8 week jabs

[mummygtobabyg]

I am due to travel before my baby is 8 weeks old and due to COVID and quarantine when I return, he’ll be 13 weeks old and will have had no jabs. Will it be a major issue that he’s 5 weeks late starting the immunisation schedule?

I don’t think so , he may be stronger getting the jabs ? That should help him get over them faster ?

Rotavirus has a deadline to start. Apparently it doesn't work if baby is too old. Other vaccinations are ok to be late

Yes that’s correct I had forgotten

My thoughts would depend on where you're travelling to, and how I feel about the risk of the diseases.

Of course, better late than never.

It's only a major issue if he catches one of the diseases.

Your antibodies in babies body will start to decrease around 8 weeks - that's why immunisations are given when they are. So if you delay the imminisations, the risk of baby contracting one of the diseases should they come into contact with it will increase to the point where they dont have any antibodies so would be at the same risk as anyone who hadn't had immunisations, does that make sense? I assume baby is travelling with you? Is it imperative you travel at this time or could it wait until after the jabs?

The rota virus vaccine can cause intersucception in a small number of older babies so there is an age cut off for it but I'm unsure when it is.

I would suggest contacting your practice nurse at the gp surgery to discuss and make sure to get the vaccinations booked in as soon as possible on your return.

The latest they can have the rotavirus vaccine is 15 weeks so we’ll have 2 weeks before this to get them done. We’re travelling to Portugal and staying in my parents home so not in a hotel / resort around lots of people. If we don’t travel on this date, we’d still miss his 12 week jabs coming home... it’s so difficult to know what to do!

Bear in mind that theres two parts to the rotavirus vaccine. They have one at 8 weeks then another at 12 weeks. So do babies need to have both parts of the vaccine in the specific time frame? I dont know that answer, its just something to consider.

From what I’ve read online they need to be 4 weeks apart but it wouldn’t matter if that was 8 and 12 or 9 and 13 and so on. You just have to start the first dose by 15 weeks

Can you not get them done privately on schedule in Portugal?

My baby has just had her second lot of jabs at 18 weeks and no problems. I delayed them due to coronavirus. After 20 weeks she couldnt have had second rotavirus immunisation. We haven't been going out anywhere public though so I wasnt worried about her catching anything. I'd be a bit worried if I were taking her on a plane or public transport unvaccinated.

That’s what I’m going to try and do. We’ve spoken to the one doctor’s surgery which is basically a British practice and they don’t do them so now just waiting to hear back from a Portuguese paediatrician. Thanks for your thoughts and advice everyone