A retired pediatrician's words reached a national audience. Here's the conversation.

I was recently featured in an article published by The Defender — Children's Health Defense's publication — after a Q&A segment I recorded for CHD.TV's Pediatric Perspectives. A mother had submitted a question that so many of you have faced: she was being told that by not vaccinating her children, she was putting everyone else at risk.

I answered that question directly. Here's a piece of what I said:

That's not a talking point. It's what 35 years of clinical practice and careful study of the data have shown me. Unvaccinated children are, in my observation, rarely sick. Sick people spread illness — not healthy ones. And a Cleveland Clinic study from the COVID pandemic confirmed the same pattern: the more COVID vaccines a person received, the more likely they were to contract COVID.

The Defender article, written by Jill Erzen, covers the full conversation — including my thoughts on the hepatitis B vaccine, the Tdap, the practice of vaccinating grandparents before visiting newborns (which later studies suggest may actually increase the risk of bringing pertussis to your infant), and the fear-driven messaging that shapes so many families' decisions. There is a lot there, and I hope you'll read every word.

A Note from Just a Mom — DeeDee Hoover

When  I am talking to a momma  who's been told her unvaccinated children are  dangerous,  I feel for them.  She didn't make that choice lightly. She  did the reading. She asked the hard questions. She lost sleep and she  probably made that decision based on prior children who have been vaccine injured, sometimes very seriously.  

What Dr. Paul said in this article is the kind of thing that every mom should read.  Not as a debate script, but as a breath of air. Read it, share it, and  know that we're in this with you.  Know that you have support, you are  not in this alone.  Kidsfirst4ever.com.

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From prenatal care to infant bodywork to teen mental health — what I shared on Mondays with Michael, and what I want every parent to hear.

On May 4th, I joined Dr. Michael Gaeta on his show, Mondays with Michael — a podcast on natural health and health freedom that he has been hosting for more than six years. It was actually my first time on Michael's show, and I was grateful for the invitation and the space to have a real conversation. We covered a lot of ground — prenatal care, infant bodywork, C-section recovery, mental health in children and teenagers, and how parents can find support when the decisions feel overwhelming.

In this episode, we cover:

• What I recommend for mamas during pregnancy — from what we put in and near our bodies to managing stress and building early connection with your baby
• Why writing a birth plan matters, how to advocate for your values in a hospital or birth center setting, and why flexibility is just as important as preparation
• What I've observed in more than 15 years of specialized pediatric bodywork about C-section babies — including the scoliosis and torticollis patterns I see most often
• My COS (Cranial Occipital Spinal) technique and what early bodywork can do for an infant's developing spine and muscular system
• The rise in childhood and teen anxiety — what I'm seeing in coaching, and what's actually helping
• Pacifiers, breastfeeding, and the small decisions that can have a bigger impact than most parents realize