Quick question re whooping cough vaccination

[Shroomboom]

Am just starting with a cold and am supposed to be having the vaccination tomorrow morning - will I still be able to do you think? I'm feeling increasingly rubbish and feel like I'm getting a fever Can't stop sneezing!

Best delay it in that case - I had to. I rang the surgery and was advised to wait til the following week as I had a bad cold on the day of my appointment. Plus I could barely lift my arm for a day or two after the vaccination, so had I been sick as well then I would've felt miserable!

I would delay it. I had a very sore arm and was generally wiped out and run down for a day or so after the jab anyway, and then became very iill with flu symptoms the rest of the week, headaches, aches, temperature etc.

I don't think the jab caused it, I had probably been brewing it anyway, but it took me a while to bounce back so may just have a been a lot for my system all at once.

The whooping cough vaccination is primarily to protect the baby when it's born so it doesn't matter if you put it off temporarily.

To clarify, I wouldn't hesitate to have the jab again, just think you're better off having it when you're well.

Yeah, that's what I'm thinking too. Thanks for your replies - think I'll ring in the morning and change the appointment to next week. Am slightly panicked about time though, am already 34+3 so can't leave it too much longer!

NHS guidance is that you should get the jab between 28 and 32 weeks to ensure the baby is covered. You can get it later, but they can't be sure of the baby's immunity. I would call the midwives/ surgery and ask, making sure you tell them how far along you are.

I'd delay personally!

Incidentally, I told the nurse that having a very sore arm made me feel very sick and icky, and she said 'well let's do it in your leg then, all I need is a muscle!'. I went for a long walk afterwards on the grounds that it might help to keep it moving and disperse all the vaccine, and it seemed to work pretty well - much easier than trying to move your arm the same amount! It was still sore to the touch for a few days, but nothing at all compared to achey arm agony I recall from other jabs!