Comments on: If I Had Known Then http://drjaygordon.com/vaccinations/personalstories/if-i-had-known-then.html No one knows your child better than you do Sat, 13 Nov 2010 22:56:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Nancy http://drjaygordon.com/vaccinations/personalstories/if-i-had-known-then.html/comment-page-1#comment-692 Nancy Fri, 25 Jun 2010 17:09:16 +0000 http://bluehost.drjaygordon.altpixel.com/?p=126#comment-692 I too thought I was doing the right thing with my oldest son, getting him all his vaccines exactly on time with the pediatrician's schedule. I didn't like him getting 5 or 6 shots each visit at those three requested newborn vaccination dates, 2, 4, and 6 months, but I didn't stop to worry what was going into his tiny, brand new immune system. I knew I'd had vaccines as a child, and I was fine. What I didn't realize is that I had a few individual vaccines. Not multiple multiples on the same day, and probably not that early in life either. I can't point to a time my son regressed. He was very bright from day one and still is a genius. But his Asperger's has hurt him a lot throughtout his childhood. It made it very hard for him to be around people, though he wanted to. He had no social skills, no self control, and needed things to happen a certain way or he would become very upset, out of his ability to calm. Tantrums were vicious: he was highly verbal and bright, but zero self control. it was very hard to raise him and very hard to BE him. He has now graduated from high school and wants to work in programming, a career well suited to him. But so much of life is social. I still worry about his ability to have a relationship, family, bosses, children. It won't be easy. I do not know if the vaccines "did it," but I have been around many parents of kids with autism that did notice a precise regression after a vaccine. My second and third kids were vaccinated very late or not at all (my 3rd - he had too many allergies and was so small). I too thought I was doing the right thing with my oldest son, getting him all his vaccines exactly on time with the pediatrician's schedule. I didn't like him getting 5 or 6 shots each visit at those three requested newborn vaccination dates, 2, 4, and 6 months, but I didn't stop to worry what was going into his tiny, brand new immune system. I knew I'd had vaccines as a child, and I was fine. What I didn't realize is that I had a few individual vaccines. Not multiple multiples on the same day, and probably not that early in life either.

I can't point to a time my son regressed. He was very bright from day one and still is a genius. But his Asperger's has hurt him a lot throughtout his childhood. It made it very hard for him to be around people, though he wanted to. He had no social skills, no self control, and needed things to happen a certain way or he would become very upset, out of his ability to calm. Tantrums were vicious: he was highly verbal and bright, but zero self control. it was very hard to raise him and very hard to BE him.

He has now graduated from high school and wants to work in programming, a career well suited to him. But so much of life is social. I still worry about his ability to have a relationship, family, bosses, children. It won't be easy.

I do not know if the vaccines "did it," but I have been around many parents of kids with autism that did notice a precise regression after a vaccine. My second and third kids were vaccinated very late or not at all (my 3rd – he had too many allergies and was so small).

]]> By: Regina Kennedy http://drjaygordon.com/vaccinations/personalstories/if-i-had-known-then.html/comment-page-1#comment-416 Regina Kennedy Tue, 11 May 2010 09:48:07 +0000 http://bluehost.drjaygordon.altpixel.com/?p=126#comment-416 My husband did all the research... My son has just now celebrated his first year. He is still primarily being breast fed. I am so sorry for all the people that are getting taken by Big Pharma and our gov't. My son hasn't received any vaccinations, and most of my family thinks we're crazy and that if he doesn't receive them soon he might come down with something... But then again, they also thought we were nuts when we had our baby at home, breastfeed, I haven't gone back to work, my baby still sleeps with my husband and I, my husband is attempting to grow a garden without store bought pesticides, so does that make us hippies or tree huggers?? i'm planning to keep breastfeeding as long as my son wants, that should help us with immunity from a lot of things. My husband did all the research… My son has just now celebrated his first year. He is still primarily being breast fed. I am so sorry for all the people that are getting taken by Big Pharma and our gov't. My son hasn't received any vaccinations, and most of my family thinks we're crazy and that if he doesn't receive them soon he might come down with something… But then again, they also thought we were nuts when we had our baby at home, breastfeed, I haven't gone back to work, my baby still sleeps with my husband and I, my husband is attempting to grow a garden without store bought pesticides, so does that make us hippies or tree huggers?? i'm planning to keep breastfeeding as long as my son wants, that should help us with immunity from a lot of things.

]]> By: Dawn Crim http://drjaygordon.com/vaccinations/personalstories/if-i-had-known-then.html/comment-page-1#comment-207 Dawn Crim Wed, 28 Apr 2010 19:47:15 +0000 http://bluehost.drjaygordon.altpixel.com/?p=126#comment-207 This mother is claiming that her young child was injured by vaccines. Her doctor now knows it was the vaccines. I don't get it. They both know that vaccines can seriously harm, but decided to still vaccinate her daughter? That makes no sense. This kind of logic is EXACTLY why we are still feuding with Big Pharma and our government officials about possible forced vaccination. Wake up America. Vaccines don't work and cause brain damage and early death. This mother is claiming that her young child was injured by vaccines. Her doctor now knows it was the vaccines. I don’t get it. They both know that vaccines can seriously harm, but decided to still vaccinate her daughter? That makes no sense. This kind of logic is EXACTLY why we are still feuding with Big Pharma and our government officials about possible forced vaccination. Wake up America. Vaccines don’t work and cause brain damage and early death.

]]> By: Vanessa http://drjaygordon.com/vaccinations/personalstories/if-i-had-known-then.html/comment-page-1#comment-130 Vanessa Fri, 16 Apr 2010 23:08:17 +0000 http://bluehost.drjaygordon.altpixel.com/?p=126#comment-130 Your story has brought me into tears. The same thing happened to my oldest and there isnt a day that goes by where I wish I researched the vaccines my son got, My Alex came out very normal but I always told listen to the doctor, my son always had ear infections and lung infections, the infections were all the time. My daughter got vaccines spaced apart and is very normal and as for my youngest I am scared to give him a vaccine. Hes 1 year and is healthy he had one fever and once he got the motrin it went away. Thank you for story and I wish the best for you and your family. Your story has brought me into tears. The same thing happened to my oldest and there isnt a day that goes by where I wish I researched the vaccines my son got, My Alex came out very normal but I always told listen to the doctor, my son always had ear infections and lung infections, the infections were all the time. My daughter got vaccines spaced apart and is very normal and as for my youngest I am scared to give him a vaccine. Hes 1 year and is healthy he had one fever and once he got the motrin it went away. Thank you for story and I wish the best for you and your family.

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