Vaccines while pregnant!

angeleighhh · June 2012

The flu and whooping cough, are they okay to get? Did you get them while pregnant?

trojas · June 2012

Don't know if they're ok to get, but I personally wouldn't get them.

lilsquirt75 · June 2012

My doctor recommended I get the flu shot when I went for my first appointment at 6 weeks. It is safer for you and baby...not sure about the whooping cough, but ask your doctor.

agapeflower117 · June 2012

I got the flu vaccine at my first midwife appointment back in December (it being flu season and all); and I just got the tentanus/whooping cough/diptheria one at my last appointment last week. They were encouraged by the midwives, and I feel that they're completely safe.

The last one left me with some body aches for about 24 hours which wasn't fun - I was miserable! - but I felt fine the next day. The midwives explained that getting them now as opposed to after the baby's born was to help give some of those antibodies to the baby in utero, which is a help to him.

caballablanca · June 2012

I got the flu shot in the beginning of 2nd trimester and the tdap and rho shot at the same time around 28 weeks I think.

cstw · June 2012

I got both last pregnancy.

mrsrobyno · June 2012

I got the flu shot right after I had my first appointment when we confirmed I was pregnant. I asked my doctor earlier this week about TDAP and she said everyone in my family should go ahead and get it now, but that I would get mine in the hospital when I deliver but not before. I dont know the exact reason for this, but this is how they do it here. I had never gotten a flu shot before and this was my first year to get one- AND the first year I have not come down with a major cold during the winter. I will definitely be getting them from now on...

Rhianna1981 · June 2012

According to my midwife, both are safe and recommended. I declined the flu vaccine but had the TDaP at my last appointment. There are a few others that I need that are NOT safe while pregnant, so I will have to wait.

byidieppa · June 2012

Don't know if they're ok to get, but I personally wouldn't get them.

sasa625 · June 2012

I know many pregnant women who have gotten the flu shot (I got mine before I got pregnant each time though). My doctor's office recommends getting the tdap vaccine after giving birth. The nurse said there's really no good reason for waiting, but there isn't much research on the safety of the vaccine when pregnant so they feel it's best to wait. My dad is a doctor so I'm planning on going to his office to get it after I have the baby since I didn't end up getting one when I was pregnant with DD.

allardr · June 2012

Not sure on flu but Whooping Cough is ok late in 2nd Trimester or any time in 3rd Trimester...that's actually when they want you to get it if you don't already have it done because they prefer you get it 2 weeks before contact with baby. I just got mine at 33 wk appointment.

(this is all off a pamphlet my doc gave me about the vaccine from health department and info from asking my doctor.)

mnbmonroe · June 2012

The flu is safe. I didn't get the shot with my first because I was scared of it and then right after I had my son I got the flu. I have never been more miserable in my life. I had a newborn who needed me for everything and was cranky and loud and I couldn't hardly more or breathe everything hurt so bad.

I got the flu shot with my second and with my current third and everything is totally fine. They recommend you get the shot because baby can't get it for a while and you are the best defense for things like that.

The whooping cough shot they may offer you before baby comes but I got it right before I left the hospital to take my first baby home. Same thing, baby can't get the vaccine for a while so you are the best defense for that too.

I highly recommend both. Since both can potentially be deadly if baby gets them this is a small step in keeping baby safe

salt78 · June 2012

My OB asked that everyone in the practice got a flu shot while pregnant. I got mine when I was 15w along and never had any negative fallout from it. As far as the T-DAP, I had mine previously so it wasn't an issue, but personally I would wait until after delivery to get it, though I have heard from multiple people that their doctors said it was okay to get.

cwm11985 · June 2012

trojas:
Don't know if they're ok to get, but I personally wouldn't get them.

Most OBs recommend getting both of them...

and OP, yes they are perfectly safe and something you should definitely consider getting.

SunAndRain · June 2012

While pregnant:

Flu - YES!

Whopping cough - NO

melody921 · June 2012

They're recommended. I had a flu shot this year actually before I found out I was pregnant. With DS, I got it while pregnant. I was given the whooping cough vaccine right after DS was born, but I've heard of pregnant women getting it too.

meganandchase · June 2012

trojas:
Don't know if they're ok to get, but I personally wouldn't get them.

Why? They are very recommended by doctors. Pregnant women can't fight the flu as often. Very small babies cannot get the whooping cough (pertussis) vaccine. If a parent gets it, the parent may be miserable for a while, but will probably be able to fight it. If a parent passes it on to the infant, there is a very real chance of the infant dying.

I got both of these vaccines, and don't understand why people wouldn't.

cedenton · June 2012

If you haven't already had them recently, the your OB will want you to get them while you're pregnant, ESPECIALLY the TDAP (includes whooping cough). I got the flu vaccine for free at work a month or so before I got pregnant. I got the TDAP around 26 weeks for free from the health department.

CoUnTryBB1 · June 2012

cedenton:
If you haven't already had them recently, the your OB will want you to get them while you're pregnant, ESPECIALLY the TDAP (includes whooping cough). I got the flu vaccine for free at work a month or so before I got pregnant. I got the TDAP around 26 weeks for free from the health department.

The TDAP vaccine is highly recommened to get prior to delivery due to the whooping cough. Babies cannot fight this nearly as well as we can. I had a flu shot prior to be KU and I just got the TDAP last week.

jfgreer · June 2012

I got both this pregnancy. There are both perfectly safe during pregnancy and recommended by the CDC. I typically do not get the flu shot but decided to while pregnant because of the complications that can arise. There is a whooping cough outbreak in my area so I made sure to get the Tdap it for not only myself, but also LO, who cannot be vaccinated until 2 months. My OB and the hospital where I'll deliver recommends "cacooning' LO with those who get the Tdap vaccine. Here are some links you might find helpful in your decision.

https://www.cdc.gov/Features/Pertussis/

https://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/whoshouldvax.htm

https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/parents/pregnant.html

https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/parents/rec-iz-babies.html

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