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I have had JUST about enough. Went to the pediatrician today. Ended up seeing a different doctor even though we asked for an appointment with our previous pediatrician who knows us and our child, but instead we got another pediatrician who even grouchily admitted when he came in that it had been "one of those days" for him. So then the best thing ever happens... he decides to give me a 10 minute lecture on why I should vaccinate my child and why it is a horrible idea not to, etc., etc., ETC.
I am done. It is MY decision to not vaccinate MY child. If you want to vaccinate your child, then, by all means, GET ON WITH IT! I tried to stay polite with the man and end the conversation by saying, "It is just a personal decision. We just aren't comfortable with it," and yet, amazingly, somehow that didn't seem to work for him! If you have a different opinion- great! You are more than entitled to it, but please back off and allow me to have my opinion as well. Just because my opinion doesn't happen to be the "popular" one right now, it is still my opinion that I am just as entitled to. Years ago, it was the popular opinion that women shouldn't be able to vote- I am guessing that you are happy someone decided to stand up and say, "I disagree."
Here it is, point blank: your child, your choice to vaccinate. My child, my choice to vaccinate. Yes, I know the risks. However, to me, the risk of not knowing all the risks of vaccines (because no, I'm sorry we do NOT know everything about them) is greater. Oh, by the way, apparently deodorant and SUNSCREEN help cause breast cancer!! So the entirely safe, wonderful sunscreen we use to prevent SKIN cancer, is now contributing to BREAST cancer. See what I mean? We don't know everything. We can't know everything. I am just saying that the "unknowns" bother me more than the "knowns" at this point, okay? Now get off my back and let me make my own decision for the child I spent 9 months carrying and caring for in the whom and then a freaking hour pushing through my hips and out of my BIRTH CANAL!!!!!
Amen, sista. We're definitely planning to do a modified vaccination schedule, and I know I'll pick up a lot of flack for it. But I'm not comfortable pumping a bunch of drug cocktails into my son while his little brain is still developing. Many of them can wait until he's older. Stay strong and don't let anyone bully you into a different decision.
ReplyDeleteThank you, dear. You stay strong as well. It can be tough (and annoying), but remember that you can hold your own to anyone who tries pushing you into it. YOU know what is best for your child- that is why the Lord has put him in your care. Use His guidance and stay solid in your choice.
ReplyDeleteJust another example would be the choice to home school your child. Parents love their kids more than any nurse, teacher, doctor, friend, or even family. If I had a baby I would however ask for one shot now in our area, and that would be the whooping cough. There is a huge outbreak and it can be deadly to a baby. They are giving them free in some areas and leaving the D and T out of the DPT. I agree you are in charge. Love you.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely! I am choosing to home school my kids as well. That is the thing, you have to weigh the risks on both ends. In your area, there is a greater risk NOT getting that vaccine- so you get it! If there is some sort of an outbreak that I am worried about affecting T.J., then I will have to make a decision based on that. Glad you "get" me! Love you, too! =]
ReplyDeleteBrittany, how sorry I am you had that experience with your doctor. It's unbelievably frustrating to feel you are not heard. They are all too used to being accepted as knowing everything there is to know about health. Like you, I think the unknowns are too significant, the risks too great, and the taint of money from Big Pharma with vaccine research is truly suspect. I wish the two WOMEN doctors I spoke with who said they are waiting two years to start vaccine regimes on their kids lived near you. Obviously they aren't convinced neonatal vaccines are proven to be safe. It's all about compliance, and even more realistically, all about the money. Seems you have to be a mother to have a brain. Proud of your wisdom and determination!
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