[blparent] immunizing.

[Veronica Smith]

And when Gab was born they had taken that vaccine off the shelves because it 
contained phamaldohyde, which they said was bad for babies.  We actually had 
to wait until she was 2 months for that vaccine. v
----- 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 7:04 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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