think vaccines are a double edged sword.. they have saved lives.. they have taken them.. its such a hard thing to talk about.  i just wish more research was being done.. to  find out who is more suseptable .. than who arent...
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[Kini71]

I have a 3month old boy and have been doing lots and lots of research.  I would recommend books like the one by Dr. Stephanie Cave "what your doctor may not tell you about vaccinations".  She talks about each disease and each vaccine.  Also options on selective vaccination plus an alternative time frame to give them.  Another good book"Vaccinations, A thoughtful parent's guide" by Aviva Jill Romm.  Another good explanation of each disease, risks and explanation of the vaccines.  For me, it was helpful to start understanding the diseases and risks, odds of getting it etc.  Also then to read about what is in each vaccine is an eye-opener, to say the least.
I have heard stats on autism that it is 1 in 94 for boys.  Also 1 in 150 for boy/girls, if I understand that correctly.  I have read that as well as seen it on TV.  It is up to you to do the research and try and understand why there has been such a rise in Autism in the last 10 years.  I do know that boys are more prone to autism.  Anyway.  I liked having books on hand to read as well as looking online.  The CDC Pink Book which you can locate online is a good source (Center For Disease Control).  Explains diseases/vaccines.  Mothering.com good source for stories and options of how to spread out vaccines, delay vaccines/selective vaccines, etc.
My son has had 2 rounds of Hep B (which I regret) and I am not going further with anymore.  If I do, I will selective vaccinate, perhaps Hib at 7 or 12 months.  I will NOT do MMR, that is for sure, and I dought DTaP.  I'm nervous about wooping cough, but the research on aPertussis vaccine is scary.  And most of these vaccines have been "remodeled" since 2000 to take out mercury, so I also feel my kid is a guinea pig to see what will happen 10 to 20 years from now.  Look how long it took for them to see that oral polio vaccine was giving people polio?  And finally changed it in 2000.  And similar situation with DTP being changed to DTaP because of the adverse reactions.  
Again, I liked Mothering.com and looked into vaccine site to just get a feel for what other people were doing.  But, most importantly it is each parent's responsibility to research fully and then make an informed decision and not just decided off the cuff to go one way or the other.  Vaccines have done a good thing, but as they say "one size may not fit all". Hope any of this helps.  Do research!!

[girliegrl1723]

i too am very confused as to what the uproar is all about. is it to not vaccinate at all? to spread out the shots? to not get certain shots? edward is 8 months old. he has gotten all of his regularly scheduled shots up until this point. i don't know how to continue. i've read most of the research and it is conflicting. i don't know what to do? is it just the MMRV vaccine that "they" link to autisim? or what?

[joyfulmom22]

hello... I can relate to your concerns! I was having the same ones just before my daughter was born. We had done alot of reading on the subject of vaccines, and have decided to NOT vaccinate at all, ever. In addition to containing thimerasol (mercury), the shots also contain many other harmful chemicals and toxins that will actually weaken the childs immune system, and potentially cause many problems down the road.

http://www.informedchoice.info/cocktail.html

here is a link that will provide the ingredient list to the different shots. if you do a search on the ingredients in there, you will find that most of them are very toxic, and should not be in a human's body, especially not a small child's.

I would definately reccomend really doing an indepth study on vaccines before you decide to have any more shots given. Your options are completely up to you, not any doctor. If you choose not to have all the shots done, there are exepmtions to have them in public school. If you decide you want to do them, but delayed, I would strongly reccomend delaying as long as absolutely possible to give your child's body and immunity time to strenghthen before doing so.

It is a tough decision, just make sure that you make a very informed choice!!

p.s.- even if your doctor tells you the brand they use does not contain thimerasol, ask to see the vial. I have heard of this happening, and the doctor said no, but it really did still have it in there. Take the reigns- you are totally in charge of your child's life and health!