Are you giving your child the Prevnar vaccine? Why or why not?

[Guest guest]

I'm 38 weeks pregnant with my first baby and I've been trying to do

some research about what vaccines I want to give to him. I've already

made some decisions about certain vax'es that I will either delay or

skip but the Pc vax is one of the few that I'm still unsure of (Along

with DTaP and HIB, in case anyone wants to give advice on those as

well). I know the aluminum content and the side effects of the vaccine

are quite un-nerving but the disease itself is also very serious and

relatively common, which is why I'm having a hard time with this

decision. What are you doing with regards to this vaccine and how did

you come to your conclusion?

I should also add that I go overseas quite often and will most likely

be going to Qatar (a gulf state) in September, when my baby is between

4 & 5 months old. I've checked the CDC website for Qatar and it

basically just recommends being up-to-date on all normally scheduled

vaccines, which doesn't help much with my decision on Prevnar, DTaP or

HIB.