To not take my baby for 12 week jabs

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My DD is due her 12 weeks jabs tomorrow. For the past 8 days shes had a cold followed by a chest cough. I can feel the cough on her back, sounds very chesty and uncomfortable but doesnt appear to bother her too much. Cough is still here with temperature increasing then dipping again (not high enough) for a fever. Been told by someone close to me to hold off until she is better as someone very close to them died after their baby vaccinations due to having a minor illness. Has anyone still took their baby to have their jabs even though their baby is still suffering from a cough after 8 days? (Already spoke to doctor about cough, been told to give calpol and if still there in 14 days then to go back to them)

Go and ask the nurse what she would recommend.

Been told by someone close to me to hold off until she is better as someone very close to them died after their baby vaccinations due to having a minor illness.

It's a bit hard to say- is the person close to you a medical professional? Have you checked guidelines for recommendatiobs about the jabs while the baby's ill? If you want to err on the safe side, just re book for next week- that short a delay shouldn't make any difference.

I never took DS to have his jabs if he was unwell, it's already a strain on the body, why add to it. This was also the case when I was a kid (that you had to be well) so it probably colours my views. Generally speaking, it'll be perfectly harmless to delay them a week or so as long as you'll get them done.

Either the nurse or receptionist were vaguely sniffy at the time, but can't say I was particularly bothered. Ours were just drop in sessions so it also didn't mess up their schedule.

They won't give her jabs if she's ill. I had to rearrange mine because DD came out in a rash that morning from a new packet of baby wipes. Even though it was nearly gone by her appointment, I still rearranged and they said they wouldn't have done them anyway.

Cancel and rearrange for a few weeks time.

Thank you. Going to ring up the nurse tomorrow and ask their opinion and look to rebook.

I'm supposed to take my DS for his 12 week ones this week. I'm going to be away so I can't. I asked the receptionist and she said the baby clinic is only 1 day a week so it's not the first time anyone had to delay their vaccinations and it won't be the last, I'll go the week after instead. If I were you, I'd get them done in a week or two when your little one is feeling better, but obv I'm not a medical professional. What I do know is, 12 weeks is the minimum and it doesn't have to be on the exact day/week to make it work.

12 weeks, 15 weeks.... it really wont make much difference.

I wouldnt risk it becuase if there was a bad reaction you would never forgive yourself and it could muddy the waters figuring out why. DD1 had a truly bad reaction and it was clearly from the injection, had she been ill I wouldnt have known whether it was the illness or the jab, taken her for the follow up and the next one could have killed her. As it is, she didnt have another injection until she was 21 and it was done at the hospital she was training in, in case of another reaction. She is one of the people protected by herd immunity, so thank you.

Nurse for 40 years. I would take her for her jabs providing she is well in herself. If she has a temp re-schedule.
Despite all the controversy vaccinations are safe.
If she is poorly they won’t vaccinate anyway.

You can delay a few days until she is better. Vaccination reactions like the one you describe are extremely rare - it may not have even been the vaccination that caused the death, but the illness itself. (And you’re hearing that story very third-hand). Just wait a little bit until she is well and then go ahead.

Trust your maternal instinct OP, it’s a free extra you get with childbirth but a very useful one. And call your GP/HV to ask their opinion if you’re still in doubt.

Ahhh....I'm a huge proponent of immunizations and feel so lucky to live in a country where they are given as a routine thing. But your post really touched me as it reminded me of those early years, knowing this precious tiny being's fragile life is in your hands....wanting to do the right thing but worried that the right thing could easily turn into the wrong thing. Luckily in this case you aren't going to be shouldering this alone (and for that reason I think comments like I wouldn't risk it because if there was a bad reaction you would never forgive yourself aren't helpful, but that is just my opinion ) I reckon all you need to do here is contact the nurse, tell her about your wee one's recent symptoms and they will do the best thing to keep your tot safe. The story about the baby who died is really sad and enough to give a new parent nightmares, but you possibly don't know all the variables in that situation: how much information was shared etc. Sending you well wishes for Tiny

This is a hard one as you would be better speaking to someone medically trained. It could well have been coincidence that your close persons baby passed. But I couldnt say yes or no to that either. Sometimes we can get Ill from something minor and it could develop into something more life threatening. I would personally wait though not because I think it will harm baby, but because its better to focus on getting her better first and rescheduling it wont cause any harm. Plus at her age shes more incline to pick her more so taking her to docs unless necessary leaves open to more germs. Have you got a temp monitor? Just keep an eye on her temp, dont worry about it going up a bit, I learned that even a high temp that looks scary to us isnt dangerous to babies as their bodies are smaller so theres less mass for it to cover. So even a temp over 40c slight isnt immediately worrying. Long as her temp comes down with the calpol then she be fine. Just make sure she is having plenty of fluids, sterile, cooled down, room temp water. And just take the doctors advice on when to go back and just reschedule the jabs for soon as she is better. X

I'd hold off but I'd get her chesty cough seen to now.

I ended up on a very personalised immunisation schedule as I didn't want to take mine if they were poorly when they were tiny. They had them, just a bit later than prescribed and our nurses didn't bat an eyelid. I was told that BFing would help soften the temporary stress to the immune system following a jab, but not sure how true that is. I don't think a delay here or there makes a significant difference. However, when DC1 was hospitalised during a series of mystery fits aged 2, the first question I was asked was whether they had had any immunisations in the last 48 hours (nope), followed by whether they had been delivered by forceps.

Check with your doctor.

They won't vaccinate if the child is unwell with a temperature. You can call up and reschedule.

Rung doctors to cancel and explained. They said its best to get her in to a doctor as shes had this cough for more than 7 days now and this should be investigated as shes under 4 months old. Thanks for your replies