VAXBaby: The Curious Parent's Guide to Pediatric Vaccines.

A compact, easy-to-understand series that explains every shot suggested for your child from day one to the time they’ll be getting ready for college plus a bunch of other questions new parents often have. There are 50 videos, stripped down to their most basic, simple format.

VAXBaby: The Curious Parent's Guide to Pediatric Vaccines.

VAXBaby 50: The HPV/Gardasil Vaccine

If you have a daughter, she will likely be recommended a vaccine for HPV when she turns 11 or 12. HPV stands for Human Papillomavirus. There are around 200 strains of HPV at last count. It’s a common virus that is spread almost exclusively through sexual contact. It can

VAXBaby: The Curious Parent's Guide to Pediatric Vaccines.

VAXBaby 49: The Meningococcal Vaccine

The meningococcal vaccine is something a lot of parents ask about, so I’m going to go a bit more in depth than I have on some of the others. It’s officially recommended at 11-12 years old, and again at 16 years old, so if you’re just having

VAXBaby: The Curious Parent's Guide to Pediatric Vaccines.

VAXBaby 48: The asterisk next to vaccines*.

By now, you’ve heard a lot of information about vaccines. We grew up hearing vaccines saved us from certain death from all sorts of diseases. I’VE been showing you how the deadliness of most diseases plummeted around the same time BEFORE vaccines even became available. You’re hearing

VAXBaby: The Curious Parent's Guide to Pediatric Vaccines.

VAXBaby 47: The RhoGAM Shot

If you’re pregnant and are being recommended the Rhogam shot, you may have questions about whether this procedure is necessary or safe. The Rhogam shot is often given to mothers with a negative blood type at 28 weeks and within 72 hours of birth. You probably remember how there

VAXBaby: The Curious Parent's Guide to Pediatric Vaccines.

VAXBaby 46: A fascinating summary of pediatric vaccines

It can feel frightening to contemplate skipping vaccines for your children. We’ve been told our whole lives that they are the only thing standing in between certain death and a lifetime of happiness. Unfortunately, the reality is much, much different. Vaccines can be a barbaric practice and I believe

VAXBaby: The Curious Parent's Guide to Pediatric Vaccines.

VAXBaby 45: Do I need to worry about Zika?

You probably remember hearing a lot about the Zika story that happened in Brazil a couple of years ago and the mysterious birth defects that seemed to be caused by it. I think I know exactly what caused the huge spike in children with birth defects and I want to

VAXBaby: The Curious Parent's Guide to Pediatric Vaccines.

VAXBaby 44: Are vaccines more necessary in Africa?

I want to mention something which recently appeared that made me change much of the way I think about vaccines. I used to think that in first world countries, we could be much more lenient in vaccine schedules. In first world countries, we enjoy the fruits of highly trained physicians,

VAXBaby: The Curious Parent's Guide to Pediatric Vaccines.

VAXBaby 43: Two vaccine injury signs every parent should know.

There are a few obvious ways to recognize if something bad has happened to your child after vaccination. Most mothers could count every head on their baby’s head, and know right away that something has changed. Eating habits, personality or sleeping patterns—there are any number of things that

VAXBaby: The Curious Parent's Guide to Pediatric Vaccines.

VAXBaby 42: Can my child be taken from me over vaccines?

You may have heard of stories of medical kidnapping, where parents have their children taken away from them for refusing to vaccinate. While this does happen, it is very rare, and in most cases is illegal. Although I wouldn’t be afraid of this happening, I want to explain why

VAXBaby: The Curious Parent's Guide to Pediatric Vaccines.

VAXBaby 41: How common are vaccine side effects?

You’ll probably have noticed by now that I haven’t mentioned much about the possible side-effects of vaccines. If you’ve already done any amount of research, you will have heard about the printed inserts that come packaged with every vaccine. These inserts list of all of the ingredients

VAXBaby: The Curious Parent's Guide to Pediatric Vaccines.

VAXBaby 40: Can vaccines cause food allergies?

Did you know that before vaccines were invented, we didn’t even have the word allergy? Before we started injecting foreign material into our bodies, there wasn’t a word for anaphylaxis? Isn’t that interesting? How did these words enter into our vocabulary? Allergy is described as “a condition

VAXBaby: The Curious Parent's Guide to Pediatric Vaccines.

VAXBaby 39: Do vaccines cause autism?

Do vaccines cause autism? That is the question on many parents minds these days. If you have a new child, especially if it’s a boy, and are going to vaccinate them, that is the big cloud that’s probably hanging over you. I’ve studied this subject exhaustively, and

VAXBaby: The Curious Parent's Guide to Pediatric Vaccines.

VAXBaby 38: Should I give me child Tylenol with their vaccines?

If your child gets a vaccine, they’re probably not going to feel so good. Infants are likely to be extra fussy and irritable. Children may run fevers and not want to go to school. Nurses will tell you to give them some Tylenol to help them lower their fevers

VAXBaby: The Curious Parent's Guide to Pediatric Vaccines.

VAXBaby 37: Herd Immunity

Herd immunity. It’s a term that’s thrown around like a weaponized guilt trip. They’ll tell you, “Okay, you may have unvaccinated kids, but the only reason you’re able to safely do that is because everyone else is vaccinating theirs.” Herd immunity is not what you’ve

VAXBaby: The Curious Parent's Guide to Pediatric Vaccines.

VAXBaby 36: Are vaccines safe?

“But my doctor said vaccines were safe!” “My doctor said all of her children got their vaccines and nothing happened to them!” This is probably the most common refrain of anyone who has just begun to question vaccines. Doctors—the ultimate authority on vaccines, right? Who could know more about

VAXBaby: The Curious Parent's Guide to Pediatric Vaccines.

VAXBaby 35: What about public school and vaccines?

Many of you are curious about whether your children can still attend public school or daycare they don’t have the full vaccine schedule. In some states, daycare, private or religious schools are thought of separately from public schools and can require whatever they want. In other states, they might

VAXBaby: The Curious Parent's Guide to Pediatric Vaccines.

VAXBaby 34: Should I spread my child's shots out?

If you’re like a lot of moms, you might feel like there are too many shots. Because I also feel that way, my goal is to reduce the number of shots necessary as far down as possible. Zero would be ideal. You’ve probably also seen a picture like

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VAXBaby 33: Should a sick child get shots?

Many parents want to know “If my child is sick and they’re supposed to get some shots. Should we still go?” If it were my child, absolutely no way. Vaccines are not supposed to be administered to a child unless they’re in perfect—or as close to perfect—

VAXBaby: The Curious Parent's Guide to Pediatric Vaccines.

VAXBaby 32: Should I sign a vaccine refusal form?

You may have heard stories of parents who declined certain vaccines and were asked by their doctors to sign “Vaccine refusal” forms. You probably want to know if YOU should sign one of these forms. These documents are completely meaningless, have no legal ramifications (currently) and serve no purpose other

VAXBaby: The Curious Parent's Guide to Pediatric Vaccines.

VAXBaby 31: Pharma companies can't be sued?

In the 1980s, an increasing number of SIDS, or Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, deaths began to be associated with vaccines which had been administered just days, sometimes hours, earlier. While scientists and doctors have never officially declared a cause for babies that die suddenly without any apparent reason, many parents

VAXBaby: The Curious Parent's Guide to Pediatric Vaccines.

VAXBaby 30: How can I find a flexible doctor regarding vaccines?

If you are thinking of delaying, skipping or altering the administration of certain vaccines to your child, you will probably need to find a doctor who is willing to work with you. Because increasing numbers of mothers are beginning to push back against so many vaccines for their children, a

VAXBaby: The Curious Parent's Guide to Pediatric Vaccines.

VAXBaby 29: Will my doctor "fire" me if I delay/skip certain vaccines?

Many mothers ask, “Will my doctor fire me if I skip or delay certain shots?” When they say being fired, they mean, will they be asked to leave the doctor’s practice. Some doctors WILL ask you to leave their practice if you deviate from their schedule the tiniest bit.

VAXBaby: The Curious Parent's Guide to Pediatric Vaccines.

VAXBaby 28: Vaccine safety testing

With any product, particularly medical products, there can be danger. Within a free and open society, there are two release valves which work in your interest to protect you from harm: safety testing and lawsuits. Reasonable government regulations should require that the product be properly safety tested before being released

VAXBaby: The Curious Parent's Guide to Pediatric Vaccines.

VAXBaby 27: Natural immunity—better than vaccines?

Although many of the vaccines on the childhood schedule could easily be considered unnecessary because the infection no longer poses a threat, many people like me might choose to skip some of them for another reason: vaccines screw up your immune system. This may come as a surprise to you,

VAXBaby: The Curious Parent's Guide to Pediatric Vaccines.

VAXBaby 26: The disease you should fear most

Ask yourself something: What’s the disease you fear most for your child? Without going on the internet and doing a search, what springs to mind? Think of the one disease you dread your child getting. Most people will say polio. Others may say whooping cough. Think about this for