unvaxxed/breastfed kids & sickness intervention questions

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My son is almost 3 years old. He has not had ANY vaccinations or any of

that crap they give routinely in the hospital- Vit K, Silver Nitrate, etc.) He

was breastfed for nearly 2 years (didn't really take solids until he was 10

months old). I honestly thought he would be a healthy child b/c of it??? I

am also so torn on what to do medically when he is sick (really sick, not just

a cold). I hate to use meds but sometimes it seems like the only choice so

I need some direction.

Soon after he weaned, this is last winter, he was about 2, he got a terrible

cold that ended up with fevers and a raging double ear infection. He was

miserable and hurting. I had to go to the ER and I had to use fever reducers

and antibiotics- I could not watch him scream in pain anymore. He was better

within a day. Was that a bad decision?

Fast forward to now. He had a cold for 2 weeks. Then he started to run a

high fever (102-105), which lasted for five whole days. He just kept getting

worse until he was practically lifeless. HIs fever was relentless, he

stopped eating completely, drank only water and very little of it, was

extremely

lethargic, said his head hurt, terrible cough. After 2 weeks of the cold and

then 5 days of the fever (fever reducer only offered short periods of no fever

if any)...I couldn't see him suffer anymore. We went to the doctor

yesterday and he has PNEUMONIA! They wanted to admit him to the hospital but I

talked them into treating him at home. They gave him a shot of antibiotic, and

starting today I need to give an oral antibiotic once a day for 10 days. Today

he is like a new child...no fever at all, eating/drinking again, playing

again, etc.

I know many on this list are against fever reducers and antibiotic use...but

my son was so sick and suffering...how do you watch them suffer and just

hope they get better and not worry to death? I mean, those medicines provided

so much comfort to my son and those antibiotics made him remarkably better in

less than 24 hours. I am also wondering why his immune system is not

fighting it off since it was not compromised by vaccines and since he was

breastfed

for so long. I have 2 other kids (4 yrs and 6 months). My 4 year old had

the same cold for 2 weeks but got better. My 6 month old (fully breastfed)

still has a cough but is acting completely happy and normal otherwise, this is

week 3 and I am praying it doesn't turn into something worse.

Is there ANY occasion its ok to intervene- I mean, is it not dangerous to

let a fever get to 105 or higher? Cant they result in seizures? Couldn't he

have become seriously ill if I just let his pneumonia go without intervening?

I really need some help understanding all of this.

THANKS

Amy

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