What vaccines did you select/delay?

[KnockKnockPenny]

Hey all

DP and I have been discussing vaccines recently and we are pro select/delay vaccinating (when we finally have kids!)
Just wanting an idea of what vaccines you selected and how long did you delay them?

Yay for new sections :-)

[jennibear]

I would have given the WC vax when my kids were bubs but you cant get it as a single shot.
Now they are beyond the high risk age (IMO) and feel theres no need anymore.
I was going to give my kids MMR and diptheria before they start school (just so their immune system could be as strong as possible) but AGAIN cant get them as single shots. Which is part of the reason we dont vax.

[Lillynix]

We chose to delay vaxxes until we felt the risks for contracting certain diseases increased, mainly due to location and lifestyle. So my 4yo and 2yo have just been vaccinated, my 5yo was already vaxxed and my 4mo is still vaxx free and will be until he's at least 1yo.

We choose to give the following vaccinations:

Varicella
MMR
DTPa (Infanrix-Penta)

*I can haz typos*

[Sarelou]

Bumping this thread as I was about to post one the same. Interested in more replies please.

[SpicyTurtle]

Bumping as interested In more answers :)

[kw123]

DS has his 2 month jabs at 4 months - I felt he was too little earlier.

He did not get rotavirus as I don't think the risk in Melbourne is worth the side effects.

We will delay MMR until 4 or 5 unless I can somehow get them separately from overseas.

[SpicyTurtle]

This is somewhat what I think. I won't be giving rotavirus or hep b. but all the others as much as I don't want to give them, I feel too nervous about not giving them iykwim. If whooping cough came as a separate needle I may just give him that, as I don't feel tetanus is necessary. Argh so many decisions, it's stressing me out, I've read so many bad stories of babies having terrible reactions to the dtap vaccine, but I am scared not to give it as well. Either way I will worry. I don't think I will give MMR, or if I do it won't be until he is much older.
Anyone else??

[CitrusRain]

We've delayed all. So far 19 month old DS has had all of the 0-6 month ones plus the 12 month ones minus MMR but he had them on a delayed schedule and we didn't start until he was 6 months. I'm still skeptical about the MMR and varicella ones and will delay these until he's at least 2.

[jess1992]

Just wondering why you dont think tetanus is important?

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[missie_mack]

Just wondering why you dont think tetanus is important?

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I guess it is a risk analysis- what are the chances of having a wound deep enough and comes in contact with the spores AND not being in the position to get a shot at the time.

I immunised my kids for whooping cough. Not because I have faith in the vaccine (my very vaccinated husband had it last year lol) but because I wanted to use it as a back up in the case that all other things fell through. Having a family of asthmatics I felt it was a high risk. Unfortunately that came with cling on's like tetanus that I never would've bothered with otherwise. I may vaccinate later on for chicken pox or rubella but it would be much later on as I feel the biggest risk for those who contract these is as adults. Otherwise I could leave most of it...

[SpicyTurtle]

The majority of tetanus infections in newborns are contracted at birth by using unsterile equipment to cut cords or unclean hands delivering the baby. Either this, or getting dirt into a deep puncture wound, usually by something contaminated with soil. So I think the chances of this happening is low, since I won't be taking my baby into farm houses or anything. He will also get antibodies through my breast milk as I have been vaccinated not long before falling pregnant. I not saying I'm not going to give it, I would probably wait until he is at least 2yo when the blood brain barrier is formed. But I haven't decided on anything yet and I'm finding it a very hard decision on what vaccines to give. In a way I wish I had never starting researching this as now I feel really worried about it all, whereas if I'd just given them as per schedule I'm sure everything would be fine!

[jess1992]

Just keep in mind children have accidents. The bacterium which causes tetanus can be in soil anywhere (even packaged potting mixes etc). Stepping on a prickle or a largish splinter has every chance of causing the infection. Or the possibility of a dirty toy from outside coming in contact with a wound during playing.

While I absolutely respect your decision I personally dont think some things are worth the risk. Afterall we cant keep our eyes on them every second of the day..

Chances of something happen are quite slim but I cant imagine how I personally would feel if my child was infected and it wasnt caught in time...

Things like chicken pox, whooping cough etc I absolutely understand but tetanus for me is a whole different risk factor

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[Happy2be3]

Delayed chicken pox by a year and didn't give mmr till 3 years old. My son is 5 and will be having his "4" year old mmr booster at age 5.

[SpicyTurtle]

I'm glad to hear so many other people are delaying. Jess I agree and this is where I have reservations about delaying at all. On the one hand I don't like the idea of injecting so many chemicals into such a tiny underdeveloped body, but on the other hand if DS were to get whooping cough/tetanus/polio (even though unlikely) I would just feel so so terrible.

[jess1992]

Thats the problem we all face. Polio isnt really a problem these days it is more in under developed countries. Chicken pox is much more likely to occur though, especially if your children are around others often.

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[Rose&Aurelia]

We are delaying varicella till 12/13yo. I see no harm in contracting chickenpox as a child but understand the probs as an adult.

The definites for us were bcg, hep b, polio, mmr, rotavirus and DTP.

[missie_mack]

Sure chicken pox is more likely to occur- but it isn't just about the risk of contracting it that makes people not have it. Many people still think contracting the wild virus is better than the vaccine version- particularly if you look at Hope-Simpsons ideas on the risk not having the wild virus in the community places on others in relation to shingles. It seems to cascade- you get an injection to avoid getting varicella but then because your not coming in contact with varicella you're at greater risk of coming down with shingles- which is a far bigger risk than the original version of varicella- kills twice as many people and does far more harm and the government doesn't even list the HZ vaccine on the PBS meaning that you are paying a fortune to protect yourself from something that was partly caused by the original free vaccine.

Those interested can read more here
http://www.hpa.org.uk/cdph/issues/CDPHVol5/no3/p185-6.pdf

[sparklebug]

I delayed chicken pox vac. For 18mths while I was researching it, a friend in the health field tipped the scales for me with the data she gave me so we got it done.

I hate vaccines but generally get them done, although the ones that have been around for ages I have an easier time with.

[Nimrodel]

So far our kids (3mo and 21mo) haven't had any jabs, though I haven't completely ruled them out (my hubby is more on the fence about the whole thing but he is a procrastinator so unless HE decides that they need to be done NOW, we aren't even talking about it lol). We live in a smallish (<8k) country town so for us the risk of side effects especially given that our daughter has a few allergies, outweighs the risk of not vaxxing. We have had some cases of whooping cough around town though so I am careful about who we socialise with (we go to a steiner playgroup once a week with other non vaxxers but no day-care etc), plus tetanus is higher on the risk list given our lifestyle. Undecided about MMR and we won't give Varicella unless they get to their early teens without having contracted chicken pox.