8 week vaccination should I postpone?

[JKDcot]

Just after knowledgeable opinions please. 8 week old is due his first vaccinations tomorrow. I already cancelled them for last Friday as it was 30+ degrees. Was meant to be cooler this week but tomorrow is another hot day and I’m nervous he will get a fever which is hard to manage. I can’t keep him cool even without a fever despite constant feeding, no clothes and fans on.

Should I move it again? Or am I being over dramatic? How often do they really get a fever?

Thank you

It’s 8 weeks because maternal immunity passed onto the newborn will start to wane. And if there’s no breastfeeding facilitating a boost in immunity via passing maternal antibodies in breast milk- then the baby starts to become vulnerable to these infectious diseases.

Last time I checked, breastfeeding doesn't protect a baby from polio, diphtheria and all the other nasty diseases that this vaccine is for. If it did then presumably breastfed babies wouldn't need to have the vaccine.

@JKDcot I know and that's what I mean, I'm not an anti vaxxer but as soon as you want to delay it even for a couple of days you get flamed although you're probably not even going anywhere when it's 30+ degrees out there. You're a great mum, make sure you drink and eat enough, breastfeeding is hard work for your body. I was skinnier than ever under 8st about 8 weeks after having given birth because I couldn't eat as much to keep up with it. If you have any help at home, maybe say that you need reminders to eat and drink enough. Don't forget, being a mummy is really hard especially those first few weeks! Xx

Peasoup- check again if the mother has the antibodies then actually it does help protect the baby. It’s not long lasting though and passive immunity doesn’t generate immunological memory hence why you still need to vaccinate to produce memory cells and your own supply of antibodies.