New RSV vaccine??

[AlwaysHopefull89]

Anyone having the new RSV vaccine during pregnancy?

and if not why? I am leaning towards having it but always have precautions with new vaccinations?

I had it. The stats speak for themselves. Im sure the midwife said it reduces hospitalisation in the first year of life by about 90%...don't quote me directly but it was hard to argue with. Im also a cautious person with vaccines too x

I will absolutely be taking it, and any other recommended by midwife vaccinations! I'm also going to get a covid booster at my local pharmacy (along with flu jab)

I had it, no question. RSV can be so dangerous for babies, it wasn't worth the risk of not having the vaccine.

It's also worth noting that although the NHS only recently started offering it, the vaccine itself isn't new: other countries have been giving it for years, so it's well tested.

I'm not in the UK but in Ireland. Here they offer an RSV shot to the babies, at birth for those born between Sept and Feb (rsv season) and they offered rsv immunisation to babies aged six months or less at the start of RSV season so my 9 week old got it 2 weeks ago. I'd have preferred to get it in pregnancy than put him through it, just a needle but still. The stats speak for themselves on the reduced hospital admissions..

What are your concerns?

As someone who has experienced their then 9 week old baby hospitalised with RSV and bronchiolotis, please take the vaccine.

There was a similar thread earlier (https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/pregnancy/5416130-rsv-vaccine?utm_campaign=thread&utm_medium=share), lots of replies which may be helpful too. I'm having it when I can (21 weeks so too early at the moment).
The NHS has to be very convinced of the benefits outweighing the costs before they pay for a vaccine so most "new" vaccines have actually been around for quite a while (RSV vaccine in pregnancy has been used in other countries for a couple of years, another example is the chicken pox vaccine which is finally being offered on the NHS but has been safely used for decades elsewhere).

Same and my 7 year old still has consequences from having RSVand likely always will. He’s been in trouble several times since and we’ve needed an ambulance. This is what people who are cautious and risk averse need to worry about this rather than about unlikely side-effects from a safe, tested vaccine.

im also having it, id rather have the vaccine then watch my new born get RSV

Yes do it my child ended up with real issues after contracting RSV for years. Lots of trips to A&E nebulisers steroids inhalers etc

I had it, it's a new to the pregnancy vaccines in the UK but it's not a new vaccine and has been used in other countries for long enough to know it's safe. Rsv is the single biggest cause of newborn being admitted to hospital.

If the vaccine was a thing when I had my nearly 2 year old id of jumped on it. My boy was hospitalised at 6 weeks old with RSV and Bronchiolitis, he was hooked up on oxygen and was really poorly in the PICU. The only one of my children to have it. Hes gone on to have Bronchiolitis around 3 times now, and suffers with chest infections throughout autumn/winter.

I had it when I was pregnant last year. It’s new to the UK, but not new to the world. I didn’t have any side effects and my six month old is fine. I kind of wish there were a vaccine I could get for him now heading into RSV season though. He’s older than the most vulnerable babies but has unexplained low neutrophils and I wish there was a way to protect him.

I had my baby last October and really wish I was offered it. My son has had Bronchiolitis 3 times since February. Twice he’s needed breathing and feeding support. He’s now on 2 inhalers and under a respiratory consultant. It’s been an awful year x

Thanks all. My eldest had RSV at 3 months very bad which scared the life out of me and DH.

Amazing wow

Same with us, hand hold here.

Thank you!

Yes I will be having it, someone I know had their baby in hospital for a week with RSV with breathing difficulties.

Yes I had it. Baby is now 5 months old and doing well.

So why wouldn’t you take the vaccine?!

I’m not saying I defo wouldn’t take it just wanted others opinions!

Oh I'd 100% have it, it wasn't available when I had my second DD in 2022, and she got RSV at 8 weeks old and was hospitalised for 5 days, was horrible, she had to have a feeding tube as was too congested to breastfeed, and oxygen ,so I had to just pump, I was exhausted as DH was with our eldest, definitely have the vaccine, it's horrible for them

Yep, had mine. Only side effect was that my arm ached a little for a few days after.