I had the immunisation done for my daughter. They did it when she was a couple hours old. I thought, better to be safe than sorry. It didnt make her have a fever or anything like that.
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I had the immunisation done for my daughter. They did it when she was a couple hours old. I thought, better to be safe than sorry. It didnt make her have a fever or anything like that.
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I'm opting to give it later, maybe at 2 months. I figure birth is pretty stressful for my bub and doesn't need a fever and feeling unwell when trying to learn so much new stuff. Like learning to feed etc. I have been immunized and so have two of my children. My husband and two older children have not been immunized. I dont think we are in a high risk category.
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After discussing the matter with my doula, the question i am asking myself is what is the risk of the baby contracting Hep B. If you don't carry the virus yourself (and therefore can't pass it on to the baby during birth) the main ways of transmitting the disease in first world countries are injection drug abuse and unprotected sex.
I dont think the baby will be having unprotected sex or injecting drugs.
The risk of contracting the disease is probably very limited.
It may not then absolutely necessary to give the baby this vaccination.
Thats my 2 cents anyway.
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