my story so far…
February 1, 2010
Let’s get straight to the point….I didn’t vaccinate my child. It’s such a hotly debated issue so no doubt some of you are cheering and others are already moaning about how irresponsible I am. Well, this blog will allow me to share my story. I’ll include why I decided not too, how I came to my conclusion, stories from other parents and any news or information I come across day-to-day.
For those of 
you who are pro-vaccination I invite you to read this blog with consideration and thought. The mind is like an umbrella – it doesn’t work unless it’s open…
I’ll attempt to show a different side to this argument, expose why vaccination is so widely accepted and most importantly, the politics and economics of research and news. I’m new to this writing thing so please forgive me if I don’t display amazing literary genius. I’m going to try not to tout figures and statistics – you really can’t trust any of them anyway. Who knows where they came from!
I’ve always believed in looking at the motivations of people, companies and the world in general. Why do things develop the way they do? What makes people act certain ways when presented with different choices?
Money is a powerful force in this world. All through history humans have acted cruelly and without thought due to the power of the dollar. ‘Money talks’ as the saying goes. Even in normal corporate jobs I see people turn their backs on things because of their bonus at the end of the year.
The picture here is of my son in hospital at one day old. Such a precious little human being, huh? I never though I’d feel so protective of anything until I gave birth. But months before I had him I knew that I wasn’t going to vaccinate him. It just didn’t feel right. I know many of you will say ‘You can’t base your decision on a feeling!‘. Well, in my mind I could. Mother’s intuition is the strongest intuition you can have. It’s about the survival of humanity. Without it we’d possibly not even exist. Mother’s intuition is what steps in when your bub is about to open a pool gate, reach out to touch a hot stove or when you can hear your baby cry even though they are totally out of earshot. It’s what kept you and me alive! So that’s my first not-so-scientific reason of why I didn’t jab my baby 10 minutes after he arrived in this world!
He is now 9 months old. He has mixed with plenty of other children (both vaccinated and unvaccinated), we have travelled overseas and he has even been exposed to a child with a ‘deadly childhood disease’. And he is fine. Better than fine, in fact. He has never had an infection, never been sick, eats like a trooper, no allergies or skin disorders, is crawling, climbing, talks (baby language of course) and I’m teaching him sign language too. Lots of vaccinated children are the same. The point I’m making is just because you decide not to vaccinate doesn’t mean your baby will be the sickly one that carries germs and is always in hospital. In my experience, it’s usually the opposite.
February 3, 2010 at 5:33 am
I too have not vaccinated either of my girls (one is 6 & the other is 4 months). I looked at all the pros & cons of vaccinations and of homeopathy. We decided to go the homeopathic road and are very pleased we did.
A couple of years ago we had a eldest daughter allergy tested as she snored, I found it very interesting that she was not tested for egg or nut allergies as the specialist was aware that she was not vaccinated.
My 6 year old attended daycare from the age of 20 months and is now in grade 1, at no point has she had any of the serious illness that government says she will get if she is not vaccinated. Good health, good diet & proper hygiene all play a roll.
Not having your child vaccinated does not stop your child from attending child care or school as it discrimination if they do, the only thing I was told by the child care was that if there was an outbreak of somthing, my child would need to be excluded (I am fine with that)
February 5, 2010 at 9:20 am
Please consider vaccination. There are so many illnesses he could get and will be vulnerable to..
no child should suffer a preventable disease.
February 6, 2010 at 11:35 pm
There are other ways to prevent it. Good hygiene is a good place to start. The healthier the child the less likely they are to get something. Doctors are paid a bonus for each needle they give. In todays Sunday Mail there is a story about the swine flu needle and that the government is pushing doctors to give it to everyone as it is about to expire and they spent a fortune on it.