Disclaimer: This is not medical advice and should not be taken as such.
Introductory Thoughts and Our Motive Behind This Post
We want to be very clear that we are in no way stating that you should not vaccinate your child. We believe that this decision is a right given us by God and our country as American citizens. No matter what camp you fall in- vaxxer, non-vaxxer, delayed/altered schedule vaxxer- you have every right to choose. No one here is criticizing anyone who disagrees with our views on vaccinations.
Our purpose in this post is that young mothers like us who are in search of information can find it. It is very important that whatever you decide you have confidence and peace in your decision. There is so much information out there that is fear based or just plain misinformation. That is why we wrote this post, to give you clear reasons why we as moms have chosen not to vaccinate our children.
We are not here to fear monger you into any state of mind concerning vaccines, only to share our own experiences and research thus far on our own motherhood journeys. We desire to have a very balanced approach to the topic and, as always, we encourage you to do your own research.
You are mom. You make the decision for your children right or wrong, good or bad. As mothers we get to live with the decisions we make. This may be frightening but in a world with so much information we can be well researched in our decision making process. What a blessing!
All we ask is that all mamas be informed and make their decisions with their eyes wide open. Parents know best for their children, but let’s put in the work to be informed ones.
1. Forcing Vaccines is a Breech if Rights for Free Americans.
As stated previously we believe in the right to choose what we believe to be best as American parents. Obviously agreeing that any immoral conduct or illegal conduct is not in the best interest of the child and must be interfered with for the sake of that child’s well-being.
Choosing not to vaccinate your child is neither illegal (yet!) nor immoral. It has not been scientifically proven to be detrimental to a child’s well being. Unfortunately, children have died from diseases that may have been prevented by vaccines and they have also died from sickness caused by vaccines.
Therefore it is our right as parents to do the research, know our children/circumstances, and to make the best decision we can based on the information we have.
No government agency, pediatrician, or even family member has the right to fear monger, force, or shame you regarding your decision. (This is true for both sides of the aisle!)
The fact that the government has begun to overreach in this area is one reason I had pause as a young mother trying to decide what was best for my baby. Why were they so involved? Why couldn’t I find a pediatrician after six calls to local offices that required my child to follow the schedule or else not be seen? I felt as though my freedoms did not matter. That my choice as a parent was not valid. Their health and safety as their mother is my number one priority. Why was I expected to make all the right decisions in every other area of life but I was just supposed to trust the “professionals” on this one?
2. Vaccine Manufacturers Are Not Held Accountable
At the end of the day one of the most disturbing thing about all of this is that no big pharma company can be legally held responsible for any vaccine they have made or for the recommended schedule your pediatrician is promoted to prescribe (according to the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986). This means they can make whatever product they want and at the end of the day they can get by with whatever their agenda is- money, fame, science experiment, etc.
That is why whatever decision you make has to be the one you can live with no matter the outcome. Big Pharma companies, scientists, and pediatricians will not be the ones awake at night living with your choices. You will be.
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3. Risk vs. Benefit Analysis on Vaccine Side Effects
This is something that has to be considered by every parent when it comes to what we believe to be the safest choice for our children. When trying to figure out what is best for your family a risk vs benefit analysis is probably the most important step!
This is how my husband and I (Anna) have come to make pretty much every medical decision for our family. Are the possible benefits greater than the risks? Does the circumstance warrant the risk even if it outweighs the benefit? Have the benefits been proven by evidence based facts? Lastly, am I willing to live with the consequences if the worst outcome happens? Can I stand by my choice if my child is injured or dies due to a disease? Can I stand by my choice if my child is injured or dies due to a vaccine?
In our research, we went through each package insert. I found clinical trials, or in some cases, little to no trials. I also found in the ones for the “scarier diseases” that I was having trouble denying, in many cases, weren’t clinically shown to reduce risk or have any lasting immunity at all. So what I thought was a benefit for the risk really was 100% risk for no proven benefit. It made the decision clear for us. I also found that in many cases in history where vaccines were shown to lower disease rates, there were other factors like sanitation practices, or even the criteria for diagnosis changed, which gave the appearance of a large drop to the disease. I just couldn’t put my trust in “safe and effective” when I couldn’t find much research to back the claims. For these and many other reasons, we chose not to vaccinate our children.
In some cases, the potential side effects of the immunization are worse than the disease they’re trying to prevent. This information can be very helpful if you are choosing to do an altered schedule. For example, if there is a risk of death, seizures, or paralysis with a vaccine even if considered highly unlikely, but the disease causes itchy red bumps, a rash, or cold like symptoms that last 7-10 days, is it worth the risk for you?
4. Personal Experiences
Anna: I have personally been injured by an injection given without informed consent. I was too young and naive to even realize I needed to ask more questions and trusted my provider when they suggested this was best. It set off an autoimmune response in my body that I still fight to this day. When I called to report my injury, I was dismissed, saying that it couldn’t possibly be due to the injection I received, and I couldn’t file my report. This injection was not a vaccine, but it caused me to question. If I can’t report my reaction here, then how many reactions are being denied and not even recorded?
Tori: I also have an autoimmune disease most likely linked to the HPV vaccine. I was a completely healthy pre-teen when I was given the first round and I soon began constantly battling fever, chills, flu like symptoms every couple weeks. I was diagnosed with mononucleosis four times during the ages of 12-14 (we eventually stopped going to the doctor for it). I was homeschooled, from a very sheltered Christian home so there was absolutely no reason I should be getting a diagnosis of mono every couple months.
I dealt with this along with many other symptoms such as body aches, arthritis like symptoms, depression, and more all throughout my teen years. It was always shrugged off by pediatric doctors. It was not until I was 19 that I finally got a doctor to take me seriously. After lots of testing I was diagnosed with a thyroid condition called Hashimotos disease. Just a coincidence? Maybe. But there are thousands of stories just like mine. How many young people in their twenties do you know personally that have been diagnosed with an autoimmune disease? This is not normal. Something environmentally or culturally had to produce this.
5. Conflict of Interest
Follow the money. Companies like Merck, Johnson & Johnson, and Pfizer make “donations” to their “third party” testing labs that test their products for safety and effectiveness. To me, it would seem like that wouldn’t be permitted as it is a clear conflict of interest. The information is public record, so you can research it for yourself if you’d like to. Finding this out threw some red flags for me. If someone is making “large donations” to a third party lab for their testing, they are no longer a third party. Where there is money, there is a level of control on the results.
If anything proved this and made me question even further the corruption in the government medical system the pandemic in 2020 certainly did. I think we can all see after the smoke cleared that there was definitely a money trail. They used us a pawns for scientific research games and monetary gains.
The fact that Americans were forced to be test subjects in scientific research so Big Pharma could make more money should be more than alarming. For me it lead to the question- what else are they doing to me/my children for a dollar? My babies are too precious to me to hand over as lab rats in some game.
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Things That Made Me Think
Written by Anna Bourdess
-Why are there laws stating that vaccine manufacturers can’t be held liable for injuries if they’re safe and effective?
-Why do they give newborns a Hep B shot immediately after birth if the only way you can catch it is sexual contact or a dirty needle? (When the mother tests negative.)
-If all babies are born with “low” vitamin K, why is it not just considered normal infant levels? Maybe God has a purpose in His design.
-Why do they give a tetanus immunization after exposure when vaccines are strictly preventative and it takes weeks to build antibodies?
-Why do they give vitamin K (it’s not actually just a vitamin, by the way) intramuscularly when the package insert specifically states not to?
-If it’s all about health and safety, then why do I get removed from care at my pediatricians office if I choose not to vaccinate my child? Would they not be more concerned for my health then?
-If it’s all about health and safety, then why do doctors get paid for how many fully vaccinated children they care for?
-Why can’t my care provider answer any of my questions about immunizations, but can tell me they’re safe and effective?
-Even if vaccinations did provide protection, many of the antibodies vaccines are said to give, begin fading within a few months.
-Why are adults considered “up to date” if they no longer receive regular immunizations but children are “behind” if they don’t?
-Why am I only supposed to introduce one food at a time to monitor for reactions, but I’m not to question why my child is receiving 3-5 immunizations at one time?
Resources For Your Own Research
There are so many good resources to find non-biased, factual information. We certainly cannot name them all here but we decided to add a list of references and recommendations.
- @justtheinserts on Instagram
- @faithfulfreemama on Instagram
- Books and Interviews/Podcasts by Dr. Paul Thomas (retired pediatrician)
- Well Considered (a book with all information pulled from .gov websites)
- Candace Owens: A Shot in the Dark
- Package inserts (found in every vaccine package; lists all the side effects and ingredients)
There are so many more we could list but these are great places to start.
We hope this post has made you think. Regardless of your choice, you are doing an awesome job mama! All these decisions are tough and we pray God will guide you in what is best for your little family.
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