Vaccines

Confession: Prior to yesterday Maddox has not been vaxed since he was 6 months old.

I freaked out and had no IDEA what I believed about vaccinating, glaxo smith, cow fetus blood, thermisol---I was lost. Since then I did what I always do when I don't understand something; researched the ever living shit out of it. 

When he was born I turned down Hep B… I mean, what 22 hour old baby needs a Hep B shot? We also turned down vitamin K for his eyes.

Then at his 4 month appointment I didn’t say much and they vaxed him. Same at 6 months but after his 6 month shots, he spiked a fever and didn’t sleep more than a hour at a time each night for 4 days. It. Was. Hell.

I went into panic mode. Skipped his appointments. (Confession: I am an ostrich when it comes to confrontation with something I am either a) scared to fail at or b) feel that I do not know enough about it to make a valid argument for my view-point or c) have no stance to take what-so-ever)

Hell, my son never went to his 1 yr well baby visit. I am a terrible mother. Moving along. My doctor, who is a family practitioner and whom delivered me, yeah he’s been my doctor for 28 years, he called me personally. Told me how I missed Maddox’s 2 yr well baby and he was behind on vaxes. I told him to make the appointment but I need to talk about vaxing. He said no prob. 

Yesterday was Maddox’s 2 yr well baby. He is 2 years 4 and ¾ months old. He is 37” tall and weight 34 lbs. He is the 92nd percentile for both weight and height. Perfectly proportionate. 

He was late on HiB, DTaP, PCV, Varicella and MMR.

After our Dr told us that I told him I really didn’t want to do varicella unless he didn’t contract chicken pox by age 10. That I didn’t want MMR till school and even then I wanted them separated. Also, no PCV…

His exact response: “I’m your advisor, not Maddox’s parent. You’re the boss!” <3 <3

Then he told me he didn’t need the HiB and the PCV because after 2 they are no longer serious infections. Yay!  He also said he would much prefer Maddox to get varicella on his own because that is a permenant vax, unlike the temp vax he'll give him.  The only problem is you can't FIND anyone who has chicken pox anymore. :/

We went ahead with the DTaP and scheduled Maddox for his M, M and R shots at age 4.

I love my doctor. And son. And husband.