
[Pardon me if this post seems erratic. I worked a long and physically difficult shift, and I am trying.]So, my fiance has always made it clear that he hates vaccines and blindly buys in to the thought that they cause autism. (Not entirely untrue, but I, a medical professional and our pediatrician have explained that that is only one in multitude of factors that can contribute to an autism diagnosis.)Before he started his new job, he normally came with me to our kids' appointments, so our daughter was behind on her vaccinations.Until her 3 month appointment.At 3 months, she received her first vaccines (Dtap and rotovirus). We went back for her 4 month physical, where her pediatrician recommended that she receive her second Dtap vaccine and her second rotovirus. (In addition, we decided that there was no point in her getting vaccinated for Hepatitis B, since I have no history of it and it's doubtful that she'll be having sex or shooting up drugs any time soon.)Now, my fiance isn't/wasn't entirely against the idea of her being vaccinated. (Our 17 month old is almost up to date on everything except Hep B, but that's a whole other story that had to do with a personal trip to the emergency room on the day of his appointment.) He wanted to wait until she was six months old. But after some new "news" he declared that another needle would never touch his children. He accuses me of "forfeiting my beliefs" (as I was once on his side) and I remind him of how hard it was to spend the first 61 days of our 17 month old's life trapped in the NICU, and that I could never bear to see my children in the hospital like that again.I guess what I'm asking is; has anyone been in a similar situation? I hate feeling so ashamed, although I know I shouldn't be. via /r/Parenting https://ift.tt/2XrnapK
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