I know doctors love to give medications, vaccines and anything else they can justify their high salaries with, but I am interested in trying to keep my child from having the least amount of poisons forced into his body when he is born. I'm trying to plan this out and have been searching the net for info but thought I'd ask on here since many people seem to give informative and sincere answers. My healthcare provider, like any doctor, will not give advice or info that would result in refusing vaccinations when his salary depends on medications, vaccinations and all that other stuff.
So what exactly do they do to an infant and what should I watch out for because I know they treat parents as if they have no rights.
This sort of automatic baby-fussing depends on where you live.
Here, all that's offered is vitamin K and eye drops.
Not being STD-riddled, we declined the eye drops, and got oral vitamin K, not an injection.
Can I suggest worrying more about what they'll want to put into YOU (and, by extension, your baby) if you go with a hospital birth? Find a midwife, stay home!
At very least, get lost quickly. I would never spend "days" in hospital if I could walk out of there, which, barring serious complications, you should be able to do.
However, you have ALL the rights. Just because hospitals aren't used to people knowing that doesn't mean they won't leave you alone if you make it _politely_ clear that you're not interested in all the routine bothering.
edit: good lord, re. "this clears any infection that could have got in their eyes from the vagina. ITs gross down there even if you are a clean person" — that from a purported NURSE? "Its (sic) gross down there?"
There is some info you might find useful here:
http://pregnancy.about.com/cs/newbornbabies/a/babytests.htm
Wow…you are a bit misinformed.
An infant is not given anything except possibly a Vitamin K shot in hospital – but of course you can refuse it – but do your research first.
I'm not surprised that you have bad experiences with doctors – if you approach them with the same vehement attitude as you did this question, you're not going to get the best advice.
I suggest doing the most research you can before agreeing to any vaccine, as you clearly do have issues with them, and make your choice from there. Also, do your best to find a doctor who is understanding of your needs.
Approaching a doctor as if he or she is a bloodsucker out for cash is probably not your most efficient way of going about it.
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I would find it very hard to believe that most doctors intents are to make money off of vaccinating or medicating your child. These medications are to protect your child.
A newborn is given erythromycin ointment in their eyes to prevent any infection from the mother. A vitamin K injection is usually given to help with blood clotting.
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http://www.drpaul.com/newborn/hospital.html
At this point a normal newborn is given a vitamin K shot to tide them over until they produce it on their own. (oral V-K does not work as well or as quickly) If they don't get it they could suffer from severe bleeding episodes. They are given several medical tests to ascertain metabolic conditions that could cause them to have severe developmental delays and mental retardation. I would suggest you not prohibit those tests- many are mandated by state laws. Eye drops are mandatory in most hospitals if you refuse you must sign an AMA form.
Vaccinations were developed for a purpose of saving lives not just to put money in a providers pocket. Please do your research before you refuse a vax that could prevent your child from harm. They are not started until the 2 month check up and are required before a child starts school.
An infant would be prescribed antibiotics ONLY if they show signs of an infection OR you are found to have one. The hep B varies by state or hospital.
And since you are so concerned about medications —- make sure that during labor you refuse all pain meds!!!
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This sort of automatic baby-fussing depends on where you live.
Here, all that's offered is vitamin K and eye drops.
Not being STD-riddled, we declined the eye drops, and got oral vitamin K, not an injection.
Can I suggest worrying more about what they'll want to put into YOU (and, by extension, your baby) if you go with a hospital birth? Find a midwife, stay home!
At very least, get lost quickly. I would never spend "days" in hospital if I could walk out of there, which, barring serious complications, you should be able to do.
However, you have ALL the rights. Just because hospitals aren't used to people knowing that doesn't mean they won't leave you alone if you make it _politely_ clear that you're not interested in all the routine bothering.
edit: good lord, re. "this clears any infection that could have got in their eyes from the vagina. ITs gross down there even if you are a clean person" — that from a purported NURSE? "Its (sic) gross down there?"
There is some info you might find useful here:
http://pregnancy.about.com/cs/newbornbabies/a/babytests.htm
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Im a labor and delivery nurse in ohio, in the state of ohio, we are required to do the ABR hearing screen test and the PKU the newborn screening test which we draw blood from the babys heal and then send it off to test for rare metobolic disorders.
At birth we give Vitamin K, you can refuse this, very risky for the baby though because Vitamin K helps the baby;s blood clot, they are not born with a clotting factor in their blood.
Also, after birth we give what is called Erythromycin drops (its guey) to their eyes, this clears any infection that could have got in their eyes from the vagina. ITs gross down there even if you are a clean person ,if i were a baby, i would beg my mom for it
You have the option at 24 hour of life to get the Hepatitis B vaccine. It starts off the series of three they will recieve at the pediatricians office. I see most people say yes to it, there is no pro or con to it.
We do not treat the parents as if they have no rights, we tell you what we do because we think its best for your baby.
Also, if you are having a boy, you can choose to have him circumsized which everyone (unless its cultural) accepts and in my opinion is the worst pain the baby goes through so i dont understand it.
So please do not think of what the nurses give your baby at birth poison. We monitor your baby throughout labor because we want the healthy baby in the end just like you, so theres no reason we would push poisons.
Good luck!! Hope i helped u!
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A 5 yr labor and delivery nurse
none as far as i know..they take blood from babys foot!!
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They do give newborns these things on the first day they are born. They give the Hep B vaccine, which contains formaldehyde. They give the Vit K shot, which has had very bad adverse reactions. The also give silver nitrate in the babies eyes. This is also toxic. They do this to prevent infection from an STD, but the mother is tested during pregnancy. So there is no need for this. You do have a right to refuse all of this. Do your research.
http://www.thinktwice.com
http://www.vaclib.org/
http://www.909shot.com/
http://www.vaccination.inoz.com/VitaminK.html
http://www.cqs.com/silver.htm
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Nothing if you don't want to. Please, do some research and make sure you know all your rights! Previous answerers have give you very useful links.
Nurses like Twin are one of the reasons why I'm gonna chose a home birth next time. "Gross down there"… speechless.
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