@Ved prakash Jha I just delivered my baby at my local hospital in August 2025 and she did not receive any shots. You can go online and print out a format for a very basic birth plan and fill one out and have it with you when you go to the hospital. When you arrive they may or may not ask you for your plan so make sure it is given to the nurse that is helping you while in the physical delivery room. You don’t need to let anyone know of your decision making. The only person that needs to know is the nurse who is planning on injecting your baby so keep the conversations short everywhere else. If you’re planning on not doing the erythromycin, vitamin K, and hep B, make sure you tell them verbally and have them refer to your written birth plan. It was very simple and straightforward for me! As soon as I said “no shots” the nurse turned around and wrote it on the whiteboard and never asked me about it again. There was so judgment or anything. Just mater of fact. If you go in with confidence and be respectful, you’ll do just fine! Have a pediatrician in place before you deliver your baby, do not tell the pediatrician what your plan is when it comes to vaccinations. You will receive care for your baby for the first 2 months immediately after birth, and when the 2nd month appointment comes up and the shot is recommended just tell them you’re looking to delay the vaccine schedule until a future date within the first year of your baby’s life. A friend of mine stalled well enough that her baby turned 5 years old when the practice finally caught on to her and kicked her out lol! I didn’t have a direct plan myself for after delivery when dealing with the pediatrician other than I knew I wasn’t going to give her any vaccinations so the conversation always went around whatever the doctor was saying at the time. Some visits were super friendly, others were uncomfortable. we were told to leave a few practices and we eventually landed with someone who still wants to provide care for our baby which is the right kind of doctor you want to be around anyways!

@Kimberly Edmundson respectfully, unless this is something that’s happened to you directly I would refrain from sharing information like this as is creates alot of fear within these spaces. I am absolutely in agreement with you that something like that could happen and I am sure it has happened. I am in no way suggesting not being prepared when dealing with the medical industrial complex, because you absolutely need to be. However, is your preparation coming from a place of love or out of fear? If it’s coming from a place of fear not only will everyone around you feel that, but your body will be in a state of fight or flight and you cannot make the best decisions while in that mindset. Also, when acting on fear, and doing research about what you need to be prepared for, will dramatically shift the information you find and are influenced by, perpetuating more reasons to be afraid - which creates more ways to make mistakes. When operating from a place of confidence and remembering why you are doing this work in the first place you remember that you’re doing it out of love and you will always be in the right place and right time. Even when you’re under pressure or scrutiny, you will be given the choice of what path you want to take. I just had my baby at my local hospital. I politely and respectfully declined everything, i studied up on my rights and responsibilities, i had casual pleasant conversations with every medical personnel i encountered during my 9 months of pregnancy, I never explained anything to anyone and when i arrived to the hospital to deliver my baby I had the most helpful nurse guide me through my unmedicated labor. Our room was named the “Zen Room” because that was my energy. That nurse honestly felt like a guardian angel to us. When all of the nurses that came into the delivery room when it was time for me to push, made sure everything that I had written down was happening, even correcting other nurses for me as i couldn’t do it while in active labor. I felt safe, respected, and cared for during my time there. But that how I felt even before i walked through those doors.

@Ved prakash Jha i would rejoin Facebook and ask that group. I just rejoined Facebook myself to get intouch with this kind of community online to have more resources. I am so sorry you are having this experience. From what I understand, it is “standard procedure” to call CPS when you decline the bloodwork, not because you declined the vaccines. Those two things are completely separate. When giving birth at a hospital you have to follow their “procedures” which is to collect blood work to make sure mom wasn’t taking drugs which is absolutely a violation of your rights. It depends on how much you’re willing to fight this battle, if you can lawyer up or not. However, when you do give birth in the hospital that is what they do. I would not worry about anything, you have no reason to be afraid. if you decide to allow CPS in your home that you own, you can show them that your baby is not at risk and they will go away and close the case. As far as resources go, religion is protected over recommendations and mandates. Look up what your state allows. You do not have to be apart of a specific faith to join under the umbrella of that protection to exercise those rights. I simply tell people “due to my sincerely held religious beliefs…..” I do not explain to them what that faith is. I hope that helps!

@Ved prakash Jha came on here to make sure everything went well with CPS, and I’m glad to read your update. First of all, congratulations to you and mama and welcome little one!! It isn’t necessarily hard making these decisions but enforcing them that brings the challenges. It really is a walk of faith when choosing this route. You are doing the right things, even though the adversity. The challenges that will come your way will help you refine your skills and better protect your family. Doctor Green Mom is an excellent resource. She has a lot of free information on her website, as well as free podcasts, and documents. She also has a private online community, with a lot more information for a monthly subscription that you can cancel anytime. She specifically has a list of doctors that are vaccinate neutral, you can look up who is in your area. Best of luck to you!!!!