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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Oh, the anti-vaccine crowd has jumped on this of course.  But you can listen to a bunch of unqualified people on a website, or your doctor.  If you don't trust your doctor, consult with another one.  
Personally, when our daughter was born, it was flu season, and my MIL wouldn't get the flu vaccine.  We tried and tried to convince her, but she has very irrational views toward healthcare, and wouldn't budge.  We told her that she would then have to wait until flu season was over to see the baby.  So that's what she did.  The choice was hers, and if her own paranoia is more important to her than seeing her grandchild, so be it.  The baby is my first priority, and if another person can't support that, then they're welcome to visit when they're no longer presenting an elevated risk to my child. 
If the vaccine is contraindicated for someone, that's different and I would then just take precautions.  But it's not like I'm taking a 4-week old out a lot to meet people anyway.  
Don't get mad, just make the decision based on what's best for your child.  The grandparents will get over it, or they won't, but that's on them.[/quote]

Is it possible your own paranoia was more at play here? I am all pro-vaccination, and we all jus got our flu-mists. But not letting a non-symptomatic grandparent for near a baby for several weeks or even months  is way over the top.
 
I honestly can't tell if people are really that paranoid, or they are just finding convenient clubs to beat their mothers in law away with. [/quote]

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