HELP! Friend maybe pregnant and needs rubella...

[lovecloud]

Hi

My friend just called me all stressed and said the doctors receptionist just called to say she must got to the surgery tomorrow for rubella jab.

She quickly called me and then had to go to a meeting so asked if I could help her.

She has been trying for her first baby for a few months and mentioned it to her gp whilst there for other reasons, he gp said he should check that she has had rubella done because she cant remember getting it done at school. she is in her mid thirties.

If she is in the early stages of pregnancy then what does this mean? She is not due her period for another week so cant test.

Could she still get the jab whilst pregnant? Can this effect her child? If pregnant would she have to abort?

She is also upset that the recetionist said she will have to wait three months before ttc.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

x

lovecloud - Rubella (german Measles) can cause problems to the baby during pregnancy. Thats why everyone is tested for immunity.

THe odds are your friend is immune already.

If she is pregnant I don't think they should give her the vaccination as I'm sure its a live vaccine!!

She most definitely won't have to abort!!! It just means she's at risk of catching German Measles whilst pg. She MUST tell her GP though.

If she is pregnant then they will just deal with it.

If she isn't then she should have the jab and wait 3 months.

Tell her not to listen to the receptionists anyway!!

My am sure my mum had GM when pregant with me and was offered a termination as I could have been born with disabilities. Suffice to say I am here and ok (!!).

This was 35 (nearly 36) years ago though so advice may be more enlightened now.

I am sure someone on here will know more.

xx

Well... you're kind of normal Olive.

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thank you thank you thank you

my friend will be relieved, just left a message on her mobile as she is still in meeting.

suggested that she cancels app tomorrow with and tells gp that she wants to wait to make sure she is not pregnant and if not then book app for jab.

if she is pregnant then i guess she will have to be careful throughouy her pregnancy, does being pregnant increase your risks of catching gm?

she will probably call her gp anyway.

Lc - No it won't increase her risk of contracting it. Oooooo how exciting if she is!!

How are you?

sick sick sick - not actually but feel like i am on a very small boat riding big angry waves. my tummy is all over the place and sometimes feels like its in my throat. just about to go down for my afternoon nap so I an carry on my day otherwise i will be like a zombiea all evening.

i was 9 weeks on saturday and i just dont remember feeling this bad first time.

and you?

LC - Early pregnancy is the pits eh? Your body deliberately forgets!! You can't remember being that bad first time around because if you did, you'd never have another baby!

If she's in her mid thirties and was in the UK between about 11 and 14, chances are she was vaccinated at school. Agree that she should cancel the appointment for now. If she is pregnant the routine blood test will show if she's immune and if she's not, she can decide whether to have the jab and double check the "wait 3 months before TTC" advice.

hello she did not live in this country now and was tested and told she is not immune.

i so want her to be pregnant but she is a real worrier and will worry the whole way through so i guess its better if she is not

My Mother lost her 5th baby (the first ones were still births) to Rubella, the baby was so badly damaged the heart wasn't formed enough and she had a termination. If she is PG already then good luck to her, but if not she should give it some serious thought. Maybe a three month wait would be less truaumatic than what Mum went through?

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hello

told her all you said and she has cancelled her app until her period arrives... or ir might not which is due end of next week.

thank you for your help.

x

Found this "In general, it is recommended that a woman wait at least 2 full menstrual cycles before trying to conceive after having had a rubella vaccination. Few studies have been done to show what effect the vaccine might have on a developing fetus, but in this instance it is probably best to err on the side of caution" which cuts the wait down to 2 months

This one suggests it's only one month