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nbc188
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Anyone refuse the Vitamin K injection for their newborn?
Just curious.
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Posted 7/9/08 10:47 AM  |
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kitkat32
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Re: Anyone refuse the Vitamin K injection for their newborn?
when do they get that one? DS hasn't had it yet.
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| Posted 7/9/08 10:51 AM |
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nbc188
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Re: Anyone refuse the Vitamin K injection for their newborn?
Posted by kitkat32
when do they get that one? DS hasn't had it yet.
It's typically given in the hospital, hours after birth.
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| Posted 7/9/08 10:53 AM |
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jlp63
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Re: Anyone refuse the Vitamin K injection for their newborn?
I don't think my DD got it. If she did, I wasn't aware, or just too out of it to realize.
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| Posted 7/9/08 10:55 AM |
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Luv2bAmom
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Re: Anyone refuse the Vitamin K injection for their newborn?
They get with in minutes of birth, it is so that their blood will clot. I have never heard of anyone refusing it.
Message edited 7/9/2008 10:56:41 AM.
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| Posted 7/9/08 10:56 AM |
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nylisa
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Re: Anyone refuse the Vitamin K injection for their newborn?
DS was not given it at the hospital or ever. The only thing he got at the hospital was the Hep B.
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| Posted 7/9/08 10:56 AM |
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Luv2bAmom
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Re: Anyone refuse the Vitamin K injection for their newborn?
Posted by nylisa
DS was not given it at the hospital or ever. The only thing he got at the hospital was the Hep B.
I'm curious, How do you know? I was never told that my DS got it, I just assumed because its a common practice in all hospitals.
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| Posted 7/9/08 11:02 AM |
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nylisa
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Re: Anyone refuse the Vitamin K injection for their newborn?
Posted by Luv2bAmom
Posted by nylisa
DS was not given it at the hospital or ever. The only thing he got at the hospital was the Hep B.
I'm curious, How do you know? I was never told that my DS got it, I just assumed because its a common practice in all hospitals.
The Hep B shot? My dr asked me if I wanted DS to get it. He got it within an hour of him being born.
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DancinBarefoot
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Re: Anyone refuse the Vitamin K injection for their newborn?
Posted by nylisa
DS was not given it at the hospital or ever. The only thing he got at the hospital was the Hep B.
Every baby gets Vitamin K - it's namdatory unless you have previously filed a religious objection.
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| Posted 7/9/08 11:06 AM |
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MST9106
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Re: Anyone refuse the Vitamin K injection for their newborn?
Posted by DancinBarefoot
Posted by nylisa
DS was not given it at the hospital or ever. The only thing he got at the hospital was the Hep B.
Every baby gets Vitamin K - it's namdatory unless you have previously filed a religious objection.
Thats what I thought...DS got it a few minutes after he was born.
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| Posted 7/9/08 11:07 AM |
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nylisa
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Re: Anyone refuse the Vitamin K injection for their newborn?
Posted by MST9106
Posted by DancinBarefoot
Posted by nylisa
DS was not given it at the hospital or ever. The only thing he got at the hospital was the Hep B.
Every baby gets Vitamin K - it's namdatory unless you have previously filed a religious objection.
Thats what I thought...DS got it a few minutes after he was born.
Really? I do not remember them mentioning it to me. They probably did and I just do not remember.
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| Posted 7/9/08 11:08 AM |
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sasha96
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Re: Anyone refuse the Vitamin K injection for their newborn?
Posted by DancinBarefoot
Posted by nylisa
DS was not given it at the hospital or ever. The only thing he got at the hospital was the Hep B.
Every baby gets Vitamin K - it's namdatory unless you have previously filed a religious objection.
yes, i think it is mandatory by law
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| Posted 7/9/08 11:08 AM |
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Luv2bAmom
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Re: Anyone refuse the Vitamin K injection for their newborn?
Posted by nylisa
Posted by Luv2bAmom
Posted by nylisa
DS was not given it at the hospital or ever. The only thing he got at the hospital was the Hep B.
I'm curious, How do you know? I was never told that my DS got it, I just assumed because its a common practice in all hospitals.
The Hep B shot? My dr asked me if I wanted DS to get it. He got it within an hour of him being born.
No I meant the vitamin K shot, how di you know he didn't get it, cause I thought it was mandatory, I didn't know We had a choice.
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| Posted 7/9/08 11:08 AM |
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Porrruss
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Re: Anyone refuse the Vitamin K injection for their newborn?
I think it's a requirement in the US. It's not a vaccine- it's to help with blood clotting. It's given within a few minutes of birth.
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| Posted 7/9/08 11:09 AM |
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oops123
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Re: Anyone refuse the Vitamin K injection for their newborn?
I dont even remember my kids geting this?
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| Posted 7/9/08 11:13 AM |
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MST9106
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Re: Anyone refuse the Vitamin K injection for their newborn?
Posted by nylisa
Posted by MST9106
Posted by DancinBarefoot
Posted by nylisa
DS was not given it at the hospital or ever. The only thing he got at the hospital was the Hep B.
Every baby gets Vitamin K - it's namdatory unless you have previously filed a religious objection.
Thats what I thought...DS got it a few minutes after he was born.
Really? I do not remember them mentioning it to me. They probably did and I just do not remember.
They don't tell you this...I read it in pregnancy books and what to expect when giving birth, staying in the hospital, etc.
Message edited 7/9/2008 11:17:19 AM.
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Luv2bAmom
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Re: Anyone refuse the Vitamin K injection for their newborn?
Posted by MST9106
Posted by nylisa
Posted by MST9106
Posted by DancinBarefoot
Posted by nylisa
DS was not given it at the hospital or ever. The only thing he got at the hospital was the Hep B.
Every baby gets Vitamin K - it's namdatory unless you have previously filed a religious objection.
Thats what I thought...DS got it a few minutes after he was born.
Really? I do not remember them mentioning it to me. They probably did and I just do not remember.
They don't tell you this...I read it in pregancy books and what to expect when giving birth, staying in the hospital, etc.
Yep, and they also talk about it at the lamaze class.
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| Posted 7/9/08 11:16 AM |
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Diane
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Re: Anyone refuse the Vitamin K injection for their newborn?
Posted by jlp63
I don't think my DD got it. If she did, I wasn't aware, or just too out of it to realize.
same here No one ever told me.
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DUCKS2001
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Re: Anyone refuse the Vitamin K injection for their newborn?
how do we know if they got it? do we ask the ped?
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| Posted 7/9/08 11:51 AM |
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Laura1976
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Re: Anyone refuse the Vitamin K injection for their newborn?
Why would you refuse it?
The claims that it increases the chances of childhood leukemia have been found untrue.
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| Posted 7/9/08 12:05 PM |
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Kidsaplenty
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Re: Anyone refuse the Vitamin K injection for their newborn?
You can opt for oral vitamin k if you don't want to give the shot. 
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| Posted 7/9/08 12:09 PM |
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nbc188
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Re: Anyone refuse the Vitamin K injection for their newborn?
Posted by Laura1976
Why would you refuse it?
The claims that it increases the chances of childhood leukemia have been found untrue.
It's not me, it's a friend who wants to refuse it. She said her Lamaze teacher says she can refuse it for the baby.
I don't know her reasoning, I'm assuming it's the old leukemia link.
Message edited 7/9/2008 12:15:44 PM.
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DUCKS2001
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Re: Anyone refuse the Vitamin K injection for their newborn?
Posted by nbc188
Posted by Laura1976
Why would you refuse it?
The claims that it increases the chances of childhood leukemia have been found untrue.
It's not me, it's a friend who wants to refuse it. She said her Lamaze teacher says she can refuse it for the baby.
I don't know her reasoning, I'm assuming it's the old leukemia link.
i never heard of that link.. see these stupid lamaze teachers say things to first time moms and gets them thinking.. those classes always do that.
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| Posted 7/9/08 12:22 PM |
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Blissful
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Re: Anyone refuse the Vitamin K injection for their newborn?
Vitamin K and erythromycin for the eyes are mandatory, but you can refuse it for a few different reasons.
We will be refusing the shot unless the labor is difficult and the baby is bruised. There are a lot of studies being conducted right now that is linking the VItamin K shot with increase in jaundice in newborns.
There is a reason why babies are bron vitamin K deficient and why there is a low amount in breast milk. Over loading the body with such high doses right after birth puts a lot of strain on the liver and kidneys of the babies and therfore contribute to jaundice.
it is an educated decsions that parents need to make together.
For more information you can go to http://www.gentlebirth.org/archives/vitktop.html
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| Posted 7/9/08 1:25 PM |
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CurlyQ
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Re: Anyone refuse the Vitamin K injection for their newborn?
From my research if you refuse the vitamin K, the hospital is mandated to report it to CPS and they have to open a case file. This is why they just do it because it is mandated. Not worth it IMHO. The only way to get around it is by having a home birth or delivering in NJ.
ETA:
This link is a NY state link about it. It says you can not claim religious exception for the vitamin k and that you can not refuse it in NY.
Read more
Message edited 7/9/2008 1:31:42 PM.
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