Thursday, March 13, 2008

Custom Immunization Scheduler - Please Advise Me!

First of all, let me say that I do NOT believe that vaccines cause autism. However, having a newborn son, I have been looking at the recommended vaccine schedule. The BabyCenter.com website has a custom immunization scheduler, where you can enter your child's birthday and it will give you an outline of what vaccines your child should have when. http://www.babycenter.com/immunization-scheduler I was looking at it, and there are a lot of shots given at one time! Autism aside, it seems like this is a lot for a baby to handle at once!

Here was what the website listed for my son:

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Tristan's Recommended Immunization Schedule:

March 2008 (Birth to 2 months)
Hepatitis B

April 2008 (1 to 4 months)
Hepatitis B

May 2008 (2 months)
DTaP
Hib
Polio (IPV)
Pneumococcal (PVC)
Rotavirus

July 2008 (4 months)
DTaP
Hib
Polio (IPV)
Pneumococcal (PVC)
Rotavirus

September 2008 (6 months)
DTaP
Hib
Pneumococcal (PVC)
Rotavirus

September 2008 (6 to 18 months)
Hepatitis B
Polio (IPV)
March 2009 (12 to 15 months)
Hib
MMR
Pneumococcal (PVC)
Varicella

March 2009 (12 to 23 months)
Hepatitis A

June 2009 (15 to 18 months)
DTaP

March 2010 (2 to 6 years)
Hepatitis A

March 2012 (4 to 6 years)
Varicella
DTaP
Polio (IPV)
MMR

March 2019 (11 to 12 years)
TDaP (DTaP booster)
Meningococcal (MCV4)
HPV (girls only)

Note: Your child should receive a flu shot every fall after turning 6 months old.

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I want my son to be vaccinated, since I believe that it is very important. However, are there any other options than having so many at one visit? Please let me know!

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