[clhRN2b2010]

I'm told the reason for the birth recomendation is mostly compliance and simply, it's easier for the providers to mesh with the regular vax schedule. The state usually mandates the schedule anyway, atleast here.

I caught flack for not doing the newborn Hep B with my girls. They began vaccinating at 2 months, but didn't start with Hep B until 6 months. Now Hepatitis A is on the schedule for all children (here atleast) and I catch flack each check up for refusing that.

Such is life....

[HeartsOpenWide]

Originally Posted by awsmom8

I know this is off topic but why are we diving Hep B shots to newborns when we know Mom is Hep B negative? Why can't they wait until they are 6-8 weeks old like other immunizations?

In my part of California we don't give any immunizations in the hospital, only Vit K and thats not really an immunization. They have the parents get them done at the pediatrician's office, besides, hep B is not legal required until Kindergarten. This is obviously not the norm thought the state because we had a traveling Pediatrician who was covering for one that was out of town ask where in the baby's chart he could find if the baby had his hep B yet. We told him that we do not given them in the hospital, he was surprised and said in his LA hospital they do. Surprisingly our small rural hospital is more progressive than the Big city.