Vaccinations

Hi, I have two princesses myself, now 6 and almost 5 years old.
We both consciously chose to have the vaccinations given later, so instead of at 2 months, we waited until 7 months, and we made sure there was a significant gap between the injections.
So not 2 or multiple on the same day, and also not the next vaccinations just 2 weeks later, but we left at least 5 weeks between them.
What most people don't realize or know
is that it's not mandatory if they want to,
and you can safely choose to delay it until they're a bit older. It's portrayed as if it has to be done at 2 months, but in reality, the goal is for them to get it over with sooner.
But well, you could also ask for disturbance pellets from a homeopathic practitioner.
Sorry, I mean disturbance pellets that protect against the strong substances in the vaccines.
I myself had the MMR vaccine omitted for both my girls.
But you can also choose to have, for example, mumps, measles, and rubella given separately
instead of in one shot, which is quite intense.
I personally find it illogical that babies as young as 2 months are already injected with cocktail shots with 3 different diseases.
In nature, no human gets 3 diseases at once to fight against, so why should such a little one?


But anyway, that's why we chose to have the vaccinations given at our own pace.
Greetings, Madelene.

Hi Madelene,

Yes, that's exactly what I think too! I'm also really struggling with the BMR (combined vaccines)... whether it's really necessary. The illnesses aren't serious in the normal course, but then I think, what if... or someone else gets very sick or something. These are tough choices!! I really don't want to give him those shots anymore, but it feels kind of scary not to either... that's why I'm thinking about the homeopathic route, but I can't find many real experiences about it. I also read about decolonization afterwards as an option. Did your girls have any childhood illnesses? I know that if we ever get a second child, I'll definitely start vaccinating later! I regret doing it so early. I think everyone should know more about it and then make their own real decision whether they want it or not!

Oh my, I didn't know it was so different in the Netherlands.
We have to vaccinate our little one at 2 months, that's mandatory.

Hi Elineke, yes, it is indeed annoying that people don't get the whole vaccination part explained. Now they just make people scared to start early so they can get it over with faster. My girls were never really sick when they were little. The kids in the neighborhood who got their vaccinations early often had ear pain and colds. The doctor herself said that it's not really a problem to delay, but it becomes a long story if every parent does that, so they'd be busy for much longer. She also said that if they told parents beforehand that they had a choice, almost no one would start at 2 months, and that would give them more work if everyone delayed. Hence the early vaccination schedule. I personally find it terrible. I'm also very glad I delayed it with my girls until they were older and had a good break in between, not 2 injections on 1 day. I didn't want to give the MMR in a cocktail. It's super intense for a small body to have to fight 3 diseases at once, and it's so illogical. In nature, you don't get mumps, measles, and rubella all at once either. But if you put it all in 1 shot, they're done with it faster. We skipped that shot because I got terribly sick from that vaccination as a child. But if I ever wanted to give it, I'd do it separately. First mumps separately. Then measles in 1 separate shot, and so on. But anyway, I find it scandalous that people are so poorly informed about the negative sides of stuffing them full of vaccinations so young. I'm glad to read, Mieke, that you're aware of the bad side of vaccinating so early and that you're looking for another way More parents need to become aware of this. Elineke, in the Netherlands, it's presented as if you have no choice, but you do have a choice. It's always your child. You decide about your own child in principle.

So Mieke, I would just postpone it and then leave a good amount of time between the vaccinations, not have 2 or more given at once.
The doctor said when we started vaccinating my first daughter, "finally we can start?"
She gave an injection in her left arm
and then wanted to start with a second injection in her right arm too
but I said no, not until next time.
One injection per appointment.
She said as you wish, but if we did it now
we'd at least have it done
so it doesn't take so much time for you to come back and forth each time.
I said that doesn't matter, I have time for my child.
That's how we did it with both kids
and I'm doing it exactly the same way with the third.

Hey,

I can tell you that here in Belgium we have to get the polio shot at 8, 12, and 16 weeks.
We have to fill out a form ourselves confirming that we've had those shots and send it to the municipality.
A few years ago, some parents here didn't do that and got conditional acceptance.
That's how things are different for you guys, isn't it?