I have been concerned for the past weeks as my delivery due date is getting closer. I know Polio can be letal for anybody, so I'm trap in a dilemma.
The current Polio Vax used in the States is the IPV (injectable) that contains MRC-5, while the more "ethical" OPV (oral) has long been discontinued.
I wouldn't want my baby to suffer due to polio in the future, however, the IPV (injectable) goes against my religious beliefs and is a clear catch from big pharma. They could have let the OPV one as an option, but they just wanted money.
Greedy bastards.
Any advices, alternatives?
I did the same. I have been doing research, but all the good resources has been memory-whole into oblivion, so we cannot know other alternatives.
We did not let our grandchildren (parents consented and agreed) have any vaccines. They were not given any until they were teenagers and if I knew then what I know now we would not have done that. As children they were given vitamin c, colostrum and spirulina in their bottles (not enough milk production) w/ their goats milk (dry powder you can buy-organic). They were also only fed foods we raised ourselves or organic foods and they were never sick. No doctor's visits until after they started school and that was for sprains etc...They are all healthy as can be.
Ironically, I was raised like that before moving to the states and I have been missing my homeland lifestyle, reason why I asked my husband to move out of the cities and have a more easy suburban/rural life.
I've been taking vit C, D, B12, Zinc, Fish oil and Vit D3 since before I got pregnant and during pregnancy. The OBGYN believes that's the reason my daughter is more active than some at this time of gestation.
That's great. Congrats on the baby by the way. God bless you and keep you safe during the rest of your pregnancy and through the delivery!