How Do Other Moms Feel About the New Rotavirus Vaccine?

I had my son get the vaccination at 2 months, the second round at 4 months. My son goes to day care and catches things easily. A friend of ours has a son who got the rotavirus but thought it was just a little bug. After waiting only 24 hours before going to the dr, the baby almost died. He was admitted to the hospital and treated for a few days. After hearing that I was set on giving it to my son. He did not get the 3rd dose due to a timing issue though. At around 6 months of age we switched pediatricians and some confusion about vaccines followed. Babies have to have the 3rd dose of the rotavirus by the time they're 32 weeks or its not safe to give it to them. Our appt. was for when he was 33 weeks and they wouldn't administer it. Now my son is almost 11 months old and has had no rotavirus to speak of. Ask your doctor about the risks for both getting and not getting the vaccine. For us it just made sense. I would rather him not feel well for a day or two from the vaccine than cling to life in the hospital after contracting the virus.

I didn't have my son on the regular shot schedule. I feel that kids get to many shots at a time as it is. I didn't let him get more then 3 shots at a time. You don't have to follow the recommended schedule. After all it is a recommendation. There is no harm in pushing off the vaccine until your child is older. Besides their little bodies don't start making antibodies on their own until they are between 4-6 mos old.

Hi M., since I became a mom 2 years ago I've been learning so much about vaccines and what i've learned is not good. Vaccines are dangerous and sometimes unncessary. I did vaccinate my child but with a strong fear that he would have a bad reaction and end up really sick or dead. I would NOT vaccinate him if the vaccine is not necessary/required especially if it has been pulled off the market before. Some of the vaccines (in my opinion) are not necessary, every kid gets chicken pox anyway, so why vaccinate them?? and also, some of the diseases are treatable ones in our society. I think most of the vaccines were meant for third world countries that do not have the means/medical advances to treat the curable diseases that every child gets whether they're vaccinated or not.

But that's just my opinion. If you do some research on the internet you will find more about how vaccines are made and what they are made of (you'll be disgustingly surprised).

i myself wasn't too happy about the thought of it, but my husband said it's to prevent really getting sick and before i could say no, the dr gave it to her (because my husband said yes, she didn't care that i hadn't made up my mind) BUT good news is nothing happened, other then a little crankiness and when we had been sick, she didn't get sick, so maybe it had something to do with the shot, idk. all i can say is if you're really against it, don't do it, what can hurt to put it off until you make a final decision??? nothing really.

My pediatrician never offered us the vaccine. When I asked about it she said that they don't readily have it in their practice because of the newness of it. My daughter, who is almost two, had the rotovirus at one year of age. It is horrible to watch them go through all of that discomfort. The worst part is that it is so contagious that both my husband and I got it as well. I am always leary of new vaccine's and their effectiveness and long-term effects, but if this one proves to be legit, I would definitely prefer another vaccine over the rotovirus anyday.

how do i feel? I feel confused. My son recieved the rotavirus vaccine and in november he became so ill that we had to go to the hospital. he had projectile vomit, and that was concerning from breakfast time, because he never really had a problem spitting up as a baby. well, then his diaper was dirty, again. he used to be on a routine for poo-diapers. when he had a third diaper in an hour, and smelled HORRIBLE. not the normal smell of a good stink, but a rich and permeating stink. everytime he had something to eat or drink it would go back out both ways. every doctor in the pediatric ER said it was most definitly rotavirus because of all the symptoms and also the distinctive smell. they tried getting stool samples for a affirmation that it was rota. never really happened because by the time they tried taking the stool from the diaper, it was pretty much fluid, no sample to take from. They had to give him a IV to keep him hydrated. we were admitted to the hospital at noon but there weren't any clues about a problem with my sons health until 2 hours previous.
the ironic thing was that he had the vaccination. but there's no actual proof that it was rotavirus, since we couldn't get any actual samples, but all of the doctors had "unnoficially" diagnosed him as having it.

My son Paxton recieved the vaccine at 2 mths. He is now due for the next round being that he's four mths now. I am refusing it because last time he had it, he developed bloody diahrea. The doctor claimed he had a milk allergy, but i said i dont think so. That very night after the shot, he started with diahrea. It was a miserable time for the both of us that night. he had the diahrea for the next 8 days, with blood in it. You cant tell me the formula he's been on the whole time he was alive starts reacting against him the same day he's given shot? i think not! if anything i know my son and its definately not the milk allergy, it was that shot! so i didnt refuse it yet, but you better believe i am this time! its not required by law, hes not getting it!

Hi M.,

My now 7 month old son got the first dose of the vaccine but ended up spitting up/vomiting for a week and a half afterwards which is a possible side effect. After that I researched other side effects and I, too, found out about the first vaccine that was taken off the market and I decided not to have him get the rest of the doses. I'm not sure if it was a wise decision but I feel that vaccines/medicines that are so new in today's pharmaceutical market get pushed through by big money and that makes me very nervous. Another thing to think about is the vaccine doesn't protect against all vomiting/diarrhea viruses only rotavirus.
Good luck! C.