https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 18 Jun 2026 12:43:54 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tdap-vaccine#post-88895 Thu, 08 Mar 2012 02:43:00 +0000 looch 88895@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom gets it because she's a kindy teacher, she keeps current on all her vaccines because of this and if she weren't a kindy teacher and taking care of our son, I'd ask her to get them, yes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tdap-vaccine#post-88622 Wed, 07 Mar 2012 18:30:49 +0000 cupcakemama 88622@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@runsyellowlites: people don't think, even your nearest and dearest. I would worry about the incubation period. As I said we have had major outbreaks here so it is something that is on the radar big time. Vaccination levels are low so a lot of adults are at risk of catching/carrying it as they haven't had the booster and only have partial immunity. I know of 5 cases last winter -people I know. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tdap-vaccine#post-88596 Wed, 07 Mar 2012 17:16:15 +0000 runsyellowlites 88596@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cupcakemama: I would really hope that someone wouldn't just write off their symptoms... re-vaccinated or not... especially since their vaccine only protects them from a full-blown case &amp; not my little one. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tdap-vaccine#post-88577 Wed, 07 Mar 2012 17:01:03 +0000 owlmom 88577@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH and I both made sure ours were up to date, and my parents, who live near us and see LO on a regular basis, got theirs without me having to ask. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tdap-vaccine#post-88573 Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:56:18 +0000 cupcakemama 88573@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We asked our families to get it ...and had some dramas that i think I will probably always remember. </p> <p>Whooping cough outbreaks are a major problem here, mainly because there are areas with low vaccination rates. It is recommended for all parents and close family of newborns to have the shot. If you have ever seen video of a baby with whooping cough I doubt you would hesitate to get the shot. I was scared stiff of it until LO was old enough to have at least the first lot of shots.</p> <p>@runsyellowlites: and hope that the symptoms show up before your LO is exposed or that the person with the "cold" doesn't dismiss it as not worth mentioning, just a tickle in the throat. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tdap-vaccine#post-88531 Wed, 07 Mar 2012 15:36:53 +0000 mrstilly 88531@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had DH get it, but no one else in our family did. They did all get the flu vaccine though, since DS was born at the end of flu season. I don't think there was a pertussis outbreak in our area, though I know there were cases in other areas. Most of us are homebodies without a lot of exposure. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tdap-vaccine#post-88467 Wed, 07 Mar 2012 14:18:11 +0000 heffalump 88467@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't ask them to, but my inlaws got it because they wanted to. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tdap-vaccine#post-88456 Wed, 07 Mar 2012 14:01:59 +0000 Bluebonnet 88456@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I got it 2 years ago during my annual physical. DH got his this year. I asked my parents to get the shot as well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tdap-vaccine#post-88445 Wed, 07 Mar 2012 13:54:11 +0000 DillonLion 88445@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH and I both got one at our pre-conception appointment, and will probably ask that the grandparents get it as well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tdap-vaccine#post-88438 Wed, 07 Mar 2012 13:46:35 +0000 chopsuey 88438@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH and I haven't gotten it because there really wasn't a need. I know there was a break out in CA a while back. We definitely would have gotten vaccinated and would have asked others to get vaccinated as well if they spent lots of time with our LO. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tdap-vaccine#post-88431 Wed, 07 Mar 2012 13:39:38 +0000 runsyellowlites 88431@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Lozza: Oh I know that it protects those who are vaccinated against a full blown case, but in this case it's being used as a protective measure for an unprotected newborn... I'd rather not have an individual around with a "masked" or milder case around lo, but treat all individuals with a mild cold/symptoms as possible exposure to pertussis, since their mild case would NOT be a mild case in my lo (who has no protection against a full blown case).... even though we haven't had any outbreaks where I live. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tdap-vaccine#post-88419 Wed, 07 Mar 2012 13:24:03 +0000 Lozza 88419@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@runsyellowlites: Cases of pertussis, when they occur in vaccinated individuals, are usually milder, but that doesn't mean the vaccine isn't protective against mild cases. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tdap-vaccine#post-88392 Wed, 07 Mar 2012 12:34:54 +0000 yoursilverlining 88392@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I got the TDAP vaccine very early in pregnancy (or maybe like 1 week before I conceived, I can’t remember exactly), and my husband will get vaccinated before LO arrives. We are also going to speak to our parents about getting it. The whopping cough outbreak isn’t just in IL, there were a whole batch of babies that died in CA due to whopping cough. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tdap-vaccine#post-88390 Wed, 07 Mar 2012 12:32:43 +0000 venice4504 88390@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We both got it, we asked our parents to and many friends already have it. To me it's very important. A little girl across the street almost died from whooping cough. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tdap-vaccine#post-88387 Wed, 07 Mar 2012 12:28:08 +0000 skibobrown 88387@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH and I have both already gotten this vaccine. I asked both of my parents to get it as well, since they will be around the baby while she is very young. Initially my mom complained about it, but she decided to listen to me in the end. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tdap-vaccine#post-88381 Wed, 07 Mar 2012 12:14:50 +0000 runsyellowlites 88381@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, but primarily because the pertussis vaccine doesn't protect against carrying the disease or a mild case. Many vaccinated adults can carry it or have mild outbreaks of it without ever noticing b/c of the way it protects only against full blown pertussis.</p> <p>I'd much rather not have "masked" sickness around little one.. and if any one has any signs of a cold of any kind just refrain from contact. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tdap-vaccine#post-88380 Wed, 07 Mar 2012 12:13:48 +0000 winniebee 88380@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I got it, my husband already has it, my mom has it, and my sister and her husband has it. I haven't asked anyone to get it but potentials are MIL, my brothers, and my SILs. I think one of my bros has it (he's in medicine) as does one of my SILs (works in a school). I may just have my husband ask MIL to get one. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tdap-vaccine#post-88378 Wed, 07 Mar 2012 12:10:52 +0000 Lozza 88378@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH and I got one, FIL is a physician so was up-to-date anyhow, and both my mom and sister got one of their own volition, so that pretty much covered the major baby-holders. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tdap-vaccine#post-88365 Wed, 07 Mar 2012 11:57:36 +0000 twodoghouse 88365@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My husband and I received the TDAP vaccine in January, right before our good friends had their baby. They had mentioned the vaccine in passing and my husband and I decided to go ahead and get it since we're hoping to add to our family as well. Some of our other friends thought it was crazy to ask friends to get the vaccines, but it's not like the parents-to-be were offering an ultimatum or anything - they just suggested it. The nurse at my doctor's office was sort of surprised we were getting the vaccine for a friend's baby, but also glad because it's getting more common to see whooping cough here. (I'm also in Illinois, btw) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tdap-vaccine#post-88364 Wed, 07 Mar 2012 11:57:22 +0000 sulli301 88364@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Both my husband &amp; I have gotten it, my parents had to for their jobs &amp; my in-laws are going to be getting it. DD is 10 months old but I've finally been able to talk to my MIL about it &amp; they're all for it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tdap-vaccine#post-88358 Wed, 07 Mar 2012 11:45:35 +0000 babynumber1 88358@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are in NC and it was mentioned at our very first appointment. I made my husband go get one right away and told our family they need to get one before the baby comes. The Dr was very concerned that whooping cough is making a comeback even though not in our state yet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tdap-vaccine#post-88357 Wed, 07 Mar 2012 11:45:30 +0000 autumnlove 88357@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, we took my in laws to get the vaccination about a month before my due date. My parents, brother and bils got it on their own at their regular checkups. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tdap-vaccine#post-88352 Wed, 07 Mar 2012 11:40:26 +0000 Mrsbells 88352@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No we dont plan on doing this. This hasnt been mentioned to us all so maybe its not a major issue where I am </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tdap-vaccine#post-88349 Wed, 07 Mar 2012 11:35:42 +0000 birdieputt 88349@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The doctors/nurses in my prenatal classes at the hospital have all recommended that any caregiver who will be in close contact with an infant should get the TDAP shot to protect the baby from pertussis (whooping cough) ... unless the adult has received the TDAP shot within the last five years. There is an outbreak of whooping cough in Illinois so maybe this is a recommendation that's specific to my region, but the CDC has recommended the same thing on their website.</p> <p>I really don't want to turn this into a debate about vaccines, but has anyone asked their parents or other caregivers to get the TDAP shot? </p>