Hi Dawn,
I also have a child,who is 4,he got the first few vacinations as a tiny baby <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" /> and then as I read &saw more scary info on this I refused any further vacinations...
I don't feel guilty though because as soon as I had that info. that was it my mind was made up.
Sometimes other parents/doctors make me doubt this decision not to vacinate him & make me out to be a negligent parent. I breastfed my son for 10 months and he has been tested for food allergies and is on a great organic natural foods diet (when he's with me)but at weekends his Dad (we no longer live together)feeds him junk and thinks all this healthy eating is alot of rubbish.He also gives him the foods he was found to react adversely to incl.dairy &wheat-it's a very sad situation) it might sound like I'm sidetracking but it's all relevant as it effects his health...anyway when he's here with me Sunday to Friday,he gets a super diet with extra vits&mins &essential fats etc.And the odd time he gets a sniffle,he's recovered within 24hrs because his immune system doing what it should &I act fast and give him the various remedies
echinachea,black elderberry &vit.C usually
Given the right stuff,children heal at such an amazing rate.

I do worry about him,and especially as I am mercury toxic,what have I passed onto him, through pregnancy,through my milk ...
He seems like a happy,sociable,inteligent &healthy child,
A beautiful child.

At least if he turns out to have some mercury,other heavy metals,I am now better informed about what to do &how to help &I will also be understanding.
I did not have this understanding from my family&friends.
It's so important.
Sorry this is probably too much information.

I recognise that "glazes over look "that you mentioned when you try &inform people,it's sad isn't it?


ps I have just read an older post by"mamaoftwo"asking about breastfeeding while mercury toxic,and it would appear from the replies there that I could have passed on alot of mercury through the milk.
It makes me mad to realise how far reaching the effects of mercury go...like Russ says in his mercury story,"the ripple effect". <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />