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<blockquote data-quote="AnnieO" data-source="post: 649868" data-attributes="member: 6705"><p>My parents vaccinated me. I was one of the kids who got the smallpox vaccination in the inner, upper thigh - if I look very carefully, I can still find the scar. (Mom worked as Director in a hospital lab when I was a kid.)</p><p></p><p>However - I managed to get the measles anyway, in 2nd grade. It was awful. I remember it vividly. I was extremely ill... I remember the hallucinations, the itching, the bleeding nose and burning eyes. I have had extremely mild cases of chicken pox 4 times for sure. When I was 24 the chicken pox vaccine became available and my doctor suggested I get it, so I did.</p><p></p><p>I had to get an MMR booster before trying to get pregnant with Rose, because I was no longer immune to rubella.</p><p></p><p>I have a friend who was born late in her mother's life - by the time I met her, her Mom was in a wheelchair due to polio... And her father had taken off because he couldn't handle an invalid wife and a baby. </p><p></p><p>Belle's biomom had her given the first 2 of 3 HPV shots when they FIRST came out. No one told us... Then she got upset when we didn't finish the series on time. Ugh. So poor Belle got them AGAIN, a few years later. We did not think they were necessary and not enough time had elapsed to be sure it was worth it. Now that it is recommended for both genders, and has proven generally safe... Pat has gotten it, too. We have lot numbers for ALL the vaccinations that Rose has received - and except for the 2-month shots, she's been a trooper. Those caused a slight fever and extreme fussiness for about 6 hours.</p><p></p><p>That said, there ARE cases in which vaccinations are NOT a good idea. Compromised immune systems, allergies to the ingredients... I have only gotten the flu shot twice, once when Rose was 3 weeks old and then in 2013. In 2009 I cared for 2 friends with the swine flu and... Nothing. Haven't had the flu since I was perhaps 19. The only reason I got it those 2 times was Rose. She got it this year; but Pat and I did not. If he'd been in traditional school, we might have; but his doing online school... Well.</p><p></p><p>We won't get vaccinated for unusual things, like hubby has. But then... He was in the USMC.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AnnieO, post: 649868, member: 6705"] My parents vaccinated me. I was one of the kids who got the smallpox vaccination in the inner, upper thigh - if I look very carefully, I can still find the scar. (Mom worked as Director in a hospital lab when I was a kid.) However - I managed to get the measles anyway, in 2nd grade. It was awful. I remember it vividly. I was extremely ill... I remember the hallucinations, the itching, the bleeding nose and burning eyes. I have had extremely mild cases of chicken pox 4 times for sure. When I was 24 the chicken pox vaccine became available and my doctor suggested I get it, so I did. I had to get an MMR booster before trying to get pregnant with Rose, because I was no longer immune to rubella. I have a friend who was born late in her mother's life - by the time I met her, her Mom was in a wheelchair due to polio... And her father had taken off because he couldn't handle an invalid wife and a baby. Belle's biomom had her given the first 2 of 3 HPV shots when they FIRST came out. No one told us... Then she got upset when we didn't finish the series on time. Ugh. So poor Belle got them AGAIN, a few years later. We did not think they were necessary and not enough time had elapsed to be sure it was worth it. Now that it is recommended for both genders, and has proven generally safe... Pat has gotten it, too. We have lot numbers for ALL the vaccinations that Rose has received - and except for the 2-month shots, she's been a trooper. Those caused a slight fever and extreme fussiness for about 6 hours. That said, there ARE cases in which vaccinations are NOT a good idea. Compromised immune systems, allergies to the ingredients... I have only gotten the flu shot twice, once when Rose was 3 weeks old and then in 2013. In 2009 I cared for 2 friends with the swine flu and... Nothing. Haven't had the flu since I was perhaps 19. The only reason I got it those 2 times was Rose. She got it this year; but Pat and I did not. If he'd been in traditional school, we might have; but his doing online school... Well. We won't get vaccinated for unusual things, like hubby has. But then... He was in the USMC. [/QUOTE]
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