MMR vaccine+early pregnancy, any advice please?

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Hi, Just wondering if anyone can offer any advice, or know of anywhere I can get information.

I'm 9weeks pregnant (1st pregnancy). Before I found out about the pregnancy I had my MMR jab for work. I was either just pregnant, or just about to be, but recommendations suggest you don't concieve for 30days after having the vaccine, because the Rubella part of the vaccine is live.

While the DoH papers say that there is no evidence of any birth defects in babies whos mums have had the vaccine in early pregnancy, my GP seemed quite concerned and suggested I go away and research it more thoroughly. He seemed pretty concerned.

I'd be so grateful if anyone has any pearls of wisdom...I'm so so worried about my baby

Hi. I don't know anything about this, but have found these, which might help:

www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5049a5.htm. The first paragraph is the key bit. The rest talks about a theoretical risk.

www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/8918.php might also reassure you a little (scroll down to the bit about pregnancy).

And the NHS say this www.immunisation.nhs.uk/Library/News/Protecting_Women_Against_Rubella_Switch_From_Rubella_Vaccine_To _MMR

To be honest I think your GP was unfair asking you to do the research. He needs to do some digging on your behalf. Perhaps he could get his hands on a copy of the original research?

Also, do you know if you were immunised against rubella at 14(ish)? You may well have had the shot at school - I know I did. Given that the whole of point of immunising 14 years olds (and other women) is to protect their babies during pregnancy in the future, if you had the vaccine at 14, your immunity levels could already be good and presumably being given the rubella element of the jab would therefore be little different to coming into contact with someone with the disease. Ask your GP about that too.

Hope you get some answers that help to stop you from worrying.

oh poor you, what a worry. a bit of a cop out by your gp. any chance you could have had rubella either disease or jab as a child? very mild disease. Hope someone comes up with some concrete advice.

Rather than researching it yourself I would ask for a referral to an obstetrician. What an idiot.

Thanks so much for your help...I'll let you know how we get on!! [hmmm]