5 Ways Doctors Seduce Mothers Into Getting Their Babies Vaccinated

Found this article very interesting. 

Early this week I was reading the July Forum on WTE

and there was a title labeled

"Vaccine Reactions."

This lady had post that her 4 month old son had 

four seizures  

from his 4 month shots.

I sat there crying because the mom then stated that she would

"have to talk to her pediatrician about his next vaccinations."

I can not believe a mom would be that naive to just assume the doctor knows everything.

Do some RESEARCH woman!!!

I'm sorry, I just have a hard time believing that something that is supposed to

'help us' can have SUCH adverse side effects.

Read this article... Worth your time.

http://vactruth.com/2011/11/15/5-ways-doctors-seduce-mothers/?utm_source=TheVaccineTruthNewsletter&utm_campaign=386d633457-10_31_2011_top5&utm_medium=email

And another one about putting measles into perspective:

http://www.everythingbirthblog.com/2011/10/putting-measles-into-perspective/

The Woes of Breastfeeding

When becoming a new mom I researched everything
or so I thought...

I mean thats why we have google right?

(I'm not sure how people raised children before google.)

Well the one thing I didn't research was breast-feeding.

It was the one thing I assumed would come naturally.
Well thats a bunch of bull

 ...in my case anyway.

Disclaimer: 

If you're not mature..don't read this.

Its the truth.. the struggles I've gone through.

Breastfeeding has without a doubt been 

the hardest thing

 about being a new mom.

[Both Tim & I agree, being parents has been significantly easier then we imagined.

Maybe were just weird... and people look at us like were crazy when we say that. 

But its true!]

Brynnley is a joy. She has brought us closer together.

She is SUCH a good baby,

she STTN (sleeps through the night) at 2 months,

Tim is amazing, our families are incredible!

The 'sleepless nights' weren't that bad,

I got used to the cold food, not showering, staying in the house,

and losing my friends.

The one thing I could not understanding is why it hurt so bad.

(To the point of crying when she would eat, and dreading her waking up to eat.]

After having Brynnley they threw her on me and shoved her mouth on my nipple.

I'm thinking cool! This is the easiest thing in the world... look at me go.

(I had Brynnley at 12:42 in the morning, after 20 hours of labor)

By the time we get in our room its 3 something in the morning & they tell me I have to
 feed her every 3 hours. 

The Lactation Consultant came in at like 6 am asking how everythings going.

Okay, I had been up for 2 straight days, there were people in the room,

and I thought I knew what I was doing.

{Now I wish I would have taken the time to talk to the LC and had her check out Brynnley's latch.

For those having children...

TAKE YOUR TIME AND TALK TO THE LC!}

They told me to pump to help my nipples come out & help my milk come in.

Sooo fast forward. I'm at home & the next day my milk came in.

Good LORD did that hurt. I felt like I had bowling balls in my chest,

plus my daughter is part piranha.  

She would smack her arms around, 

and it hurt. Not to mention she would fall asleep every time she ate.

However, she was back up to her birth weight so everything was fine. 

HA. NOT.

EVERYTIME 

Brynny would latch I would either cry or bite something.

[Seriously...take a look at her nuks, there are bite marks in them.]
I HATED it, I tried... I really tried to love it.
But it hurt, seemed kinda disgusting, and did I mention HURT??
I  remember reading the Breastfeeding Forum on the WTE app
 (a must have for new moms)
and crying to Tim saying,
"Why can't I be one of these people who looooves breastfeeding?"
Seriously...I would be in tears. 
I felt like such a 
failure
for not being able to feed my daughter!!

As if all that wasn't bad enough I got mastitis...twice!
The second time was so bad I had to go to the hospital...miserable.
THEN
I ended up having to exclusively pump for a while because she refused the breast!
But, we stuck with it...
with toooooons of support from Tim, family, the Breastfeeding Forum,
and the nipple shield......


Four months later 
I can 
FINALLY
say I'm one of those moms.
I LOVE IT!!
It such is a blessing!
Its free, convenient, and an amazing bonding opportunity. 
Plus if Brynny gets fussy I can just nurse her to comfort her :)

Seriously mamas you can DO IT!!


Don't be afraid to ask for help, and DON'T STRESS OUT!
Plus, I make some FANTASTIC Lactation Cookies :)
Let me know if ya want some!


Things I couldn't live with out:
Pumpin Pals
Lanolin
Nipple Shield
Nursing Cover 
Hemp Nursing Pads
Dr. Brown Bottles
PISA

2 Month Check-Up

First.... If I didn't mention this before

 let me mention it now

I suck at blogging.

Blogging with a newborn is no easy task.....

Moving on.

Alright...tonight I'd thought I'd write about my 

struggles 

with deciding to not vaccinate our daughter.

It started once again with my mother...

[Most people say they don't want to parent their children like they were parented...

but I must say, I have a much different view.
I hope I can influence Brynnley like my mom has influenced me.]

She had us watch a video on Netflix "linking" autism & vaccinating. 

Yes, we are plenty aware of the controversy...

And did not make our decision based on these "findings." 
However, it did catch our interest.
I'm not sure if it was the controversy of it all...
or maybe just the fact that Tim & I
love to go against the grain.
But it sent us on a search to figure out what we want for
  our daughter. 


We read about Dr. Sears and the delayed schedule of vaccines. 
"A lot of parents don't really trust the vaccine system,"
"I felt that if I could give parents a better understanding of vaccines--
as well as an alternative way to approach giving vaccines--
then these families
who, otherwise might not vaccinate,
could go ahead and feel comfortable with vaccinating."
Dr. Sears also talks about a 
Selective Vaccination Schedule
which has the "bare minimum vaccinations."  

http://www.mothering.com/community/t/995581/dr-sears-vaccine-schedule
http://children.webmd.com/vaccines/features/robert-sears-alternative-vaccine-schedule

After much consideration, reading,(more then just Dr. Sears), research, ect

Tim & I decided we did not want to vaccinate Brynnley.
(or at least not yet, maybe a selective schedule later on)

Which is COMPLETELY legal 

in the state of MN.

(And every state except for West Virginia)

She can still play sports, go to school, and everything else

just so long as we sign something saying we don't believe in vaccinations. 

No big deal, right?

WRONG

In the hospital I had to sign at least 2 different pieces of paper (after 20 hours of labor) 
saying

I did not want my 

TWO HOUR old baby to get a shot for

Hepatitis B.
[a sexually transmitted disease]

Not only that, but I had to tell the nurse multiple different times 

that we did not want her to have the vaccine. 
As if that was torture enough we have received
countless
 letters, postcards, packets even, about how we must get her vaccinated. 
[Waste of paper & resources? I think so.]
So THEN at her first doctors appointment I got chewed out.
After telling the physician that we did not want her to receive her 2 month shots, 
the doctor proceeded to talk to me like I was an idiot.
AND I QUOTE:
Dr. "Wow....9.5 pounds, thats a big baby. Was it a vaginal delivery?"
Me: "Yeah.. she was."
Dr. "It was vaginal...? they didn't cut your stomach open?"
Me: "Nope...it was a vaginal delivery."
Dr. "So they didn't cut you open? ......Hmm let me check your file."


.....are you SERIOUS?
I'm pretty sure I KNOW where that baby came from.
UGH! Okay I know that was completely off topic,
but for the rest of the check up she proceeded to talk to me like a two year old.
I was so terribly offended...
Needles to say, our 2 month check up was with a 
different physician.
So at our 2 month check up it was just me and bunnies,
(timmy was working) 
and let me tell you... I was pretty nervous for the torment to come.
After I had told the doctor that I did not want her vaccinated right away,
and explained our reasoning, the pediatrician was 
surprisingly supportive. 
[Okay, supportive might be pushing it.]
But she didn't chop my head off.
 Instead she said printed off something from the CDC
 saying,
 if I chose to have her vaccinated, there are a few vaccines that need to be done by a certain age.
 She examined Brynnley and said she is growing and developing healthy.
Although she believes I should still have her vaccinated,
she also believes mama's know whats best for their babies.
Annnnnd she told me not to believe everything I read on the internet!


I'm exhausted, and needing to wrap this up.
Sooo...
I do not at all look down on people who choose to vaccinate their children!
However, we don't feel its right for us, or our daughter. 
Just thought I'd throw out there some of what we've gone through in this decision making process.
But hey,
to each their own
...right?

ps. still working on the design/ layout... okay, thats a lie. I'm still thinking about working on the layout. Quiet frankly, that just sounds exhausting. And I do not have the patients, or skills, to accomplish it. Maybe I'll find someone else to do the design? 

You say hippie.... I say natural.

Many ..if not all of you are looking at the title saying

"Crunchy whaaa?"

Well you're not alone. 

Reasoning behind this blog::

My little Brynnley McKenna Ann is 2 months old,

& I want to have a place where I can share my experiences  with what others have been calling

"Natural, Attachment, or 
Crunchy Parenting"
We just call it parenting

How it started::

Well I've always been on the weird side when it comes to medicine, food, ect.

(For this I blame my mother...
she never gave us any medication as children.

I STILL get sick to my stomach if I try to take Tylenol.)
[Our fridge always looked like a forest,
and we had enough carrots to feed a stable of horses.]

We grew up with the mentality that our bodies were designed to fight illness.

(For that I thank you mama)

And also that we have power over our immune systems, bodies, mind ect 

by what we eat.

{I mean we are what we eat, right?}


Well after re-moving back in with my mom
I decided to challenge myself & see if I could do 100 days completely raw
[which I epically failed at]
However, I learned alot about myself,
 food, & the power it has over my 
mind & body.
The few days
[...and I mean very few days]
that I ate raw I felt AMAZING
my depression, anxiety, everything was
gone. 
 I had more clarity then ever before.


Anywho 
when I found out I was pregnant 
I decided I might as well pass the 
craziness 
on to this little one.
After little baby B was born 
we just did what we felt was natural.
It wasn't until I had made a commented on someones
What To Expect (online blog)
post that I was acquainted with the term
"crunchy"


Well I was actually called
"One of those crazy, new aged, hippie, crunchy kind of mama's."
Simply because I said I do not believe in giving my
 TWO HOUR  
old baby a vaccination for Hepatitis B, 
which is is a vaccine for 
sexually transmitted diseases....
at two hours old???
No thank you! 
{Clearly a rant for another day}


Anyway....
At first I took offense to this...
 being that I was not sure what it meant.
However, after doing research I took it as a compliment.
It basically refers to people who believe in raising their children 
as naturally as they know how.
Crunchy Parents tend to be those who:
co- sleep
don't vaccinate
breast feed
baby wear
feed on demand
don't believe in "crying it out"
homeschool
cloth diaper
home birth
natural birth
eat locally/ naturally
alternative medications 
ect.
Okay Enough With the Rant::
Basically I just want to share my experiences with other mama's
(and daddys)  
the ups & downs
the ridicule
the support
 and everything in between.

p.s: been having issues with the layout & colors. so stick with my while I get all the kinks worked out.