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Flu and whooping cough jabs-whats your opinion

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whatiminterestedin · 14/08/2013 11:33

Baby due in December so at the time that Flu and whooping cough surface. My mum has had both so I know what they can do. (but she also has an auto immune disorder). I've been told I should get the Jabs after 27 weeks. This wasn't offered when I had my first son however he is up to date with all his vaccinations so I'm not someone who would usually not go through with vaccinations. However I'm a little apprehensive about being pregnant and having these vaccinations. I mean, I only limit myself to one drink of caffeine a day and am careful to follow all guidelines. So it seems slightly like I'm going against the grain by injecting my baby with these vaccines. So I did ask my Facebook mummies if any of them had had it done. No one has (maybe due to different times of the year) but have also heard how awful some of their friends felt after having the vaccine. I understand the benefits, I've researched but the vaccine doesn't seem to be the same as the one in US where all the data on it being safe has come from. My husband is also pretty dubious. So god knows.

Help?

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StuckOnARollercoaster · 15/08/2013 05:19

Snuggling my 8 week old and am pleased I had both vaccines. Did a lot of reading while pg of articles linked to on threads like this.
My decision was based on the rising rate of whooping cough and the effect on a little baby of getting these diseases.
Since it's ethically impossible to test on pg women I didn't feel there is evidence that vaccines are unsafe, rather that they can't prove they are safe.
I was not affected by the vaccines other than a bit of soreness, couldn't sleep on the arm for a couple of nights but I expected that given what I'm generally like after injections.

rallytog1 · 15/08/2013 07:56

I had both. No side effects whatsoever. Dd (4 months old) is perfectly healthy.

Unless there are valid medical reasons (which there are for some people), refusal to vaccinate is extremely selfish imho.

lucybrad · 15/08/2013 08:32

or whooping cough - and how quickly that it turns from low numbers to epidemic. Your body needs time to build the immunity after the jab.

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