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MrsNJL
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Vaccines
What are you thoughts on vaccines? Is anyone giving their baby the Hept B while in the hospital?
I think I'd rather wait until she sees her pediatrician.
Your thoughts?
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Posted 11/11/08 10:41 AM  |
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Re: Vaccines
I waited until we got out of the Hospital for the Hep B.
I also delayed almost all vaccines. He is caught up now at 2 1/2. And I will follow the same schedule with this baby.
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| Posted 11/11/08 10:44 AM |
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MrsRbk
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Re: Vaccines
My sister is a pediatrician, so I trust her judgement. When I see her next I'm going to ask what she did with my nephews shots.
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| Posted 11/11/08 10:45 AM |
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Blissful
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Re: Vaccines
Oh boy this is just going to open the can of worms 
We are not giving the hep B vaccine until WAY later on. Hep B is transmitted sexually and via needle sharing. I don't think I need to worry about that with my newborn. The reason Hep B is given in the hospital righ away is manily becuase of the lower income and minority poplulation that aren't as likely to keep regularly scheduled peds visits and vaccinations. SO they figure as long as we have you in the hospital lets just give it now.
I would talk about it with your pediatrician and see how they feel!
OK, I put my two cents in
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| Posted 11/11/08 10:45 AM |
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SweetTooth
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Re: Vaccines
I am going to follow my ped's advice. I personally don't believe in the link between vaccines and any kind of disorders such as autism. I believe the vaccines do a lot of good, I don't want to take any chances of my children catching a fatal disease.
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| Posted 11/11/08 10:47 AM |
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ReiRei13
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Re: Vaccines
Not sure what I am doing....I need to research more.
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| Posted 11/11/08 10:49 AM |
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asecretmommytobe09
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Re: Vaccines
i understand both schools of thought. Me personally. Im going to have the baby vaccainated with Hep B the first peds visit, and then follow the vaccination schedule after. I might give the measles, mumps, and rubella serparately and not in 1 shot. But like i said this is just my opinion and what i want to do for my child. 
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| Posted 11/11/08 10:53 AM |
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randella
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Re: Vaccines
I have not even scratched the surface of research on this topic-- but based on what I understand now (which is not much) I am going to space out vaccinations as best possible-- whichever makes the most sense for the health of my child.
I recently saw on the news or something that when we were kids, from 0 to 2, kids received something like 4 to 7 vaccinations. TODAY, kids receive over 22 vaccinations before age 2.
Now, I understand that a lot changes over time including research and medical breakthroughs-- I am ALL for that. But, I do believe in not giving a vaccine that is not medically necessary right away- just to get it out of the way, like Blissful's example of Hep B.
If I have to take a few more trips to the doc to not load up my little one with a bunch of shots in one trip, so be it.
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| Posted 11/11/08 11:03 AM |
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Re: Vaccines
Posted by Blissful
Oh boy this is just going to open the can of worms
We are not giving the hep B vaccine until WAY later on. Hep B is transmitted sexually and via needle sharing. I don't think I need to worry about that with my newborn.
ITA. This is what Im doing
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| Posted 11/11/08 11:29 AM |
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pandaworm
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Re: Vaccines
Posted by SweetTooth
I am going to follow my ped's advice. I personally don't believe in the link between vaccines and any kind of disorders such as autism. I believe the vaccines do a lot of good, I don't want to take any chances of my children catching a fatal disease.
i agree. i don't believe in the link either (especially after working with kids with autism - there are a lot of other more feasible commonalities aside from vaccinations). i do however think that a lot of the shots they get are unnecessary - especially at the times they get them.
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| Posted 11/11/08 11:40 AM |
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schmora15
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Re: Vaccines
Personally I don't feel the Hep B vaccine is necessary unless the mom has Hep B. So nope won't be giving my baby that one. Not sure how i'm going to go about the others, they'll definitly be delayed, if given at all.
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| Posted 11/11/08 12:07 PM |
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MsMBV
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Re: Vaccines
DS did not get the Hep B at all. Neither DH or I have Hep, so we did not see the point.
We are on a very conservative and cautious schedule with DS as he runs very high fevers.
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| Posted 11/11/08 12:24 PM |
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WhitneyL
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Re: Vaccines
We chose our ped last week. I asked him about vaccines and specifically the hep B shot given in the hospital.
He said "without a doubt" to decline the Hep B shot in the hospital. He said "unless your kid is a vampire or will be having sex in the first few days he's born, it just is unnecessary".
FYI - in general regarding vaccines, autism, mercury, thimerisol...(according to this ped...)
Vaccinations do not cause autism. Also, vaccines have not been made with mercury in 10 years. Thimerisol was used in vaccines years ago as a way to kill any bacteria that was introduced by needles. He said that viles would carry enough for up to 10 shots, so drs would introduce 10 different needles into the fluid at 10 different times, subjecting the fluid to bacteria. the Thimerisol was used to kill the bacteria. Now, shots come 1 vaccine per 1 vile - so thimerisol is no longer needed or used.
While i trust the dr (he used to be MY ped when i was little), i still think that the schedule the CDC recommends is rough and 4 or 5 shots in one visit is just too much for a little body to handle at once. He is being flexible and allowing us to limit his shots to 2 per visit.
I hope you find this information helpful when making your decision. I really think there is no right or wrong - it's just a personal decision and you have to do what makes you comfortable.
Good luck!
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| Posted 11/11/08 12:30 PM |
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Goobster
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Re: Vaccines
I spoke with the ped we are using. We are not giving the Hep B in the hospital. Eventually we will give in the drs office. He agreed this was ok.
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| Posted 11/11/08 12:38 PM |
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Goobster
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Re: Vaccines
Posted by Blissful
We are not giving the hep B vaccine until WAY later on. Hep B is transmitted sexually and via needle sharing.
I do believe Hep B can also be transmitted via other bodily fluids, such as saliva. For ex, if your child got bit by another child in preschool/daycare.
Does anyone know if Hep B is required for daycare?
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| Posted 11/11/08 12:42 PM |
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asecretmommytobe09
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Re: Vaccines
Hepatitis B is a liver disease caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). It ranges in severity from a mild illness, lasting a few weeks (acute), to a serious long-term (chronic) illness that can lead to liver disease or liver cancer.
Transmission: Contact with infectious blood, semen, and other body fluids from having sex with an infected person, sharing contaminated needles to inject drugs, or from an infected mother to her newborn.
Vaccination: Hepatitis B vaccination is recommended for all infants, older children and adolescents who were not vaccinated previously, and adults at risk for HBV infection.
here is the definition from the CDC.
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| Posted 11/11/08 1:07 PM |
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Blissful
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Re: Vaccines
Posted by Goobster
Posted by Blissful
We are not giving the hep B vaccine until WAY later on. Hep B is transmitted sexually and via needle sharing.
I do believe Hep B can also be transmitted via other bodily fluids, such as saliva. For ex, if your child got bit by another child in preschool/daycare.
Does anyone know if Hep B is required for daycare?
There is a low chance of tansmittance through saliva if someone with Hep B were to BITE your child and break the skin and contaminate the blood. The saliva, and a decent amout at that, would have to get in direct contact with blood.
Its not transmitted airbourne by someone coughing and their saliva getting on you like tuberculosis.
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| Posted 11/11/08 1:25 PM |
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Re: Vaccines
Posted by Blissful
Posted by Goobster
Posted by Blissful
We are not giving the hep B vaccine until WAY later on. Hep B is transmitted sexually and via needle sharing.
I do believe Hep B can also be transmitted via other bodily fluids, such as saliva. For ex, if your child got bit by another child in preschool/daycare.
Does anyone know if Hep B is required for daycare?
There is a low chance of tansmittance through saliva if someone with Hep B were to BITE your child and break the skin and contaminate the blood. The saliva, and a decent amout at that, would have to get in direct contact with blood.
Its not transmitted airbourne by someone coughing and their saliva getting on you like tuberculosis.
Yes, but there are even more ways you can get it.
My DH picked up a patient who spit in his eye who was infected with Hep B. My son was 3 months old at the time and had he not had the Hep B shot in the hospital, we would have had to move out of my house.
Of course you are free to make your own choices with your child, but anyone can spit in someone's eye!
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| Posted 11/11/08 1:42 PM |
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Blissful
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Re: Vaccines
Posted by KateDevine
Posted by Blissful
Posted by Goobster
Posted by Blissful
We are not giving the hep B vaccine until WAY later on. Hep B is transmitted sexually and via needle sharing.
I do believe Hep B can also be transmitted via other bodily fluids, such as saliva. For ex, if your child got bit by another child in preschool/daycare.
Does anyone know if Hep B is required for daycare?
There is a low chance of tansmittance through saliva if someone with Hep B were to BITE your child and break the skin and contaminate the blood. The saliva, and a decent amout at that, would have to get in direct contact with blood.
Its not transmitted airbourne by someone coughing and their saliva getting on you like tuberculosis.
Yes, but there are even more ways you can get it.
My DH picked up a patient who spit in his eye who was infected with Hep B. My son was 3 months old at the time and had he not had the Hep B shot in the hospital, we would have had to move out of my house.
Of course you are free to make your own choices with your child, but anyone can spit in someone's eye!
Your husband got Hep B from this??? If he is a healthcare provider was he not vaccinated against hep b??
Why would you have to move out of your house if your huband was infected? You can't contract it by skin to skin contact? How was he going to transmit it to your son??
You might be thinking of Hep C which is VERY contagious.....
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| Posted 11/11/08 1:47 PM |
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Re: Vaccines
Posted by Blissful
Posted by KateDevine
Posted by Blissful
Posted by Goobster
Posted by Blissful
We are not giving the hep B vaccine until WAY later on. Hep B is transmitted sexually and via needle sharing.
I do believe Hep B can also be transmitted via other bodily fluids, such as saliva. For ex, if your child got bit by another child in preschool/daycare.
Does anyone know if Hep B is required for daycare?
There is a low chance of tansmittance through saliva if someone with Hep B were to BITE your child and break the skin and contaminate the blood. The saliva, and a decent amout at that, would have to get in direct contact with blood.
Its not transmitted airbourne by someone coughing and their saliva getting on you like tuberculosis.
Yes, but there are even more ways you can get it.
My DH picked up a patient who spit in his eye who was infected with Hep B. My son was 3 months old at the time and had he not had the Hep B shot in the hospital, we would have had to move out of my house.
Of course you are free to make your own choices with your child, but anyone can spit in someone's eye!
Your husband got Hep B from this??? If he is a healthcare provider was he not vaccinated against hep b??
Why would you have to move out of your house if your huband was infected? You can't contract it by skin to skin contact? How was he going to transmit it to your son??
You might be thinking of Hep C which is VERY contagious.....
No. It was Hep B.
He is an EMS worker and I did not say he got it, I said he was EXPOSED to it. All of the doctors at his hospital, as well as my ped told us it was good that DS was vaccinated while DH was taking the cocktail.
Honestly, I think you need to take it down a bit. You are very knowledgeable and informative and that is a very big positive, but telling me that I am thinking of Hep C is a bit much.
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| Posted 11/11/08 1:52 PM |
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05mommy09
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Re: Vaccines
My son did not recieve the HEPB until he was 2-3 months old... which is the schedule my ped. follows.
Anyone who plans to send their child to a daycare licensed in NYS- these immunizations are mandatory (unless your child medically can not receive them or you claim religious exemption with the state)
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| Posted 11/11/08 1:53 PM |
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Blissful
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Re: Vaccines
Posted by KateDevine
Posted by Blissful
Posted by KateDevine
Posted by Blissful
Posted by Goobster
Posted by Blissful
We are not giving the hep B vaccine until WAY later on. Hep B is transmitted sexually and via needle sharing.
I do believe Hep B can also be transmitted via other bodily fluids, such as saliva. For ex, if your child got bit by another child in preschool/daycare.
Does anyone know if Hep B is required for daycare?
There is a low chance of tansmittance through saliva if someone with Hep B were to BITE your child and break the skin and contaminate the blood. The saliva, and a decent amout at that, would have to get in direct contact with blood.
Its not transmitted airbourne by someone coughing and their saliva getting on you like tuberculosis.
Yes, but there are even more ways you can get it.
My DH picked up a patient who spit in his eye who was infected with Hep B. My son was 3 months old at the time and had he not had the Hep B shot in the hospital, we would have had to move out of my house.
Of course you are free to make your own choices with your child, but anyone can spit in someone's eye!
Your husband got Hep B from this??? If he is a healthcare provider was he not vaccinated against hep b??
Why would you have to move out of your house if your huband was infected? You can't contract it by skin to skin contact? How was he going to transmit it to your son??
You might be thinking of Hep C which is VERY contagious.....
No. It was Hep B.
He is an EMS worker and I did not say he got it, I said he was EXPOSED to it. All of the doctors at his hospital, as well as my ped told us it was good that DS was vaccinated while DH was taking the cocktail.
Honestly, I think you need to take it down a bit. You are very knowledgeable and informative and that is a very big positive, but telling me that I am thinking of Hep C is a bit much.
I'm not sure how I'm being a bit much. I went to school for many years in medicine and have a very good grasp on epidimeiology and disease transmittence. A lot of people confuse hepatitis C with B............ Its an easy mistake....
I just don't see how your son would get it if your DH was exposed....Sorry but by looking at the methods of disease tramittance it just doesnt make sense. 
If Peds were so concerned by children getting it so easily they would be more strict on vaccinating and as seen by above many feel its unecessary to do it right away.
I thnk we should just agree to disagree
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| Posted 11/11/08 1:59 PM |
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Goobster
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Re: Vaccines
Posted by KateDevine
Posted by Blissful
Posted by Goobster
Posted by Blissful
We are not giving the hep B vaccine until WAY later on. Hep B is transmitted sexually and via needle sharing.
I do believe Hep B can also be transmitted via other bodily fluids, such as saliva. For ex, if your child got bit by another child in preschool/daycare.
Does anyone know if Hep B is required for daycare?
There is a low chance of tansmittance through saliva if someone with Hep B were to BITE your child and break the skin and contaminate the blood. The saliva, and a decent amout at that, would have to get in direct contact with blood.
Its not transmitted airbourne by someone coughing and their saliva getting on you like tuberculosis.
Yes, but there are even more ways you can get it.
My DH picked up a patient who spit in his eye who was infected with Hep B. My son was 3 months old at the time and had he not had the Hep B shot in the hospital, we would have had to move out of my house.
Of course you are free to make your own choices with your child, but anyone can spit in someone's eye!
Yes, you can get Hep B from saliva getting into your mucous membranes, such as this senario.
My dad was a police officer, and always has cuts on his hands. He too got Hep B and never knew exactly how, but he has had people bleed and spit on him, etc. Hep B is pretty easily transmitted, the virus lives for a long time.
My sister works in a homeless shelter and she got bit by a girl (drew blood). She had to get the Hep B vaccine right away due to this, so that's why I mentioned children biting each other in daycare.
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| Posted 11/11/08 2:04 PM |
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Goobster
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Re: Vaccines
Posted by Blissful
Posted by KateDevine
Posted by Blissful
Posted by Goobster
Posted by Blissful
We are not giving the hep B vaccine until WAY later on. Hep B is transmitted sexually and via needle sharing.
I do believe Hep B can also be transmitted via other bodily fluids, such as saliva. For ex, if your child got bit by another child in preschool/daycare.
Does anyone know if Hep B is required for daycare?
There is a low chance of tansmittance through saliva if someone with Hep B were to BITE your child and break the skin and contaminate the blood. The saliva, and a decent amout at that, would have to get in direct contact with blood.
Its not transmitted airbourne by someone coughing and their saliva getting on you like tuberculosis.
Yes, but there are even more ways you can get it.
My DH picked up a patient who spit in his eye who was infected with Hep B. My son was 3 months old at the time and had he not had the Hep B shot in the hospital, we would have had to move out of my house.
Of course you are free to make your own choices with your child, but anyone can spit in someone's eye!
Your husband got Hep B from this??? If he is a healthcare provider was he not vaccinated against hep b??
Why would you have to move out of your house if your huband was infected? You can't contract it by skin to skin contact? How was he going to transmit it to your son??
You might be thinking of Hep C which is VERY contagious.....
That is not true at all. Hep C is not easily contagious, Hep B is. What you may be thinking of is that Hep B and C iare easier transmitted than HIV, b/c it does not die as easily when out of the body on an inanimate object (like HIV does). Hep B has a vaccine, is easier transmitted b/c it's transmitted in all other bodily fluids BUT most people clear the virus without treatment and it most often does not become chronic.
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Blissful
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Re: Vaccines
Posted by Goobster
Posted by KateDevine
Posted by Blissful
Posted by Goobster
Posted by Blissful
We are not giving the hep B vaccine until WAY later on. Hep B is transmitted sexually and via needle sharing.
I do believe Hep B can also be transmitted via other bodily fluids, such as saliva. For ex, if your child got bit by another child in preschool/daycare.
Does anyone know if Hep B is required for daycare?
There is a low chance of tansmittance through saliva if someone with Hep B were to BITE your child and break the skin and contaminate the blood. The saliva, and a decent amout at that, would have to get in direct contact with blood.
Its not transmitted airbourne by someone coughing and their saliva getting on you like tuberculosis.
Yes, but there are even more ways you can get it.
My DH picked up a patient who spit in his eye who was infected with Hep B. My son was 3 months old at the time and had he not had the Hep B shot in the hospital, we would have had to move out of my house.
Of course you are free to make your own choices with your child, but anyone can spit in someone's eye!
Yes, you can get Hep B from saliva getting into your mucous membranes, such as this senario.
My dad was a police officer, and always has cuts on his hands. He too got Hep B and never knew exactly how, but he has had people bleed and spit on him, etc. Hep B is pretty easily transmitted, the virus lives for a long time.
My sister works in a homeless shelter and she got bit by a girl (drew blood). She had to get the Hep B vaccine right away due to this, so that's why I mentioned children biting each other in daycare.
Thats a good point about the daycare with children biting. I said in an earlier post above that if you break the skin you can get it. The original question was is it really necessary to get just hours after being born.
And for the most part, a lot of pediatricians say its ok to wait a few months!
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