June 29, 2017 / Last updated : April 20, 2019 TheVaccineMom Current Health-Related Updates

Summer 2017 — Zika

We aren’t hearing about the Zika virus as much as we did last summer, but it’s still around and still pretty scary, especially for expectant mothers. In the summer of 2016 you may have heard zika mentioned on the news at least several times, if not more. Health officials were urging everyone, especially pregnant women, to wear […]

June 10, 2017 / Last updated : November 12, 2019 TheVaccineMom True Stories

Dr. Seuss and the Pro-Vaccine Movement Through Illustration

Hi science nerds! Did you know the first recorded instance of the word “nerd” is in Dr. Seuss’ ‘If I Ran the Zoo’ published in 1950? He wasn’t an actual doctor. He added the “Dr.” to his pen name because his father always wanted him to practice medicine. He did, however, earn an honorary doctorate […]

June 8, 2017 / Last updated : April 20, 2019 TheVaccineMom True Stories

A baby gave ME whooping cough–Marguerite’s Tale

It’s January 2006 and Marguerite is working as the lead teacher in the infant room at a daycare. In the season of viral colds, these small children are in and out of the classroom with stuffy noses and watery eyes almost daily. But she notices that one child has been particularly sick for several days and is not […]

June 6, 2017 / Last updated : April 20, 2019 TheVaccineMom True Stories

I Had Shingles Twice–in College AND While Pregnant

Shingles is what you get when the chickenpox virus flares back up in your body again. When you get better from chicken pox the virus goes to sleep (dormant) in your nerve roots. For lots of people the virus stays dormant forever, but in times of weakened immune system (from stress/injury/certain medicines/other reasons) the chicken pox virus comes […]

November 16, 2015 / Last updated : August 18, 2020 TheVaccineMom Children's Vaccines

MMR Vaccine Rash

Update! My son is now going on six and he’s JUST FINE! 🙂 My son got his first Measles, Mumps, and Rubella Vaccine (MMR) a little over two weeks ago. This vaccine has gotten a lot of negative press lately, but it really IS a great vaccine. One reason why it’s so great is because it contains […]