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This is why I rage on the pregnancy forums when women are like “I don’t get any vaccines while pregnant!” (I’m 36 weeks and got mine around 32, absolutely got it when I was pregnant with my daughter back in 2020 as well)
There is no excuse not to get the TDaP while pregnant if it offers your infant any protection at all (it does). Babies can DIE from whooping cough. I also was extremely happy I was able to go get the RSV vaccine this week as well because that’s another illness I don’t play around with. My doctor is one that recommends it just about any time because RSV can spread in more than just the winter months (we know firsthand when my daughter caught it late Aug-early Sept at 7 months old due to some extremely irresponsible parenting at her daycare). Vaccinate yourselves and keep your LO’s as safe as you can.
I was able to get mine in March (out of season, season for the vaccine ended in January) at Walgreens. I’m not sure if they still have it, but worth it to check! Also check if your state requires a prescription for the RSV vaccine or not. Most don’t, but some do
Did your insurance cover it? I’ve also been told I won’t be offered RSV while pregnant because it’s “out of season” (baby due in August) but one downside to Kaiser is they won’t cover anything done at places like Walgreens. This is a good idea, though…if it’s not too much I’d fork over the OOP cost.
Yes, my insurance covered it fully, but I don’t have Kaiser. There is also a sign on a local family owned pharmacy in town that they have the RSV vaccine, although I’m not sure if it’s the pregnancy one or the older folks one, or both. But some smaller places might have it as well!
If you can't get it while pregnant, your baby may be able to get it after birth. It was approved by the FDA like the week I gave birth and the first clinic we saw wouldn't give it to my son because he wasn't a premie but we switched insurance and were able to get it from our new doctor.
If you can’t get it now, you *should* be able to get the long-lasting antibody for your baby in the fall. If you have a pediatrician (like if you have an older child and are already established) you can ask them about that. Availability was a disaster last year because they botched the rollout, but it should be fine this year.
I’m also in the US. I think it really depends on your physician. And I didn’t get it at the OB, I got it at the pharmacy, but they did need a prescription from my OB for it which she was happy to provide.
This!!!!^^^ we just asked to get it and they only supply it to state insurance- no private insurances and I’m like ??? If we pay for it what’s the issue ? Makes no sense.
I got both vaccines while pregnant and my baby hasn’t been sick once yet in 7mo. Even when I got super sick, she didn’t! ✨**Science**✨
Also a bit of luck.
Sorry for OP, it’s wild out there!
I live in a country where these aren't available for pregnant people or adults in general and I'm so jealous! You get those vaccines people, you're priviledged as hell!
Second that.
Got all the vaccines that were "recommended" whilst in my 2nd trimester (flu, COVID, whooping cough).
And I'm about to ask my gynecologist about the RSV vaccine too.
Anything to avoid losing LO or making her sick when it could be prevented ❤️
I actually couldn't get the TDaP when I was pregnant (following the doctors orders), and you have no idea how bad I felt about it then, and how guilty I feel right now. The only good thing is that he got his own vaccinations by now.
You definitely should not feel guilty if you physically can’t get the shot - that’s why it’s so important that everyone who can get it does and why I get so heated when they won’t. And it’s great that your baby was able to get his vaccines 🙂
A terrible respiratory virus that is a big killer in babies and the elderly:
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), also called human respiratory syncytial virus (hRSV) and human orthopneumovirus, is a contagious virus that causes infections of the respiratory tract. It is a negative-sense, single-stranded RNA virus. Its name is derived from the large cells known as syncytia that form when infected cells fuse.
Is it curable if you notice in time without much long term effect? Wonder what we should do if we notice signs she always has stuffy breathing though hard to tell
While antivaxxers are a real problem, I think with whooping cough most people simply don’t know that you have to refresh your vaccination regularly as an adult. Where I work there is also an outbreak at the moment and I just read yesterday that less than half of the adult population here is up to date with whooping cough, not because the other half is anti vax, but because they are not aware that their childhood immunizations are no longer effective.
Honestly yes - with all the talk about vaccines, especially after covid, both awareness and availability of whooping cough vaccine are quite poor. I'm hoping this post will help at least a bit with the first one.
I didn't know that honestly but I'm active duty so all of our vaccines are tracked and we're not medically ready once they lapse. It would be nice if that kind of attention was given to everyone.
I got it when I was pregnant as recommended and we were easily able to log into my husband's medical readiness info to see when he last had it.
I was thinking the same thing. Just recently had my booster with my little one while pregnant and had know idea I needed again u til my doctor mentioned it to me. If I t was for being pregnant and my doctor telling me I was due for another one I would’ve never received it simply because I didn’t know. If you are getting it and protecting yourself that lowers the risk more than anything and I don’t think it’s fair blaming the anti vaccers for everything. I get the issue but it’s not going to change much us getting mad. Just do what you have to do to protect yourself and your family.
Since it’s lumped in with tetanus I’ve also run into people (my own family) who are like “I’m up to date on my tetanus booster, do I still need it?” They’re not trying to get out of it, but I did need to explain that TDaP is different than just the tetanus booster. Idk how commonly it’s offered to childless adults, but I for sure have only been offered tetanus boosters until being pregnant.
We live in an area where there are a lot of people who don’t vaccinate. To the point where it’s an unspoken rule at the library story time that we just don’t bring it up.
Condolences and Solidarity from rural Colorado
That is so terrible. I’m in an area where there are pockets of anti-vaxxers, too. Our peds nurses always seemed so relieved when I agreed to the vaccine schedule each time, I think based on our address/zoned school district. My kid has no medical need not to follow the schedule and that’s the only reason I’d disagree. My kid was behind in peer-related social skills because of all the viruses going around that we were avoiding until we sorted out some minor medical concerns that are made scarier in our anti-vaccine area.
We actually drove out of our way to get groceries and shop at the next town over that is more “vaccine covered” until my little one was in school. We also are on the border of two school zones, and the vast vaccine rate differences reported for each were a factor in which district we chose because my kid has had a rough go with some of the normal kid colds. That first year of school has been rough and my kid has already had pneumonia once.
The Childrens hospital (thankfully we’re fairly close to one) staff said they’re seeing waves of “winter” viruses into June this year.
We just had a whooping cough outbreak in my daughter’s infant room at daycare last month. Thankfully she had 2 of the vaccines already but all the kids were started on a prophylactic immediately. She definitely still got it (I never tested her) but I could hear the barking cough when she would lay down. The medicine definitely helped! Hang in there. It is soooo frustrating all these preventable diseases are popping up 😭
I can't recommend the prophylactic enough! When I went to the doctor LO didn't have any symptoms yet, and basically they allowed me to choose - the test or medications straight away. I was initially a little apprehensive of antibiotics since he's so small, but eventually opted for meds (because the doctor said that's what she did with her child) and when I heard him cough I knew that was a correct choice. We're on day 3 and today he's not coughing anymore!
That's so scary! I really hate how antivaxxers are causing these diseases to come back, even for those of us who are vaccinated. The good news is that it should protect you guys from the worst of it, but I can only imagine how upsetting it is to hear your tiny baby cough. Best wishes to all of you getting over it soon.
Whooping cough has never gone, if everyone is vaccinated and get it anyway, how does the vaccine stop it spreading? And no, I'm not an antivaxer, both me and my baby have had the vaccine. I just don't get the logic
No adult without kids in their life is regularly getting their whooping cough shot updated, it’s not even an antivaxxer thing it’s more on the medical profession for not having it as a standard part of checkups like how the flu shot is. Most people first realize they need to get it again as adults when someone in their circle is having a kid and they have to get it again.
Getting antibiotics early is a smart move and should prevent the second stage of infection where the actual whooping cough is present. The first stage is basically just a regular cold.
The thing I hated most about the pandemic was everyone (my family) became anti vaxxers. Like yeah okay I understand being anti covid vaccine since they rushed it and so many people were reacting badly to it……but why does that mean they’re automatically anti EVERY vax??? I just got my whooping cough vaccine at 28 weeks pregnant and I was verbally assaulted by not only my family but my in laws 🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️ I sent them all videos of babies with RSV and whooping cough and they said it’s all BS misinformation to scare you 🤡🤦🏼♀️
This is what I’m going through! I was thoroughly vaccinated as a child and I’m 45.
I’ll give my baby what I got as a kid but no more.
My dad thinks it’s ALL vaccines but how could that be possible if my generation was perfectly fine getting ours??
I almost died from whooping cough at 2 yrs old. I still remember the fever dreams. It forced our ped to create a sick and well side at their office. It’s a really scary disease for any parent. So sorry well wishes for speedy recovery!
My husband had it as a baby, apparently it was pretty bad and lasted for months. He made a full recovery, but it scared the daylights out of his parents. Und Grüße aus Deutschland! Vor einigen Wochen gab es in unsere Region auch eine Runde Keuchhusten (nicht bei uns, Gott sei dank).
It went through my college campus back in the 00s. It was not fun. This is why you’re supposed to get a booster every 5-10 years. I learned the hard way.
My friend had a baby about six months ago and the dr told her it would be ok to delay vaccines since the baby isn’t in a daycare and exposed to other kids, does this sound right?
There are approved delayed vaccination schedules where only one vaccine is given per visit with at least 2 weeks between vaccinations.
The regular schedule is the preferred option, but between parents refusing vaccines outright or spacing them out differently, spacing is better.
I work for a large public school district and have probably heard about 5 cases of whooping cough in the last ten years… it does happen. But yes I wish everyone would just vaccinate!
Congrats, 6 months is a huge milestone! Ours just turned 1 and it’s been fun. Sounds like you did all the right things, just try not to worry so much. Ours had Covid, RSV, HFMD, and a lot of other stuff before 6 months (daycare in a big city). Babies are incredibly resilient as I’m sure you’re finding. Our LO prevails better than us with these diseases. Definitely annoying when other parents choose to gamble with their child’s life, by not following scientific evidence. At the end of the day, your baby will likely be around a lot of unknown people in stores, parties and stuff, so alls you can do is exactly what you did, react appropriately. Now when ours gets sick (seems like every other week pink eye, HFMD, some respiratory variant, etc…) we are cool as a cucumber. It’s just a fact of life and if your baby has a good immune system, they will be fine, build up that immune system, and keep knocking out those milestones. Let the doc tell you when to worry though, hopefully you like your doc and trust them enough.
Had whooping cough when I was 22, hadn’t even given a thought to when my vaccine expired. It was one of my worst experiences. Didn’t know I had it for a couple weeks, thought my throat was just dry…but the pain in my larynx, ugh. I stay on that now.
In my country we have a 100% increase in neonatal whooping cough fatalities. Vaccination rate went below 90 after Corona. None of the mothers of the dead babies took the shot.
As a pediatric ICU RN, I have witnessed babies die from pertussis aka whooping cough. It is absolutely horrible. Some because their parents were anti-vax, others from exposure to children who weren't vaccinated. The latter were younger than 2 months and therefore hadn't had their first vaccine. Breaks my heart that these babies had to die because of uninformed individuals.
So scary😭 my husband and his brother had extremely scary reactions to the tdap vaccine when they got it when they were little (both of them stopped breathing an hour after the vaccine and needed cpr) so we’re so scared to give it to our LO since apparently it’s something that runs in the family. We have to delay it to around 4-6 months, (she’s 3m now) as our pediatrician felt uncomfy giving it to her with a history of those bad reactions. We literally don’t go anywhere , there’s so many people sick rn
I'm terrified of whooping cough bc I'm allergic to the vaccine so I can't get it. It's the only one I can't get and the only one they def want everyone to get when pregnant. My husband got his booster when I was pregnant at least so thank God for that and my son didn't have a reaction to the vaccine so I'm the only one left unprotected. Sucks though.
Without disclosing too much info can you give a general location this epidemic is happening?
I have a newborn and 18 month old, so I like to stay on top of these things. Up to date on vaccines, just still good to know.
It's all over Europe. and its not just in the areas where the deeply religious live. Its especially growing in the white-affluent-Tesla-driving-yoga-oat-latte-areas.
Good thing I can’t afford to visit Europe anyways
And seriously wouldn’t even want to with an 18 month old and newborn. Yikes for everyone on that flight.
I’m so thankful my pediatrician office is VERY pro vaccine but it’s embarrassing how much this country is reverting because people are so delusional that they think they know better than doctors and scientists when they are certainly neither. So scary. Sorry this is happening
The vaccine booster you get while pregnant only protects your little one until they are able to get their own vaccination (same as any other immunity they get from Mom protects them for the first 6 months ish while their own system develops)
I’m not going to blame the public for vaccine hesitancy. I feel like the government did that to a lot of people when they forced people to get the Covid shot. It didn’t help when there was some hesitancy to begin with.
Having said that, pretty much everyone over 30 has been vaccinated with traditional vaccines and we’re all fine. I’ll be sticking to the usual ones, like Tdap, MMR, polio, and I think one other one, but I’m not doing any extras like Hep B or anything. I feel like it’s too much for their small systems.
Get out of here! If you still believe vaccines cause autism despite all the information about that “study” and its author available and the knowledge about the correlation, not causation, between the vaccine schedule and the typical age autism signs show up (vaxxed or not), then you’re either willfully ignorant or just plain stupid and in either way a lost cause. Have fun torturing your children with preventable diseases, hope they realize you played with their health and wellbeing for stupid reasons when, or should I say if, they become adults.
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This is why I rage on the pregnancy forums when women are like “I don’t get any vaccines while pregnant!” (I’m 36 weeks and got mine around 32, absolutely got it when I was pregnant with my daughter back in 2020 as well) There is no excuse not to get the TDaP while pregnant if it offers your infant any protection at all (it does). Babies can DIE from whooping cough. I also was extremely happy I was able to go get the RSV vaccine this week as well because that’s another illness I don’t play around with. My doctor is one that recommends it just about any time because RSV can spread in more than just the winter months (we know firsthand when my daughter caught it late Aug-early Sept at 7 months old due to some extremely irresponsible parenting at her daycare). Vaccinate yourselves and keep your LO’s as safe as you can.
Ugh, I'm in the USA and they are telling me RSV is out of season. I can't get it through my OB.
You can get it at the pharmacy!
I was able to get mine in March (out of season, season for the vaccine ended in January) at Walgreens. I’m not sure if they still have it, but worth it to check! Also check if your state requires a prescription for the RSV vaccine or not. Most don’t, but some do
Did your insurance cover it? I’ve also been told I won’t be offered RSV while pregnant because it’s “out of season” (baby due in August) but one downside to Kaiser is they won’t cover anything done at places like Walgreens. This is a good idea, though…if it’s not too much I’d fork over the OOP cost.
Yes, my insurance covered it fully, but I don’t have Kaiser. There is also a sign on a local family owned pharmacy in town that they have the RSV vaccine, although I’m not sure if it’s the pregnancy one or the older folks one, or both. But some smaller places might have it as well!
Recent clinical trials have proven the RSV vaccine to be ineffective if received during pregnancy.
Do you have a link to the study?
Let me see if I can go find it. Our OB was the first to tell us.
If you can't get it while pregnant, your baby may be able to get it after birth. It was approved by the FDA like the week I gave birth and the first clinic we saw wouldn't give it to my son because he wasn't a premie but we switched insurance and were able to get it from our new doctor.
If you can’t get it now, you *should* be able to get the long-lasting antibody for your baby in the fall. If you have a pediatrician (like if you have an older child and are already established) you can ask them about that. Availability was a disaster last year because they botched the rollout, but it should be fine this year.
I’m also in the US. I think it really depends on your physician. And I didn’t get it at the OB, I got it at the pharmacy, but they did need a prescription from my OB for it which she was happy to provide.
Try the pharmacy (cvs) that's where I got mine while pregnant. It was out of season here too.
Same they wouldn’t give it to me!
They don't do it in the UK at all 🤦
This!!!!^^^ we just asked to get it and they only supply it to state insurance- no private insurances and I’m like ??? If we pay for it what’s the issue ? Makes no sense.
I got both vaccines while pregnant and my baby hasn’t been sick once yet in 7mo. Even when I got super sick, she didn’t! ✨**Science**✨ Also a bit of luck. Sorry for OP, it’s wild out there!
I live in a country where these aren't available for pregnant people or adults in general and I'm so jealous! You get those vaccines people, you're priviledged as hell!
I’m so sorry ☹️
Where do you live?
Finland. We only get covid shots and influenza. I had a winter baby and I was so anxious about RSV.
Interesting! Thanks for responding and all the best for good health!
Second that. Got all the vaccines that were "recommended" whilst in my 2nd trimester (flu, COVID, whooping cough). And I'm about to ask my gynecologist about the RSV vaccine too. Anything to avoid losing LO or making her sick when it could be prevented ❤️
I actually couldn't get the TDaP when I was pregnant (following the doctors orders), and you have no idea how bad I felt about it then, and how guilty I feel right now. The only good thing is that he got his own vaccinations by now.
You definitely should not feel guilty if you physically can’t get the shot - that’s why it’s so important that everyone who can get it does and why I get so heated when they won’t. And it’s great that your baby was able to get his vaccines 🙂
What’s RSV? Rabies?
A terrible respiratory virus that is a big killer in babies and the elderly: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), also called human respiratory syncytial virus (hRSV) and human orthopneumovirus, is a contagious virus that causes infections of the respiratory tract. It is a negative-sense, single-stranded RNA virus. Its name is derived from the large cells known as syncytia that form when infected cells fuse.
Is it curable if you notice in time without much long term effect? Wonder what we should do if we notice signs she always has stuffy breathing though hard to tell
While antivaxxers are a real problem, I think with whooping cough most people simply don’t know that you have to refresh your vaccination regularly as an adult. Where I work there is also an outbreak at the moment and I just read yesterday that less than half of the adult population here is up to date with whooping cough, not because the other half is anti vax, but because they are not aware that their childhood immunizations are no longer effective.
Honestly yes - with all the talk about vaccines, especially after covid, both awareness and availability of whooping cough vaccine are quite poor. I'm hoping this post will help at least a bit with the first one.
I didn't know that honestly but I'm active duty so all of our vaccines are tracked and we're not medically ready once they lapse. It would be nice if that kind of attention was given to everyone. I got it when I was pregnant as recommended and we were easily able to log into my husband's medical readiness info to see when he last had it.
I was thinking the same thing. Just recently had my booster with my little one while pregnant and had know idea I needed again u til my doctor mentioned it to me. If I t was for being pregnant and my doctor telling me I was due for another one I would’ve never received it simply because I didn’t know. If you are getting it and protecting yourself that lowers the risk more than anything and I don’t think it’s fair blaming the anti vaccers for everything. I get the issue but it’s not going to change much us getting mad. Just do what you have to do to protect yourself and your family.
Since it’s lumped in with tetanus I’ve also run into people (my own family) who are like “I’m up to date on my tetanus booster, do I still need it?” They’re not trying to get out of it, but I did need to explain that TDaP is different than just the tetanus booster. Idk how commonly it’s offered to childless adults, but I for sure have only been offered tetanus boosters until being pregnant.
I have a 4 month old, and we live in a town full of anti-vaxxers in the middle of a whooping cough outbreak. I’m scared to take him anywhere.
This sounds like a nightmare. So sorry yall are in that situation.
We live in an area where there are a lot of people who don’t vaccinate. To the point where it’s an unspoken rule at the library story time that we just don’t bring it up. Condolences and Solidarity from rural Colorado
Western Colorado by any chance?
Yes. The district that Boebert finally stopped embarrassing. But we have a ton of other issues too.
We are in the same district!
How many times have you seen a “life is better with beef” banner this week? lol
A lot more the further west I drive! Lol
That is so terrible. I’m in an area where there are pockets of anti-vaxxers, too. Our peds nurses always seemed so relieved when I agreed to the vaccine schedule each time, I think based on our address/zoned school district. My kid has no medical need not to follow the schedule and that’s the only reason I’d disagree. My kid was behind in peer-related social skills because of all the viruses going around that we were avoiding until we sorted out some minor medical concerns that are made scarier in our anti-vaccine area. We actually drove out of our way to get groceries and shop at the next town over that is more “vaccine covered” until my little one was in school. We also are on the border of two school zones, and the vast vaccine rate differences reported for each were a factor in which district we chose because my kid has had a rough go with some of the normal kid colds. That first year of school has been rough and my kid has already had pneumonia once. The Childrens hospital (thankfully we’re fairly close to one) staff said they’re seeing waves of “winter” viruses into June this year.
We just had a whooping cough outbreak in my daughter’s infant room at daycare last month. Thankfully she had 2 of the vaccines already but all the kids were started on a prophylactic immediately. She definitely still got it (I never tested her) but I could hear the barking cough when she would lay down. The medicine definitely helped! Hang in there. It is soooo frustrating all these preventable diseases are popping up 😭
I can't recommend the prophylactic enough! When I went to the doctor LO didn't have any symptoms yet, and basically they allowed me to choose - the test or medications straight away. I was initially a little apprehensive of antibiotics since he's so small, but eventually opted for meds (because the doctor said that's what she did with her child) and when I heard him cough I knew that was a correct choice. We're on day 3 and today he's not coughing anymore!
That's so scary! I really hate how antivaxxers are causing these diseases to come back, even for those of us who are vaccinated. The good news is that it should protect you guys from the worst of it, but I can only imagine how upsetting it is to hear your tiny baby cough. Best wishes to all of you getting over it soon.
Whooping cough has never gone, if everyone is vaccinated and get it anyway, how does the vaccine stop it spreading? And no, I'm not an antivaxer, both me and my baby have had the vaccine. I just don't get the logic
No adult without kids in their life is regularly getting their whooping cough shot updated, it’s not even an antivaxxer thing it’s more on the medical profession for not having it as a standard part of checkups like how the flu shot is. Most people first realize they need to get it again as adults when someone in their circle is having a kid and they have to get it again.
Thank you! As a quick update - we are all already doing much better :) so (shocker) vaccines and meds help
Getting antibiotics early is a smart move and should prevent the second stage of infection where the actual whooping cough is present. The first stage is basically just a regular cold.
The thing I hated most about the pandemic was everyone (my family) became anti vaxxers. Like yeah okay I understand being anti covid vaccine since they rushed it and so many people were reacting badly to it……but why does that mean they’re automatically anti EVERY vax??? I just got my whooping cough vaccine at 28 weeks pregnant and I was verbally assaulted by not only my family but my in laws 🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️ I sent them all videos of babies with RSV and whooping cough and they said it’s all BS misinformation to scare you 🤡🤦🏼♀️
Americans have become so privileged that they are now denying vaccines that countries all over the world wish they had access to. It’s mind blowing.
This is what I’m going through! I was thoroughly vaccinated as a child and I’m 45. I’ll give my baby what I got as a kid but no more. My dad thinks it’s ALL vaccines but how could that be possible if my generation was perfectly fine getting ours??
I am SO sorry you're dealing with that!! Reading this made my blood boil.
I almost died from whooping cough at 2 yrs old. I still remember the fever dreams. It forced our ped to create a sick and well side at their office. It’s a really scary disease for any parent. So sorry well wishes for speedy recovery!
Where is your area? I will an an avoid it like the plague
The rage I feel that preventable communicable diseases are returning due to anti-vaccine idiocy…
Oh same. It’s absolutely insane and idiotic. Like do you not see the correlation here?!?
Which area?
Austria - I'd prefer not to elaborate too much because I live in a middle of nowhere hah
Did you have your kid immunized ?
Yup!
My husband had it as a baby, apparently it was pretty bad and lasted for months. He made a full recovery, but it scared the daylights out of his parents. Und Grüße aus Deutschland! Vor einigen Wochen gab es in unsere Region auch eine Runde Keuchhusten (nicht bei uns, Gott sei dank).
Vielen Dank, dass du diese Geschichte geteilt hast. Keuchhusten ist wirklich beängstigend. Passt gut auf euch auf!
Going backwards
It went through my college campus back in the 00s. It was not fun. This is why you’re supposed to get a booster every 5-10 years. I learned the hard way.
My friend had a baby about six months ago and the dr told her it would be ok to delay vaccines since the baby isn’t in a daycare and exposed to other kids, does this sound right?
If the baby and everyone around him isn't leaving the house then I guess so
They do leave the house like everyday grocery shop shopping etc..
Grocery shopping every day? Lol well there's a risk to everything. Maybe the doc is hesitant to vax for a reason
No, definitely doesn’t sound right. Mine started hers while still in the NICU.
There are approved delayed vaccination schedules where only one vaccine is given per visit with at least 2 weeks between vaccinations. The regular schedule is the preferred option, but between parents refusing vaccines outright or spacing them out differently, spacing is better.
Oh they haven’t had any at all
God I fucking hate these antivax pieces of shit.
I’m glad I just got the vaccine yesterday! Dang!
I work for a large public school district and have probably heard about 5 cases of whooping cough in the last ten years… it does happen. But yes I wish everyone would just vaccinate!
Congrats, 6 months is a huge milestone! Ours just turned 1 and it’s been fun. Sounds like you did all the right things, just try not to worry so much. Ours had Covid, RSV, HFMD, and a lot of other stuff before 6 months (daycare in a big city). Babies are incredibly resilient as I’m sure you’re finding. Our LO prevails better than us with these diseases. Definitely annoying when other parents choose to gamble with their child’s life, by not following scientific evidence. At the end of the day, your baby will likely be around a lot of unknown people in stores, parties and stuff, so alls you can do is exactly what you did, react appropriately. Now when ours gets sick (seems like every other week pink eye, HFMD, some respiratory variant, etc…) we are cool as a cucumber. It’s just a fact of life and if your baby has a good immune system, they will be fine, build up that immune system, and keep knocking out those milestones. Let the doc tell you when to worry though, hopefully you like your doc and trust them enough.
Had whooping cough when I was 22, hadn’t even given a thought to when my vaccine expired. It was one of my worst experiences. Didn’t know I had it for a couple weeks, thought my throat was just dry…but the pain in my larynx, ugh. I stay on that now.
In my country we have a 100% increase in neonatal whooping cough fatalities. Vaccination rate went below 90 after Corona. None of the mothers of the dead babies took the shot.
As a pediatric ICU RN, I have witnessed babies die from pertussis aka whooping cough. It is absolutely horrible. Some because their parents were anti-vax, others from exposure to children who weren't vaccinated. The latter were younger than 2 months and therefore hadn't had their first vaccine. Breaks my heart that these babies had to die because of uninformed individuals.
So scary😭 my husband and his brother had extremely scary reactions to the tdap vaccine when they got it when they were little (both of them stopped breathing an hour after the vaccine and needed cpr) so we’re so scared to give it to our LO since apparently it’s something that runs in the family. We have to delay it to around 4-6 months, (she’s 3m now) as our pediatrician felt uncomfy giving it to her with a history of those bad reactions. We literally don’t go anywhere , there’s so many people sick rn
I'm terrified of whooping cough bc I'm allergic to the vaccine so I can't get it. It's the only one I can't get and the only one they def want everyone to get when pregnant. My husband got his booster when I was pregnant at least so thank God for that and my son didn't have a reaction to the vaccine so I'm the only one left unprotected. Sucks though.
Oof. If you got all of your vaccines, you'll all be just fine - there's a reason we get them! Hoping you all feel better soon!
There's an outbreak in my area so my little just got the shot.
Without disclosing too much info can you give a general location this epidemic is happening? I have a newborn and 18 month old, so I like to stay on top of these things. Up to date on vaccines, just still good to know.
She wrote above, Austria.
Thank you, missed that
No prob. I assumed USA before lol.
It's all over Europe. and its not just in the areas where the deeply religious live. Its especially growing in the white-affluent-Tesla-driving-yoga-oat-latte-areas.
Good thing I can’t afford to visit Europe anyways And seriously wouldn’t even want to with an 18 month old and newborn. Yikes for everyone on that flight.
I’m so thankful my pediatrician office is VERY pro vaccine but it’s embarrassing how much this country is reverting because people are so delusional that they think they know better than doctors and scientists when they are certainly neither. So scary. Sorry this is happening
Over here we get the vaccin while pregnant
The vaccine booster you get while pregnant only protects your little one until they are able to get their own vaccination (same as any other immunity they get from Mom protects them for the first 6 months ish while their own system develops)
I’m not going to blame the public for vaccine hesitancy. I feel like the government did that to a lot of people when they forced people to get the Covid shot. It didn’t help when there was some hesitancy to begin with. Having said that, pretty much everyone over 30 has been vaccinated with traditional vaccines and we’re all fine. I’ll be sticking to the usual ones, like Tdap, MMR, polio, and I think one other one, but I’m not doing any extras like Hep B or anything. I feel like it’s too much for their small systems.
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Get out of here! If you still believe vaccines cause autism despite all the information about that “study” and its author available and the knowledge about the correlation, not causation, between the vaccine schedule and the typical age autism signs show up (vaxxed or not), then you’re either willfully ignorant or just plain stupid and in either way a lost cause. Have fun torturing your children with preventable diseases, hope they realize you played with their health and wellbeing for stupid reasons when, or should I say if, they become adults.
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