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Hi ladies, I was wondering if there are more moms who choose to have the BMR vaccine given separately?

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Hi ladies, I’m Shakira, 27 years old, and I have 4 kids, including twins. My husband and I decided to give the MMR vaccine separately: one shot for mumps, one for measles, and one for rubella. The pediatrician initially had reservations because they’d have to order the vaccines separately, but luckily it turned out that instead of combining all three diseases into one shot, the body can calmly process one disease at a time. I deliberately left a 5-week gap between each vaccination so the body has time to recover. Parents often don’t realize this, but it’s so important because there can be consequences that only show up later in life. It’s tough for a 2-month-old baby’s body to process a disease right away. Anyway, I’m getting off track. What I wanted to say is that we also delayed vaccination until the age of 2. I’m wondering if there are other moms who did the same? Sorry for my long post. Greetings, Shakira.

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  1. trotsemama #2

    No, my two girls already had their first shots at 5 weeks old. There was a whooping cough case here, and you don't want such a little one to get whooping cough. What you're doing does give your baby a bit of time to recover, though. But I don't think it's a good idea to get vaccinations every 5 weeks for so many months in a row. Your baby would then have to get another shot every 5 weeks, and their little body would have to work hard again. Babies get sick so much in the first year anyway, and if you also spread out the shots, they'll stay sick, in my opinion.

  2. shakira started this #3

    Hi ProudMom, my kids have never been sick. No ear infections either. My nieces often had ear infections and got colds quickly, and they also got sick from the vaccines. Whereas my kids never got sick from the vaccines at all. I personally think it's because they received the vaccines at a later age and not everything all at once. I also personally believe that a newborn baby still has immunity from the mother, and the chance of a baby getting such illnesses at such a young age is very small because they don't go outside much and are often at home. Years ago, they didn't give vaccines at such a young age, and there were no combination vaccines either. The doctor at the child health clinic asked me, "But ma'am, you'll have to come back often, that doesn't sound nice for you and your husband." Well, sorry to hear that, but if that's the reason, I thought, "Frequent back-and-forth hassle for us" seems a bit strange to me. It's about what's calmer for my kids' bodies.

  3. shakira started this #4

    It caught people in my circle too that my kids weren't sick and didn't have any issues with the vaccinations, while their kids did. I heard from a doctor that they vaccinate them so young just to get it over with quickly, so they're not dealing with it for as long. I find that less important than my child. I thought this was nice to share with other moms. Greetings, Shakira

  4. krista Guest #5

    hi shakira i also had something similar done with our son. he was 3 years old when we started vaccinating. there were a lot of kids in his class who got colds often and got sick very quickly. our son never got sick, luckily, and rarely got a cold either. i think that by vaccinating later, their immune system works better, so their immunity is strengthened. and it also teaches the immune system to fight faster. by injecting such serious diseases into such a young body so early, you actually weaken the child's own immune system, i think. but well, that's my opinion. and if it were up to me, i'd go back to the old days: one vaccine per shot. nice that i'm not the only one who did it this way. our son is now 8. and i'm now pregnant with number 2 and doing exactly the same thing with the vaccinations. greetings krista

  5. zonnetje Guest #6

    Hi ladies, I never really thought about it that much and honestly never looked at it that way either but I have to say there's some truth to what Krista said. Maybe it's good to think about it; I never really considered it before. And you're right about processing all those illnesses. I'll think more about it and reflect on it with my next baby before just automatically letting them get vaccinated

  6. trotsemama #7

    If you got that response from the doctor, I can guess that was your reaction. I was told that it's better for the children. That this has significantly reduced infant mortality. If it really would be better for a baby to do it the way you do, I'd also go to the doctor more often without any problem. It's about your child's health. I should add that our oldest is also hardly ever sick and as a baby was very rarely sick either.
    What Sun also says is that you automatically go along with what the doctors say about vaccinations and you don't stop to think that maybe it happens so that doctors have less work. You think they learned it, there have been so many studies in the Netherlands on when it's best to vaccinate your child and when you can assume everything is fine. I was also told that they need to have had their first vaccination by their 8th week....
    I think it's quite impressive of you to follow your own way of thinking and not listen to the crowd.

  7. shakira started this #8

    hi proudmom thanks you
    i didn't get that from myself either the doctor told me that it's actually better for the body if there's some time in between and
    that it's not good and unnecessary to have so many vaccines at once they explained to me that normally when a human gets sick your body never gets 3 or 2 illnesses at the same time
    because simply put a body can't fight so many illnesses all at once that's illogical why would such a young baby have to process all that so small?
    simply not because it's healthy or better but simply because they want to get it over with quickly
    but you're deliberately not told that you have a choice because otherwise everyone in the netherlands would choose to delay it
    so they scare you so they're sure you'll choose early vaccination
    when i heard that i decided with that knowledge not to vaccinate my kids like that
    i was there and had agreed to have my twin girls vaccinated later and separately and then the doctor from the health center tried to convince us one more time she had just given her an injection and then asked us do you really not want the other 2 shots now too?
    you're here anyway otherwise it would only be next time if we do it now we'll be done faster
    i stuck to my point and said no i'm really sure i want 1 shot per visit
    that's fine then it'll just be next time
    okay i can try she said then
    by the way she didn't try it again after that
    only when we had another appointment there 5 weeks later
    and then another woman was there she looked at the computer and said oh i see you're following a different vaccination schedule
    that's right i said when she said do you know madam it seems to me that it's hard for you and your husband then you have to come back often
    back and forth
    and if all parents did this it would take us a long time just for vaccination
    it becomes a long story
    so then i thought right away you see exactly what that doctor told me beforehand
    that doctor by the way is a doctor who used to work at the health center herself and is now retired i'm very glad she told us that
    greetings shakira

  8. shakira started this #9

    and I'm glad I did that with all our four kids

  9. madelene Guest #10

    I'm one of those moms who consciously chose to delay vaccinations for my kids until later. We postponed them until they were 1 year old. Then they're indeed much stronger, and personally, I find it scandalous that the consultation bureau doesn't also talk about the disadvantages of vaccinating so young. Everyone should look up the downsides of vaccinating so young on the internet; it clearly describes the negative consequences of vaccinating so early, and it also explains why it's better to start at an older age instead of 2 months!

    Greetings, Madelene

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