Vaccines - not a debate thread.

KMW08

I was reading one of my pg books and had completely forgotten about Hep B. I know it's fairly common now around here for babies to get their first round of Hep B while they are still in the hospital. I'm not sure how I feel about this, I lean with waiting until the first set of shots at 8weeks. Does anybody have any recommendations on this or knowledge to pass on? Is this fairly standard everywhere now?

hdall0807

We did it for my daughter. Honestly we just follow the normal schedule and vaccinate whenever she is "due"

PineApple85

My understanding of it was that it's an STD and was added to the schedule at that time for instances where the mother is unaware that she has it. For this reason as well as due to the fact that DS1 would not be traveling or otherwise at high risk for exposure, we delayed that one. He still got it, just not in the hospital.

staugustinewedding

We are not getting Hep B. My
Pediatrician said if the mother has a negative Hep B blood test before labor, it is not needed nor recommended. The only shot we are getting at the hospital is vitamin K.

abbyful

For DS, and what we'll do again for this baby, is skipping Hep-B vaccine at birth.

I don't have Hep-B, and LO isn't going to be having sex or sharing drug needles, so I felt better delaying it until we started the other vaccines a couple months later.

I just feel like being born and immediately giving a vaccine is a lot for a little body to go through all at once. (We did get the Vitamin K shot at birth.)

jac409

We also skipped it at the hospital. Actually, she still hasn't gotten it yet. I don't have it, and I guarantee she won't be having sex or sharing needles anytime soon, so this is one that can be delayed for awhile, IMO.

ProcessofBecoming

We didn't do it with my son until 8 weeks. We will delay further with this baby. (I am on baby aspirin, so we did do the Vitamin K shot--it's a law in NYS to have it, so no opting out of that).

arts

I'm not trying to scare anyone but hep b is not considered a std. Yes it can be transferred via vagnal secretions or semen it can also be transfered via contact with infected blood into a scratch or open cut. Health care workers are more prone to this infection for this reason.
https://www.m.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/digestive-diseases-hepatitis-b
I am still not a fan of vaccination at birth as there is still little risk of transmission that young but as a nurse I couldn't let misinformed decisions be made. Just because lo isn't having sex doesn't mean they can't get it.

Maelara

I don't think they do that in Canads. N was with us the entire time and I don't remember her ever getting a needle. Heel poke, yes, needle, no.

mrsodonnell12

We skipped it for out first two and we will skip it again for this lo. Actually my 19 month old hasn't Even gotten the vaccine yet and won't for at least another year.

aodom52309

LO will get the HepB in the hospital. And We'll be getting all immunizations when LO is due for them.

anlicsceadu

We're passing on the HepB in hospital and will probably hold off for a long while. Both of us are negative and I don't plan on exposing the newborn to anyone that is. I read about it a lot and weighed the risks, and I just don't see were we can't hold off for a bit. I'm still trying to decide about the Vitamin K though. I can actually see that in some cases it is needed, and I can't find any compelling info so far that it's really harmful...I'll probably end up going with the Doctor's suggestion on that one.

runningmama14

Maelara said:

I don't think they do that in Canads. N was with us the entire time and I don't remember her ever getting a needle. Heel poke, yes, needle, no.

Do they not routinely do a Vit K injection in the hospital in Canada?

joshua+rebecca11

anlicsceadu said:

We're passing on the HepB in hospital and will probably hold off for a long while. Both of us are negative and I don't plan on exposing the newborn to anyone that is. I read about it a lot and weighed the risks, and I just don't see were we can't hold off for a bit. I'm still trying to decide about the Vitamin K though. I can actually see that in some cases it is needed, and I can't find any compelling info so far that it's really harmful...I'll probably end up going with the Doctor's suggestion on that one.

One reason my midwife and some friends suggested doing the Vitamin K was because we do at some point have to drive home from the hospital. And as awful as it would be, car accidents do happen, so their thought was "Why not go ahead and make sure the baby has the ability to clot blood, just in case." Made sense to us, so Vitamin K is probably the only one we'll do at the hospital. Just a thought
We'll probably start the Hep B when we start the other rounds of shots.

Maelara

runningmama14 said:

Maelara said:

I don't think they do that in Canads. N was with us the entire time and I don't remember her ever getting a needle. Heel poke, yes, needle, no.

Do they not routinely do a Vit K injection in the hospital in Canada?

I honestly have no idea. I should ask my doctor on Thursday and make it clear about what I want. I super pro vac but I don't think a newborn needs something quite that early.

whoaitsnikki

I was supposed to have the hep B vaccine for my job that I had when I first became pregnant. (Healthcare related job) I couldn't have the vaccine because I was pregnant so I guess I will be getting it for my baby when they are born?