Vaccines vs. Autism....again....

I watched the 2nd episode on the Doctors show today regarding autism, and knew as it started (along with more info. I've been recieving the past many months from other research) that I would make my final decision.

I am officially deciding to make some changes and "avoid" even more vaccinations/immunizations regarding Corben. This whole debate is unanswered and I firmly believe it's better to be safe than sorry as Autism continues to increase. Adison has been perfectly healthy and incredibly smart (amidst her public shyness :) without any trouble from her vaccinations other than a few welts where they were injected. But as Autism is more noted in boys and due to Corben's health not being quite as flawless as Adi's has been, I'm still bothered. This is an irreversible decision and I can't put my child, a human, on the line of possiblity. We can't protect one another from everything, but we do have minds with problem solving skills that shouldn't be ignored. There is no "right" or "wrong" choice here involving moral obligation, because this isn't a "moral" dilemma. It's an issue of doing what we feel is best as individuals. No one is or should be judged for choosing to follow through with our nations increase of vaccines if there is no reason not to. And we did it all with Adison, and started them with Corben as well. But also within our own case scenario here and personal circumstances, I would rather not make a choice I feel there's a chance I could regret. I am tired of being nervous about this and of course want to find peace with this whole debate. I also want to protect my baby boy from anything that's potentially questionable as to how it could affect him. It's not a lack of trust in God, but trying to use this mind of mine that He created as well as discern His guidance through this choice. I guess, unless I feel peace 100% to continue these shots (which, I don't), I'm discerning that it's ok to be cautious. Waiting until he's a little older to get what he'll skip for now, does no harm to anyone except frustrate the medical order of procedure of where no one has an answer....
It definately makes no sense to shove all these diseases into such little, new lives we treat as fragile in every other way possible. And as one doctor on the show said, defending Jenny McArthy and the link between autism and vaccines, we know how to treat these diseases we have vaccines for whereas no one really knows how to diagnose autism well let alone treat it. And if there's a link between the shots and this hard to deal with diagnosis of autism, it's really not worth trading polio, rotavirus, etc. for. They aren't life long either....

Here are some sights with interesting info.:

http://www.thedoctorstv.com/main/show_synopsis/198?section=synopsis

The synopsis above left out the heated argument that occured on live TV, as well as many other great points/thoughts.
Below, links you to many varying thoughts and opinions. Many people also list some of their own resources to support their opinions, so you can see other possible sights to check out as well.

http://www.thedoctorstv.com/forums/157-May-6-2-9-Jenny-McCarthy-on-Autism/topics/4060-Reply-ONLY-if-A-B-C-

When you read some of the personal stories from the sight up above, you have to wonder 'what are we doing to our kids!' What is causing this extreme turnaround from a normal happy baby to an unresponsive one! It's heartbreaking to think that something is affecting them and the rest of their lives, and could have possibly been prevented! And if true, why is autism more dominant in our country than all the others!? Even auto-immune disorders are becoming more common here as well. It makes you almost wonder about chemical warfare, and that it may not be as farfetched as we think.....

(I sound like a hypochondriac, don't I? :)

1st fevers....:(

Soooo, I've been up a LOT the past many nights within the past couple weeks due to "sickness." Between me, the kids, and a little bit of Shea, I have turned into a vampire. Maybe, for better terms, a night owl? Well, that sort of relates to the image of having "fun," a good time, or PARTY! No, I'm just a mother experiencing motherhood in one of the hardest ways for the first time. Look at me. I'm typing this @ 2:34 AM.

I have to note (for myself) that Corben got 3 teeth in a mere two weeks (he's 10 mon. with 7 teeth), and now, due to a nasty virus, he and Adison have both had their FIRST EVER fevers....:( Adison's over 3 years old, and has never had a fever. We had a good thing going there, but this bug being passed around is a true "bugger." Adison has been sick before, but never gets a fever as an average symptom. It has to be bad for her to even get slightly warm, so I suppose Corben didn't have a chance to miss out on this one. (Although he had it first.) He was so sick Fri.-Sat. that he didn't even have the strength to hold his head up or even cry. And he can normally CRY, by golly, cuz he sure has a set of lungs that aren't short of working. His fever was 103.5 on Friday, and Adison's was 103.9 tonight. I'm not a mom that constantly judges by numbers, but judges their condition by body language moreso. So, point being, I didn't take their temps. every hour, and these were the highs we took note of. It's not fun to take their temps. if they don't want you to....so unless we think they are definately overheating, us adults aren't up for the fight.

So sad....:(

I'm going to "try" to get to bed for the first time tonight. ~

(I'll write more later, and post their little sick pics. I took with my cell phone.)