Hi Moms,
I stopped vaccinating my son at 18 months because at 2 he had a speech delay and I made some dramatic changes from then on. He is now 4 1/2 and he is doing great, no more speech delay or related issues. I am not worried about any of the shots except MMR. We are going to the Caribean next fall and I am thinking of giving him the shot a month of 2 before we go. He will be 5 1/2. I am interested in hearing from moms who delayed their children's shots for a few years and what was the outcome. Pro-vax moms, I am well aware that the MMR/autism link has been "debunked" but there is much more to the vaccine story that we are currently aware of. That is a fact.
If you can get the vaccines split up that is easier on the body. And I would say that if you are going on a trip, at the least do it a month before like you stated.
I don't vaccinate, but I was going to delay in the beginning. My pediatrician said with the MMR, the longer you can put it off the better. He actually recommends (if you are getting it) waiting until 6. At the time we were talking about this, he offered the vaccines separately, instead of a grouping. That was over 3 years ago, so I'm not sure if that is an option still available. I would think waiting until 5 1/2, is about as safe as you can get for delaying.
Hi,
It is interesting that you asked this question today because some news was published this week about the suit filed against drug company Merck (currently the only FDA approved MMR manufacturer) by two former employees who claim to have witnessed and directly participated in fraud and schemes to falsely maintain the 95% efficacy rate of the MMR vaccine. From the Natural News article, "According to the complaint, these vaccines have been mislabeled, misbranded, adulterated and falsely certified as having a 95% efficacy rate."
Here is the article link:
http://www.naturalnews.com/036298_merck_scientists_false_...
A second article:
http://vaccinesafetycouncilminnesota.org/merck-sued-over-...
And here is the link to a PDF of the law suit:
http://www.naturalnews.com/036298_merck_scientists_false_...
I know this doesn't directly answer your question but I thought it was important info. to share.
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you need to talk to your pediatrician...
for full efficacy on mmr - it takes two doses - I don't know how far apart they need to be. but you'll need to figure that into your schedule.
also - what are the laws in NJ? will you need it for school - both shots? and what about the other shots - will he need to be "caught up" to go to school? In colorado we can opt out just because (called a personal waiver) but many states don't allow that.
i waited on mmr. these three diseases are almost non-issues in small children. but it is a necessary vaccine. it is absolutely crucial for adults (to the poster who doesn't believe in it) to have immunity to these diseases. all three of these diseases have horrible, horrible effects on adults - that's why we vaccinate kids - so they don't give it to the adults!
my kids were like 4 or 5 for their first shot and did the second shot at their annual a year later. no side effects other than normal soreness at the injection site. I wouldn't be worried about it at age 5.
Here is the thing with my story on MMR. My son who has autism spectrum didn't have the shot until he was almost two because of my older daughter's crazy soccer schedule. He was already showing symptoms of AS.
The shot changed nothing.
My oldest son, who is as normal as a child of mine can be didn't talk until he was three and a half, he had the shot at 14 months. Again the shot didn't change anything.
My older daughter who had the shot on time was advanced in talking, by a year and a half she was talking like a second grader. She had the shot on schedule.
It is a fact that there are a lot of things I do not know. The MMR shot does not fall into that category.
NYC has had to date over 115 cases of Whooping cough because people refuse to vaccinate their kids....SMH :( A few had very, very close calls. The dept. of health is going crazy trying to curb this.
The previous poster said that the MMR is absolutely critical for adults. That is simply not true, and there is no vaccine out there that promises a lifetime immunity 100%. That's why there are booster shots. Also incorrect is the notion that the MMR requires two doses. That is not true for everyone. Talk to your ped about it, but if you're going to do the shot, you can have your child titer tested to see if he has antibodies for the diseases. On the chance that he does, then you don't need to vax. At least have him titered after the first round--I don't want to scare you, but there have been rare cases where children have suffered from overexposure to the vax--their bodies didn't need round two of the shot. Finally, there is something that is supposed to support your childs immune system with processing vaccines. I think it's called vax shield or vaccine shield, just google it. Good luck whatever you decide.
