Children's Medicine Not Safe?

Hmm! Now they tell parents that children's medicine is not safe for children 2 and under,and maybe even as old as 6 years old. Now they tell us. Well, duh! Many parents have had concerns about the many cold medicines marketed to us and our children with these tantalizing flavors of bubblegum,grape and cherry for years.

Being a parent of 5 children I have learned so much about taking care of sick children. Like feeding a cold, giving a child a nice warm bath for aches and pains,massages for aches, letting a low grade fever run its course(fever is good for the body) and that nice warm bath also helps bring down fevers. Like I said, I have 5 children and I have found these things work for us when our children have a cold. I don't try to get rid of their symptoms immediately;however, I allow the cold to run its course.I truly believe that way toooo many parents and doctors give these medicines for convenience and they want a quick solution to the problem.

As a person who is really passionate about the many different vaccines that are given to our kids, this cold medicine issue really pisses me off. Because for years there have been a group of parents out there who have believed that these meds could pose a danger to children,but pediatrician would make their morning talk show rounds telling parents that cold meds are absolutely safe for children and there should be no concern. Well, I wonder how long will it be when "they" tell us,oops, some of those vaccines that we said were so safe.....well, they might not be so safe after all. Come on people wake up! Just because doctors have letters behind their names doesn't mean they know everything. We go to doctors because they have more knowledge on how the human body functions and works than we do. They advise on treatment options and connect us with other health care practitioners. It is our job to know our bodies and to be heard when you have a concern(that doesn't mean the doctor has to agree with you). So, when parents go to the pediatrician's office for routine vaccinations I truly believe that if that parent doesn't want to vaccinate then they should be heard,and if a parent wants the Polio vaccine,but wants to wait on the others then that's what should happen. I personally had my first two children vaccinated on time but decided to wait with my other three children and pick and choose which ones I wanted and didn't want. I'm still very leery about the chicken pox vaccine,and MMR and that HPV vaccine.

Food Recalls,cold medicine taken off of shelves, lead in children's toys,what's next? Is the FDA doing their job or not? How do you feel about all of this? Will you stop giving your child cold meds or continue?
Do you vaccinate your child or not?

At the bottom of my blog are some video es on vaccinations.Please go and check it out!

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