[blparent] immunizing.

[Tammy, Paul and Colyn]

Hi,

You're not confused.  Vitamin k helps blood clotting.  I don't know if this 
is the law here, because I don't remember Colyn getting anything like that, 
but honestly I wouldn't see a problem if he had gotten the injection.  It's 
a vitamin, and may stop my baby from having serious blood clotting issues. 
What's the harm in that, or in any other shot for that matter?  I don't know 
how it works in other countries, but here, we're not pushed by doctors to 
have any of the shots that are offered, but it is recommended to us that we 
have them.  Doctors don't get paid for the number of shots they give out, 
and wouldn't it stand to reason that if a doctor didn't give shots they'd 
make more money because the child might be sick more often?  I'm sorry, but 
over the past few months I've studied the pros and cons of getting shots 
verses not, and I still come to the same conclusion.  There's not enough 
evidence to support me not safeguarding my baby from diseases that might 
kill him, and I would prefer my unvaccinated baby not be around other 
children who haven't been vaccinated due to parent's choosing not to do so. 
I think this would be the same for most parents.  You can never be too 
careful!

Tammy
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jo Elizabeth Pinto" <jopinto at pcdesk.net>
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 2:29 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] immunizing.


> Oh, I think she did have the Vitamin K.  I was still kind of in a haze 
> then from having a C-section, but I believe I was told that it was the 
> law, that all babies had to have the Vitamin K injection to prevent blood 
> clotting problems.  I could be confused, but that's what I remember.
>
> Jo Elizabeth
>
> "Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds 
> water."--Swedish proverb
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Amber Boggs" <amberboggs at socal.rr.com>
> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2009 8:38 PM
> Subject: Re: [blparent] immunizing.
>
>
>> You mean they did not push the Vit K on you?
>> Amber Boggs
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Jo Elizabeth Pinto" <jopinto at pcdesk.net>
>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2009 6:04 PM
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] immunizing.
>>
>>
>>> Hi.  When Sarah was born eleven months ago, the only immunization that 
>>> was offered right after her birth was hepatitis B.  Her dad and I waited 
>>> instead of having that injection given right then in the hospital.  The 
>>> regular immunization schedule started at eight weeks of age.
>>>
>>> Jo Elizabeth
>>>
>>> "Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one 
>>> holds water."--Swedish proverb
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Tammy, Paul and Colyn" <tcl189 at rogers.com>
>>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2009 8:32 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] immunizing.
>>>
>>>
>>>> HI,
>>>>
>>>> I don't know what it's like in the US, but in Canada babies get their 
>>>> first shots at 2 months of age, not when they're first born.  Also, if 
>>>> a parent waits until the baby's older to give shots, the child has more 
>>>> of a chance of contracting the disease the shot is trying to prevent.
>>>>
>>>> Tammy
>>>
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