Yes. That is all true. Thankfully it wasn't the case 23 years ago when I first started my family. The pediatrician let me do my own thing, refusing some (Hep B for a baby? nope) and requesting separate shots for mumps, measles and rubella. Back then, you could do that. I also sent my children to private kindergarten which allowed me to wait on the chickenpox vaccine longer..... hoping they would catch it (no luck..so they got that one when they entered first grade).

The pediatrician and I had a strong relationship of mutual respect. I went in with my studies (the Japanese seemed to have a lot of good data 20 years ago) and my own timeline. I never allowed a shot during the winter or when the kids even had a sniffle. They had to be perfectly healthy.

I think those pediatricians are few and far between now. I honestly don't know if I would give my children even one shot now because once you do, you're tied into all of them. Or perhaps we would have to find a state that allows flexibility? I don't know.....