Re: OT-Vitamin K shot for newborns

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Hello. It is my opinion to skip this one. My kids who have had the shot ended up

with jaundice and they had to be placed under light therapy.  VV

From: LINDA <lpopick@...>

Subject: [ ] OT-Vitamin K shot for newborns

Date: Thursday, May 6, 2010, 10:36 PM

 

Sorry for the Off Topic question but I thought this was the best place to

go. I'm asking this question for a friend of mine who's due in 3 weeks. She

asked me what I thought about the Vitamin K shot that they give to newborns in

the hospital as she is " on the fence " about it. She is not going to let them

give the HepB vaccine to her baby but doesn't know if she should have this

shot....anyone have useful information I can share to help her with this

decision? I do not have enough knowledge about it except to tell her not to have

any vaccines done but I think she is looking for more than just my opinion.

I sent her this link to read but I told her I would post to this group for more

info...

http://drbenkim. com/vitamin- K-shot-baby. html

[Guest guest]

> Sorry for the Off Topic question but I thought this was the best place to go.

I'm asking this question for a friend of mine who's due in 3 weeks. She asked me

what I thought about the Vitamin K shot that they give to newborns in the

hospital as she is " on the fence " about it.

I have these two links

http://www.vaccination.inoz.com/VitaminK.html

http://thebabybond.com/VitaminKinjectORnot.html

Dana

[Guest guest]

wow, my son had the same problem, jaundice bad and we had to stay at the

hospital for four days for the light therapy.... how do you know the vit K shot

caused it?

deborah

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asked me what I thought about the Vitamin K shot that they give to newborns in

the hospital as she is " on the fence " about it. She is not going to let them

give the HepB vaccine to her baby but doesn't know if she should have this

shot....anyone have useful information I can share to help her with this

decision? I do not have enough knowledge about it except to tell her not to have

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Interesting.. my two that had it were much more jaundice than the one I gave

drops to (very mild and lasted only a couple of days..)

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On Behalf Of dgfindley

Sent: Friday, May 07, 2010 8:27 AM

Subject: [ ] Re: OT-Vitamin K shot for newborns

wow, my son had the same problem, jaundice bad and we had to stay at the

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asked me what I thought about the Vitamin K shot that they give to newborns

in the hospital as she is " on the fence " about it. She is not going to let

them give the HepB vaccine to her baby but doesn't know if she should have

this shot....anyone have useful information I can share to help her with

this decision? I do not have enough knowledge about it except to tell her

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I have four kids two had jaundice and two didn't. The two with jaundice had vit.

K shots and the other two didn't have the shots. It's a guess but I thought it

was peculiar. VV

From: dgfindley <dgfindley@...>

Subject: [ ] Re: OT-Vitamin K shot for newborns

Date: Friday, May 7, 2010, 10:26 AM

 

wow, my son had the same problem, jaundice bad and we had to stay at the

hospital for four days for the light therapy.... how do you know the vit K shot

caused it?

deborah

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asked me what I thought about the Vitamin K shot that they give to newborns in

the hospital as she is " on the fence " about it. She is not going to let them

give the HepB vaccine to her baby but doesn't know if she should have this

shot....anyone have useful information I can share to help her with this

decision? I do not have enough knowledge about it except to tell her not to have

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Unless she has Hep B, then what makes her think that her baby would be in danger

of getting Hep B (a blood borne illness that babies do not get)? (And if she has

Hep B, then it is a little late to vaccinate her baby against it right?)

Also, no need for the vitamin K. Four of my five kids did not get it and were

fine without it. (3 homebirths and a very controlled & planned hospital birth

with a very lenient OB)

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> Sorry for the Off Topic question but I thought this was the best place to go.

I'm asking this question for a friend of mine who's due in 3 weeks. She asked me

what I thought about the Vitamin K shot that they give to newborns in the

hospital as she is " on the fence " about it. She is not going to let them give

the HepB vaccine to her baby but doesn't know if she should have this

shot....anyone have useful information I can share to help her with this

decision? I do not have enough knowledge about it except to tell her not to have

any vaccines done but I think she is looking for more than just my opinion.

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> I sent her this link to read but I told her I would post to this group for

more info...

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> http://drbenkim.com/vitamin-K-shot-baby.html

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[Guest guest]

Would agree with all of the above, except that if mom has Hepatitis B, it is not

too late to immunize the baby, with addition of Hepatitis B immune globulin.

Most vertical transmission occurs at delivery. Jim

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Behalf Of agirlnamedsuess21

Sent: Friday, May 07, 2010 9:55 AM

Subject: [ ] Re: OT-Vitamin K shot for newborns

Unless she has Hep B, then what makes her think that her baby would be in danger

of getting Hep B (a blood borne illness that babies do not get)? (And if she has

Hep B, then it is a little late to vaccinate her baby against it right?)

Also, no need for the vitamin K. Four of my five kids did not get it and were

fine without it. (3 homebirths and a very controlled & planned hospital birth

with a very lenient OB)

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> Sorry for the Off Topic question but I thought this was the best place to go.

I'm asking this question for a friend of mine who's due in 3 weeks. She asked me

what I thought about the Vitamin K shot that they give to newborns in the

hospital as she is " on the fence " about it. She is not going to let them give

the HepB vaccine to her baby but doesn't know if she should have this

shot....anyone have useful information I can share to help her with this

decision? I do not have enough knowledge about it except to tell her not to have

any vaccines done but I think she is looking for more than just my opinion.

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> I sent her this link to read but I told her I would post to this group for

more info...

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> http://drbenkim.com/vitamin-K-shot-baby.html

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