Thursday, January 7, 2010

It's POISON!!

Seriously, why must we inject our babies with poison!? I cant take it. Im not a hippy, crunchy freak I swear. I just dont get how I give birth to a pure, innocent little baby and the stupid (ahem democratic) government REQUIRES me to inject my baby with crap! Why cant I have the choice of what I think is best for her? Its ridiculous I tell ya.
So on Tue she got two vaccines (after fighting with the doctor who wanted to giver her SEVEN, yes I said seven vaccines at once to a two month old, actually correction, they tried to give these to her at 6 weeks and some of them just hours after her birth). Of course she has a bad reaction to the rotavirus vaccine. She was up all that night and spitting up all the next day. And when I say spitting up, I mean spitting up 10-12 times after a feeding up until the next feeding. And she was screaming while spitting up. I called the pediatrician at 2 pm on a Wed (day after vaccines) -- they were freakin closed! Are you kidding me?! I remember interviewing them and asking for their office hours and they said they were open every day! LIARS!!! And the on-call number is to a completely DIFFERENT doctor's office. Yup, another doctor's office that has no idea who I am, has no chart to reference, NADA! Yea, thats helpful. And of course I get freakin recording when I call them. Nurse finally calls me back and says it sounds like she is having an adverse reaction to the rotavirus vaccine. **flashback to day before when I ask the nurse giving the vaccine what the side effects are and she and I quote says "oh, we dont hear about any side effects anymore". I knew she was an idiot right then since I had obviously researched all of this since I came up with my own vaccination schedule.** Fucking Moron. Anyways, new nurse says she'll talk to doctor and then call me back. Calls back & says yup reaction to rotavirus vaccine. Then get this, they tell me to give her pedialyte in her bottle after I explicitly state that she is exclusively breastfed. What the heck is wrong with these idiots?! Not only does she obviously not get fed with a bottle, but breastmilk is considered a clear liquid and recommended when babies have a stomach virus (although formula is not) and to NOT give pedialyte. Bad advice round 230498! I swear if you dont completely educate yourself you would listen to these idiots. So I hung up and just continued to nurse her and keep an eye on her wet diapers. She wouldnt go to sleep last night and was still crying a lot. Ryan finally got her to sleep in her swing & just left her there. Im hoping she feels better today. But what a freaking day. BTW - the rotavirus is basically like the stomach flu - causing vomitting & diarrhea. The rotavirus vaccine is an oral vaccine and includes the LIVE virus, so there is a greater chance your baby will get sick from this.
Now back to my original point -- why must all these drugs be pushed on us. Yes, I can understand their place & benefit, but why isnt it my choice?! I would agree to most of them, but on my OWN TIME schedule. Why cant I wait until she is a little older. How can you tell when a two month old is in pain or sick? You cant. They cant communicate that to you. If my baby is not going to be in daycare and is breastfed so thus getting my immunities, why does she need to be shot up at birth?! She is perfectly protected right now.
BTW - I am on the search for a new pediatrician. Although so far it has been quite difficult. Doylestown doctors apparently pride themselves on shooting up kids 100%. Ughh.

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