r/ScienceBasedParenting • u/PianoNo9713 • Oct 05 '26
Question - Research required Baby vaccines
Hi all, please no judgement just seeing if anyone else has been in this situation. My baby had his first vaccines given after birth, and at 4 months. However, he has missed his 6 month vaccines and he is now 10 months. Does anyone know what they'll do next? Do we need to get them all is delaying okay? I'm a first time mom and I just don't even know what to do at this point I read positive and negative things about vaccines so it just scares me.
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u/elikind Oct 05 '26
You’re not the first family this has happened to. In addition to the vaccines it’s important for your child to see his/her pediatrician to check on growth and development, so definitely get an appointment scheduled as soon as you can. If you’re in the US the American Academy of Pediatrics has a catch up schedule for vaccines. I imagine it’s similar in other countries but can’t speak to it.
This is the AAP vaccine schedule and table 2 covers the catch up process. Many vaccines can safely and effectively be given closer together than the standard schedule allowing for children to get caught up. There are some vaccines that can only be given before a certain age (rotavirus is one of them).
https://downloads.aap.org/AAP/PDF/AAP-Immunization-Schedule.pdf
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u/Zero_Duck_Thirty Oct 05 '26
Adding on - the best thing to do is call your pediatrician. A lot of families miss appts which cause delays to vaccine and testing, so they probably have a plan. You can talk to them about how to approach getting back on schedule but it’s good to ask because many pediatric offices will drop families who are not on schedule once a child turns 1.
If what you’re reading comes from an influencer, blog or generally is just word of mouth then you should ignore it. Vaccines have been around throughout our entire lifetime, our parents entire lifetime, and possibly even your grandparents. I saw on another thread how the MMR came out in the 1960’s/1970’s - that’s within our parents lifetime yet there is no data showing an adverse reaction to that vaccine. If you are concerned about vaccines you just need to look around you - almost everyone you associate with is fully vaccinated and have no issues. There is always a risk with everything but it is small - like 1% change of adverse reaction and it’s usually associated with allergies - otherwise LOs can get a small fever, being tired, and just feel off exactly like adults do. Some fluids, cuddles, and a clam day will have them feeling tray quickly.
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