Is anyone going to ask that people visiting your infant get the whooping cough vaccine? My doctor was pretty adamant about us insisting that people get it (parents, grandparents, siblings especially).
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I didn't ask everyone to get it, but I did ask the people who would be around more frequently to do so...namely grandparents and siblings.
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We've asked the grandparents to get it. DH and I both got it while we were TTC.
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No, we won't be asking anyone to get it. DH and I will both get it. If our parents are sick, we'll ask them not to come over, obviously. And to be honest, I don't foresee anyone being the primary caregiver for the baby for the first few months except DH and I--our parents will be over, but they won't have the baby for extended periods of time. My OB didn't seem to think it was necessary unless other people would be caring for the baby.
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We asked grandparents to get it, and my sisters. DH sister is anti-vaccine, so we make sure none of them (SIL/BIL/niece/nephew) are sick if we are going to be around them.
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We asked our parents to get it. and made sure our care providers (nanny at first and then daycare, later on) had it. Otherwise, no.
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We asked our parents to get it.
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Did any of you get grief from people about getting it?
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I taught for a year and had it, plus when Hubs went to Ecuador, he got his booster. His mom works for a school district and my mom is a nurse, so they are both covered. We asked his dad to please consider getting it, and I'll ask my sister if she and her husband can look into it. The only ones who might give us grief are my sister and her husband and that's mostly due to finances.
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My OB only wanted us to have grandparents and siblings get it. And obviously our nanny and then day care providers.
@boiledpnut: All of our parents and siblings are fine with it. If they had an issue with it I would tell them that's perfectly fine but they won't be spending extended time around the baby.
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Anyone coming in contact with him before got his vaccine at 6 weeks needed to have it. After that only primary caregivers (daily babysitter etc). So, my mom had to have it cause she visited at 4 weeks and our close friends had all had them for their kids.
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My mom and my sister both voluntarily went out and got theirs after I mentioned that I'd had one. DH's dad is a physician, so he'd been boostered already. No one else was really up close and personal with LO early on.
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I had my booster 3 years ago, and I'm making my DH get his booster now. Other than that, I don't feel right asking anyone else to get theirs. It's their own choice to get it or not get it.
For those who feel pretty strongly about family/friends getting it, will you limit friends visiting if you don't know if they have or haven't gotten theirs? I feel like we'll have so many visitors that it will be impossible to know unless we outright ask.
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My parents, brother and one BIL were already vaccinated. We took and paid for MIL and FIL's shots a few weeks before my EDD. We also offered to pay for my other BIL's shot but he refused so we didn't push it!
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@2PeasinaPod: yes, I would have refused visitors who had not had the vaccine for the first 6 weeks. You never know who could be carrying what. It is thier choice to get or not get the vaccin and it is my choice to protect what is essentially immunocompromised. But we didn't have any people during that time who weren't vaccinated or willing to be vaccinated.
I hate shots and was not allowed to see my friends baby for 6 weeks because I chose not to get the vaccine. That was my choice and consequence.
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I asked my parents to get it. SO's parents already had it.
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Maybe MIL because she will be around the most, but nobody else. I will, however, be limiting her contact with visitors. DH got his yesterday and I will get mine at the hospital.
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Our OB asked us and grandparents to get it. Our siblings already have it since they all have children under 3. Our parents got it with no complaining, the dad's both were in need of a tetanus shot anyways so it worked out well!
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Maybe this is a regional thing? My OB has said nothing about it. Our other children already have the booster because they are in school. I'm assuming if it is a big deal they will give it to me at the hospital along with my flu shot (OB said they will give me that before I leave). DH will most likely not be vaccinated unless it is recommended by a doctor. We also will not require visitors to be vaccinated.
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@Mrs.B: I will say that my OB did recommend that DH get the shot, even though she didn't say it was necessary for anyone else to do it. So he needs to find a doctor!
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@Mrs.B: I actually brought up just me and DH getting the vaccine to my doctor. If you read the literature out there, whooping cough is very serious for infants and that's just not a chance I'm wanting to take. I would definitely recommend you and your SO get it at the very least.
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@hilsy85: My OB told my husband it's super cheap and easy to get the TDAP vaccine at the health dept office... So tell your hubs to look into that.
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I think that it's covered under the ACA now? http://www.healthcare.gov/news/factsheets/2010/09/affordable-care-act-immunization.html
Although we just got a bill for my husbands....
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I got mine & dh is getting his this week...$107 and not covered by insurance!
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I double checked with my OB this morning about this vaccine after my mom told me she hadn't decided if she and my dad were definitely going to get it or not. My OB said to not let them around the baby at all if the refuse to get the vaccine.
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My BFF did ask us if we had the shot but wasn't adamant about it. I got mine before I got preggers, but it's kind of hard to ask other people to get it? Maybe just our immediate family.
*Although, sad case, DH's BFF lost his baby niece to whooping cough at 1 m/o. Seems like a pretty valid request. -
@lydg: I got mine last week and it wasn't covered either. You'd think they'd at least cover it for pregnant women!
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I am going to ask my parents and in laws to get it. It is very serious and we've had several outbreaks in the area. My friend is my states DOH spokeswoman, and I asked her about it and she told me, unequivocally, that she would get it and make anyone who's going to be around the baby get it. It's too widespread in our state to take the risk.
I *think* I got the tdap booster about 6 years ago at a trip to the ER...I need to call my drs office and see if they have record of that.
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My husband got his last night, and I know my mom is up to date. I assume my dad is, but I'm not sure. No idea about the ILs...I need to just get over it and ask them. MIL is ALWAYS sick (in fact, she sounds sick right now and I'm due in a week). I hope she'll have common sense enough to stay the heck away but we live next door so I'm thinking some firm discussion might be necessary.
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They offer whooping cough vaccine at Walgreens and other pharmacies. My husband got his at his annual doctor's appointment in the Summer and my doc said I should wait to get mine until right after delivery - something about the tetanus component is iffy for pregnant ladies maybe? My parents and brother are going to get it because they will be around the baby right away. I just told my husband he would have to broach the subject with his mom. She's the type just to pop in without any notice (she lives far away) and we haven't yet discussed when she'd want to come see the baby but if it's soon after birth she has to have it.
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@Mrs.B: There was a whopping cough outbreak about 2 years ago according to my doc, so this is why they have been pushing for everyone who comes into contact with infants to get it.
To me it is better safe than sorry, DH just went to the local Walgreens and they carry it! It's very widely available these days!
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@JerricaBenton: You're totally right. My DH just got his at a CVS Minute Clinic b/c he couldn't get into his doctor for almost a month (I'm due next week).
While I 100% understand why someone wouldn't want someone who didn't get their booster around their newborn, I guess I have to ask how you would know? Do you ask each and every person who wants to come visit if they've had their booster? I just know that we have friends who will pop by for an unannounced visit...so I would wonder how to handle that if I was to say that no one without the booster could see my baby.
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@jessiejo17: I checked and we don't have any outbreaks currently in our area but DH is going to get the vaccine along with his flu shot this week. He's also going to Walgreens.
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@2PeasinaPod: I think it's most important for people who are going to be caregivers or around for big chunks of time like grandparents.
@shopaholic: I'm just going to send out an e-mail and punt the blame to our OB. Something like:
"Hey, not to be overprotective first time mom, but our OB has really been insisting that anyone who wants to come visit the baby in the first few months should get their whooping cough vaccine updated. Really, with the outbreak across the country, you might want it anyway, so it's not bad timing! And it lasts about 10 years (I think) so you'll be good for future grandbabies. The baby can't get the vaccine for a few months, and since whooping cough is deadly to newborns, the OB is really trying to make sure we get everyone on board. Thanks for understanding!"
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A kid in my hometown (about 20 minutes from where I currently live) just came down with a case. Scary!
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none of us got it. I was very worried about it the whole time though
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My DH has an awesome primary care and they gave him the Tdap instead a tetanus shot a few months ago when he cut his thumb. They told him about the new CDC guidance on it and suggested we encourage grandparents get it. My SIL's doctor told them most babies get it from the dad so my brother went and got it before their kid was born, but they didn't ask us to get it.
This is the CDC website on it
http://www.cdc.gov/VACCINEs/pubs/preg-guide.htm#tdapMy OB hasn't implemented the new guidelines and I am torn if I should get it now in the 3rd tri or wait until delivery.
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FYI ladies, research is showing that the booster is only good for 5 years.
This one says 3 years
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/19/whooping-cough-vaccine-three-years_n_970139.html
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I had to have my TDAP vaccine updated when I started grad school, and DH is getting his. I'm also asking all siblings and parents to get their whooping cough vaccines. I talked to my MIL about it early on, and was worried I'd come across as an overbearing weirdo for asking everyone (mostly people who will be around a lot), but she just said "Well, what could be more important to you than you're baby? You have to make sure you're comfortable with your baby's safety." I think she was totally right!
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