“herd immunity has not existed in this country for many decades and no resurgent epidemics have occurred. Vaccine-induced herd immunity is a lie used to frighten doctors, public-health officials, other medical personnel, and the public into accepting vaccinations.”

Read this article: http://secretsofnaturalhealing.blogspot.com/2009/12/forced-vaccinations-and-myth-behind.html

Please educate yourself and stop blindly trusting your Dr and the media when it comes to your child’s health.

Second, for the person that said that they would be held responsible if their child ended up having problems because they chose that they should get vaccinated. Wouldn’t you also feel responsible if your child ended up dying because he/she didn’t get vaccinated because of your decision and he/she contracted full blown measles and his/her body couldn’t handle it. It pretty much is a possibly damned if you do or possible damned if you don’t situation.

Personally for me, my daughter just got vaccinated. She’s two months old. I also got her hepatitis b shot at two days old. I’ve always been vaccinated (especially since being in the military) and I’m perfectly healthy and normal. My daughter had no bad reaction to her two month shots. Not even a fever. I do co-sleep with her (and for the commenter of not feeling comfortable with that, I have never rolled on her and I’ve been co-sleeping since I was released from the hospital – single mom). I do use disposible diapers. I work 9 hours a day and she goes to a daycare with other kids on base. We all have our personal choices on how to raise our children. In my mind though, I prefer not to risk her not being vaccinated and possibly being that one case where she catches it and ends up dying. Also, my great cousin had Polio that gave him very limited use of his right leg because it was paralytic polio and he never fully regained the use of his right leg.

I sit in the middle of the other issues. I used Cloth diapers at home, biodegradable disposables such as gdiapers when out), and breastfed. I want my enviromental footprint to be small on the planet, but I am not taking any chances with my kid.

Amanda (12) said “I love hearing other people talk about parenting-sometimes I get ideas for what I can do, and sometimes I see areas that I’m making some mistakes in and need to do better or differently.” I completely agree! I’m not a parent yet (I’m only 23), but observing other parents’ techniques can only help, if only to show you how you could or why you may not make certain decisions.

No matter what, I completely respect and greatly appreciate Mayim’s willingness to open up about nonconventional and obviously controversial parenting decisions she has made. She really puts a sane spin on methods that could seem far-fetched.

- Don’t worry – it’s quite different to potty training – it is gentle, responsive and fun, it just slots into your activities, and the baby uses a diaper at other times – it’s a lovely way to enhance your communication, not a strain or chore. They are still babies – they are lovingly cuddled as they go inyour arms over a bowl perhaps, or on a warm potty. It is lovely.

We practice EC and love it. We practice EC and love it. Your baby can WEAR a diaper yet not use it. EC is great for reducing waste, washing while it enhances your relationship in often unexpected ways.

My baby says ‘sssssssss’ when he needs to go – I can hear him even from the next room. Perfectly, all the time? No – that’s why he wears training pants or cloth diapers when I’m not attentive or am busy – to catch the accidents as a diaper does. The difference is, he doesn’t use diapers full time – only part time!

Curious? Pop by my site if you want to give it a go – I can help you get started with my free guided tour of Baby Pottying.

Lots of fun, and flexible too.

Charndra

http://www.parttimediaperfree.com/

We are VERY fortunate to have these vaccines available.. many children die in third-world countries of diseases and illnesses that can be prevented by vaccines. If those kids’ parents could choose to vaccinate and protect their children, there would be no argument.. they would do it in a heartbeat.

Natural medicine didn’t work 100 years ago and doesn’t work today. That’s why people only lived half as long as we do now.

-S.

as far as the vaccinating goes, my son has had all of his vacs, and i feel good about it. i have never met anyone who has had any kind of negative reaction, nor read about anyone. i think that it is a personal decision and shouldn’t be anyone else’. i wish there were natural vaccinations, i would be all about that. but until then, i think everyone should just worry about doing what they think is best and not what everyone else is doing.