Homeopathic immunisation

[janiece]

Hello i am new on this forum.

I am just wondering if anyone has had any experience with homeopathic immunisation or homeoprophylaxis. They are meant to be used as an alternative to normal vacs and apparently have no side effects. Would like some info if anyone has any.

I am trying to figure out this whole immunisation thing,
Thanks for your help. J
:o

[prideNJoy]

Hi,
Im in the same boat as you, i have been looking into it myself. I was just in contact with a Naturopath on Friday and she recommended i look up Dr. Isaac Golden re: Homeoprophylactics. Which i had already done anyway. And did find that helpful. You'll find that Naturopaths/Homeopaths aren't allowed to sway you with their opinion, unlike GP's when it comes to 'Standard Vaccinations' :thumbsdown: . So it is something which you have to research entirely yourself. Here are some links that may help you on your way... good luck. :)

http://www.alternative-doctor.com/vaccination/giorgiougolden.htm

http://www.thinktwice.com/nosodes.htm

http://users.netconnect.com.au/~homstudy/research/index.htm

[rainman]

It's a very tough decision to make and impossible to find out the complete truth either way.

I've read everything I could get my hands on the subject from mainstream to alternative points of view and it's a minefield of information but this is what I think it basically comes down to.

The reasons why not to get your child immunised is because they have heavy metals in them which could cause your child severe health probablems also your child might just react badly to the number of other things which are in there.But doctors are now saying the latest batches no longer contain heavy metals.

The reason why to get your child immunised is obviously, to help prevent them from getting a major illness.Now this is where you will read alternative points of view saying that immunisation won't even do that but I think the evidence is overwhelming that it does.

From what I understand as well if your not going to get your child immunised you might as well do nothing(except of course eating well and getting plenty of rest to keep your natural immune system as strong as possible)as alternative options are an ineffective
replacement.

Now this is just my point of view based on the information I've gotten on the subject and I myself(and my wife of course) decided to get our son immunised but we got each one several months later than we should because we wanted our son to be as strong and developed as possible when he got them so he would have a better chance of fighting any side affects(which I know first hand through my brothers children can happen) if he got any.

Sorry to go on but just one last point to make is I think the most important thing about making this extremely tough decision about getting your child immunised or not is that you make the decision and nobody else.At least that way wether it turns out right or wrong it was your decision as that childs parent based on all the information you had at the time doing the best that you could.You will have the least amount of regrets that way.

Hoped this helped some.:D

[SilverStarfish]

IMHO:

Aside from the stories of what people claim is in children's immunisations - which may or may not be true - the function of these injections is to stimulate the child's immune system so it's antibodies will be better equipt for if and when the child comes into contact with the disease.

The is done by exposing the cells to a safe version of the disease. It is not and cannot be done by giving the child any sort of herb or oil. That might help the child's general health which will be useful for small health issues, like colds and scratches, but then so is a multivitamin.

No herb can tell your child's immune system what the measles virus looks like or how to fight it. An oil doesn't know how to alert your child's body that it has just been in contact with meningococcal.

People of our generation don't have people dying from poli anymore because of vaccines. Sometimes I think our generation has become blase about issues like this because they never got to see the "before" picture.

[prideNJoy]

From what I understand as well if your not going to get your child immunised you might as well do nothing(except of course eating well and getting plenty of rest to keep your natural immune system as strong as possible)as alternative options are an ineffective
replacement.

...i dont know if i would agree with this comment though as it has been proven that alternative options do work to a degree just like mainstream vaccines work to a degree, i dont believe vaccinations immunise but merely sensitise. This is my opinion from the research that i have done. :) Each to their own!

[janiece]

thanks guys for the replies.

The info i read on the homeopathic stuff said that it was 90.4% effective, which is actually the same as normal vac i think.

anyway still looking into it...do you know anyone in qld who does it?

after reading tonnes of info on immunisation this is the way i see it -

if you immunise normally then it has a certain amount of proved effectiveness, it can minimise how bad they get the disease HOWEVER then you spend the rest of your life worrying about boosting the immune system you have compromised, and hoping that your child doesn't end up with neuroligical problems or cancer.

but if you try really hard to keep a good diet, healthy lifestyle, natural remedies for any problems that arise, etc. and not immunise then you spend the rest of your life worrying that you might not be able to do enough because of the chemicals etc. that occur these days in our environment as there is only so much you can do.

So, my daughter has had her first shots (I am kicking myself for not reading about all this sooner), just because i simply did not realise the risks and no info was provided at the health clinic. She has had the first Hep B in the hospital and also the 2mth shots. She is just over 3mths old.

The other thing that concerns me is the symptoms straight away - horrible crying, fever, not seeing properly, really hard to settle - all these symptoms are actually the same as encephalits or swelling of the brain. Quite scary when they are soooo little.

So still not absolutely sure but i'm sort of veering toward trying to find some sort of alternative and just doing the best i can to boost her immune system in the meantime.

sorry this is so long, just thought i would explain why i asked.

[prideNJoy]

Hi Janiece, you took the words right out of my mouth. I have read the same research study that found it 90.4% effective. I think you just need to go with your gut feeling on this one. Mums always know best, and quite often they know more then a Dr. when it comes to their child. How often do you hear about children getting sent home because the Dr. thought it was nothing then it turns out to be a huge problem and the parents knew all along 'this wasnt right' . You'll make the right decision for your family anyway. :ecomcity: sorry rambling. anyway i have looked around for someone who deals in this area, and am more than happy to pass on the details of someone i found in Bris.(there's very few and far between) just send me a PM. :)

[FourAngelKisses]

All the research I've done said it isn't at all effective. :confused:

[prideNJoy]

yeah i have read that too, but they were all Pro-Vaccination sites...go figure. ;)