Liz - i asked GP about it a couple of weeks back - the Pertussis vaccine can be administered straight after birth, and doesn't impact the BF relationship at all. from what she said, at the moment they are actually encouraging new parents to have the jab within a week of the birth... i don't believe immunity is screened during routine immune testing during the pregnancy, so perhaps that is something you can ask about...

DH and I will be getting the jab just after Gremlin arrives...