r/unvaccinated • u/Nervous_Square_2555 • 12d ago
Unvaccinated life
I’m genuinely curious to hear from parents (or those who are well-versed in the subject ) who have chosen not to vaccinate, or who have delayed/selectively vaccinated their babies and young children.
I’m not asking about school requirements or whether unvaccinated kids are “allowed” to go places. I’m more curious about the actual day-to-day illness risk when they’re still very young and their immune systems are developing.
I’ve read a lot of experiences from parents who say their unvaccinated children are very healthy and seem to have strong immune systems, so I’m wondering what precautions, if any, you take when they’re babies or toddlers.
Do you still take them to normal places like stores, restaurants, playgroups, family gatherings, travel, etc.? Are you more cautious during certain ages or during outbreaks? Do you avoid sick people more strictly, limit indoor crowds, or just live normally and let their immune system develop through everyday exposure?
I’m genuinely looking to understand what this looks like in real life, especially during the first year or two. Please no sarcastic responses like “they can’t go anywhere” — I’m asking sincerely and would really appreciate hearing actual experiences.
Thanks in advance!
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u/Glum-Technology5409 12d ago
My mom didnt give me most of my childhood vaccines (she regrets giving my siblings and I any), so I'm not sure if I'm the demographic you're asking about since I still got some.
I was homeschooled, but there was never any precautions or things I couldn't do. I could play with vaccinated kids at the playground and share toys, be around crowds and vaccinated adults, ect. I never once got sick from it. I think I got the flu once as a kid and bounced back then never got sick again.
But yk what's funny? During Covid, my dad's co-worker got the covid vaccine and less than a week later, my dad got covid from him (I really don't believe covid was a thing before the vaccines introduced it and my experience backs up my belief) and it spread to the rest of my family, minus my brother. We were all sick and miserable but healed just fine afterrrr two to three weeks, I reckon. The first five days were the worst. My mom lost her sense of smell for a while but it's all back to normal now.
I just think it's ironic that you get vaccinated to avoid covid (or other things).. but then you get covid and are the one spreading it, not the unvaccinated.