tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5878636208701771093.post6800573522763700890..comments2014-03-29T08:14:24.804-05:00Comments on A Tiny Miracle Sent For A Bigger Purpose: First Night All Alone!Lauren and Lillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11672335646577314205noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5878636208701771093.post-43549771648645857322010-05-16T21:31:08.503-05:002010-05-16T21:31:08.503-05:00I agree that you should get the vaccines, but on a...I agree that you should get the vaccines, but on a modified schedule. She needs as much help fighting infection as she can but I wouldn't overwhelm her system with all at the same time. Love you and Lilli!Karriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15306365328850807123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5878636208701771093.post-72787704864105193752010-05-16T01:29:15.348-05:002010-05-16T01:29:15.348-05:00Hey Lauren. We do a modified schedule. Which for...Hey Lauren. We do a modified schedule. Which for us means only one vaccine with aluminum at a time. Essentially we did shots at 2 months, 3 months, 4 months, 5 months, 6 months. I think he was caught up with everything by 6 months and then whenever the next round was we split them again. I think MOST physicians and even the AAP would be quite happy with a split schedule like that, but they can't endorse it because so many parents wouldn't take the time to keep going back to the peds office. It worked for us b/c it was not an issue for us to be committed to the schedule. We used a lot of Dr. Sears ideas from his Vaccine Book.<br /><br />We did skip varicella (not an issue for you yet) b/c I am just not that afraid of it. The vaccine is still relatively new and we don't know the longevity of it. If my babe gets chickenpox the risks are minimal and if he doesn't get it by age 8 or so then we will get the shot.<br /><br />As far as Hep B I am in general opposed to it for babies - really the risk is so minimal - hopefully they are not engaging in risky behaviors. BUT since Lilli may need more surgeries and therefore blood transfusions I would get that one. <br /><br />Good luck and know the decisions you make are right for you guys! Trust your mommy instincts!Kaminoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5878636208701771093.post-7619094135587391062010-05-15T22:38:31.959-05:002010-05-15T22:38:31.959-05:00GET THE VACCINES! Seriously, I'm a medical st...GET THE VACCINES! Seriously, I'm a medical student and when I have kids they will all be getting vaccinated exactly on schedule! The benefits FAR outweigh the very minimal risks. :)Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12996804670882312289noreply@blogger.com