"We are writting this story to let others see how making the choice to not vaccinate our daughter was the best choice for us. My daughter was Born feb 15 2009 at 6 lbs 10 oz healthy and full term. I breast fed her only.She was a great baby sleeping through the night at 3 weeks old! She continued to be a healthy,happy baby at 4 months she holds sippy cup and drinks water. By 6 months she is saying and using sign language mama milk dada and by 9 months she was walking. she is now 3 years old and we can say that she has only had a cold once since she has been born. she is 29 pounds 37inches tall. she talks in full sentences and is striving and thriving at all that she does. We as her parents can say without a shadow of a dought that we made the best choice not to vaccinate her. We did our homework while pregnant and read many books and talk to many different doctors about our choice and we continue to educate ourselves and others around us to think about their choices as a parent and make an informed decision on what is best for you and your family!"
"I am a Doctor of Chiropractic and father to two healthy boys aged 2 years exactly and 9months (as of March 2012). Although I am a Chiropractor I was educated at a college that provides a well balance education and am am in no way anti-medicine, my father is in fact a GP (medical doctor). After lots of research (the truth about vaccines by Richard Halvorsen, a medical doctor, being one of the most balanced reads) and soul searching, and despite attempts to persuade us and warn us of the dangers of not vaccinating by my medically orientated family and a doctor, we decided not to vaccinate our boys. I can say now how very happy we are with our decision. Our boys are both happy and healthy in everyway. They are as kids should be, full of the joys of life everyday and full of energy and enthusiasm. They have never been ill, except for mild colds which pass quickly, never had antibiotics or other medications. Compared to kids of similar age we see at toddler, groups the boys stand out. And i feel very sad to think of all the stories we hear about friends children being so sick so often and always needed to visit their doctors, and often being filled with anti-biotics or other medicines. With lovely clear skin and eyes, both seem to glow with health and wellbeing. I also believe my 2 year old to be very advanced for his age with his speaking, communication and learning, this has been confirmed by a relative who is a speech and language specialist. Of course diet and upbringing have such a large part to play in the boys wellbeing, they eat a wholefull healthy diet without processed foods, i certainly believe that in not vaccinating we have given them the best start in life."
"The story about my children all 4 unvaccinated is:
The only thing that is a little bit wrong is their moderate alcohol-abuse as a student (with the three of them). Hopefully this will disappear as life becomes steady and serious.
Their health is perfect, apart from catching a cold, once a year (by loss of healthy immune system or stress-induced). No allergies, no eczema, no bronchitis, no ear-infections.
My eldest daughter (35 y) has swimmer-eczema (candida)
My second daughter (26 years) had once a herpes infection and sometimes a cold
My sons (24 and 22) are sportsmen and they have only injuries on behalf of their activities
The sons endured the Mumps two years ago. The youngest one with the complication Orchitis at one side. It was very painfull and he was not amused, but not one word about our decisions. In their environment there were more students, vaccinated, who got the mumps-infection.
In their childhood they got the Rubella, Scarlatina, the Measles, Whooping-cough, Varicella two times, and exanthema subitum. They sometimes missed school on behalf of a cold or a throat-infection. Never for long and they never got anti-biotics, anti-pyretica, or other regular medicines. Never been in a Hospital, my son once only for a wound. They all have been in tropical countries (no-Yellow-fever-areas) and never took vaccinations. They took homeopathical remedies with them for prevention and cure)
I’m very content with our choice for natural circumstances in development, without disturbances by vaccines. The choice of my children for their own baby’s is in their hands."
"I`ll be happy to tell the story of my unvaccinated child.
In fact he has never used any antibiotics nor any other medicines. He has been to the doctor two times - once with earinfection- that was caused by virus and cleared away the next day. And once with acute laryngitis.
Once again though, I DO NOT BELIEVE, these differences are entirely vaccine related. There are many, many factors including genetics of parents, healthy pregnancy, diet of child (intake of quality foods/nutrients and omega fatty acids), and the parent child relationship which contribute largely to these factors. I also believe that the evidence of this survey showing the difference in health of vaccinated and non-vaccinated children is related to the amount of knowledge of the parents regarding a healthy lifestyle. Through direct personal experience I find parents who choose not to vaccinate are also more educated regarding healthy lifestyles as indeed they have also self evaluated and studied vaccination from both sides (Allopath/traditional medicine vs ancient and modern holistic/natural medicine) intensely, often for years. I am NOT saying any category of people are entirely one way or the other because that is NOT true. It is my personal experience and that discussed with others, however, that this is "generally" true amongst a much larger majority of the vaccinated family's vs non-vaccinated. I find a decent portion of people explore both sides but don't spend much time looking into the risk evidence side as the vaccine industry side has so much more money and resources that they almost entirely dilute the risk evidence and are very effective at convincing them of their interests and violently opposing anything contrary. Since they have the majority the pressure to think anything different is so powerful that it literally prevents many people from researching any further. The government health agencies are also 100% supportive of the “mainstream” allopathic approach and completely discount anything otherwise. Nobody likes to feel like an outcast and many parents will subside to all of that pressure regardless of how they feel simply because they are belittled otherwise.
In a closing statement I want to say that I believe 100% that the majority of people (vaccinated or not and including all medical/health practitioners) want the absolute best option for themselves, their families and those who they care for. It CANNOT be ignored, however, that most all businesses first and most important objectives require profit FIRST (as someone in business school you absolutely learn this obvious point). That fact of life, however, must be evaluated personally to determine the extent of the profit vs honest care relationship. It must, however, be evaluated from the top down; not by judging just the individual practitioner but the industry and its largest players and interests. That is true for all industries and practices and a lot of making such determinations falls with your natural instincts vs any pressure you feel, you truly have to trust how you feel and how what you are told, see and hear makes you feel while remaining open minded.
The most important thing is trust and if someone, an industry, company, organization or group has been caught lying, skewing the facts or being knowingly dishonest in any way you must question their motives and evaluate how that breach of trust influences your decisions. So trust, trust yourself and your instincts and feelings first and foremost. Don’t take everything for face value and most importantly don’t let anyone make you feel guilty for your decisions. Trust yourself, never stop learning and always keep an open mind, not being afraid to change your decisions if trust, the evidence and your instincts point you in different direction.
Reach out to people around you and do not isolate yourself to only specific groups, remain accepting and genuinely compassionate."
