Were You Vaccinated In the Hospital?
When I was getting ready for discharge from the hospital two weeks ago, my OB/GYN came in and talked to me about all of my discharge instructions, and then towards the end of the conversation she offered, and highly suggested my husband and I get a booster shot, specifically the DTaP vaccine.
Mostly because of the pertussis vaccine included in the booster shot. Apparently there is a rise in whooping cough again, and because our daughter is so small she is even more susceptible to any adult or child that could pass whooping cough on to her.
My husband and I both opted to have the shot, and we know that both of our boys already have it even though we selectively vaccinate them. It was one we felt was important because of the protection it offers against whooping cough, especially with a baby coming into the house.
I have to admit though, I was kind of shocked to hear them suggesting this to adults! I mean, I can’t even think of the last time anyone suggested booster shots for adults. We always hear a huge push to keep our children vaccinated, and up to date on their routine vaccinations, but never once do we hear a push for adults, who are the most out of date and likely to pass along the same diseases we are blaming the unvaccinated, and selectively vaccinated children.
Just was one of those moments for me that made me say hmmmmmm!
Did you get the DTaP vaccine in the hospital before you were discharged with your new baby?
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yes, yes, yes! i didn’t get it with my first, but i talked to my midwife about it and she said we could just do it at the hospital after this baby is born. she highly recommended it. i wonder too why ob’s and midwives don’t make a bigger deal about adults being current with their vaccinations. check out this blog: natalienortonblog.com and then go to the baby gavin tab at the top. she lost her infant to pertussis.
I am fully vaccinated because of my job, but did decline DTaP in the hospital, just because I don’t feel that it works. I too selectively vax my children as well, but I see so many people who are vaxed and still get whooping cough especially. Not to say I’m for or against it, just that I didn’t feel it would really matter either way.
A huge percentage of babies get whooping cough from the mother and father ( something like 70%) so to me it makes perfect sense why doctors/midwifes want to offer the shot.
There is a percentage of children who still get whooping cough despite getting the vaccine- thats because there are three installments given to children in small doses at 2, 4, and 6 months. If a child comes in contact with whopping cough before he is fully vaccinated he is still likely to get it…
Whopping cough is a scary thing, there have been a lot of deaths in my city and therefore it was a no-brainer for my whole family to get the vaccine. Including grandparents, aunts and uncles. Anybody who was going to be in contact with my newborn. He is now 7 months, fully vaccinated, and super healthy.
My understanding, from what I’ve read about DTaP, is that it impacts the toxin that causes the horrible cough, but doesn’t actually prevent a person from contracting and being a carrier of the pertussis bacteria. So, theoretically, if a parent gets the booster they would be less likely to pass it on to baby because they’re less likely to be coughing…thus less likely to be spraying baby with droplets containing pertussis…but they still could pass it on if they’re exposing baby to secretions/droplets from sneezing/coughing… In general, I believe the effectiveness rate of DTaP for anyone can be about 70-85%. The DTaP info from the manufacturer states that there’s no clinical evidence to support that vaxing parents prevents spread to babies…but it seems theoretically sound.
Yep, and another one too (but now I forget what it was).
Yes, but I did not get the DTaP booster I got a rubella booster as my immunity was not up when they did the initial tests at the beginning of pregnancy. I also had previously gotten the DTaP booster in 2008 when I initially went off of BC.
Adults get Tdap not DTaP vaccination. To learn more: http://www.soundsofpertussis.com/
I wasn’t offered it with my last child but I’ll be talking to my OB about it now with my current pregnacy. Thanks for bringing this to my attention.
Thank you. If I could kiss your face for doing this I absolutely would. Keeping up to date on vaccines (against the diseases that frequently kill babies) that Addison is too young to receive is the absolute best protection for her. Smart Mama and Daddy!
yes I got the pertussis vaccine while still in the hospital…
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That commercial on tv for pertussis scared me, so I didn’t want to risk it
I wasn’t offered it in the hospital, but I stopped by our doctor’s office shortly after the birth to get myself and hubby a DTaP booster.
As far as I know, my generation (I’m 42) was never given the Tdap vaccine…you’re supposed to do a tetanus booster every 10 years. I work in a hospital, and was recommended to get the Tdap 3 years ago in order to avoid whooping cough. So, I already had it when my baby was born, but my husband got his shot at her 2 week visit.
Yes, I was so glad that it was offered! A few months before getting pregnant, there was a pertussis outbreak at work, a school for kids with special needs. Many students couldn’t ever get the TDaP because you can’t have it if you have seizures, so a huge portion of the school was vulnerable. 12 kids (out of 300) and 5 staff members, including myself, caught it. I was SO miserable and I really had a mild case. I had a horrible, booming cough that could go on for a few minutes at a time. I couldn’t sleep, couldn’t go anywhere, and had to wear a mask in order to sit or sleep next to my husband. He and my parents, brother, sister and her fiance all had to take antibiotics in case I’d gotten them sick. Even though I supposedly had immunity because I’d had it so recently, I couldn’t imagine my poor little baby boy being tortured with a horrible cough, so I gladly got my booster. I was also 5th in line in my area to get the H1N1 shot because I was going back to work at the germ factory 2 weeks later and didn’t want to risk anything.
It’s written into my birth plan. Husband got his a couple weeks ago. We’re also nagging all the grandparents to get it.
Whooping cough is endemic despite vaccination rates over 95% proving both primary and secondry vaccine failure, its a useless vaccine that offers little protection. If you had the disease as a child you will have life long long immunity unlike the useless vaccines.
You are putting those toxins and animal dna into your bodies for nothing.
research the ingredients you will shocked.