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It's very uncommon. All of my friends have vaccinated their LO's and all of my friends were vaccinated as children...apart from me! My parents were strongly anti-vax.

@.twist.: irritate isn't the right word

@littlejoy: was your ETA to me? It's probably just the people I associate with. In my neighborhood and family everyone is vaccinated. So in our playgroup all Zumas friends are up to date on vaccines. But we have other friends who are not, in our holistic groups, crunchy groups, cloth diapering groups. All that stuff.

@anonysquire: Yes, it was. I think you're the only person who said they know quite a few people who aren't vaccinated, so I was just curious.

I'm in a local natural moms group on FB and none of their kids are vaxed, they are also women I attended high school with. I don't agree with it but I keep my mouth shut.

@anonysquire: Like I said in my post, I think a lot of this happens online, and not in real life.

I vaccinate my child, but on a schedule we are comfortable with. And, we've skipped some vaccines (we will revisit them at a time that works for our family).

I think there are more middle of the road families around than you think. People who do vaccinate their children, because they've researched and believe the science, but still question the toxins and motives of drug companies.

I never want to tell someone how to think, but again, I'm surprised that you aren't more grateful for other parents vaccinating their children (as it helps to protect your child). Maybe you are grateful ... I don't think you need to be defensive. I, for one, love seeing the perspective of other people. Some people here will totally judge parents who don't vaccinate their children, but you can't vaccinate for medical reasons, which no one would judge.

I think tone is lost a bit online. My guess is that most parents are doing what they're doing because they love their child.

I know one now.
All of LOs friends are vaccinated.

As far as I'm aware, everyone we know is vaccinated.

I also don't know anyone who has not vaccinated their kids.

I know of one child who is vaccinated on a delayed schedule due to medical issues. Just another reason everyone who can should vaccinate.

We are under vaccinated. N had a severe reaction to some vaccines. So we have to decide on vaccines carefully. We will be delaying some with E just make sure he doesn't react the same. Both my boys do not recieve the flu shot because of the reactions that N has to other shots and neither one will be vaccinated against the chicken pox until they go to school. If they go to school. We are aware of the risks but we are working closely with their doctor about the best care for them.

I know how viruses and science work, so keep that in mind. But, I just had a thought of: it's not like unvaccinated children are just walking around full of viruses to spread all over the world. Ha. I think some people have that subconscious notion. But, when I had my baby, everyone was a walking Petri dish who was sure to infect her with something.

I don't really understand the idea behind not letting your vaccinated child play with an unvaccinated child? I'd love for the moms who avoid unvaccinated children to share their thoughts here. (Obviously, I inderstand why you wouldn't want your sick kid around that.)

@littlejoy: that's why I don't really care either. Just because someone is unvaccinated doesn't mean they're constantly carrying around inactivated measles or polio or something. I would understand in a place like California now taking some precautions regarding play dates given the outbreak.

My cousin's youngest isn't vaccinated because the child's father is anti-vax.

I'm positive there's quite a few kids at our church who are anti-vax just because of the "beliefs" but the church itself has a pro vaccination stance so I'm not sure where the disconnect came from. I do recall reading one of the church's schools having a measels outbreak last year for that reason.

I don't know anyone who doesn't vaccinate, our daycare doesn't allow unvaxed kids and pretty much all DD's friends are from daycare. Honestly, I think this is a public health issue that we all have responsibility for, and I take issue with people arbitrarily making such decisions without any basis in science. I have seen first hand just what kind of terrible things this thought process can lead to. Polio made a comeback in the north of Nigeria because someone told people that vaccines and pharma companies are evil and therefore against their religion, and the devastation as a result has been terrifying. I think Hilary Clinton tweet summed up how I feel about this. "The science is clear: The earth is round, the sky is blue, and #vaccineswork. Let's protect all our kids."

Getting a number of flags on some of the less civil comments on this thread. Just a reminder to please refrain from personal attacks and keep things civil!

@Mrs. Pen: @MrsSCB: I feel like if people feel so strongly about not vaccinating without any medical or scientific reason, then they should understand why vaxers might feel strongly the other way.

@plantains: but the sky isn't actually blue and some vaccines don't work.

@anonysquire: no desire to engage with you on this subject, it is unlikely to be productive.