We are now on the court’s doorstep, awaiting the judge’s decision in several weeks. While the court remains my only hope for relief, I am dubious that the judge will take a formal stance on vaccines.

— Paulo Rodriguez Heyman, 42, Red Bank, N.J.

My girlfriend is an anti-vaxxer. She has three unvaccinated children ages 6 to 11 from a previous marriage. We have an 18-month-old daughter together, and I have made sure to get her vaccinated, over her mother’s objections. My girlfriend and her three kids socialize with a number of other anti-vax families and I’m always worried that they will bring into the house some preventable disease that my daughter hasn’t gotten the chance to become immune to.

— Steven Monroe, 33, Grandview, Mich.

Safeguarding infants

My son just turned 1, and before he was able to get his MMR vaccine I avoided play groups and story time at the library. It’s a scary time to be the parent of a baby.

— Christina Hennig, 28, Bel Air, Md.

I have chosen not to put my 5-month-old daughter in day care, at great expense to my family, because of the number of unvaccinated children in my state. I have gone back to work but we are paying for a nanny.

— Amanda Jichlinski, 30, Golden, Colo.

I am pregnant, live in Greenpoint. Very, very concerned, as I can’t vaccinate a newborn. My husband and I both were vaccinated twice in our youth, but we are going this week to confirm our immunity.

I am also making my mom and brother go to test as they are in New York City and will be around a lot. It makes me seem really neurotic and I hate that. I had my other son in 2011 and never had any of these issues. It makes me resentful, anxious and angry.

— Carla Osborn, 39, Brooklyn, N.Y.