TDaP dilemma

[Sunshining826]

My bro/sis-in-law are asking all family members to get the TDaP vaccination before meeting their newborn.  Being pregnant myself and not a proponent of vaccines in general,  I'm hesitant to get it, but don't want to cause major family drama and not be able to "see their baby for 6 months".  Thoughts...?

[Newmummy657]

My personal opinion is if you chose not to get the vaccination that is ok, but when your not able to see the baby or attend anything don't cause a fuss about it! I am very much in favour of vaccinations and to anyone who tells me to do my research on any injuries ect I tell them to go up to the children's ward of a hospital and see how many children are up there with preventable illnesses! My mum has been a nurse giving vaccinations at the same doctors office for 25 years and she has NEVER had anyone have an adverse reaction! I'm all for choice but when it comes to vaccinations and protecting our children and ourselves from all these illness I am very much pro vaccination and will argue my point to anyone!

[Keepsmiling2012]

Wow! This all has been very informational! Growing up my brother and I only got shots that were required by the school in order to enroll. We never had flu shots, and ate home grown things as well as stuff from the store. This was also 20-34yrs ago. Seeing how others every time that got the flu vax would end up sicker then dogs. I never understood the point of them. They only have a 60% affective ness( stats from the dr.) and it only covers that one stran of virus. Another healthcare worker told me there is ingredients like murcery that are thought to be causing all of these childhood issues like autism, ADHD, etc. I'm not totally anti vax, but believe not everything is safe. Just like you've all probably seen the woman that had the flu shot and now is unable to walk forward. She calasps into a seizure, unable to talk normal, but walking and running backwards she functions perfectly heathly. There were some vax. that I turned down with my first due to being uninformed. Now 2yrs old, we've had a few little colds here and there, but your body needs to build up it's own antibodies. With getting all these shots that's why your immune system isn't doing it's job. I didnt realize the whopping cough was that big of an issue, never knew anyone who had it, and just thought it's just another form of a respiratory cold. I will look into it more. I agree with protecting our babies, everything about them is tiny.

[mammatanz]

The only thing that I have left to say is that while people do vax their kids it doesn't always work, plus there are people who are allergic to some of the ingredients, and there are people who cannot be vaxed because of an immune system problem, like those with cancer, so when people do not vax their kids they are putting all of those other people at risk not just their children. I also hope that the people who do not vax their kids are feeding there children all organic foods and things that are not made from gmos or meat from animals that are fed hormones and antibiotics because you are increasing your child's chances of not being able to fight off something by doing that. The antibiotics that is found in meat and dairy products and many other things increase resistance to antibiotics in many diseases meaning that a doctor prescribed antibiotics is not going to work as well if at all. Just something to think about, plus I was told by my Dr that if the family has gotten the trap within the last 5 years they so not need to get it again. Only the mother because it gets some of the antibodies into the baby's system.

[mommaof2munchkins]

Thank you rod3..I will read that.. You're comment has been the most helpful of all the ones on here. It happens to me all of the time since we do not VAX our children people always jump to a quick conclusion and judge us.. And try to shove their beliefs down our throat. We will probley still  continue to not VAX. But thank you for not judging and at least partially understanding where I am coming from on the whole non VAX issue.

[rod3]

I recommend Dr. SEARS VACCINATION book. It is a very informative book and not biased. It is not pro anything but pure info. It helps those who will vaccinate, those who will limit vaccines and those who do not. It lets you know that some vaccines can be limited to one dosage if given at a later age, to ones that can be determined if you are immune to it with a blood test and so on. After reading it I have decided to opt out on some but definitely get the ones that the risks out way my personal feelings. Tdap and pc are my top ones.

[mommaof2munchkins]

If you are so confident that they work why are you so worried.. You should be more worried about my children getting sick. And it is a personal choice. If you want to pump all of those toxins into yourself or your children so be it that is your choice just like it is our choice not to VAX our perfectly healthy children. I it's just us doing what we believe is best for our children it is completely legal we are doing everything within our rights.