This is a very hot topic out there, so I am just sharing my experiences and thoughts on it...
Right from the word 'go', I was pro-vaccination. There is so much disease and illness out there that can be prevented by vaccinating. It is important to me that my child is protected from those awful diseases that can cause so many life-long problems and even death. It just is not worth the risk of that happening to my little baby. I'm a nurse and I see so many illnesses that can't be prevented by vaccination, that it just makes sense to protect myself and my family from a disease or illness when I can.
Bub had his very first shots on the day he was born (I was in theatre when he was given his check, weigh & shots), but my midwife knew (and I had signed the forms) that he was to get them. He had no ill-effect from them. Next lot were at 8 weeks, and yes, he screamed when he was injected, but after a cuddle and a breastfeed he settled and again, no problems. 12 weeks were the worst - bub would not settle and couldn't be comforted for long for the whole weekend (he had them on a Fri am, didn't settle until the Sun night). He had a little lump in his thigh from one injection (a common, normal side-effect) which didn't seem to affect him when it was touched/palpated. It went away with no issues. He's now had his 6mth vaccinations. He screamed when they went in, but was fine once it was over. Again, a bit of a breastfeed and he settled fine. Absolutely no complications for us.
I do understand that there are people out there who honestly believe that their child was affected by the immunisations. I'm not here to debate their opinions. My husband occasionally wonders if the immunisations will have an affect on our son, but I'm 99% certain that there has been/will be no worries with his capacity and ability to learn and behave in a "normal" manner. And you know what? Even if he does have behavioural issues years down the track, I still would have trouble pinning it to his early immunisations. We will have to see what the future holds. I believe my son is smart and clever and I will always tell him how much he is loved and how clever I believe he is. He will believe that he is capable of anything and everything he puts his mind to, whether or not issues arise.
I know my own mum struggled with whether or not to immunisation my sister and I. In the end, she did, and I'm forever grateful that she did. I'm healthy, happy, and have always known that my mum made the right choices for her babies.
As mums, all we can do is to make decisions that we believe is the right thing to do for our children. We all just want the best for our babies, and try to bring them up to be a loving positive influence on society and the people around them. I believe that one of the first decisions we have to make for our babies is to decide to immunise them against those nasty diseases of the past that are now starting to make a comeback because children are not being immunised against them.
- BM
Right from the word 'go', I was pro-vaccination. There is so much disease and illness out there that can be prevented by vaccinating. It is important to me that my child is protected from those awful diseases that can cause so many life-long problems and even death. It just is not worth the risk of that happening to my little baby. I'm a nurse and I see so many illnesses that can't be prevented by vaccination, that it just makes sense to protect myself and my family from a disease or illness when I can.
Bub had his very first shots on the day he was born (I was in theatre when he was given his check, weigh & shots), but my midwife knew (and I had signed the forms) that he was to get them. He had no ill-effect from them. Next lot were at 8 weeks, and yes, he screamed when he was injected, but after a cuddle and a breastfeed he settled and again, no problems. 12 weeks were the worst - bub would not settle and couldn't be comforted for long for the whole weekend (he had them on a Fri am, didn't settle until the Sun night). He had a little lump in his thigh from one injection (a common, normal side-effect) which didn't seem to affect him when it was touched/palpated. It went away with no issues. He's now had his 6mth vaccinations. He screamed when they went in, but was fine once it was over. Again, a bit of a breastfeed and he settled fine. Absolutely no complications for us.
I do understand that there are people out there who honestly believe that their child was affected by the immunisations. I'm not here to debate their opinions. My husband occasionally wonders if the immunisations will have an affect on our son, but I'm 99% certain that there has been/will be no worries with his capacity and ability to learn and behave in a "normal" manner. And you know what? Even if he does have behavioural issues years down the track, I still would have trouble pinning it to his early immunisations. We will have to see what the future holds. I believe my son is smart and clever and I will always tell him how much he is loved and how clever I believe he is. He will believe that he is capable of anything and everything he puts his mind to, whether or not issues arise.
I know my own mum struggled with whether or not to immunisation my sister and I. In the end, she did, and I'm forever grateful that she did. I'm healthy, happy, and have always known that my mum made the right choices for her babies.
As mums, all we can do is to make decisions that we believe is the right thing to do for our children. We all just want the best for our babies, and try to bring them up to be a loving positive influence on society and the people around them. I believe that one of the first decisions we have to make for our babies is to decide to immunise them against those nasty diseases of the past that are now starting to make a comeback because children are not being immunised against them.
- BM
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