New Baby and Hospital Procedures

Sorry for the lack of posts over the last month. I have good intentions of writing every week, but it seems time gets away sometimes. I hope to continue with my Wednesday posts again.

My big news this post is that God blessed us with a precious daughter in mid april. She is wonderful and we are so thankful for her! In my previous posts I was talking about procedures for newborns in the hospital when they are born. I wanted to update how all of this went with my daughter during our hospital stay. I am so glad to report that I had a great experience with denying the majority of the procedures. I was worried that it might be difficult or that the staff might have problems with our decisions, but it was very easy and I had no problems at all!

Many of you may be thinking..... What procedures/vaccinations did you deny?

-Silver nitrate in the eyes right after birth (eye ointment).
---I am glad to report she did not contact any eye infections because of the chance of me having a sexually transmitted disease. I am also glad to report that she doesn't have burry vision for the first month+ of her life! :)

--Vitmain K injection
--Instead I administred an all natural oral dose of this at birth, 1 week, and 3 weeks. I also took some that she would get through breastmilk.

Hepatitis B vaccine
--I am glad to share that she hasn't contacted it yet nor do I predict she will anytime soon, especially since I do not have a STD and she is not sexually active! :)

--Hearing Screen--I am glad I saved $300 from this test, especially when many times it is falsely reported because of fluid in the ears. Thanks to my dear friend Melissa, who is a Audiologist for sharig this info. If I have concerns later I will have her tested when she is older and it is more acurate. :)

So, all of this to say... If you are going to be having a baby anytime soon, it is very easy to deny these procedures even if people in the medical field mtry to scare you into thinking it is not possible. My advice is to make an educated decision in what you think is best for your child and family in regards to these things. Like I said in a previous post with my son I had no idea they were even administering these things to him. This time with my daughter I am thankful I was educated and made these decisions.