Thursday, 25 June 2009
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Well Child
My youngest son will be turning a year old on August 6th, so naturally my insurance company sent him a birthday card yesterday. Since we are so close an all... Of course the card said he was due for a Well Child visit with his pediatrician and that he was in desperate need of some vaccinations. So, like all junk mail, I handed it over to the kids so they could play with it.
Later, while cleaning up, I gathered up all the junk mail and took it to the paper recycling box. As I tossed it all in though, something fell out. It was the Well Child Chart that listed all the appointments a child should have with all the vaccinations and whatnot listed under each age. I almost tossed it in, but I was struck by how long it was so I decided to take a closer look.
Even though I already know how insane the vaccine schedule is, it was still shocking to see it. According to this chart, Lucas has already missed over 20 shots! And he's only 10 months old! He's never even been to the doctor, aside from the doc that checked him over at the hospital when he was born. He's never had a reason to go since we don't vaccinate and like the other kids, he's never sick. Matter of fact, the last time we even saw their pediatrician was over 2 years ago when I made the decision to completely stop vaccinating. Now if anyone gets sick we go to a homeopathic center where our entire family can see a neuropath, homeopath and even a chiropractor.
More upsetting than seeing that vaccine schedule laid out was the addition of some new things on the Well Child chart. Not only do they now want children to get a flu shot 5 times by the time they turn one but they also have to have a verbal risk assessment at each visit starting at 9 months! What on earth would a 9 month old need a verbal risk assessment for? This is scary. I see how the "autism spectrum" is pushed in school to benefit funding and test scores, but now they want to push it on babies too? Why, so they can just weed them out of school altogether? I will never understand how they expect children to all fit in the same mold, and it was bad enough poor parents and children all over America are being told their children are less than perfect because they don't fall in line with those stupid developmental charts. This is ridiculous, children this young should not have to jump through hoops to perform! Verbal risk assessment my ass! All of my children did EVERYTHING at different times! And I mean everything, from crawling and walking to eating and talking. Each of them different in so many ways, but all of them perfectly normal developmentally.
I am so thankful that I question things and do extensive research when I don't understand or agree with something. I'm so happy that instead of looking through some doctor's developmental glasses I trust my maternal instincts and use intelligence and common sense instead to nurture my children as I see fit. Letting them grow and learn as they were intended to.
It is a scary world indeed that our government, the pharmaceutical companies and the medical field are trying to create for us. Living off the grid is now more savory than ever and I hope it is something we can accomplish before our children grow up.
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Comments (3)
Good for you! I think it is so important to not fall for all the hype of the AMA/big drug companies. I didn't vaccine my kids either and they grew up just fine.
My daughter has had the two grandsons given their shots, however, and it is astounding how many they give at once to a baby! I am told that the vaccines are more sophisticated and not as hard on the body, but still....
I believe the more natural the better.....
That being said, I am not against doctors or seeking medical help if needed.
The shots are worse now, not better or more sophisitcated. Plus there are more than triple the shots that I got as a child. Just a small amount of research into the little to no testing that is even done on the vaccines they give these poor kids is enough to give a person a heart attack.
But I also will seek medical attention if we need it.. from the holistic health center :)
My husband and I sort of disagree on shots, but we've reached a compromise. We allowed whatever is standard at the hospital... mostly just screenings, a vitamin K shot, a Hep B vaccine and that goopy eye junk. After that, we are only going to give what has been in use for 10 years or more. That way, we know they have been out long enough that whatever risks and side effects they have are known and not severe enough to take them off the market. Good for you for looking through it all! <3 SuZ