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So What Happened?

Hi Moms...and Dads! I am so happy that so many of you are interested in a play date! Please keep responding. In a few responses I had questions of my choice to not vaccinate. I would like to take this space to elaborate. When my daughter was born, I did vaccinate, but I always felt like it was so wrong. Injecting these very healthy kids with poisons and toxins. I still felt like, who was I, a stay at home mom, to question these doctors. My friend had a child a few months after I did. She chose to not vaccinate at all, and suggested that I just take the time that I would researching a new car that I would vaccines. I had just bought a car, so I could not say no to that challenge. Once I started researching, I couldn't stop. What got me first were the terrible stories I read about children dying shortly after their vaccines. The occurance of SIDS is most common right at 2 and 4 months..coincidentally, right around the time of their dr appts. I read case after case of parents convinced that their child's death was due to vaccines, only to have the coroner call it SIDS. Okay, so as we all know, it is easy to find sad stories on any subject if you have internet access..that can't be the only reason to make a decision like this. I got on some websites like www.educatebeforeyouvaccinate and read articles from Dr. Mercola. Did you know that Japan had the highest infant mortality rate..and by simply just not vaccinating until their children are 2, they jumped down to #17. the best advice I can give is to go to the website for the center of disease control. www.cdc.gov This is a non-partial site where you can get statistics on each of the diseases your child is vaccinated against. Lets look at polio. It does not even exist in our country anymore. Yes, I absolutely understand that our country did face a terrible epidemic. If we were to face another, then I would have to do further research to determine if I would vaccinate...but I don't see the reason to vaccinate against something that is not a threat. How about the hepatitis our kids are shot up against. Well, they can only get that through sex or shared needles. My baby isn't going to see either of those scenarios anytime soon. We moved out to Wellington last year..and I had to interview pediatricians. It is true that many will not see your unvaccinated child. I truly believe this is all for financial reasons. Drug companies reward those that push their products. It all revolves around the dollar. In my interviews with local pediatricians, I met one who would see Star, but said he would try to convince me to vaccinate. I asked him what he would really push..and he said chicken pox. I asked how many kids die each year of chicken pox..and he told me it has the highest death rate of all vaccinated diseases..140 kids a year. That is one heck of a low number. Let's look at autism. There is much debate over the relationship between vaccines and autism. Although it has long been thought by many parents that there is a connection, the medical field has said no, no, no. Now the CDC has actually revised their stance stating that they are doing more research into the possibility. All we can look at is the rate of 1 in 150 kids are now considered autistic...with a staggering 1 in 90 boys!!!!!!!!!!! Come on! There is no such thing as a genetic epidemic. Something is causing this. The government has a fund set up for victims of vaccines. Let me assure you, this is not for the kids that just have fevers. This is for the children who have been permanently injured from vaccines, or have died. You can read this right on the literature that your pediatrician gives you when you get your child vaccinated. When I first made the decision to not vaccinate, I did worry whether I was making the right choice..but even more than a year after that decision, I continue to educate myself and I feel 100% complete with my decision. My husband feels the same way. We have met so many parents making the same choices. I truly believe that breastmilk is the best thing you can ever do for your child..that builds up an extremely strong immune system. the next step is to feed your child a healthy diet. Whole foods..fresh produce..no processing...little sweets...fresh and natural. On another note, it is estimated that 30%-60% of all cancers are caused by diet. I respect all parents and their decisions. We love our kids all more than we probably thought was possible, and we all want what is best for them. I did not write this to put anyone down..just to share my view. If you have any questions, feel free to write to me...and please, join our play date! oh, and ps...your kids CAN go to school w/o vaccines. You need to get a waiver from the health dept. Legally no one can question you. We live in a free country..no one can force you to do something to your child that you see unfit!
A. :)