Re: 2 more questions. I know, I promised they'd end soon!

[Guest guest]

As far as the books try borders.com . I looked for the first book and it said

it was available for shipping. But you don't know for sure until you try to

order it I think. But their prices are almost the same as Amazon sometimes

cheaper. Same shipping costs. I just order books from them online and they

were great as far as service goes.

As far as how people reacted... We only told my parents.. didnt tell my

husband's family. We already were in disagreement on some minor things with

them concerning our daughter. It is their only grandchild (and my husband is an

only child) so we try not to upset things with them.

My parents basically said it was our life and our decisions though she was kind

of upset about it at first. She sometimes sounds like she is coming around a

bit though it is hard to tell for sure. My one sister doesnt understand why we

wouldnt vaccinate. She told our former family doctor that I had a baby and

didnt vaccinate. Who apparently went into a hissy fit so I am told. I was kind

of miffed that she took it on herself to tell her without my knowledge or

permission. Oh well. People react how they want to. I figure what is most

important is what you and your spouse think and how strongly you feel about it.

No one else is going to take responsibility for your child or should for that

matter except for you.

Don't worry about sending too many emails or questions. That is what everyone

is here for. Besides your question might be on someone else's mind but they

never asked it.

Barbara

Dale & Swartz wrote:

> From: " Dale & Swartz " <cdswartz@...>

>

> 1) Does anyone know of a source for the following books:

>

> Take Charge of Your Child's Health: A Complete Guide to Recognizing

> Symptoms... by Wootan and Verney (Amazon says the publisher is

> out of stock)

>

> What About Immunizations? Exposing the Vaccine Philosophy by

> Cournoyer

> (Amazon says they'll try to find it...)

>

> They both piqued my interest and now I don't want to wait for them if I

> don't have to...

>

> 2) I'm sure this is a pretty common question... How did your family react

> to your decision to not vaccinate? What did they say, how did you handle

> it, do you still speak? (LOL) (I hope!G)

>

> I have 3 sisters that have a total of 9 children, all fully vaccinated. I'm

> sure I'll get total flak about not vaccinating. One sister (her DH is a

> pharmacist) already is disturbed that we didn't do the HepB, which to us is

> one of the easiest to decide against (other than the chicken pox). She

> hasn't confronted me yet, she grilled my mom about it. My mom knows all

> about the HepB decision, she was in the hospital when the nurse was hassling

> me because of it and so I had to go into a whole explanation. So far no one

> knows we're not vaccinating for the rest of the stuff, I'm just curious what

> the gammet of responses has been from people who supposedly love you! I'm

> sure Tuesday afternoon they'll find out, they'll all want to know " how did

> he handle his shots? "

>

> Thanks for your help, and I promise I'll soon stop dominating this list with

> tons of questions!

>

> .

>

> ---------------------------

[Guest guest]

Dr. Wootan's book is available from him personally (New York telephone #

under Wootan) or from some public libraries. Try New Atlantean

books, I think at www.newatlantean.com for the others since they specialize

in vaccinations books.

Krista

2 more questions. I know, I promised they'd end

soon!

>From: " Dale & Swartz " <cdswartz@...>

>

>1) Does anyone know of a source for the following books:

>

>Take Charge of Your Child's Health: A Complete Guide to Recognizing

>Symptoms... by Wootan and Verney (Amazon says the publisher

is

>out of stock)

>

>What About Immunizations? Exposing the Vaccine Philosophy by

>Cournoyer

>(Amazon says they'll try to find it...)

>

>They both piqued my interest and now I don't want to wait for them if I

>don't have to...

>

>2) I'm sure this is a pretty common question... How did your family react

>to your decision to not vaccinate? What did they say, how did you handle

>it, do you still speak? (LOL) (I hope!G)

>

>I have 3 sisters that have a total of 9 children, all fully vaccinated.

I'm

>sure I'll get total flak about not vaccinating. One sister (her DH is a

>pharmacist) already is disturbed that we didn't do the HepB, which to us is

>one of the easiest to decide against (other than the chicken pox). She

>hasn't confronted me yet, she grilled my mom about it. My mom knows all

>about the HepB decision, she was in the hospital when the nurse was

hassling

>me because of it and so I had to go into a whole explanation. So far no

one

>knows we're not vaccinating for the rest of the stuff, I'm just curious

what

>the gammet of responses has been from people who supposedly love you! I'm

>sure Tuesday afternoon they'll find out, they'll all want to know " how did

>he handle his shots? "

>

>Thanks for your help, and I promise I'll soon stop dominating this list

with

>tons of questions!

>

>.

>

>

>---------------------------

[Guest guest]

How did our family respond? Either they don't know (they don't know many of

the details of our family life) or they know about Kaisha's severe reaction

to DPT and don't ask. Ultimately, as in all parenting decisions, you are

the parents, not your relatives and friends.

Krista

2 more questions. I know, I promised they'd end

soon!

>From: " Dale & Swartz " <cdswartz@...>

>

>1) Does anyone know of a source for the following books:

>

>Take Charge of Your Child's Health: A Complete Guide to Recognizing

>Symptoms... by Wootan and Verney (Amazon says the publisher

is

>out of stock)

>

>What About Immunizations? Exposing the Vaccine Philosophy by

>Cournoyer

>(Amazon says they'll try to find it...)

>

>They both piqued my interest and now I don't want to wait for them if I

>don't have to...

>

>2) I'm sure this is a pretty common question... How did your family react

>to your decision to not vaccinate? What did they say, how did you handle

>it, do you still speak? (LOL) (I hope!G)

>

>I have 3 sisters that have a total of 9 children, all fully vaccinated.

I'm

>sure I'll get total flak about not vaccinating. One sister (her DH is a

>pharmacist) already is disturbed that we didn't do the HepB, which to us is

>one of the easiest to decide against (other than the chicken pox). She

>hasn't confronted me yet, she grilled my mom about it. My mom knows all

>about the HepB decision, she was in the hospital when the nurse was

hassling

>me because of it and so I had to go into a whole explanation. So far no

one

>knows we're not vaccinating for the rest of the stuff, I'm just curious

what

>the gammet of responses has been from people who supposedly love you! I'm

>sure Tuesday afternoon they'll find out, they'll all want to know " how did

>he handle his shots? "

>

>Thanks for your help, and I promise I'll soon stop dominating this list

with

>tons of questions!

>

>.

>

>

>---------------------------

[Guest guest]

,

I was VERY lucky to have the total support of my entire family. In fact, my

parents were extremely supportive and wanted to know all the information I

had. Both my sisters decided to not vaccinate after my pioneer efforts. My

husband's family, however, was not so supportive. My sister-in-law works for

a Doctor and just couldn't accept our decision. Now, we just tell her that

we did immunize and she never brings it up. I don't like being dishonest,

but it is sometimes easier to avoid the confrontation when you know you won't

win the " war " . Just my 2 cents.

Nadine