Delaying/Separating Vaccinations Info

We don't feel comfortable not vaccinating at all, but it's definitely not necessary to give all vaccinations at the same time (as is standard). Two children with completely different lives and experiences should not be put in the same category. Therefore, I recommend all parents look into what vaccines make sense for their kids and make their own decision as to when would be the best time to give their individual child each vaccine (for example, giving a newborn the Heb B vaccine - for sexually transmitted diseases - is not necessary unless the baby is in need of a blood transfusion. Just as, we waited until our son was 18 months before giving the polio vaccine since there hasn't been a case in the US since the 1970s. For my son's first nine months he was breastfed and I was a stay at home mom, so his chances of getting ANY of the illnesses were much less than a baby not breastfed and in daycare. So, we also waited on the DTaP until he was a year old, but we did give Rotavirus, Hib, and PC due to them being the most widespread. We didn't give the Hep A vaccine until he was 2 yrs old based on it only being transmitted from an infected person's poop, and before that age he hardly ate at restaurants (since food poisoning would be the only way he could catch it).

UPDATE: Our son was caught up to the standard schedule when he turned 3 and you'd never be able to tell he was on a delayed schedule. He has been healthier than most children (only one ear infection and two temperatures during his first two years of life; average amount of virus' are 16-24 during a child's first two years, he had 12 - all minor) - as is the case for most who follow the delayed/separated schedule, since their immune systems aren't as weakened by the toxins in the vaccines.)

To explain why separating/delaying vaccinations is a good idea for a child's physical, emotional, and intellectual development, you can read my following posts:

We've Started The Nursery (Includes a link to a suggested delayed schedule to follow)

Pregnant and Sick (Talking with our pediatrician about separating vaccines)

My Son's Brachial Cleft Fistula (Making the actual decision to separate vaccines)

4 Months Old (Tips on which vaccines to delay/separate)



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