Do I keep newborn in until they have been vaccinated?

[incognito1991]

I know this might sound really silly, I do have a 2 year old but she was born in spring and wasn’t going to groups until she was older so didn’t really think about it. I will have a newborn around November time, I regularly take my 2 year old to baby and toddler groups, soft plays etc. Do I have to hold off on doing all of this until newborn has her vaccines? With her being a winter baby I wasn’t sure.

Personally, no. We were out and about before the newborn vaccines. It's about what you're comfortable with though.

Definitely get the maternal RSV jab for yourself though.

No you’d be stuck in for months! It’s fine to go out

No.
It would take weeks, months and even years years if you think about measles, mumps, and rubella.

Yes I am booked in for that this week thankfully

That’s great, I was worrying I’d be stuck in and my 2 year old would feel upset her whole routine of groups has been destructed, I started worrying in case we’d have to be at home majority of the time

I didn't stay in with mine but I was breastfeeding and new that would provide antibodies.

I didn't. Not with any of my three.

We carried on going out and about within reason and just got all vaccinations done at the recommended times.

Obviously you don't go exposing them to ridiculous risks, like to someone who you know has chickenpox or TB etc., but the world is not a sterile place and they need to be socialised too.

You can often get vaccine boosters in pregnancy now that will help because you will pass on some of the immunity to the baby, which will help to offer some protection until their vaccination program properly starts (8 weeks if I remember rightly, though it was a long time ago for me as mine are all adults now).

Your newborn will be in your arms or in the pram most of the time and the only kid they’re likely to have properly close contact with will be their sibling, who presumably is fully vaccinated. So YY get the RSV vaccine yourself but otherwise carry on as normal. It’s totally unrealistic to stay in for a year until they’ve had the MMRV.

get the flu jab for yourself and your 2 year old to protect against flu as well but otherwise fine to carry on as normal

No.
Plus if you're planning to breastfeed, that will help baby to develop a great immune system too!