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A question to those who had the whooping cough vaccine in pregnancy

32 replies

MrsJamesMartin · 01/08/2013 20:30

How were you afterwards? Were there any side effects? Would you have it again in a future pregnancy?
I'm trying to make up my mind what to do...

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Boosiehs · 03/08/2013 23:10

Another achey arm here.

redwellybluewelly · 06/08/2013 15:53

I had an achey arm and felt like I'd been hit by a bus for 24hours afterwards - however I left it very late to have it and I was run down working full time.

I would have it again.

Biped · 07/08/2013 11:33

As with the others, I had it around 37 weeks with no problems and baby is now a healthy 9 week old.

fatandlumpy · 29/10/2013 15:58

I had it at 28 weeks. Also had the baby (who's now 15 weeks and asleep beside me). No ill effects apart from a sore arm and feeling like sh*t the day after.

LostMySocks · 04/11/2013 17:36

I had the jab. Just had a slightly sore arm. Thank goodness I did as my midwife went down with whooping cough the day after my baby was born. We were isolated as a precaution but my baby is totally fine.

piklepants · 27/01/2014 06:22

I don't dispute whooping cough is serious in young babies. But since they started this latest experiment on pregnant women have they actually found out if vaccinatin a pregnant woman has any effect on the baby's immunity? I know they had planned to keep an eye on the vaccinated study group?

Iheartcrunchiebars · 27/01/2014 06:37

None. I've had whooping cough it was horrific and still have 'side affects' from it nearly 30 years later.

So glad I was offered the jab to protect my baby.

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