Ok! Of course, this isnt’ fun. I did a bit of research about vaccines and what shots to get and when. It might sound like I am a bit over-protective (which I am!) but I don’t have complete faith in our medical system (and even less faith in the drug companies!)
I just want to make sure that I know what the pros and cons of the vaccines are. I decided that since Ryan isn’t sexually active nor does he partake in IV drug use I could skip the Hep-B shot for a few years. I also decided not to give him his menningococcal shot at the 2 month visit as this shot is usually only given at 12 months in all of the rest of Canada. I figured that since he isn’t in day care yet we will get this shot at the same time everyone else in the country does.
I also figured that since the Dtap/Hib/ shot has quite a bit of alluminum that I would break up his Pneumococcal vaccine with his first shot. So this just means that he will get this vaccine shot in 3 weeks. So for his first vaccination day he only had 1 shot.
And just for the record – I am not skipping any vaccinations (at least not yet). I am just breaking them up a bit.
And after all of the excitement of getting his first shot – he didn’t even notice it….no whimper or anything. Bingo! That’s it!