Swine flu....does the baby get immunity from vaccine?

Celesse · Nov 11th, 2009, 16:50 PM

I have just got my invite for swine flu vaccine.

If the baby will gain immunity then I think I would be willing to have the vaccine as I would not want a newborn to get swine flu. If the baby will not gain immunity, but will be placed at risk (however small) from me having the vaccine then I will be a lot less willing to have the vaccine.

Will my baby gain immunity form the vaccine?

twiggy56 · Nov 11th, 2009, 17:17 PM

i had a long talk with my doc about this when he offered me the vaccine and he said that the baby will be born with immunity for the first 3 months or so....then baby will start developing its own antibodies after that...

i assumed he knows what he's talking about! lol

MTurgeon0530 · Nov 11th, 2009, 17:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Celesse

I have just got my invite for swine flu vaccine.

If the baby will gain immunity then I think I would be willing to have the vaccine as I would not want a newborn to get swine flu. If the baby will not gain immunity, but will be placed at risk (however small) from me having the vaccine then I will be a lot less willing to have the vaccine.

Will my baby gain immunity form the vaccine?

My doctor told me that the baby gains immunity through the cord as well as through breast milk. It was one of the deciding factors for me to get it yesterday. Hope that helps.

jbrocksmith · Nov 11th, 2009, 17:25 PM

I was also told the same thing as these two ladies were! It made my decision alot easier! Anything to protect our baby!

LogansMama · Nov 11th, 2009, 17:54 PM

I was told yes....

subio · Nov 11th, 2009, 20:18 PM

That actually decides it for me, I was going to ask my doctor this very question and it really makes me want the vaccine! Thanks!

Seity · Nov 11th, 2009, 20:42 PM

Everything I read and was told agrees, the baby gets the immunity from you. It was one of the reasons I got the vaccine.

Celesse · Nov 12th, 2009, 02:00 AM

Thanks ladies.

OH is gonna have a read around stuff today and then we can talk about it tonight properly, but I think its very likely I will get the vaccine so my baby is covered when she is born.

NuKe · Nov 12th, 2009, 06:42 AM

ditto with what everyone else has said! a couple of months of immunity! they will need to get it again though, themselves!

MUM 2 BE · Nov 12th, 2009, 06:53 AM

Im really glad i read this post, i got a letter off my gp yesturday inviting me for a swine flu jab and i wasnt sure what to do, obv i want one i dont want to be ill while im pregnant, but i was wundering if the baby would be protected too, i think ill go and get mine asap xx

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Celesse Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: North East UK Posts: 5,498	Swine flu....does the baby get immunity from vaccine? I have just got my invite for swine flu vaccine. If the baby will gain immunity then I think I would be willing to have the vaccine as I would not want a newborn to get swine flu. If the baby will not gain immunity, but will be placed at risk (however small) from me having the vaccine then I will be a lot less willing to have the vaccine. Will my baby gain immunity form the vaccine?

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twiggy56 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Scotland Posts: 7,795	i had a long talk with my doc about this when he offered me the vaccine and he said that the baby will be born with immunity for the first 3 months or so....then baby will start developing its own antibodies after that... i assumed he knows what he's talking about! lol

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Nov 11th, 2009, 17:25 PM	#4
jbrocksmith Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Kansas Posts: 256	I was also told the same thing as these two ladies were! It made my decision alot easier! Anything to protect our baby!

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LogansMama Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: South Florida Posts: 2,835	I was told yes....

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subio Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N.Ireland Posts: 155	That actually decides it for me, I was going to ask my doctor this very question and it really makes me want the vaccine! Thanks!

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Nov 11th, 2009, 20:42 PM	#7
Seity Other BnB Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Ithaca, NY Posts: 12,807	Everything I read and was told agrees, the baby gets the immunity from you. It was one of the reasons I got the vaccine.

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Nov 12th, 2009, 02:00 AM	#8
Celesse Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: North East UK Posts: 5,498	Thanks ladies. OH is gonna have a read around stuff today and then we can talk about it tonight properly, but I think its very likely I will get the vaccine so my baby is covered when she is born.

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Nov 12th, 2009, 06:42 AM	#9
NuKe Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: N. Ireland Posts: 13,172	ditto with what everyone else has said! a couple of months of immunity! they will need to get it again though, themselves!

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Nov 12th, 2009, 06:53 AM	#10
MUM 2 BE Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 150	Im really glad i read this post, i got a letter off my gp yesturday inviting me for a swine flu jab and i wasnt sure what to do, obv i want one i dont want to be ill while im pregnant, but i was wundering if the baby would be protected too, i think ill go and get mine asap xx

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