Never get "caught up" on vaccines. Do not even follow the schedule. I tell my friends to have one shot at a time done on their babies.
Both my girls had multiple shots done at once. I trusted the doctor and the medical industry. Bad idea. In my gut, it felt wrong. I should have known it was stupid.
Why, oh why, would anyone choose to give a kid all of those diseases at once? That's what's happening! Can a body handle a little bit of polio, diphtheria, measles, and others all at once? Hell no! It's common sense. Take it slow. One shot at a time. Let the kid recover. If the baby does have a reaction, how would the doctors know from which shot? We take our time and introduce one new food at a time, but we inject them with terrible diseases all at once? Common sense says no. Do not let the doctors shame you into anything.
The medical community means well, but they are brainwashed into thinking whatever is commonly taught. Do I think that the doctor who administered the 4 vaccines at once into Sophie wanted to harm her? No. I think that the doctor was trying to keep her safe, but the doctor was misinformed and passed that misinformation along to me.
Do I think that the medical industry needs to change their tune about vaccines? Yes! I use the word industry, because it's the businesspeople running the big pharmacy companies who are lobbying and persuading and buying the idiots who announce that vaccines are safe for all in the way that they are recommending.
The medical community needs to promote one shot at a time. Will it be inconvenient for parents to take their kids to the doctors more often? Yes. Will doctors be busier than they already are? Yes. Will insurance companies be happy? No. Is the inconvenience to parents and doctors worth it? YES!
I live it. I live everyday wanting and wishing and hoping and having faith and expecting miracles that my baby girl will talk to me, that she'll be able to care for herself one day, that she'll be able to let the world know what she's thinking and feeling. And now my heart is breaking with each tear I cry for her, for me, for anyone who knows and loves a child with autism.
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Very well written. I'll post this tonight as I do my Thursday Thirteen. I'll figure out a way to tie it in somehow.
I'm praying that somewhere, at somepoint, proof will come out that will educate everyone -- including the medical profession.
Mary, thank you so much for sharing this. The more I learn about Autism, the more it freaks me out because so much is totally unknown. Andrew has already had all of his vaccines on the regular schedule up until now, but I think it can't hurt to do them one at a time from now on. Thank you for the suggestion. I plan to do this going forward. Question for you, though...what about school and day cares requiring immunizations? How do I get beyond this and what are my rights?
Great post Mary! It is very educational and I agree that we still know so little about it. Because of Autism Awareness month I did see two news stories on last night about autism. So, that just shows that parents like you are making strides and getting the awareness out there that the general public need to know. Great job!
HELLO !!!!!!
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