Ezra’s stats
Ezra just had his 12 month appointment today (at 15 months) — some things just move a bit slowly when you’ve moved in the last 5 months and are pregnant.
He currently weighs 20 lbs. 9 oz. (5th percentile for age; about 17th percentile if paired with his height)
Height: 30 1/4 inches (25th percentile)
Head circumference: 47.5 cm (50th percentile)
So our little boy has lots of brains and probably his Daddy’s metabolism.
The doctor said he looked good and didn’t even mention his percentiles, which because his percentiles are not “average”, therefore can be bothersome to hear a doctor go on about the fact that he’s small. But he’s healthy and eats like a horse, so I’m not worried.
He was vaccinated for polio (which most babies get 2 doses of the vax before 1 year) but we’re delaying and skipping a number of them. I don’t see any reason to get the varicella vaccine (chickenpox) and am adverse to the MMR, so we won’t be doing that. I don’t see any reason he should get any Hepatitis shots either as childhood reactions are pretty rare. I haven’t made up my mind about doing the Hib or DTaP boosters (he did have the series of Hib and DTap shots, though delayed), which are normally given around now. And because he’s had the Flu (stomach) I don’t think we’ll do the Flu vaccine either.
December 9th, 2008 at 1:13 pm
I am all for a delayed approach to vaccinations, however, I do think they are extremelyimportant with the amount of travel done in the world today. We might not have issues now with the diseases that vaccinations are for in this country but in others they are still a problem and people from those countries can hop on a plane and be in your grocery store in less than a day! I don’t see the need for vaccinations on illnesses that don’t kill or disfigure you (flu and chicken pox) but all the others I think are pretty important. Okay I’ll get off of my soapbox now!
December 9th, 2008 at 1:20 pm
Ashley,
I don’t see the need for varicella, both my boys had chickenpox and we were given an exemption for that when we signed them up for school.
Hep B, again not necesarry for the average child, it’s not a communicable disease and the risks of them catching it even if they are in contact with a a child who has it, are slim.
Euan had Hep B in the UK as he has Haemophillia, I managed to persuade the school at the church here that Joel didn’t need it and they seemed ok with that, but I will need to get if for Public school unfortunately. (and for when we apply for our green cards)
Mississippi is one of only two states that do not allow exemptions for vaccines when attending public school, most private schools have the same requirements.
This is for California http://www.vaclib.org/exempt/california.htm
December 9th, 2008 at 1:20 pm
Oh, and I wouldn’t bother with the Flu vaccine for healthy kids either. I’m not getting it for any of us.
December 9th, 2008 at 1:23 pm
Heb B, I apologise, is a communicable disease! It can’t be caught through casual contact is what I really meant.
December 11th, 2008 at 8:43 pm
Thanks for your comments. It is nice to have “philosophical objections” in CA at least re: exemptions from vaccines and being admitted to school. With all of the controversial research out there, with as many vaxes that kids get these days (I think it’s about triple the amount that I got), I just don’t see the point in vaxing per the recommendations. It seems a bit too medicalized in my opinion. As a parent we have to all weight the risks and benefits of vaxing or not and so we’ve decided to do some (Hib, DTap, Polio–this is primarily b/c we know someone w/ it) and we may do more, but I’m not sure. I’m much more comfortable vaxing at this age than before a year.