Earlier this week, Tabitha and I ventured forth to West Des Moines for her eight-week doctor’s check-up. This was the first time we’d gone with just the two of us (Brett or my mom had always accompanied us before), and man, it was an adventure! I think the doctor’s office must make Tabby nervous or something, because each time we’ve gone there, it has been DIAPER DISASTROUS. Whether she’s peeing all over herself or letting forth a bowel movement to rival any infant display of waste, it’s always happening at the doctor’s. Of course, they can’t judge me as a parent just because of it, but JEZ, there is a lot of apologizing going on when I have to use three diapers to get her all cleaned up and get a new covering for their table.
Well, now Tabby finally has a reason to be nervous when she goes there. She had to get THREE shots and drink a vaccine. The drink wasn’t so bad, but OH. MY. GOSH. THE SHOTS ALMOST KILLED ME. Of course I’d read about how hard it is to watch your child get vaccinated, but I always thought, come on people, pull it together. It’s not that bad when I have to get a shot, and it won’t hurt them any more than it hurts me. But I was wrong … So, so wrong.
If there’s one thing I’ve learned from being a mom, it’s that there is NOTHING worse than listening to your baby cry. It’s awful. It doesn’t matter if it’s something routine, like she’s tired, or if if the dog barks and scares her (I’m looking at you, Ginger). But the shots, OH THE SHOTS. That has been the worst. I mean, I CRIED, and it only lasted like 30 seconds. The look on her face, like, MOM!! WHAT ARE THEY DOING TO ME AND WHY ARE YOU DOING NOTHING?!?! Don’t you love me? Why are you letting them do this to me? It hurts!! Why are you letting them HURT me?!
A rare picture of Tabby crying. This was after the vaccinations, but she never got a fever!
It is awful. And then they finish, and they say, ‘OK, pick her up and give her some lovin’. And even though I know that this nurse just did her part to save my baby from polio and whooping cough and other horrible diseases, I just wanted to take her clipboard and smack her across the face WWE style to show Tabby that I will always protect her from things that suck.
And maybe I’m spoiled because Tabby almost never cries unless she tired or hungry, but to see her WAILING with her toothless little mouth completely open and and her eyes spouting tears and her little body as tense as it gets, it just … kills you and makes you feel like the WORST mom ever. So I held her and rocked her and bounced her and told she was OK and not to worry because she’ll never remember this, but I couldn’t help but to fear that she WOULD remember this and that she would hold it against me for as long as we both shall live.
In all seriousness though, I’m not one of those moms who is skeptical of vaccines. I’m on board 100 percent and it makes me a little mad to know that there are some kids out there who aren’t vaccinated, and those little kids put little babies like mine at risk for diseases that are completely avoidable. So, overall, vaccines — worth it!
Tabby’s eight-week stats have evened out in comparison to her two-week stats. She is now 22 3/4 inches (67th percentile and a full inch taller than at two weeks old) and 11.5 pounds (75th percentile). Overall, a happy, healthy baby. Go Tabby!
Tabby at 8 weeks.
Hi Morgan,
I know this post is a year and a half old but I urge you to research vaccines and really dig deep before continuing on with a vaccine regimen for your beautiful little girl. We are taught from the time we are young that vaccines are a safe and effective way to protect our children from hiddeous childhood diseases. I used to believe that. Five years ago my son received his kindergarten vaccines. He was damaged badly by the vaccine. I used to be afraid of families who did not vaccinate their children. I used to believe that I was protecting my child. I believe the statistics that only 1 in [however many] kids would have a reaction or be negatively affected by the vaccine and I eas will/ing to risk my child being that 1. I thought it was a safe risk, to keep my child from getting measles or mumps or whooping cough, etc. Its easy to say “I’ll take my chances on those odds” until its your child who happens to be that “1″.
When that happens, you begin to dig and dig, and dig even deeper into what exactly you are putting into your child and how safe it really is and also how effective. In my research, I found horrifying information. There are alot of opinions out there but the sorces I turned to were factual sources, studies, etc. I did not have time for opinions. I wanted facts. I also researched the history of these diseases, how they started, when and how they died out. I also researched other countries and their stances on each individual vaccine. When a country bans a vaccine because its not safe I take notice. I researched the history of autism. Whooping cough is scary but it is very uncommon and most often is spread by the shedding of the virus from vaccinated people.
While you fear my children for being unvaccinated, I fear your vaccinated child more. We do our level best to avoid newly vaccinated people. The.shedding of the vax virus is more dangerous to anyone than an unvaxed child possibly carrying the.virus. There is so much information available out there that if you dig and dig you may find out why we don’t allow our children to be vaccinated. You will also find that us unvaxers love our children jusy as much as you love your.daughter. We don’t make the decision not to vax lightly. We do our research and make a decision based on that. For my son, he will be on medicine for the rest of his life. Without this medication he will die within a day or two. To me, that is absolutely not worth the vague possibility that he might come into contact with some virus and possibly maybe get that virus. The big pharma and government will tell you that the only way to protect your child is to vaccinate them against these diseases. That is not true. I challenge you to research it for yourself. My son may never get the disease he was vaxed against but he will be on medicine forever. It was not worth it.
And one of the.commenters mentioned that if the.doctor had dropped any of those vaccine vials on the floor and it shattered that it would require a HAZMAT team to be called in. I haven’t researched that for myself yet, but if that is true then why would I want anything like that put into my childs body?
Sheree Northcutt posted this comment on my ‘Vaccination Information Network’ on Facebook:
“While I am in complete agreement with you all here on the subjecr of vaxing and we don’t vax, I do have to say that while its great that you all went over and commented, some of the comments were not very nice/polite. In fact, one was quite rude. I would urge you all, in educating other, try to be kind. Most of these people are ignorant parents who genuinely love their children and think they are doing what is best for them. Many just do not know any better. I know I did not know any better when I was a new mom vaxing my first baby. I did not know better until someone KINDLY showed me. Now, by all means, if they are rude them handle it however you see fit, but sharing information in a straight forward matter-of-fact way will get thru to people much faster than if you offend them because then they aren’t willing to listen. And after all, isn’t that what this page is all about, getting the info out there that vaccines are not safe?”
I very much agree with Sheree. I really like Morgan’s post because to me it shows that a mother’s gut or heart feelings reflect the truth of what is going on with her baby far better than her head. There is really is no point in being rude. I believe in building bridges and sharing ideas so that we may all learn from each other and raise our awareness about these important issues.
Please don’t be angry at those of us who have researched and decided vaccines are not for our children. They do not put your children at risk: you vaccinated your beautiful daughter so you are protected: right? Or maybe you actually don’t believe they do help protect children?
Just so you know, my extraordinary healthy children don’t go to the doctor very often and were exposed several times to a nasty strep throat virus that vaccinated kids brought to a daycare and other than a minor sore throat, they tested negative for it. Several friends exposed their unvaccinated children to chicken pox other children had and their immune systems were so strong, they couldn’t get it.
The chicken pox and whooping cough outbreak was caused by shedding the virus from a newly vaccinated child. These were traced back to vaccine strains, not wild strains picked up from an unvaccinated child.
We all have a right to make decisions regarding our family’s health and for some the belief our bodies were made perfectly able to handle life’s health challenges. Others choose to put their doctors in charge of their health and that is fine too. Just remember those who go natural are not putting anyone’s health at risk: corporate enterprises are.
What responsible doctor or healthcare worker would give baby THREE vaccine shots at once AND a drinkable vaccine during the SAME visit?!! You statement that other moms don;t vaccinate their kids and that puts your kid at risk? If your kid is vaccinated, why is that a worry to you? The higher the number of vaccines a child gets, the increased chance of getting autism or asperger’s syndrome. I DO hope that your child has a VERY high immune system and is able to resist the amount of mercury, fluoride, aluminum, sqaulene, animal and human DNA she received during this visit. Go to the CDC website and read all of the ingredients of EACH shot your child received during the visit. Research WHY they are in vaccines. THAT is what responsible moms do. Great puff piece for the depopulation agenda!
Thanks for your great post, Morgan! I wish you would listen to your instincts rather than your intellect, which has been fed and has swallowed the lie that vaccines prevent diseases. I have yet to see any evidence to show that vaccines have ever prevented anything, apart from health, sanity and common sense. Personally, I have arrived at the conclusion that vaccination is an organised criminal enterprise dressed up as disease prevention by means of junk science. To believe that injecting a baby with toxic chemical and biological agents is going to protect its health is complete madness.
“Belief in immunization is a form of delusional insanity.”
Dr Herbert Shelton, USA
“Vaccination s a massive fraud.”
Dr Russell Blaylock MD, USA
“I was shocked to find that this whole vaccine business was indeed a gigantic hoax.”
Dr A Kalokerinos MD, Australia
After studying the medical literature, Australian scientist and researcher Dr Viera Scheibner PhD stated:
“I did not find it difficult to conclude that there is no evidence whatsoever that vaccines of any kind-but especially those against childhood diseases-are effective in preventing the infectious diseases they are supposed to prevent. Further, adverse effects are amply documented and are far more significant to public health than any adverse effects of infectious diseases. Immunizations, including those practiced on babies, not only did not prevent any infectious diseases, they caused more suffering and more deaths than has any other human activity in the entire history of medical intervention. It will be decades before the mopping -up after the disasters caused by childhood vaccination will b~ completed. All vaccination should cease forthwith and all victims of their side effects should be appropriately compensated.”
‘Vaccination Information Network’ (VINE)
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Vaccination-Information-Network-VINE/69667273997?sk=wall
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I LOVE this post – thank you so much for strong mom. Also,