As all mom, Even I wanted to
give the best for my son in each and every aspect of his life. Also being
a close relative to my son's first pediatrician, we were suggested by him to
give vaccine for Pneumonia and Rota virus along with DTP when my son was 6
weeks old. Since my son had wonderful father and grandfather, without any
second thought we took the doctor's words and gave him all the three
vaccines(of course at equal intervals). We gave him his boosters also during
his 10th week.
Being a very independent girl
and possessive mom, I wanted to do each and everything for my son by myself.
And also I wanted my husband to cherish each and every stage of our son. So I
brought my son to my husband's place exactly on his 100th day.
After that we started to share
our experiences in growing our kid to our friends who also have kids. We were
shocked to know that most of them didn't give vaccine for pneumonia and Rota-virus.
They said those vaccines are all optional and so they have decided to give the
mandatory alone.
He was lucky that we found a
perfect pediatrician in my husband's place also. We visited the doctor for his
second boosters when he was 14 weeks old. Impressed by the way doctor examined
our son; we decided to clear our doubts there. So we told him that we have a
feel that we are giving The Optional Vaccines Unnecessarily. He thought for a
while before answering us, maybe he was thinking for a perfect one liner to
clear our doubts. He then replied
"People spending on prevention don’t need to spend much on
treatment. People who don’t spend on prevention need to spend lots and lots on
treatment along with the physical strain of the kid. The decision is
yours"
Yes!! That
small description was enough for me and my husband to get convinced that what
we have done is correct. From then on we strictly adhere to the dates of
vaccination and also we will follow the post vaccination procedure strongly at
any cost.
Later we saw so many real illustrations for doctor's words. Let this 'Not
putting optional Vaccines' be one side. There are also many parents who do not
stick to the date of vaccination. There may be some reasons for the delay. But
what if that is repeated all the time? Life is all about prioritizing.
And for referring a vaccination chart click here
Those who have missed the vaccines, do cconsult with doctor who can help you by suggesting alternate chart.
