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Chicken Pox

I read a strange bit of news over the weekend. It seems that people want their children to get chicken pox instead of the vaccination so they are having pox parties and mailing virus laden lollipops and such to other who cannot get their children to a pox party. I think that is a little strange. I can understand wanting your child to get chicken pox, to a point. When Hailey was four her pediatrician wanted to vaccinate her against chicken pox. The vaccine was fairly new at the time and I was unsure of it so I asked if … Continue reading →

Hannah Polling, Vaccines, and Autism

Let me say first that this blog is my opinion on the situation. I have researched at length the various issues, the Hannah Polling case, as well as the Vaccine Compensation program. With that said, I’m not a doctor. I would encourage all parents to be fully informed about the vaccinations their children are receiving, and to consider all the evidence. Here are some things to know, as I understand the case. What is the Hannah Polling Case? Hannah Polling is a little girl who began exhibiting autism symptoms right after immunizations she received at her 19 month old well … Continue reading →

No Link Between Autism and Thimerosal

A report published today by the California State Department of Public Health says that they’ve done a longitudinal study that suggests there’s no link between vaccines that contain trace amounts of mercury and autism. Over a period of 12 years (1995 to 2007) autism cases in California continued to rise despite the fact that thimerosal has not been used in childhood vaccines since 2001. If theimerosal was to blame for autism, then the rate of autism cases should’ve dropped after 2001. Doctors are suggesting that this study is yet another piece of evidence against the idea that vaccinations cause autism. … Continue reading →

The Best of the 2007 Baby Blog

It has been an exciting year in the baby blog with a few changes in bloggers, several news stories, a few series started, and of course lots of information and reflection. This is a list of the best of the best. . .the best news, the best advice and the best of my personal favorites. With that I wish you all a Happy New Year, and look forward to an exciting year in 2008! Ask a Baby Blogger Series–This, in my opinion is one of the best things the baby blog has to offer. Granted, it’s my advice which I … Continue reading →

The Now Mandatory Pneumococcal Vaccine

New York has just followed suit with New Jersey and has now mandated that all infants receive the pneumococcal vaccine if they want to enter nursery school, or preschool or elementary school. Some parents are outraged and others feel like this is a good thing. Frankly, I sit on the fence in this debate. It is important to mention that parents can opt out of the pneumococcal vaccine by asking for a religious waiver. However, if I understand correctly, the new law makes it impossible for their children to enter school–even with the waiver. What the Vaccine Protects Against The … Continue reading →

Ask a Baby Blogger: Q & A on Vaccines

Since I’ve started doing some blogs on vaccines and we’ve been discussing the issue in the forums, I’ve been getting more and more questions about vaccines. Today I’m going to answer them as best as I can. Please understand, that I’m not a medical expert. I’m a plain old mom whose had a lot of babies. Consequently, I’ve done a lot of research. I believe that every parent needs to be responsible for researching the best option for their child. Where exactly do you get your information? I try to pull information from a variety of sites. It really depends … Continue reading →

Vaccine Profiles: DTaP

I promised that I would get around to discussing each vaccination individually. I am not an expert and this is not medical advice. Vaccines are very controversial and I certainly respect, even believe in every parent’s right to choose the best course of action for their children. My purpose is to try to provide good information for parents who are navigating their way through their child’s vaccinations. I have taken my information from several sources, including but not limited to the CDC website as well as Dr. Sears’ Vaccination Book. If you have a question please feel free to ask … Continue reading →

What’s in a Vaccine?

Continuing on my quest to pull together comprehensive information on both sides of the debate, today I’m going to focus on the ingredients used to make vaccines. My information comes from the Center for Disease Control. The CDC maintains that the amount of ingredients in vaccines are miniscule and therefore are harmless, unless of course one is allergic to them. Others maintain that it does not make sense to give your baby lots of metals and chemicals. Aluminum gels or salts of aluminum which are added as adjuvants to help the vaccine stimulate production of antibodies to fight off diseases … Continue reading →

Are Vaccines Safe? Other Things You Should Know

In my last blog on vaccines, I wrote about vaccination safety from a statistical perspective. We discussed that all vaccines carry some risk of side effects. . .some of which are severe. We looked at numbers from Japan and the pertussis vaccine that carried the risk of anaphylaxis. (Severe allergic reaction.) Whooping cough was not all that common in the preceding years before the vaccine was stopped. However after the vaccine was stopped, we see a dramatic rise in pertussis cases and a dramatic rise in death. Although the vaccine did carry with it some risks, no one ever died … Continue reading →

Are Vaccines Really Safe? Looking at Safety Differently

In my first blog, I mentioned that I’m attempting to find as much information as I possibly can about vaccines. I welcome any questions that you might have; you can either leave them in the comments below, visit the forums where we were discussing this, or send me a private message. It seems like one of the first questions we need to address is whether or not vaccines are actually safe. It’s a disturbing question to answer because if you read the medical literature you walk away with the idea that there are absolutely no risks involved whatsoever, or at … Continue reading →