Tdap at 15 wks

jannica31 · March 2017

Hello everyone, hope we are all having a great wk. Was just wondering has anyone taken tdap at 15 wks? Had a cut and was advised to take it. What do you ladies think?

msashley2010-2 · March 2017

Welcome to TB.

I will also be getting the tdap during my pregnancy. It was recommended by my doctor because it will help protect the baby also during the time period after baby is born that s/he isn't able to receive the vaccination.

I recommend introducing yourself in the introduction thread if you haven't already and reading the pinned post titled "read this first." It'll give you a feel for how TB works.

Congratulations on your pregnancy!

jannica31 · March 2017

Will do just that. Thank you so much

wyomama0427 · March 2017

I got the tdap last time around 36 weeks, but I know someone who also got a cut earlier in her pregnancy and was advised to get the tdap then. Your doctor usually knows what they're doing (usually.......) so I would trust them.

lap018 · March 2017

If you don't get it now for the cut (potential tetanus) then you'll just have to get it later for the baby like @Msashley2010 said (protects them against pertussis or whooping cough) i would just get it now

ColoradoHiker · March 2017

It's fine, you get it later on anyway. I had it with DS, and I believe I'll have to get it again with this LO as well.

wyomama0427 · March 2017

ColoradoHiker said:

It's fine, you get it later on anyway. I had it with DS, and I believe I'll have to get it again with this LO as well.

Yup my doctor told me that mama gets it every pregnancy. DH was thrilled to learn he only needed the one he got last time with DS. Lol.

DanaG · March 2017

I thought that vaccine was effective for 10 years? I got it when my nephew was born but was told I didn't need it again when pregnant with my son 4 years later.

DaphneMoon1 · March 2017

DanaG said:

I thought that vaccine was effective for 10 years? I got it when my nephew was born but was told I didn't need it again when pregnant with my son 4 years later.

They recommend one with every pregnancy. It boost your antibodies and helps protect the baby from whooping cough.

bellakrissy · March 2017

I did not get the vaccine during pregnancy but got it soon after I delivered. While passive antibodies can be beneficial during the first two months before they are old enough to get the vaccine and this can be wonderful I do not believe there have been studies demonstrating it's safety. It is a new protocol to vaccinate pregnant women. The company "Boostrix" has this on their vaccine insert:

---------------------- USE IN SPECIFIC POPULATIONS -----------------------

- Safety and effectiveness of BOOSTRIX have not been established in pregnant women. (8.1)
- Register women who receive BOOSTRIX while pregnant in the pregnancy registry by calling 1-888-452-9622. (8.1)

I would research and weigh the decision to vaccinate or not to. Personal decision and the mother and baby must live with the consequences.

lap018 · March 2017

Yes, do anything I can to help protect my unvaccinated newborn or skip the vaccine because it's "not safe" even though millions of pregnant women get them each year with no adverse effects..... hmmm that's a tough one. So much to weigh here @bellakrissy.

Edited to add: your OB (who went to medical school, not just someone who googles whether something is safe or not) has probably extensively researched the safety of this vaccine on their pregnant patients. And by research I mean medical journals and clinical trials, again, not google. The newborn is extremely vulnerable to illness when first born, and we as mothers have to make the best decision for THEM because they cannot do it for themselves. If there's even a chance I can avoid passing whooping cough (which can be fatal to a newborn) to my baby I will do whatever it takes. You do you I guess but that's how I am "weighing" things

Souptin · March 2017

@lap018

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labby18 · March 2017

@lap018 you're my Jake to my Ryan

lap018 · March 2017

@Souptin @labby18

wyomama0427 · March 2017

You're the Blake to my Jimmy @lap018

mrs_tacos · March 2017

+1 on the @lap018 love train. Every time that woman get serious or sassy, I get serious heart eyes.

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msashley2010-2 · March 2017

@bellakrissy I didn't get the vaccine in my first pregnancy because it wasn't offered and I wasn't very educated the first go round. (I was 18 and just did what my doctors recommended.) I wanted to go into this pregnancy with a lot more knowledge which my new OB has been happy to provide. We will 100% be vaccinating because I think that the risk of my baby dying from a preventable disease is not worth taking.

Edited because I posted "post" too soon.

towntowns · March 2017

I have kinda been hoping this topic would come up. Has anyone heard of cocooning? My cousin sent out this long but well worded email asking everyone in our family and their close friends be vaccinated otherwise they wouldn't be welcome over to the house until the baby is 6 months old. So I guess they plan not to take the baby out of the house ever? I am confused.

My Doctor only recommended caregivers that are around often, but I had no idea that this was a thing?

jena333-2 · March 2017

lap018

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lilpoots · March 2017

towntowns said:

I have kinda been hoping this topic would come up. Has anyone heard of cocooning? My cousin sent out this long but well worded email asking everyone in our family and their close friends be vaccinated otherwise they wouldn't be welcome over to the house until the baby is 6 months old. So I guess they plan not to take the baby out of the house ever? I am confused.

My Doctor only recommended caregivers that are around often, but I had no idea that this was a thing?

Yes we did this until our preemie could get his first shots, especially since he was born in the peak of flu season during a local whooping cough outbreak.

We did go outside, but not in close large groups and there is a difference between being outside/having people in your home touching baby or shared surfaces.

towntowns · March 2017

@lilpoots That makes sense! I realized I didn't say I fully support her in her decision to do that, it is just something I am not educated on. Whooping cough is so scary it makes sense, I just am having a hard time navigating not being out and about and keeping people from touching!

mrs_tacos · March 2017

I've never heard of cocooning, but anyone who is going to stay in our home for the first year needs to have at minimum a tdap booster. I know a family who lost their infant to whooping cough, and I'm not taking chances. I also plan to baby wear a lot, since he'll be born on the cusp of flu season. I hope that way fewer people will be tempted to touch him, or try to lift him out of his carrier. (Thinking specifically of church-type settings, where people seem to interact with children and babies more freely.)

wannabeamongoose · March 2017

@towntowns We didn't get quite as extreme as asking everyone who visited to get vaccinated, but we did tell the grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc. that they had to be vaccinated because we knew they would be visiting and holding the baby often. We also made sure hands were always washed before holding the baby. We went out a lot in those early months, but never had a problem with strangers wanting to touch baby. Maybe it's because I baby wore a lot.

lilpoots · March 2017

towntowns said:

@lilpoots That makes sense! I realized I didn't say I fully support her in her decision to do that, it is just something I am not educated on. Whooping cough is so scary it makes sense, I just am having a hard time navigating not being out and about and keeping people from touching!

I'm open to people making different choices for their children, at least in regards to who they allow into their home. It's great though that you're being fully supportive. We mostly received support, but did catch some hell from a few people. I told them that he's my son and it's my house, so my choice and that we still love them, they're just going to have to wait.

Eta: I wore my baby in public a lot of the time. Only had one issue with someone touching him and it bothered me mostly because she was a cashier, touching tons of dirty money, etc. She was amazingly understanding when I explained to her why I wish she wouldn't touch him. The lady behind me in line looked at me like I was a horrible person, but she can go choke on something. Lol.

lap018 · March 2017

The love is mutual guys!!

wyomama0427 · March 2017

lilpoots said:

towntowns said:

@lilpoots That makes sense! I realized I didn't say I fully support her in her decision to do that, it is just something I am not educated on. Whooping cough is so scary it makes sense, I just am having a hard time navigating not being out and about and keeping people from touching!

I'm open to people making different choices for their children, at least in regards to who they allow into their home. It's great though that you're being fully supportive. We mostly received support, but did catch some hell from a few people. I told them that he's my son and it's my house, so my choice and that we still love them, they're just going to have to wait.

Eta: I wore my baby in public a lot of the time. Only had one issue with someone touching him and it bothered me mostly because she was a cashier, touching tons of dirty money, etc. She was amazingly understanding when I explained to her why I wish she wouldn't touch him. The lady behind me in line looked at me like I was a horrible person, but she can go choke on something. Lol.

hahahahahaha I've got an idea

msashley2010-2 · March 2017

I was extremely defensive of DD when she was born. Strangers would try to touch her and pinch her cheeks and I just put myself between her and them and say, "I'm sorry, but do we know you?" It's bad enough to try to touch a pregnant stranger's stomach, but to try to touch a newborn baby without permission from the parents is an absolute no go. I got a very thin mesh cover to put over her carseat when she was a few weeks old because strangers just would not leave her alone. I also had to crack down on some family members kissing all over her face. Some were mouth kissers and I am totally not okay with that.

Me and SO are both requesting that anyone who wants to spend time in our home around our new baby be vaccinated until baby is old enough to get all of his/her own vaccines.

bellakrissy · March 2017

yes, vaccines are very important! @Msashley2010

bellakrissy · March 2017

@lap018 your little one is lucky to have such a loving mum

very well said!

wyomama0427 · March 2017

jutondreau · March 2017

@bellakrissy every vaccine company has to put warnings on their inserts...it's a CYA type statement and really 'proves' nothing. Also, no pregnant woman is going to willingly sign up for a study possibly putting their infant at risk, so their statement is kind of a moot point. Plus, in medical research, it is a very difficult population to get these types of studies approved in.

All that being said--here's some medical research for you by the CDC (who only uses peer reviewed and highly regarded research in their publications)
https://www.cdc.gov/features/tdap-in-pregnancy/

mrsmarygs · March 2017

Guys, I never got all my vaccines as a kid and the last shot I got was a tetanus at 10 years old. I was never sick as a child, and my childhood was definitely better than yours. Plusalso I lived to tell the tale. Why shouldn't my child have the same wonderful life that I did. I would be a bad mother if I denied them that right.

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lilpoots · March 2017

@mrsmarygs I didn't catch the sarcasm at first and thought wtf

jena333-2 · March 2017

lilpoots said:

@mrsmarygs I didn't catch the sarcasm at first and thought wtf

This!!^^^^^^ haha. I was like.... well that makes me sad. I'm a little slow today :P

MyNamesTaken · March 2017

@mrsmarygs I always counter that anecdotal evidence with this anecdotal article: https://www.slate.com/articles/life/family/2014/01/growing_up_unvaccinated_a_healthy_lifestyle_couldn_t_prevent_many_childhood.html

Just because some get lucky doesn't mean everyone does!

wineren · April 2017

I was legitimately 100% an unvaccinated child. I didn't get sick and survived. Thank goodness for the herd immunity I was lucky enough to be surrounded by and for my father who got me all caught up as soon as he got custody. Seriously. Science.

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