I’m not preaching at anyone. I’m also not anti vaccine’s. But I don’t go with the regular vaccine schedule either. We’re very, very, delayed when it comes to vaccines.
I have 3 kids, ages 4, almost 2, and 8 months. The most trauma we’ve dealt with, is my youngest living in the NICU the first 10 days of her life, but that had nothing to do with illness. She had a hole in her lung. Nothing I did or didn’t do could change that. It just happens to some people, sometimes.
My kids have had small colds, and they’ve had their share of throwing up, but it’s never lasted more than a day or two. My kids seem pretty healthy!
There is too much unknow about the vaccine, and there are risks (as with any vaccine). And honestly, I think if I knew they were going to get the swine flu, I’d probably still choose not to get them vaccinated against it. It’s too new, there have been complications, and I believe the risks out weigh the benefits. Why would I want to let my children be injected with something so foreign in their tiny bodies? That scares me more than the idea of them actually getting the swine flu.
My husband has asthma, he didn’t get the vaccine. My sister has asthma, she didn’t get the vaccine. They also haven’t caught the swine flu. Did I mention my sister is also pregnant?
My son has a good friend who was sick, and was tested for h1n1, it came back negative. He was feeling better a few days later, and we all went trick or treating together on halloween. Poor little friend got sick again, and was tested, again, for h1n1 (2 days after halloween), this time it came back positive. Even after spending a couple hours with me, none of my kids got sick. Nothing. Not even a sneeze or sniffle.
From what I’ve heard from several people and news sites, there has only been a small percentage of deaths associated with the swine flu. Much smaller than with the regular flu. I can’t be positive on numbers, I’m certainly no expert.
I decided to avoid the stress factor and not freak out about what can be. I live in California, but I’m not going to be scared every day about the Big One (earthquake), that I keep hearing is coming at some point. People get food poisoning all the time, but I shouldn’t worry every time I sit down to eat. I think the fear its self is more dangerous than the possibility!