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There’s plenty of FUD surrounding vaccinations. I don’t buy most of it, but I do try to learn as much as I can about a subject before making a decision, and vaccinating our son is no different.

I read tons of articles: Those that think that vaccinations are a government conspiracy to control the masses, to those that suggest that not blindly accepting FDA recommendations is unpatriotic. I also bought “The Vaccine Book” by Dr. Robert Sears, a daemon of the latter camp. Regardless, I found several of his points appealing, and so we decided to go with his recommended “alternative” vaccination schedule. For your convenience, it is listed below, along with a spreadsheet I created to track this schedule.

* 2 months: DTaP, Rotavirus
* 3 months*: Pc, HIB
* 4 months: DTaP, Rotavirus
* 5 months*: Pc, HIB
* 6 months: DTaP, Rotavirus
* 7 months*: Pc, HIB
* 9 months: Polio (IPV)
* 12 months: Mumps, Polio (IPV) (See 3rd UPDATE)
* 15 months: Pc, HIB
* 18 months: DTaP, Chickenpox
* 2 years: Rubella, Polio (IPV) (See 3rd UPDATE)
* 2 1/2 years*: Hep B, Hep A (start Hep B at birth if any close relatives or caregivers have Hep B)
* 3 years: Hep B, Measles (See 3rd UPDATE)
* 3 1/2 years*: Hep B, Hep A
* 4 years: DTaP, Polio (IPV)
* 5 years: MMR
* 6 years: Chickenpox
* 12 years: Tdap, HPV
* 12 years, 2 months*: HPV
* 13 years: HPV, Meningococcal (once Meningococcal vaccine is approved for age 2, Dr. Sears will move it there and delay Hep B by 6 months)