https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 16 May 2026 16:16:47 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youve-thoroughly-researched-vaccines#post-1246333 Wed, 27 Nov 2013 08:19:50 +0000 MoonMoon 1246333@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Babies' bodies and immune systems are equipped to deal with multiple vaccines at one time, even more so than adults. Beyond that, I don't see it as my job or within my ability to research vaccines-I feel good leaving that to scientists and medical professionals! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youve-thoroughly-researched-vaccines#post-1246293 Wed, 27 Nov 2013 07:46:12 +0000 looch 1246293@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jh524: It is just how it is in Switzerland. You vax on the schedule, with the combinations they dictate. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youve-thoroughly-researched-vaccines#post-1246069 Tue, 26 Nov 2013 23:48:08 +0000 jh524 1246069@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pinkcupcake: fair enough :wink: And dr Google has every horror story out there when you look for information on vaccines...I've ran across some crazy stuff. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youve-thoroughly-researched-vaccines#post-1246064 Tue, 26 Nov 2013 23:44:28 +0000 pinkcupcake 1246064@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jh524: it's good enough for me. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youve-thoroughly-researched-vaccines#post-1246060 Tue, 26 Nov 2013 23:42:33 +0000 jh524 1246060@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pinkcupcake: that's a great article and it certainly sounds good but look at the references. It's outdated with the newest cited information being eleven years old...surely we could do better than that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youve-thoroughly-researched-vaccines#post-1246048 Tue, 26 Nov 2013 23:32:19 +0000 pinkcupcake 1246048@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: agreed! I thought this article very nicely explained the aluminum issue : <a href="http://www.chop.edu/export/download/pdfs/articles/vaccine-education-center/aluminum.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://www.chop.edu/export/download/pdfs/articles/vaccine-education-center/aluminum.pdf</a>. </p> <p>I read as much about vaccines as possible, but ultimately, I trusted the advice of my pediatrician. She is a trained doctor, whereas I'm just a lawyer ;) and know nothing about medicine except the very little I was taught by Dr. Google. I fully followed her recommendations and my LO has received all vaccines on time and according to schedule. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youve-thoroughly-researched-vaccines#post-1245979 Tue, 26 Nov 2013 22:37:27 +0000 jh524 1245979@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: why couldn't you split the shots? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youve-thoroughly-researched-vaccines#post-1245967 Tue, 26 Nov 2013 22:27:26 +0000 jh524 1245967@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: the amount of aluminum in each vaccine varies but is up to three times the fda recommended amount of exposure in one day. Even so, it's often over the daily amount for an adult let alone a baby. Aluminum is high on my concern list.<br /> @Vegmama: thank you for the link! My dr. Is okay with delaying or spacing out the vaccines as well.<br /> @wheres_c: I know, hep b seems like an unneeded vaccine for new babies.<br /> @shopaholic: I agree and don't mind the extra visits either. I spaced out my sons 4 month shots...I thought giving just the dtap and not the combo would be a better choice...come to find out that one single dtap had way more aluminum in it. The combo vaccine had traces of mercury in it and why do they both contain formaldehyde?! It's seriously scary...</p> <p>@jedeve: how do you know that? Do you go somewhere specific to get that information? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youve-thoroughly-researched-vaccines#post-1245346 Tue, 26 Nov 2013 17:02:49 +0000 looch 1245346@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Splitting the shots wasn't possible, so we went with the published schedule. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youve-thoroughly-researched-vaccines#post-1245338 Tue, 26 Nov 2013 17:01:32 +0000 jedeve 1245338@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I feel that vaccines themselves have been thoroughly researched, as has the schedule recommended. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youve-thoroughly-researched-vaccines#post-1245184 Tue, 26 Nov 2013 16:16:39 +0000 shopaholic 1245184@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't throughly research vaccines - it was just too overwhelming. We are pro-vaccines, but our original ped followed the Dr. Sears' guidelines and did not give certain vaccines. We always spaced out shots because of his beliefs and practices. I ended up switching peds so we could get all the vax, but I still like to space out the shots so she isn't getting a bunch of them at once. I don't mind the extra office visits since I'm a SAHM. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youve-thoroughly-researched-vaccines#post-1245167 Tue, 26 Nov 2013 16:12:03 +0000 lovehoneybee 1245167@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: Same here. </p> <p>We didn't have the option to split them up/spread them out with our pedi, though. And we LOVE our pedi and weren't about to find a new one who delays/pick and choose vaccines (sorry, I can't think of the better word for pick and choose) over something that we ultimately didn't feel was a concern. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youve-thoroughly-researched-vaccines#post-1245129 Tue, 26 Nov 2013 16:05:01 +0000 wheres_c 1245129@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I feel like the aluminum is the least of my worries with vaccines.<br /> Like @Vegmama we sought out a pediatrician and are on a delayed-non/essential schedule.<br /> so far he's had all the same vax as other kids his age, just split up and spread out. No rotovirus or hep b after the first shots. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youve-thoroughly-researched-vaccines#post-1244949 Tue, 26 Nov 2013 15:19:16 +0000 Boheme 1244949@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: @MsLipGloss: This. </p> <p>I work at a pediatric hospital, and the effects I've seen as a consequence of non-vaxxing far outweigh negligible amounts of aluminum. I've seen too many pertussis deaths to screw around with the schedule. I did a lot of research on the subject, and I came to the same conclusion every time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youve-thoroughly-researched-vaccines#post-1244941 Tue, 26 Nov 2013 15:17:14 +0000 Vegmama 1244941@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We found a pediatrician who is known for his research &amp; work with vaccine safety. I'd say, the best route is to find a caregiver who shares your beliefs. In our case, our doctor weeds out the unnecessary vaccines (waits until much later when their bodies can handle it better), and does the important vaccines on a slightly altered schedule (just to be sure we aren't giving too many vaccines at a time). </p> <p>Our ped has a video library on his site: <a href="http://www.drpaul.md/youtubechannel.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.drpaul.md/youtubechannel.htm</a> It is FULL of great videos about vaccines. His blog is awesome, too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youve-thoroughly-researched-vaccines#post-1244169 Tue, 26 Nov 2013 12:21:50 +0000 MsLipGloss 1244169@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: ditto! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youve-thoroughly-researched-vaccines#post-1244164 Tue, 26 Nov 2013 12:20:45 +0000 blackbird 1244164@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The amount of aluminum in vaccines was so small, it was negligible to me. It's a mineral that already exists in our body. I was unconcerned (I work with metals constantly. Aluminum is low on my concern list!). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youve-thoroughly-researched-vaccines#post-1244012 Tue, 26 Nov 2013 11:49:40 +0000 jh524 1244012@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>There has to be other mothers like me who have been doing a lot of research on vaccines. And for those who have learned about vaccines, combos, aluminum content and all the other important information regarding our babys and the current vaccines were giving our babies...</p> <p>I'm torn on what to do. I want the vaccines with the lowest aluminum content. Some of the combos do have lower aluminum than the individual vaccines but the combos expose the baby to many antigens at one time. Please tell me what you've learned and experienced...share what you know and explain why you chose what. </p> <p>If you want to keep your opinion private but want to tell me what you did, just post on my wall, thanks. </p>