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TDaP dilemma
My bro/sis-in-law are asking all family members to get the TDaP vaccination before meeting their newborn. Being pregnant myself and not a proponent of vaccines in general, I'm hesitant to get it, but don't want to cause major family drama and not be able to "see their baby for 6 months". Thoughts...?
Its ur choice. I didnt get it with my first and this time my dr practically forced it. Im not big on vaccines either bout after a couple weeks I decided to get it n making my husband get that n the flue shot as well. A sick newborn is too scary for me
If there was just a whooping cough vaccine it would be best but since it it combined with a tetanus vaccine that is not as common in babies, it makes ppl second guess it. But whooping cough is not a risk to take on your child. if you passed it on would you regret it?
I got the vaccine with my daughter after she was born. This pregnancy they gave it to me again while pregnant so the baby can benefit from it.I have had no issues from it. If you choose not to that is up to you and what you want for your child. However I'm afraid if you want to see your niece or nephew you need to abide by the parents wishes. Its your choice to get it or not, but if they decided not to let you around the baby dont get upset, you know what they are asking and its their baby.
I just got the tdap vaccine this week. It'll pass the immunities along to my unborn baby and boost my antibodies. Most of my family has already has the vaccine because there are new babies all the time.I'd recommend getting it. If you're feeling healthy, then you'll be fine.
I made my family do the same. My son was prem and we'd already spent time in and out if hospital, I couldn't bare the thought of him being in there for something preventable.
I just got mine. I also have the same rules. No one can see my baby unless they get it...
I would do what u want, me personally did not get it . Its not necessary and effects not known on baby I would at least wait until after baby but I would just let them know yiur not getting and leave it up to them if they dont want u to see baby
I have always had a TDap rule. I am not willing to risk whooping cough for my baby once a friend lost her 3 month to it....so really I get you have a choice not to vaccinate. But I think new parents should have a choice to say stay away if you don't.
The whopping cough is going around bad getting the vaccines while pregnant can help set up antibodies in baby seeing that they won't get the shot until they're around 3 months it can help them
I got mine. Anything to protect my baby I'm all for it.
Where I live we are having a very bad outbreak of pertussis this year. Ive already gotten flu shot which I never get and the dtap my husband is also getting dtap.
I'm not trying to sound rude or anything even though that's probley how it will come out.. I understand you want to see the baby but who are they to determine what vaccines you get? In my family we are anti Vax. There are too many vaccine injurys for me to want to subject my family to it. I will probley get backlash for saying I don't vaccinate. But do your research and more than likely you will feel the same
Goodluck sending your kids to school without vaccines. They won't let them. But then against if you plan to shelter your kids and homeschool them forever then you'll have no problems
I know a family right now that's going through a crisis. They have a new baby and one of the mom's siblings - so the baby's uncle - doesn't believe in vax and now they can't come for Thanksgiving and Christmas. I think this will be a rift that will remain in the family now, forever, with the hard feelings caused on both sides.
I say screw the family bs. Tdap is one thing I will always get to.protect my baby bc I dont want.to bury him at 2 months old bc I "am anti-vaccine " how selfish does that sound???? Especially with older kids in school coming.home.with more germs. It just doesn't sound logical to me...
If she is to get vaccinated while pregnant then it is silly and not really needed to have everyone go out and get a vaccine. When you take your baby out in public, which should not happen before they are a month old anyways, your in a sea of people who may or may not be vaccinated. Are you gonna go up to each random stranger and ask for a full medical background because they walked beside you in the store? Plus, the baby will get the vaccine at 2 months, so holding you off for 6 is a lil extreme. Unless she is not going to get vaccinated while pregnant or vaccinate baby afterwards. I will get the tdap but won't ask my family to go out and use their money if I've already protected my baby.
I have to get vaccinated after baby is born.. For some reason here it is not recommended to get done while pregnant. So my husband and his parents are going to get it done as well and my family has it done already. I Did hear the baby does get a little bit of protection from breast feeding but I just don't want to risk it. I had whooping cough when I was in elementary school and had to be hospitalized so I know how it feels to have it and it is not fun.
luxah, the rule of thumb here is anyone who is going to be holding the baby more than once needs to get vaxed. So in public, strangers won't be holding the baby, and neither will the baby be crawling around on surfaces that could be contaminated.
Pediatricians here are adamant. Family gets vaxed.
Pediatricians here are adamant. Family gets vaxed.
Doesn't make sense if you get vaxed while pregnant to have everyone get vaxed. My family is huge, and when ever one new cousin was born we all didn't get rushed into the pharmacy to get vaxed. We got our vaxs when needed for school and at the ages they are given. If you vax yourself while pregnant and get baby vaxed at the next appropriate time for it, then why should everyone have to get vaxed, if they have also kept up with their own health? To each their own, and what they want their families to do, but each time I see one of these posts about vax or not vax its ridiculous what others say and hardly anyone has anything nice to say on a mother choice.
My son had his and me and hubby had one it did nothing to prevent him from catching it at 6 mouths we still don't know who gave it to him.. but having the vaccine did lessen the severity of the illness everyone who was around my son was put on antibiotics for a week or so to prevent (family who had)from catching it when u see you child sick even though u did everything right is scarey..and stressful :/
We are going to highschool and even if we were not going to they are still able to goto public schools if we do not Vax.. There is always a way around everything and we have already looked into it
UN vax ed children are the reason why so many virus changed so all us that vax our children is really pointless against a different strain of the virus.. plus puking ur children at risk of serious illness that could be preventable why risk it but every one has the right to decide what happens within in their child's life and health
You are right that every patent has the right to choose what happens in their child's life.. The reason we do not VAX is we know and know of way too many people that have been injured from them. It is our personal choice. I do not condemn people who do VAX even though I strongly disagree with it because the parents Bellwood's that is what is best for their child. Just like my husband and I believe this is what is best for our children.
I've seen 3 babies in the last 2 years die before 3 months with whooping cough that either A- someone in their family refused to get, B- or the mother refused to get. I've seen it happen even more being that I've worked In healthcare for the last 15 years. It gives your children antibodies to fight off these diseases. What is there to question. I hear ALOT of people say DO YOU RESEARCH but you should also research the recent resurfacing of diseases that were eradicated but are now becoming prevelant again because people don't vaccinate their children. I think it's really sad....I know people who significantly changed their mind the day they hurried their newborn from a disease that could have been prevented. To each their own I guess....but to me not getting my kids vaccinated is like putting a gun to their heads opinion. Just my opinion.
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