Changing the newborn/infant/toddler vaccine schedule

[Anonymous]

I am not antivaxx. I am just very surprised by the number of vaccines and the tight packing of them in USA compared to my home country, Sweden.
Are any of you managed to negotiate a different vaccine scheduling protocol? My child is not going to a daycare for at least 8 months

[Anonymous]

You need to ask your pediatrician, not DCUM. Probably he or she will happily accommodate you.

[Anonymous]

I talked with my ped and we do 4 shots at a time. Aometimes that means an extra visit. Some of those are multi shot so i could them as one. We are on schedule though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I talked with my ped and we do 4 shots at a time. Aometimes that means an extra visit. Some of those are multi shot so i could them as one. We are on schedule though.

OP here, I have some concerns about there cocktails of 4 at a time. I would rather come 4 times

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You need to ask your pediatrician, not DCUM. Probably he or she will happily accommodate you.

OP here ..Of course I will discuss it with a doctor. I am just curious how often American parents even bring these issues to their doctors

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You need to ask your pediatrician, not DCUM. Probably he or she will happily accommodate you.

OP here ..Of course I will discuss it with a doctor. I am just curious how often American parents even bring these issues to their doctors

I think plenty of American parents raise this, though I believe some doctors refuse to take patients who don’t follow the vaccine schedule.

I will say I lived abroad until my first was 2 and the timing was slightly different (off by a few weeks) but the number of shots and spacing was about the same (at least up until 2). The big difference was no Hep A but only because it isn’t common in that country.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You need to ask your pediatrician, not DCUM. Probably he or she will happily accommodate you.

OP here ..Of course I will discuss it with a doctor. I am just curious how often American parents even bring these issues to their doctors

How old is your kid? I hated having to do shots as i felt bad (although baby is over it after a few min) and would have hated doing 4 separate trips to the doctor. Do you work? It’s also a PITA. And that is the recommended vaccination schedule

[Anonymous]

American healthcare is run like a business, so you can definitely shop around and find a doctor willing to accommodate your vaccination wishes.

Some vaccines are manufactured together, though, e.g. Tdap=tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis, so it may not be possible to get them as separate injections.

[Anonymous]

Hate the idea of sticking the baby more times than needed. But, I think the schedule can have some variation in it and still be “on time.” DCUM not the place to discuss it, though as it will revolve into vax/antivax. Just talk to your doc about your reasoning (with which I disagree! ) and see what they say.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You need to ask your pediatrician, not DCUM. Probably he or she will happily accommodate you.

OP here ..Of course I will discuss it with a doctor. I am just curious how often American parents even bring these issues to their doctors

I think plenty of American parents raise this, though I believe some doctors refuse to take patients who don’t follow the vaccine schedule.

I will say I lived abroad until my first was 2 and the timing was slightly different (off by a few weeks) but the number of shots and spacing was about the same (at least up until 2). The big difference was no Hep A but only because it isn’t common in that country.

OP here...news flash Hep A is not common in USA either

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I talked with my ped and we do 4 shots at a time. Aometimes that means an extra visit. Some of those are multi shot so i could them as one. We are on schedule though.

OP here, I have some concerns about there cocktails of 4 at a time. I would rather come 4 times

What are your actual concerns? And many of these are not manufactured separately (not for US anyway).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hate the idea of sticking the baby more times than needed. But, I think the schedule can have some variation in it and still be “on time.” DCUM not the place to discuss it, though as it will revolve into vax/antivax. Just talk to your doc about your reasoning (with which I disagree! ) and see what they say.

OP here it is not exactly my reasoning, but rather the reasoning of doctors from Europe (UK excluded, Brits have similar schedules even thought their vaccines tend to have les aluminum in them )

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I talked with my ped and we do 4 shots at a time. Aometimes that means an extra visit. Some of those are multi shot so i could them as one. We are on schedule though.

OP here, I have some concerns about there cocktails of 4 at a time. I would rather come 4 times

What are your actual concerns? And many of these are not manufactured separately (not for US anyway).

New poster here, I’m a nurse and I worked in a pediatricians office for a while. You can usually have them special ordered separately. The doctors office will likely have you pay for the entire vial even if it is a multi dose vial.

[Anonymous]

There are definitely pediatricians around who are open to alternative schedules (mine is one of them). He actually recommends no more than 2 shots at a time but is also fine if parents prefer to do four at once or one at a time.

[Anonymous]

^^ me again, call and ask the pediatrician’s office about their vaccine policy; every practice has one