Vaccines

[lismom2]

Correlation is not causation.

Choose to get your kids vaccinated or not, but do it for real, scientifically based reasons. And, as you run off to infect your kids with chicken pox, google shingles first so you know what you are possibly subjecting them to as adults.

I agree that correlation is not causation. I also think that there really haven't been enough non-biased studies done between vaccination and autism.

As for chicken pox, I'll let my kids become infected (but I'm not going to actively seek a pox-party) with the real deal and decide later on for themselves if they want the zostervax. Besides, the varicella vax leads to shingles as well, and often in younger populations.

[lismom2]

Here's a decent article on chickenpox.
http://insidevaccines.com/wordpress/...-sure-why-not/

[sierra_26]

Your child can still get the chicken pox even if you get the vaccine and they can still get shingles! Vaccines aren't 100%! It's funny how I said do your homework I never said don't vaccinate. But the women who chose to vaccinate are the one's getting nasty on here. It's a personal decision, every person can make their own choice. I made mine I stand by it. I am not judging you for making yours. I can say in the 10 months of my sons life he has never been sick besides an ear infection. He is in the 110% for his growth he is a big and happy boy. I guess you can judge me to because he only eats organic and when I couldn't breastfeed anymore we took him off formula and gave him goats milk. It's hormone free.

[lismom2]

http://www.thehealthybelly.com/healt...&sub_tab_id=20

[sierra_26]

I just read an article written by a doctor of the Amish. Just in case you don't know most Amish do NOT vaccinate. Well his practice has 35,000 Amish children between several offices. Out of the 35,000 only 2 of them are autistic and those 2 were vaccinated before they became patients at his practice. But I know it's not the vaccines that made them autistic or had anything to do with it!!!

[H.Starr]

But I know it's not the vaccines that made them autistic or had anything to do with it!!!

You're right.

[RImommy]

sierra, kind of off topic here, but I was just curious what you meant by your son is in the 110% for growth? Since percentiles are the percentage of the population that you are above - that would mean your son is bigger than every other baby his age plus 10% that don't exist. I'm just confused and was really curious how your doctor was getting that number.

[H.Starr]

sierra, kind of off topic here, but I was just curious what you meant by your son is in the 110% for growth? Since percentiles are the percentage of the population that you are above - that would mean your son is bigger than every other baby his age plus 10% that don't exist. I'm just confused and was really curious how your doctor was getting that number.

Hahaha I wondered that too!

[sierra_26]

sierra, kind of off topic here, but i was just curious what you meant by your son is in the 110% for growth? Since percentiles are the percentage of the population that you are above - that would mean your son is bigger than every other baby his age plus 10% that don't exist. I'm just confused and was really curious how your doctor was getting that number.

yes my son is off the charts. He is the size of most 18 to 24 month old children. Apparently it must be a scale that many doctors use because his physical therapist measures the same way. I have friends who have children who are off the charts as well and their doctors measure the same way. I guess it's not something someone would know if their child isn't off the charts. But thanks for asking!

[RImommy]

That's a big boy you have! Thanks for clarifying, I had been wondering about that