We suggest that you discuss this with your doctor or health provider. It is really important that your daughters immune system function to the best of its ability. Generally speaking, vaccinations are a standard part of this process as they ensure the immune system is prepared for many virulent nasties that exist out there.

Without these vaccinations or health boosts - there is a greater risk of contracting illness. Needless to say, we parents want to ensure our children have the best protection we can provide.

A good WEB site that may help you and has good information is from the Department of health and Human Services. Their WEB site address is http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/ - we suggest having a good read. They have a section titled “Why are Childhood Vaccines So Important?” which states as follows.

* It’s true that newborn babies are immune to many diseases because they have antibodies they got from their mothers. However, the duration of this immunity may last only a month to about a year. Further, young children do not have maternal immunity against some vaccine-preventable diseases, such as whooping cough.
* If a child is not vaccinated and is exposed to a disease germ, the child’s body may not be strong enough to fight the disease. Before vaccines, many children died from diseases that vaccines now prevent, such as whooping cough, measles, and polio. Those same germs exist today, but babies are now protected by vaccines, so we do not see these diseases as often.
* Immunizing individual children also helps to protect the health of our community, especially those people who are not immunized. People who are not immunized include those who are too young to be vaccinated (e.g., children less than a year old cannot receive the measles vaccine but can be infected by the measles virus), those who cannot be vaccinated for medical reasons (e.g., children with leukemia), and those who cannot make an adequate response to vaccination. Also protected, therefore, are people who received a vaccine, but who have not developed immunity. In addition, people who are sick will be less likely to be exposed to disease germs that can be passed around by unvaccinated children. Immunization also slows down or stops disease outbreaks.

We trust this comment is helpful to you and that your daughter grows up healthy and enjoying life to the full.