Dear moms and dads,
I have been trying to find out any pediatician in San Jose CA who is willing to space out the vaccinations. Does anyone have any commendation for me?
I understand that people said that it is very safe to have vaccinations all at once, but think about it, do you really want three or four shots on YOUR (as an adult) body during one dr. visit? If the answer is no, then why do we do that to the young infants? I do not feel comfortable at all...
Dr. Rebecca Fazilot at El Camino Medical Group on Rainbow Drive. My son in 2 years old and he never gets more than 2 vaccines at a time. She is very flexible. I would also recommend the Vaccine Book but Dr Sears. He gives you some alternative schedules than the normal schedule. Good Luck!
Kaiser gets a bad rap sometimes but I have been very happy with them. Dr. Barsky in Campbell has very very flexible and willing to accommodate ur choice to follow Dr. Sears vaccination schedule. No pressure at all. Good luck and stick to what you want for your baby.
It is all up to you, dr. allow you with if you want to space out. my son's dr., dr oro in los altos is very nice. my recommendation no more than 3 vaccines each visit..usually 2 shots and one oral liquid. when your infant turn one year old, those mmr can be space out...usually the first 9 months is ok..
Most peds are willing to space them out if you are firm in your "request" (they get more doctors visits out of it!). Make a regular appt for vaccines. When you get there tell the Dr. you only want one shot and that you will make follow-up appts for the others. They certainly can't force a shot on you!
If the doctor gets snippy or tries to argue you into getting the additional vaccines that day, politely ask them for a referral to someone who will respect your wishes in this matter.
Dr. Jeffrey Min at RAMBLC has always provided me with his opinion, but it's been my call on when we vaccinate. I highly recommend him.
Hi I.,
I totally support your decision to do this. I have often wondered about how wise it is and if it is overloading the immune system.
That said, here is one factor to consider. According to our ped, one of the reasons they do it that way is so that the child doesn't associate going to the doctor's office with pain. On the regular (not spread out) vaccination pattern this is not a problem.
When my son was a toddler, he had to go through a lot of different medical tests. He became terrified to go to any doctor's office. For years afterward, he refused to let the nurse weigh him and resisted being touched by the doctor, even just for a regular check-up. It was bad. I would hate to see you go through that.
I'm not sure what age the fear would kick in though. Maybe 9mo? 12mo? So maybe you could spread them out for the first year only? But be sure to check with the doctor that there wouldn't be any issue with switching back to doing them on the regular schedule.
-D.
check out www.aashapediatrics.com she was very open minded when i started going to her 4 years ago and actually suggested it for my younger son. i do not know where she stands today. before i switched pediatricians i had a phone conversation and a consultation expressing my needs and what i was looking for. now w/ the flailing economy, little insurance pay out and less patients making regular visits due to job loss and no health ins. she may have had to succumb to the norm of medical practice. i may be wrong, so give them a call and talk to the dr. directly. i noticed a sign recently that they were no longer accepting new patients that had ins. w/ a major insurance carrier. not sure why. so make sure you ask them about it and double check your carrier's policy etc. my other suggestion is to look for pedi's that are in private practice. they seem to be more open minded, flexible and want to make time to talk to someone who is 'shopping for a new pedi' i only chose this particular practice because of proximity to home. good luck
Hi I., We are living in Fremont and our Family Doctor Tamara Cheney has been very accomodating to our alternative vaccine schedule for our son who is now 3 years old. She certainly has her own opinion but is always open to listen to ours. I would suggest you to put your own vaccine schedule together. If you need an example let me know, I can send you mine. I showed it to our Dr. before our son was born and she was willing to go with it. We are very happy that we did. Our son is not afraid of the Dr.'s office at all although he got more shots than other children. Most of the time he did not even realize that he got a shot.
Good luck. C.
