Comments on: Anyone Over 30 Should Be Dead http://prenatalyogacenter.com/blog/anyone-over-30-should-be-dead/ Deb's blog about the Prenatal Yoga Center, life as a Doula, and her own journey to motherhood Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:52:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Stephanie http://prenatalyogacenter.com/blog/anyone-over-30-should-be-dead/#comment-2664 Stephanie Fri, 15 Oct 2010 07:00:00 +0000 http://prenatalyogacenter.com/blog/?p=20#comment-2664 I am the acting dula for a great friend of mine and we have been discussing (along with her husband) the great vaccination debate as her due date gets closer... There are MANY more vaccinations being given now as apposed to when we were kids/newborns. And the point of our discussions is not if they should be done at all, but rather which ones are redundant and will end up doing more harm then good to the child if they are not needed. For example: there are many vaccines that are given to a child which are meant to be used if there is a std in question that might be passed on. But if both parents are clean and unaffected, there is no need for that vaccine! Other vaccines might be good for the child but have many other chemicals in them that are not, and seem to counter-act any benefits that may be had! Every parent and support should know what is in any of these concoctions and how it will effect the life of their child. I think the simplest way I can state it is: I would not take a pill without knowing what it would do to me, why would we treat a newborn any differently! I agree that some vaccines are necessary and good but too often they are all given just because it is easier to treat every child the same rather then focusing on the individual needs of each! Thank you! I have been enjoying all of your articles! Keep up the good work! I am the acting dula for a great friend of mine and we have been discussing (along with her husband) the great vaccination debate as her due date gets closer… There are MANY more vaccinations being given now as apposed to when we were kids/newborns. And the point of our discussions is not if they should be done at all, but rather which ones are redundant and will end up doing more harm then good to the child if they are not needed. For example: there are many vaccines that are given to a child which are meant to be used if there is a std in question that might be passed on. But if both parents are clean and unaffected, there is no need for that vaccine! Other vaccines might be good for the child but have many other chemicals in them that are not, and seem to counter-act any benefits that may be had!
Every parent and support should know what is in any of these concoctions and how it will effect the life of their child. I think the simplest way I can state it is: I would not take a pill without knowing what it would do to me, why would we treat a newborn any differently! I agree that some vaccines are necessary and good but too often they are all given just because it is easier to treat every child the same rather then focusing on the individual needs of each!
Thank you! I have been enjoying all of your articles! Keep up the good work!

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]]> By: Deb http://prenatalyogacenter.com/blog/anyone-over-30-should-be-dead/#comment-53 Deb Mon, 07 Jan 2008 02:27:37 +0000 http://prenatalyogacenter.com/blog/?p=20#comment-53 Hi Amy Thank you so much for reading the blog and leaving a comment. I did not once in the blog post suggest not using a car seat. I simply commented on the fact that when I was at the age, height and weight suggested for a car seat use, they were not being implemented and yet we all some how survived. I do wear a seat belt every time I am in a car and understand the reasons for such safety devices. As for the vaccination issue, again, I never suggested not getting them. Again, I just acknowledged the vast difference of how things are now compared to when I was a child. I don't however understand why you are assuming that the people that are declining the use of vaccinations are ignorant as opposed to well informed on their decision. I was also simply expressing my empathy for those parents that have to make the tough decision between giving their child a new vaccine for chicken pox or not having their child be allowed to attend school. Again, thank you for voicing your thoughts and opinions. Deb Hi Amy

Thank you so much for reading the blog and leaving a comment.

I did not once in the blog post suggest not using a car seat. I simply commented on the fact that when I was at the age, height and weight suggested for a car seat use, they were not being implemented and yet we all some how survived. I do wear a seat belt every time I am in a car and understand the reasons for such safety devices.

As for the vaccination issue, again, I never suggested not getting them. Again, I just acknowledged the vast difference of how things are now compared to when I was a child. I don’t however understand why you are assuming that the people that are declining the use of vaccinations are ignorant as opposed to well informed on their decision.

I was also simply expressing my empathy for those parents that have to make the tough decision between giving their child a new vaccine for chicken pox or not having their child be allowed to attend school.

Again, thank you for voicing your thoughts and opinions.

Deb

]]> By: AmyLee http://prenatalyogacenter.com/blog/anyone-over-30-should-be-dead/#comment-52 AmyLee Sat, 05 Jan 2008 20:46:40 +0000 http://prenatalyogacenter.com/blog/?p=20#comment-52 Wow. I have several comments on your post. First of all, the car seat issue. The national safety transportation board, (and all of their research) has SUGGESTED that children stay in car seats until 40LBS. Just as, the transportation board has SUGGESTED that all cars should be equipped with SEAT BELTS, (you DO wear one of those right). These are GUIDELINES maximizing safety in cars. Your grandmother surely didn't do as much motorized commuting as the modern population now does, In addition, the speed at which we commute has changed--people generally drive much faster now! Another example--People no longer smoke in the office, or in the presents of non-smokers, as they did in the past. Another guidline set forth by a safety board. Vaccinations~ I'm a nurse, and I ALWAYS suggest people do the research on vaccinations before turning them down. Their is a difference between INFORMED CONSENT AND IGNORANCE> most people who DO NOT vaccinate do it due to religious reasons, or because they are ignorant to the dangers posed by not vaccinating. I suggest reading articles on post-vaccination epidemics, such as small pox, and influenza. Current developments with polio in other countries should be a terrifying reminder of WHY these vaccinations were developed in the first place.... And this situation also shows us what the consequences are when only a percentage of people are vaccinated, while the rest are left untreated (and its the untreated that SUFFER!). Please see http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/07/19/health/main630608.shtml and http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/10275.php There are countless other current articles on this situation. PLEASE Wow. I have several comments on your post. First of all, the car seat issue. The national safety transportation board, (and all of their research) has SUGGESTED that children stay in car seats until 40LBS. Just as, the transportation board has SUGGESTED that all cars should be equipped with SEAT BELTS, (you DO wear one of those right). These are GUIDELINES maximizing safety in cars. Your grandmother surely didn’t do as much motorized commuting as the modern population now does, In addition, the speed at which we commute has changed–people generally drive much faster now!
Another example–People no longer smoke in the office, or in the presents of non-smokers, as they did in the past. Another guidline set forth by a safety board.

Vaccinations~ I’m a nurse, and I ALWAYS suggest people do the research on vaccinations before turning them down. Their is a difference between INFORMED CONSENT AND IGNORANCE> most people who DO NOT vaccinate do it due to religious reasons, or because they are ignorant to the dangers posed by not vaccinating. I suggest reading articles on post-vaccination epidemics, such as small pox, and influenza. Current developments with polio in other countries should be a terrifying reminder of WHY these vaccinations were developed in the first place…. And this situation also shows us what the consequences are when only a percentage of people are vaccinated, while the rest are left untreated (and its the untreated that SUFFER!). Please see http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/07/19/health/main630608.shtml and http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/10275.php

There are countless other current articles on this situation. PLEASE

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