Pregnancy - Second Trimester

NickyT75 · Apr 2nd, 2008, 13:47 PM

Hey everyone

Me & DH have just booked a holiday to Dominican Republic which is great, BUT... I didn't think to check it was OK to have vaccinations whilst pregnant before we booked it

(I will be 22wks when we're due to travel) I have rang my GP & someone is gonna ring me back later but i'm really worried that we may have to cancel & lose our money?

does anyone have any experience of this??

Thanks in advance xx

toriaaaaTRASH · Apr 2nd, 2008, 13:48 PM

You're allowed to fly up to 28 weeks aslong as you get something signed by a doctor. I dunno what though.

NickyT75 · Apr 2nd, 2008, 13:51 PM

Yeah I know im allowed to fly, it's just that you have to have injections before going to certain countries and i just dunno if they are safe to have when pregnant x

tinytoes · Apr 2nd, 2008, 14:39 PM

whats needed for teh carribean? Nothing ESSENTIAL is there? just recomended things I think?..
I went to Aruba a few years ago and had a hepatitus jab..but i think my OH didnt have anything. It was optional. i think..

i doubt you could have vaccinations whilst pregnant?...not live ones anyhoo..

Fingers crossed for you.

Rach & Bumpy · Apr 2nd, 2008, 15:09 PM

I found this on a site....

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I am approx 6 Weeks pregnant and im travelling to Dominican Republic next week! Can I take malaria tablets?
The recommendation is that travel to malarious zones is avoided during pregancy. However if travel is unavoidable, effective prophylaxis (preventative treatment) should be used as malaria is more severe during preganacy and the risk from malaria in pregnancy is higher than the risk from side effects of the drugs. You must go to see your GP to discuss which tablets to take.

The vacc needed are the normal ones pretty much.

http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/travel/ca...republic.shtml

http://www.babyandpregnancy.co.uk/Va...sPregnant.html

NickyT75 · Apr 2nd, 2008, 16:33 PM

Thanks for that Rach.

I spoke to the nurse at my GP's and she was really unhelpful! saying stuff like "well if it was me i wouldn't have booked it" & "you should've booked to go somewhere else that didn't require vaccines"

I specifically told her that the holiday was already booked before i realised about the vaccinations!!

how the hell is her making comments like that going to help me???

She then said rather stroppily that she'd have to check and call me back, I was looking forward to this holiday soooo much as I've never been outside of Europe & certainly never to a 5 star all inclusive resort. Me and hubby were thinking it'd be a great chance for us to relax and spend some quality time together before LO is born & he's blown his entire works bonus on treating us to this once in a lifetime trip so I'll be devastated if we have to cancel & he loses his hard earned money

x

tinkerbelll · Apr 2nd, 2008, 17:07 PM

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Originally Posted by NickyT75

Thanks for that Rach.

I spoke to the nurse at my GP's and she was really unhelpful! saying stuff like "well if it was me i wouldn't have booked it" & "you should've booked to go somewhere else that didn't require vaccines"

I specifically told her that the holiday was already booked before i realised about the vaccinations!!

how the hell is her making comments like that going to help me???

She then said rather stroppily that she'd have to check and call me back, I was looking forward to this holiday soooo much as I've never been outside of Europe & certainly never to a 5 star all inclusive resort. Me and hubby were thinking it'd be a great chance for us to relax and spend some quality time together before LO is born & he's blown his entire works bonus on treating us to this once in a lifetime trip so I'll be devastated if we have to cancel & he loses his hard earned money

x

if you have to cancel due to illness dont you get your money back? cant you say your doc advised that it will be too dangerous or something?

tinytoes · Apr 2nd, 2008, 18:10 PM

http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/travel/ca...republic.shtml

check about the region you're going to. looks like you'll be ok to me:
http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/travel/ca...republic.shtml

OOH MALARIA MAY BE AN ISSUE...http://www.mdtravelhealth.com/destin..._republic.html MAYBE YOU CAN TAKE THESWE WHEN PREGNNAT THO

YOU CAN ACCORDING TO SOME:http://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntre...436&tstart=240

seems that in low doses / tablet form malaria pills are ok - MUCH better than getting malaria:http://healthresources.caremark.com/topic/malariadrugs your doc should advise you. looks like it'd be fine to take them to me. especially as you'll be out of the risky first tri

Emmea12uk · Apr 2nd, 2008, 21:25 PM

You can take so many precautions against most types of tropical disease. Make sure you wear an ultra thick layer of mozzy repellant and drink bottled water only. No ice cubes etc. I just spent a month in Mexico - 21-25 weeks and my midwife said there was nothing they could do about vaccines.

tinytoes · Apr 3rd, 2008, 08:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Emmea12uk

You can take so many precautions against most types of tropical disease. Make sure you wear an ultra thick layer of mozzy repellant and drink bottled water only. No ice cubes etc. I just spent a month in Mexico - 21-25 weeks and my midwife said there was nothing they could do about vaccines.

but do take the malaria pills if they say you can..malaria could be devestating to a baby!

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