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Old 10-17-2012, 01:45 PM
 
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Ok, not to sound like a tree hugger, but my wife and I are looking for a pediatrician who wont push anything other than state required vaccines. The whole mercury in vaccines thing is bothersome, and our current one is dead set on us giving our two new baby girls everything under the sun. Anyone know of some pediatricians in town that are lenient when it comes to this?
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Old 10-17-2012, 02:42 PM
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Location: Birmingham, AL
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You said "state required vaccines"........that does include everything under the sun, lol.

You need a doctor that follow instructions.
Welcome to Hoover Family Medicine

Curious as to what you do and don't want for your babies?
Is waiting until they are older to vaccinate an option?
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Old 10-20-2012, 12:34 AM
 
Location: Tuscaloosa, Alabama
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Either way, you ultimately get to decide... so, you can always say no. I wish I could suggest specific doctors, but either way, you don't have to accept the vaccinations.
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Old 10-20-2012, 07:27 AM
 
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Yeah, but then you have to deal with the consequences with that particular doctor (i.e. like a waitress spitting in your food if you give her a hard time...) And besides, the ones we have found all "act" like they are all mandatory, when in fact they are not. We have been fed a lot of bull by several folks in the medical world (and I work in medicine/healthcare!). We're just new to the area so I don't have any good working knowledge of the docs around here yet......
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Old 10-20-2012, 07:56 AM
 
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Ok, not to sound like a tree hugger, but my wife and I are looking for a pediatrician who wont push anything other than state required vaccines. The whole mercury in vaccines thing is bothersome, and our current one is dead set on us giving our two new baby girls everything under the sun. Anyone know of some pediatricians in town that are lenient when it comes to this?
Congrats on the new twosome! Sleeping much?

First, vaccines do not cause autism.

Second, children's vaccines no longer contain mercury.

Read this book:

Your Baby's Best Shot: Why Vaccines Are Safe and Save Lives: Stacy Mintzer Herlihy,E. Allison Hagood,Paul A.,M.D. Offit: 9781442215788: Amazon.com: Books

From the review by Wulfstan: "Yes, by not giving your child the vaccines you guard against that teeny-tiny chances of serious complications. But that is like guarding your baby from ninjas by hiding him in the middle of a swamp full of hungry crocodiles."
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Old 10-20-2012, 07:59 AM
 
Location: Georgia, USA
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Yeah, but then you have to deal with the consequences with that particular doctor (i.e. like a waitress spitting in your food if you give her a hard time...) And besides, the ones we have found all "act" like they are all mandatory, when in fact they are not. We have been fed a lot of bull by several folks in the medical world (and I work in medicine/healthcare!). We're just new to the area so I don't have any good working knowledge of the docs around here yet......
So a physician who does not want unvaccinated children in his practice is like a waitress who spits in your food?

He's actually someone who does not want a child with pertussis coughing in his waiting room.
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Old 10-20-2012, 07:59 AM
 
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Ok, not to sound like a tree hugger, but my wife and I are looking for a pediatrician who wont push anything other than state required vaccines. The whole mercury in vaccines thing is bothersome, and our current one is dead set on us giving our two new baby girls everything under the sun. Anyone know of some pediatricians in town that are lenient when it comes to this?
The attached article indicates that mercury has been removed from all vaccines or is only present in the barest trace amounts. If you eat tuna fish, you'll get much more mercury that way. Its a long article, but scroll all the way down to the chart. It describes in detail the absence of mercury.

Thimerosal in Vaccines
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Old 10-24-2012, 08:50 PM
 
Location: Richmond, VA, from Boston
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Ok, not to sound like a tree hugger, but my wife and I are looking for a pediatrician who wont push anything other than state required vaccines. The whole mercury in vaccines thing is bothersome, and our current one is dead set on us giving our two new baby girls everything under the sun. Anyone know of some pediatricians in town that are lenient when it comes to this?
He's a doctor. He wants to protect your kids, rather an having them killed off by nonsense. Don't blame him for doing his job
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Old 01-23-2013, 02:12 PM
 
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Okay, let me rephrase. I get that the pediatricians feel like they are doing what is best. And for some they probably are. A lot of it has to do with being able to get into the school system, due to the required vaccinations. But we don't know that we're even going the public/private school route, and don't want a bunch of vaccines that aren't necessary, or that have crazy chemicals or monkey cells or aborted fetus cells in them (and yes, they do). It just doesn't seem right. And a lot of the vaccines are for things that aren't even problematic, either ever or until certain ages (i.e. polio, which hasn't been around for years, or the flu, or hepatitis B, an STD vaccine for kids?) I get the whole prevention piece, too. And am all about it. I'm actually a healthcare professional myself. We just want a more natural way of doing things, and want to find a doctor that is okay treating our two baby girls in his/her office without any problem of us denying certain vaccines......

Any more thoughts?
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Old 01-23-2013, 02:31 PM
 
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Okay, let me rephrase. I get that the pediatricians feel like they are doing what is best. And for some they probably are. A lot of it has to do with being able to get into the school system, due to the required vaccinations. But we don't know that we're even going the public/private school route, and don't want a bunch of vaccines that aren't necessary, or that have crazy chemicals or monkey cells or aborted fetus cells in them (and yes, they do). It just doesn't seem right. And a lot of the vaccines are for things that aren't even problematic, either ever or until certain ages (i.e. polio, which hasn't been around for years, or the flu, or hepatitis B, an STD vaccine for kids?) I get the whole prevention piece, too. And am all about it. I'm actually a healthcare professional myself. We just want a more natural way of doing things, and want to find a doctor that is okay treating our two baby girls in his/her office without any problem of us denying certain vaccines......
I am surprised that you refer to yourself as a healthcare professional and then discuss vaccines as " crazy chemicals or monkey cells or aborted fetus cells".

I don't believe that "you get" how awful it was when little children died from polio, whooping cough, measles and all the other childhood diseases that were eradicated starting in the 1950's. Modern vaccines are safer. With all the influx of Third World folks and their diseases into America, as a parent, I would do all I could to take care of my children.

I would agree with you that an STD vaccine for children is highly problematic. However, all the other diseases should be protected against.

In addition, even a home schooled child would need the vaccinations as no one lives isolated anymore. Oh, and when you say " We just want a more natural way of doing things," remember the diseases ARE the natural way.

Be a thoughtful parent.
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