RE: My experience with not vaccinating my child
I am not going to call attention to the debate over vaccination safety. That is whole other shebang. I just wanted to mention a few things:
It is absolutely your decision to make. Good on you for standing up for what you believe in. It sucks that doctors make you feel the way you do. That is not how medical care should be. You should never be belittled.
It feels wrong to inject my beautiful little girl. It feels gross and I'm following my mothers instinct and not doing it. Ever.
I agree with your questioning the doctors but I really hope there is more to the story than just "not feeling right". This is a big decision - especially because you are making it for your daughter. I really hope you have evaluated vaccination further than just "chemicals are bad".
Keep up the great parenting. I only have some of my vaccinations and I am healthy as can be.
Thanks so much for commenting. Yes, I agree that no one should be made to feel the way I was in my last appointment. I felt she was being unprofessional. She could've just as easily discussed her medical reasons or recommendations and moved on. I think she approached the whole thing the wrong way.
It made me feel terrible and now I don't think I'll be going back there.
Yes, I have done research into this. My partner was pro-vaccines so I had to get some research behind me. I guess I could've been clearer in my post about how we came to our decision.
Thanks for commenting, I appreciate the feedback.
See if you can find a good D.O. in your area.
Sometimes they are more reasonable than most MDs..
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