Originally Posted By TiggerPooh1973 I have been reading a lot on childhood vaccinations as Jaden's first set are coming up next week at his 2 month appointment. I am concerned about the possible connection between autism and vaccines. I was wondering if anyone here has any thoughts on this, I know we have quite a few parents here. It's not that I do not want him vaccinated, I do think it is important to vaccinate. It's that I am considering delaying vaccination until he is older and his body is better able to handle it. Has anyone used a different schedule to vaccinate then the one that is recommended now? Here are some articles I have read in anyone is interested. Basically I am concerned with the amount (6 at two months) of vaccines that he would be given at one time as well as the additives that are also in the vaccine. <a href="http://www.lewrockwell.com/miller/miller15.html" target="_blank">http://www.lewrockwell.com/mil ler/miller15.html</a> <a href="http://www.westonaprice.org/children/autism.html" target="_blank">http://www.westonaprice.org/ch ildren/autism.html</a> <a href="http://www.know-vaccines.org/autism.html" target="_blank">http://www.know-vaccines.org/a utism.html</a>
Originally Posted By beamerdog >> Has anyone used a different schedule to vaccinate then the one that is recommended now?<< My oldest son who has Aspergers (a disorder on the autism spectrum) had a horrible horrible reaction to his first DPT shot. He was literally paralyzed for a day or two (hard to remember exactly as he's 27 now). It might be a coincidence, but who knows? We had the rest of his (and later, his brother's) vaccinations split and they never had reactions after that. My second son had no symptoms of autism. I would strongly reccomend the split doses.
Originally Posted By x Pirate_Princess x Vaccinations have definitely changed in the last 27 years, though.
Originally Posted By LuLu Hi TP! I do a lot of reading on the latest theories on health, nutrition, the FDA, Big Pharma etc I probably would not do any vaccinations at all based on what I've read. (I won't ler DD get Gardisil or the flu shot, which she was offered free since she works in a Dr office.) It's never been proven that vaccinations do what they're supposed to. Childhood diseases were nearly eradicated *before* vaccinations began. And flu shots haven't lessened flu deaths in the elderly (their objective). So my opinion is the risks outweigh the rewards, if any. Good luck making your decision. Since you are leaning towards vaccinating, just make sure your child is in 100% good health at the time.
Originally Posted By bloona I had my children vaccinated at the time advised. I worried, I think every parent does. They had mild reactions to the first dose at two months, with a swollen arm. But was fine other wise.I arent sure if you have the same immunisation programme as we do in the UK? We have the same ones at 2,3 and 4 months (diptheria,hepititis b, whooping cough, polio, meningitis and tetanus) then the MMR at a year, and all of them again at 5 years. A lot of people worried that the MMR was the cause of autism, so stopped having their children immunised against it a couple of years ago. Since then there have been several measles out breaks. Most Drs here say, that they are perfectly happy that there isnt a link, that the age that they are given the MMR, coincides with the age when the first signs of autism are usually noticed. Some did choose to have the measles mumps and rubella injections seperately, but there had to be several months between them ,and drs warned that they were putting their children at risk at an age where they were mixing with other children, and might catch the diseases. Its a very tough one. Im glad I had my children immunised, but I was very worried. My close friends son has asbergers, he is a year older than my youngest. I know his mum doesnt link the two, she looks back and can see signs from his birth that he wasnt quite like his older brother. But I know a lot who have autistic children are sure there is a link. this was in the papers here yesterday; <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/07/09/nmedic109.xml" target="_blank">http://www.telegraph.co.uk/new s/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/07/09/nmedic109.xml</a>
Originally Posted By Dave This thread got started twice and since there are more posts in the other thread lets continue it over there please. Thanks <a href="http://mb.laughingplace.com/default.asp?WCI=MsgBoard&WCE=T-89040-P-1" target="_blank">http://mb.laughingplace.com/de fault.asp?WCI=MsgBoard&WCE=T-89040-P-1</a>
