Griff's First Shot...

One Monday, Griff had his first "well child" check-up. Jeff and I aren't big vaccine fans, I must admit - me more then him, so we decided to go with Dr. Sears selective vaccine schedule.
Dr. Bob says...

• By only giving two vaccines at a time (instead of as many as 6), I decrease the chance of chemical overload from grouping so many vaccines chemicals all together at once. This allows a baby's body to better detoxify the chemicals one or two at a time.




• I give only 1 aluminum-containing vaccine at a time (instead of the recommended 4). Overloading on this metal can be particularly toxic to the brain (See Resources, page ___ of The Vaccine Book to view the research on this).




• I give only one live-virus vaccine component at a time to allow the body's immune system to better handle the live viruses in these vaccines.




• Giving fewer shots at a time may decrease the side effects, in my experience.




• Giving fewer shots at a time also makes it easier to figure out which vaccine a child is reacting to if a severe reaction occurs.

you can read more about it at:

http://www.askdrsears.com/thevaccinebook/labels/Alternative%20Vaccine%20Schedule.asp

This schedule has really given me more of a peace about these immunisations we "must" give our children. Plus, our Pediatrician felt comfortable with it and supported our decision, which helped Jeff a lot.

Griff handled the shot very well. He was asleep at first, but when he got the shot, he opened his eyes really big and gave out a good cry, but settled down very quickly. What a champ!!