Parents Magazine - July: Why Babies Need Shots

[Guest guest]

For mother's day I took a monetary gift from my mother-in-law and

subscribed to Parents. Last week I received the first issue (and

luckily the bill that I haven't paid yet) with a cover headline of

" The Worried Mom's Guide To Baby Vaccines " . So naturally I skipped

through and went right to that article. It was entitled " Why Babies

Need Shots " . It was a very biased article that made me angrier with

each word. The sentence that got me the most was, " And study after

study has shown that the vaccines your children receive are safe. "

Even if they don't believe the connection between vaccine and serious

developmental disorders all vaccines carry a list of side effects.

Now, I don't expect to see an article in a magazine like that to be

against vaccination but this was an anti-vaccine article that

portrayed itself as a GUIDE. To me that implies giving you the

information and letting you make your own decision. So needless to say

I will not be subscribing to the magazine and I am currently working

on a letter to write to them explaining why. It really is too bad

because I was just looking for some fun reading that could help me

with age appropriate book choices and birthday party themes. So much

for that!

I found the article on their website (the link is below), it is the

same except for the intro. In the magazine it starts with the cases

of measles, whopping cough, and mumps that occurred last year in the

US. They mentioned the cases of mumps in Maine last winter which I do

recall. I live in Maine and I remember being on my lunch break (at a

private center that works with children with Autism) when the subject

came up. One co-worker said it was the fault of all those parents who

don't vaccinate because they are afraid of Autism. The rest of the

group joined in. I of course opened my mouth and went on to share all

of the reasons one would chose not to vaccinate. I was attacked for

my personal views and my only response was that I don't criticize them

for vaccinating but wished they had bothered to inform themselves

prior to making their decision. I know this was a little of topic but

I still need to vent 6 months later.

Why Babies Need Shots:

http://www.parents.com/baby/health/vaccinations/why-babies-need-shots/

Here is the article that appeared on the next page:

http://www.parents.com/baby/health/vaccinations/autism-link/

[Guest guest]

Good for you about speaking up. You will find that you get stronger

with each conversation. If the topic of mumps ever comes up again,

be sure to add that a study in 1992 consisting of 180 European

doctors concluded that the mumps vaccine can trigger diabetes in

certain predisposed individuals as much several months later. The

FDA's response was " yes, certain viruses can trigger diabetes in

certain individuals!! " (the mumps is part of the live-virus MMR) How

much does lifetime treatment cost for a person with diabetes and what

are the odds that one will recover from mumps with no lasting

damages?? Not to mention the risk of Autism with the MMR too. The

risks definitely outweigh the benefits for yet another vaccine that

is supposedly so safe and effective.

>

> For mother's day I took a monetary gift from my mother-in-law and

> subscribed to Parents. Last week I received the first issue (and

> luckily the bill that I haven't paid yet) with a cover headline of

> " The Worried Mom's Guide To Baby Vaccines " . So naturally I skipped

> through and went right to that article. It was entitled " Why Babies

> Need Shots " . It was a very biased article that made me angrier with

> each word. The sentence that got me the most was, " And study after

> study has shown that the vaccines your children receive are safe. "

> Even if they don't believe the connection between vaccine and

serious

> developmental disorders all vaccines carry a list of side effects.

> Now, I don't expect to see an article in a magazine like that to be

> against vaccination but this was an anti-vaccine article that

> portrayed itself as a GUIDE. To me that implies giving you the

> information and letting you make your own decision. So needless to

say

> I will not be subscribing to the magazine and I am currently working

> on a letter to write to them explaining why. It really is too bad

> because I was just looking for some fun reading that could help me

> with age appropriate book choices and birthday party themes. So

much

> for that!

>

>

> I found the article on their website (the link is below), it is the

> same except for the intro. In the magazine it starts with the cases

> of measles, whopping cough, and mumps that occurred last year in the

> US. They mentioned the cases of mumps in Maine last winter which I

do

> recall. I live in Maine and I remember being on my lunch break (at

a

> private center that works with children with Autism) when the

subject

> came up. One co-worker said it was the fault of all those parents

who

> don't vaccinate because they are afraid of Autism. The rest of the

> group joined in. I of course opened my mouth and went on to share

all

> of the reasons one would chose not to vaccinate. I was attacked for

> my personal views and my only response was that I don't criticize

them

> for vaccinating but wished they had bothered to inform themselves

> prior to making their decision. I know this was a little of topic

but

> I still need to vent 6 months later.

>

> Why Babies Need Shots:

> http://www.parents.com/baby/health/vaccinations/why-babies-need-

shots/

>

> Here is the article that appeared on the next page:

> http://www.parents.com/baby/health/vaccinations/autism-link/

>

[Guest guest]

i read the second article, and it said that thimerosal was removed

and autism rates still increased since 2001.

how do we know they really took out the mercury? or i read that they

don't have to put it on the ingredient list if it's considered

in " trace amounts " . is this true????

> >

> > For mother's day I took a monetary gift from my mother-in-law and

> > subscribed to Parents. Last week I received the first issue (and

> > luckily the bill that I haven't paid yet) with a cover headline of

> > " The Worried Mom's Guide To Baby Vaccines " . So naturally I

skipped

> > through and went right to that article. It was entitled " Why

Babies

> > Need Shots " . It was a very biased article that made me angrier

with

> > each word. The sentence that got me the most was, " And study

after

> > study has shown that the vaccines your children receive are

safe. "

> > Even if they don't believe the connection between vaccine and

> serious

> > developmental disorders all vaccines carry a list of side effects.

> > Now, I don't expect to see an article in a magazine like that to

be

> > against vaccination but this was an anti-vaccine article that

> > portrayed itself as a GUIDE. To me that implies giving you the

> > information and letting you make your own decision. So needless

to

> say

> > I will not be subscribing to the magazine and I am currently

working

> > on a letter to write to them explaining why. It really is too bad

> > because I was just looking for some fun reading that could help me

> > with age appropriate book choices and birthday party themes. So

> much

> > for that!

> >

> >

> > I found the article on their website (the link is below), it is

the

> > same except for the intro. In the magazine it starts with the

cases

> > of measles, whopping cough, and mumps that occurred last year in

the

> > US. They mentioned the cases of mumps in Maine last winter which

I

> do

> > recall. I live in Maine and I remember being on my lunch break

(at

> a

> > private center that works with children with Autism) when the

> subject

> > came up. One co-worker said it was the fault of all those

parents

> who

> > don't vaccinate because they are afraid of Autism. The rest of

the

> > group joined in. I of course opened my mouth and went on to

share

> all

> > of the reasons one would chose not to vaccinate. I was attacked

for

> > my personal views and my only response was that I don't criticize

> them

> > for vaccinating but wished they had bothered to inform themselves

> > prior to making their decision. I know this was a little of

topic

> but

> > I still need to vent 6 months later.

> >

> > Why Babies Need Shots:

> > http://www.parents.com/baby/health/vaccinations/why-babies-need-

> shots/

> >

> > Here is the article that appeared on the next page:

> > http://www.parents.com/baby/health/vaccinations/autism-link/

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Becky,

I get Parents free every month, and it goes straight from my mail box

to the trash bin. I can't stand the viewpoints in that trash mag at

all. If you're looking for a good magazine for some fun reading as

well as truly informed articles, try Mothering Magazine.

www.mothering.com. I get it in both print and online, and I LOVE,

LOVE, LOVE it. Even my hubby reads it. In fact, he read it to me

cover-to-cover yesterday in the car as we were traveling to our

sightseeing destinations.

On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 10:20 AM, Becky <runbeck1@...> wrote:

> For mother's day I took a monetary gift from my mother-in-law and

> subscribed to Parents. Last week I received the first issue (and

> luckily the bill that I haven't paid yet) with a cover headline of

> " The Worried Mom's Guide To Baby Vaccines " .

[Guest guest]

LOL!!  , i do the same thing.  When i saw last month's issue on vaccines i

almost puked.  It went straight in the garbage.  There is no question about who

pays their bills... bigpHARMa!!

Ari

 

Arianna Mojica-   (UCC 1-207/1-103) 

~~~ " All rights not demanded are presumed waived " . ~ Thurston

Re: Parents Magazine - July: Why Babies Need Shots

Becky,

I get Parents free every month, and it goes straight from my mail box

to the trash bin. I can't stand the viewpoints in that trash mag at

all. If you're looking for a good magazine for some fun reading as

well as truly informed articles, try Mothering Magazine.

www.mothering. com. I get it in both print and online, and I LOVE,

LOVE, LOVE it. Even my hubby reads it. In fact, he read it to me

cover-to-cover yesterday in the car as we were traveling to our

sightseeing destinations.

On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 10:20 AM, Becky <runbeck1hotmail (DOT) com> wrote:

> For mother's day I took a monetary gift from my mother-in-law and

> subscribed to Parents. Last week I received the first issue (and

> luckily the bill that I haven't paid yet) with a cover headline of

> " The Worried Mom's Guide To Baby Vaccines " .

~~~ " The only safe vaccine is a vaccine that is never used " -- Dr. A.

, National Institutes of Health

~~~A truth¢s initial commotion is directly proportional to how deeply the lie

was believed...When a well-packaged web of lies has been sold gradually to the

masses over generations, the truth will seem utterly preposterous and its

speaker, a raving lunatic. " Dresden

www.vaclib.org 

www.909shot.com

 http://www.vacinfo.org/ 

http://www.moorbows.com/http://www.momtoanangel.net/ingred.htmhttp://www.vran.or\

g/

[Guest guest]

It's trash in my house too. If not for the simple reason that all

their little articles about behavior and milestones don't apply when

you're trying to raise a vaccine damaged child, right?

> > For mother's day I took a monetary gift from my mother-in-law and

> > subscribed to Parents. Last week I received the first issue (and

> > luckily the bill that I haven't paid yet) with a cover headline

of

> > " The Worried Mom's Guide To Baby Vaccines " .

>

[Guest guest]

Or, for that matter, a vaccine-free child! Their take on nutrition

also sometimes lacks wisdom, IMO.

On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 1:41 PM, kellymac92 <cs-mom@...> wrote:

> It's trash in my house too. If not for the simple reason that all

> their little articles about behavior and milestones don't apply when

> you're trying to raise a vaccine damaged child, right?

[Guest guest]

What about writing on them, *Refused, return to sender*? I do that

with credit card offers and I think they have to pay for return postage

too.

-Kristi

>

> LOL!!  , i do the same thing.  When i saw last month's issue on

vaccines i almost puked.  It went straight in the garbage.  There is no

question about who pays their bills... bigpHARMa!!

> Ari

[Guest guest]

i felt the same way about Parenting. once i see a formula ad or article about

letting a baby

cry it out or vaxes, into the trash it goes. i also LOVE mothering magazine.

dina

> >

> > LOL!!  , i do the same thing.  When i saw last month's issue on

> vaccines i almost puked.  It went straight in the garbage.  There is no

> question about who pays their bills... bigpHARMa!!

> > Ari

>