"While my first born son suffered in the Autism Spectrum after his MMR shot, my second born daughter has enjoyed nothing but perfect health and at fourteen years old remains unvaccinated. She becomes incensed when kids just line up blindly for their shots at school, "Don't they even ask what's in them or if there are any negative effects?" My children are the only ones in their classes who deny taking the vaccines.
With regards to both my children's development, I know the difference. Not just experientially as a mother, but also as a Clinician of Heilkunst Medicine and author of three books( The Path To Cure; The Whole Art of Healing). After four nightmarish years with my son where he was hospitalized seven times for constipation so severe, he was once put under general anesthetic to have the impacted stool removed manually. There were days that he just sat in a corner, rocking back and forth like the pendulum on a clock. He also wouldn't make eye contact and his speech and growth were profoundly blocked and inhibited to the point that at 18 months, I thought we might lose him in another bout of severe pneumonia. My daughter's experience was exactly the opposite.
My daughter unfolded naturally, beautifully and with ease. Not only was she not vaccinated, but she also never had the need for antibiotics or even cough syrup. By this time, I was studying and training to become a Heilkunstler. In fourteen years, I can barely count on one hand the colds or flus she's suffered. My son and daughter have been both Waldorf and home-schooled and it was clear to see that she unfolding socially and academically with ease and joy. My son, on the other hand, suffered some major challenges requiring extra help. An example was that when he drew a tree, his roots never touched the ground! He also felt challenged by basic concepts in the early grades.
I'm thrilled to say that my son is now 17 and thriving. He has sung in the national choir, enjoys trampoline acrobatics, Parkour and Aikido. His average in the academic stream in public school where he's now integrated is 88%. He loves environmental studies and is looking to study Bowen upon graduation. My daughter is achieving similarly and she continues to unfold naturally also engaged in training as a hunter/jumper and dressage rider at the Olympic level. I'm so proud to be the mother of these gentle, loving, capable and thoughtful individuals."
"As a mother of an un-vaccinated child, I am grateful and relieved that I investigated and researched childhood vaccinations before I gave birth to my child. I was able to make an informed choice to keep my son vaccine free when the hospital suggested the Hepatitis B shot at birth. I was also able to know that I, myself, should decline the Rubella booster they tried to give me in the hospital when my son was born as well. The rubella vaccine could have transferred to my son through breast milk and potentially caused adverse effects on his immune system.
My son hasn’t been sick in almost six months even though he has been exposed to colds from his babysitter. It seems as if his immune system is naturally maturing in a positive manner. When he was a baby he did get the flu twice, but both bouts of the sickness lasted only a day. He was running around, with energy mind you, while the others who had it were bed ridden. He also caught roseola at about 16 months old, which was the most sick he has ever been. I took him to the doctor and they didn’t even diagnose him with it. It was apparent he had it after his sickness had passed and the rash appeared and then disappeared for a day. Even though he caught that childhood disease, I never wavered in my conviction that his body could handle childhood diseases. As long as a parent cares for their child and keeps their temperatures down, and keeps fluid in them, they will most likely make it through.
My son has never had one ear infection, he’s never been on antibiotics for anything. When he has been sick in the past, except for the roseola episode, he was literally running around with his boundless energy and the only way you can tell he was sick was because he vomited. He is alert, says hundreds of words, is bright eyed, very social, very active and pretty much has always been ahead of all his milestones. In fact, when we go out in public, he seems much more alert and social than many of the other kids. He will go up to kids on the playground and try to initiate play with them, while most of the kids seem adverse to interaction from him. He has never had a drippy, running nose like many children I have seen. I have talked to some parents of vaccinated children who have informed me that their children’s noses seem to drip incessantly, never stopping, even though they appear healthy.
My brother has seven children, his last three of whom are not vaccinated. One of his daughters who is in kindergarten, rarely gets sick, while her vaccinated brothers and sisters do more often. She remains healthy while they have colds and flus. She has caught strep throat, but was treated with antibiotics, and did fine. When she caught strep throat after first attending kindergarten, that was the first time she had been sick in years.
At first my family didn’t understand why I chose to not vaccinate my son, but now they all back me 100 percent. My son’s father has always support the non-vaccination route. We have a relatively understanding health care insurance plan with Kaiser and they don’t harass me on my choice. I switched doctors in the beginning because my son’s first pediatrician seemed put off by my choice. Now, his doctor is completely understanding of our choice and doesn’t even question me. I also don’t take him in for well visits, because it is apparent to everyone that my son is very healthy, and I don’t feel the need to have to deny the shots the visits are intended for."
"My wife and I have three children aged 13, 9 and 6. None are vaccinated. We have wrestled with this decision for the entire 13 years that we have been parents. We read about the lack of research on safety and effectiveness and feel confident for a time in our decision. Then we read about how childhood vaccinations have helped and we were in doubt for a while. Then we did more research and learned how vaccinations create permanent imbalances between humoral and cellular immunity and can create auto-immunity and lead to chronic diseases like asthma. Our minds are finally at ease and we are firm in our resolve.
Our three kids have not had illness-free lives. We do not exclusively eat organic food or raise our own chickens. Fast food is a part of our lives, as are school lunches. They were all breast fed for at least a year, but did receive formula and cereal to supplement it after six months of age.
All three children get coughs, colds and flu-like illnesses in the fall and winter despite our efforts to supplement with probiotics and Vitamin D. All three had chicken pox and I suspect they all survived pertussis. But each time, I realize that this is one more virus that they will be immune to for the rest of their lives. I want them to have to fight off the bugs that go around because each time they do, they become stronger. On the other hand, the only time any of them has been to the pediatrician has been for school physicals. They don't have chronic problems, ADD or allergies. Now my oldest does have a mild form of exercise-induced asthma. He was born by c-section and my wife did have bronchitis in her 8th month of pregnancy that was treated with medication. She was also on intravenous antibiotics for three days after my son was born due to c-section complications. So I'm not surprised that my son has this issue. It is my firm belief that if we had vaccinated him, his symptoms would be much worse.
They are all bright, active and healthy. I would be devastated if by my choice to vaccinate, I had reduced their potential even a little."
"Hello my name is Bonnie, i live in Queensland Australia. I would like to firstly say that i myself am 25 and i have not had a vaccination since i was 4 and my brother who is now 22 has not had a vaccination since about 2, thank goodness my mother chose to do some reserching when we were young and decided not to vaccinate us anymore. We are two very healthy adults and through out our childhood were very rarely sick and if we were sick it was only a cold that would pass quickly. We did both get chicken pox when my brother was 4 and i was 6 and then again when my brother was 13 and i was 15 but other than that have not had any other infectious deseases. We have grown into two very healthy adults and could probably count on 1 hand the amount of times we have both been sick as adults. My two daughters 1 and 3 are also unvaccinated and have never had any vaccines at all. They are extreamly healthy girls and have only had colds (only since my eldest started daycare 8 months ago) i have no doubts that my decision not to vaccinate will help continue their great health through out their childhood and into adulthood. Thank you :-)"
"I have 3 children ages 5, 3 & 1. My 1st was vaccinated until 18 months and the other two are completely unvaccinated. my children are very healthy, other than the occasional runny nose and cold, they are rarely sick. never had ear infection, strep, bronchitis, or whatever other sickness kids these days. whenever they do get a little sick, it never lasts long. they have no allergies nor any other health condition. my 1st had eczema as a baby. not my other two. they've never, not even once, have needed to take antibiotics. it seems that kids all around are often sick with ear infections, strep, or whatever else as well as many allergies, more than just to nuts.
I feel at peace with my decision not to vaccinate. after reading much on the subject, the bottom line is that i just found that vaccines (along with their producers) are untrustworthy. i prefer to trust my children's God-given bodies and a lifestyle to keep them healthy."
"Two children – neither were vaccinated at any point during childhood. Incidence rate of sleep problems (0%), inner ear infections (0%), immune problems (0%), multiple sick days from school (very little). My daughter contracted a peanut allergy and at 18 months aspirated a seed – which led to a bronchoscopy and later asthma – but after age 10 her symptoms were minor. She still carries an inhaler, but as an adult uses it almost never. My son has never had any substantial health problems – he is now in HS. Our choice not to vaccinate, plus vitamins and organic foods from an early age, plenty of exercise, and proper health habits (posture, sleep patterns, no drug use, no alcohol) have led to very few health concerns over their lifetimes. Sports injuries – that’s a different story."
