If I have the whooping cough vaccine...

[Crossandratty]

And breastfeed, will I pass any protection to my newborn?

[JiltedJohnsJulie]

Don't know sorry Cross but hopefully this will BUMP for you .

[blacktreaclecat]

Thanks for this. We are FF and another cause of guilt was if I bf DS would get my immunity to whooping cough. Glad it makes no difference.
He is about to have his 4 month jab and I'll be happier once that is done.
Amazing the things we beat ourselves up about

[ZuleikaD]

It will pass protection on to the newborn for the first few weeks of life - that's why pregnant women are now being offered it - but it's not through breastfeeding, it's through the vaccine crossing the placenta.

[Jergens]

No, they don't pass through breastmilk. It's the antibodies that you make yourself (there are different subtypes of antibodies) that pass through your milk and onto baby.