5 Ways to Restore Trust in the US Vaccination Program
The CDC, FDA, Pharma companies, and Paul Offit really want to find a way to get everyone to trust vaccines. At least that is what they say. After saying this they usually throw out the same arguments: “young” parents don’t understand how horrible the diseases are autism isn’t caused by vaccinations parents are getting mis-information from quack websites I’ve mentioned before that these arguments are simply not true for the vast majority of non-vaccinating parents. We aren’t too young (and thus as implied too stupid) to understand. We...
Read MoreHib Vaccination: Missing the Forest for the Trees
I realize that I kind of dropped the ball on writing about vaccines. I wrote about it a lot when I was researching it to make a decision for my family. Then, there came a point where I was 100% convinced not to vaccinate and I stopped writing about it. I would like to continue sharing my research about vaccines in the context of why we made the choice not to vaccinate. Please use the information as a launching point for your own research. Remeber you can always decide to vaccinate later but you can never unvaccinate. What is Hib? Haemophilus influenza type b is a bacterium that...
Read MoreDrop-side Cribs, Penises, and Vaccines
Recently, the Consumer Products Safety Commission banned the use and sale of drop-side cribs in the US. This certainly doesn’t bother me per se. I’m all for making any child product safer. However, this flury of news over the drop-side cribs is just so hypocritical! This is why; Drop-side Cribs vs. Co-sleeping The CPSC is one of the loudest squawkers about the dangers of babies sleeping in adult beds. Their campaign used the statistic that between 1999 and 2001, 180 babies under two died as a result of being in an adult bed. This statistic is based on an article...
Read MoreIs Andrew Wakefield a Criminal?
If you’ve read my posts about vaccination in the past you’ll know that the infamous “MMR causes Autism” is NOT one of my reasons for not vaccinating. Vaccination may or may not, in conjunction with various other circumstances, contribute to Autism. Either way there are plenty of other reasons to think twice about vaccination. However, I was so saddened by this recent article at Advanced Pediatrics blog1. It is inflammatory, incorrect, and misses the larger issues of vaccine adverse effects. Here’s why this makes me so sad. Dr. Lavin, who wrote the post,...
Read More2009: A Year in the Life of a Blogger
Some of my favorite blog highlights from 2009. JANUARY – Erin Brockovich Takes on Gardasil. This is my most commented on post ever. I still get comments on this post on the old wordpress blog. Regardless of how you feel about other vaccines please read about this one. FEBRUARY – A Momma At Last: Aellyn’s Birth Story. This one is kind of obvious! MARCH – Our IVF Birth Story Video. The still on this video is also my favorite picture of the...
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