The vitamin K “shot” is routinely given at birth for a few reasons described in Joette Calabrese’s post. But as she writes, the costs or risks rarely justify the use of the vitamin K shot. Many people don’t realize that it is even given at birth, though the practice began in the 1960s. It is not the innocent vitamin it’s name suggests, and the idea that all babies need this ‘shot’ is ridiculous, in my opinion.
Why?
1) damages the baby’s various systems
2) toxic ingredients.
3) lack of studies showing its necessity.
4) intervention interrupts the body’s perfect design and natural safeguards!
If you are unsure about getting the vitamin K shot, ask yourself, is my baby at risk in some way where vitamin K could even provide a benefit to offset the risk? Assess your baby’s risk for low levels of vitamin K or head trauma bleeding during birth by asking the following questions:
- did I drink alcohol during pregnancy?
- did I take recreational drugs during pregnancy?
- did I take pharmaceutical drugs during pregnancy, like anti-seizure medication?
- did the doctor administer IV antibiotics (often the case if mother is Group B strep positive) during the birth? (depletes vitamin K reserves)
- were forceps used during birth?
If the answer is no to all, your baby doesn’t need the vitamin K shot, from what I learned in Joette’s post. If a baby experiences bleeding due to head or other trauma during birth, vitamin K could assist the baby in creating blood clots (to stop the bleeding). If a mother uses drugs or drinks alcohol during pregnancy, her vitamin K stores could be depleted, which in turn would cause a depletion of vitamin K in the baby. On the flip side, mothers eating a diet rich in vitamin K during pregnancy provide their babies with good stores of vitamin K (and therefore blood clotting ability) to prepare them for any head trauma bleeding that could occur during birth.
If the answer is yes to any of the questions above, one must still consider the risks vs. the benefits. Instead of assuming we can fix every medical problem without creating worse side effects, we must ask – does the baby’s body have everything it needs to repair itself?
This blog post from VaccineEducation.org lists several ways which we can hinder or help the baby’s natural repair processes – vitamin K could very well be a hindrance.
- “in order to absorb vitamin K we have to have a functioning biliary and pancreas system. Your infant’s digestive system isn’t fully developed at birth which is why we give babies breast milk (and delay solids) until they are at least 6-months-old, and why breast milk only contains a small amount of highly absorbable vitamin K.”
- umbilical cord blood contains stem cells, which protect a baby against bleeding and perform all sorts of needed repairs inside an infant’s body. Here’s the kicker, in order for a baby to get this protective boost of stem cells, cord-cutting needs to be delayed and the blood needs to remain thin (not sludgy from vitamin K) so stem cells can easily travel to any damaged areas sending signals for help, and perform their functions. Imagine that, baby has his/her own protective mechanism to prevent bleeding and repair organs…that wasn’t discovered until after we started routinely giving infants vitamin K injections.”
- “a newborn might have low levels of vitamin K because it’s intestines are not yet colonized with bacteria needed to synthesize it and the “vitamin K cycle” isn’t fully functional in newborns. It makes sense then to bypass the gut and inject vitamin K right into the muscle right? Except baby’s kidneys aren’t fully functional either.”
Does the Vitamin K shot additives cause food allergies?
I’ve read that the vitamin K ‘shot’ contains food proteins – egg phospholipid and castor oil. Castor oil cross reacts with peanuts and tree nuts. Peanut allergies are so common today. Coincidence? Read the Peanut Allergy Epidemic. The author says that the Hib vaccine also contains peanut oil and other food substances, and that these ingredients are not always disclosed. Think about this — we are injecting food proteins into the blood stream instead of through the digestive tract. These food proteins are being injected ALONGSIDE substances such as bacterium, viruses and heavy metals (adjuvants like aluminum) and formaldehyde, to which the body mounts an immune response. Food allergies a coincidence of the last 15 years? I don’t think so.
Can the Vitamin K shot cause childhood cancer?
Let’s do it the preventative, natural way!
If you want to build your baby’s reserve of vitamin K1 (K1 is the type of vitamin K used in the shot – see in the product insert) in preparation for various trauma that could arise during birth and thus protect your baby, drink vitamin K-rich teas and foods. The vitamins will be passed through the placenta to your baby. After birth you can continue to supply your baby with vitamin K through your diet and therefore breastmilk.
Vitamin-K building teas and foods
- herbal teas like nettles and raspberry leaf
- leafy green vegetables, brassicas (e.g. cabbage, kale, cauliflower, turnip and brussel sprouts)
- fruits like avocado, banana, and kiwi
Read Joette’s post so that you can be informed and make your own decision.
Joette also writes that homeopathic remedy Arnica montana 200C “is one of the most powerful (yet extremely gentle) homeopathic remedies for head trauma and subsequent bleeding known to mankind. It can be used during labor to not only aid in pain management, but to protect against bleeding and bruising. Taken at the onset of labor and continued every 3-5 hours and especially just after birth is a well-established plan, and is inadvertently given to babies at birth for unseen traumas. Many homeopaths recommend giving the baby a dose twice daily for a week while the mother can take it every few hours for a few days for any soreness and overall well being.”
It is also important to understand that “newborns don’t start manufacturing it until the proper bacteria are introduced into their guts via breast milk, which is of course a powerful argument for breast feeding.” – Joette Calabrese
For more information to help you make a decision, watch Suzanne Humphries brilliant presentation, which is part of a larger infant immunity series on YouTube.
Another version of these facts from a wonderful poster on a Vaccine Re-education Facebook group:
-Below is a list of reactions stated BY THE MANUFACTURERS in their very own package inserts! Does this sound like a risk you’re willing to take? The “Vitamin” K Shot Causes:
*Death (often labeled SIDS or blamed on something else!)
*Intracranial Hemorrhage (the very thing they claim the shot protects from!)
*Gradual Neurological Deterioration
*Seizures
*Hyperbilirubinemia
*Hemolysis
*Jaundice
*Hematologic abnormalities
*Skin Breakdown
*Hepatic and Renal Failure
*Hypotension
*Bradycardia
*Cardiovascular Collapse
*Pain, Swelling, and Tenderness at the Injection Site
*Dizziness
*Rapid and Weak Pulse
*Profuse Sweating
*Tansient “Flushing Sensations” and “Peculiar” Sensations of Taste
*Hypotension
*Dyspnea
*Cyanosis
*Anaphylactoid Reaction
*Erythematous, Indurated, Pruritic Plaques that can progress to Scleroderma-like Lesions
*Has NOT been studied by the manufacturer to see if this shot causes cancer (some studies link this shot to leukemia).
*Has NOT been studied to see if this shot mutates that baby’s DNA.
*Has NOT been studied to see if this shot impairs fertility later in life.
*The Benzyl alcohol formulations cause “gasping syndrome,” central nervous system depression, metabolic acidosis.
*Warning: “This product contains aluminum that may be toxic. Tissue loading may occur at even lower rates of administration.” “Associated with central nervous system and bone toxicity.”
I counted 29 problems with this injection based on the manufacturer’s own inserts!
The Ingredients:
The brand, Aquamephyton/ Hospira, contains:
-Poloxyl 35 Castor OIl, Dextrose Monohydrate, Water, Benzyl Alcohol, Hydrochloric Acid, Synthetic Vitamin K (Phytonadione).
-Contains 9 mg of benzyl alcohol per mL which causes “gasping syndrome,” central nervous system depression, and metabolic acidosis.
What does alcohol do to the liver?.
-Hydrochloric Acid is corrosive to the eyes, skin, and mucous membranes.
-Phytonadione is synthetic Vitamin K and thickens baby’s blood.
https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/…/012223Orig1s039Lbl.pdf
https://medlibrary.org/lib/rx/meds/vitamin-k1-1/
The brand, Amphastar, contains:
-Polysorbate 80, Propylene Glycol, Sodium Acetate Anhydrous, Glacial Acetic Acid, Synthetic Vitamin K (Phytonadione)
-Contains more Polysorbate 80 than Gardasil which comes with an increased risk of infertility from premature ovarian failure (POF).
-Contains 10 mg of Polysorbate 80 per injection. Polysorbate 80 also opens the Blood Brain Barrier and allows toxic substances to be carried into the brain.
-Phytonadione is synthetic Vitamin K and thickens baby’s blood.
https://medlibrary.org/lib/rx/meds/phytonadione/
-“As early as April 17, 1977, an article in one of the world’s most esteemed medical journals, the Lancet, discredited the policy of routine vitamin K injections. “We conclude that healthy babies, contrary to current beliefs, are not likely to have a vitamin K deficiency… the administration of vitamin K is not supported by our findings.” Van Doorm et al stated in the Lancet article. VKR cited 21 peer-reviewed reports that had been published in prominent medical journals. All of them concur that policies that mandate the universal injection of newborn babies are not based on sound science.” (see last linked article)
Links to Explore!
Dr. Suzanne Humphries on Vitamin K and Delayed Cord Clamping:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IFcDz3Kvz8I&t=611s
Hepatitis B and Vitamin K shot:
http://www.thevaccinereaction.org/…/how-toxic-are…/
Great Vitamin K Article: https://truthkings.com/lies-vitamin-k-shot/#
Excellent details on the Vitamin K shot!!
http://www.vaccination.inoz.com/VitaminK.html
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