I was too late hearing about this but I would have got DP and I to have a booster when Miss J was born. She is also vaccinated but I heard they can still get it until the 3rd vaccination at 6m.
We have done/are doing homeopathic 'vaccination' for our children. Homeopathy is a major form of natural medicine. The homeopathic prophylaxis kit includes the remedy for whooping cough as well as all the other common illnesses which are routinely inoculated against.
In this way my children will build specific antibodies and hence increased immunity to the respective pathogens (as with mainstream vaccines), although they will not be exposed to the harmful vaccine additives such as thimerosol, formaldehyde, aspartame, etc. It is important to note that neither conventional or homeopathic vaccines provide 100% immunity against disease - they best they can offer is increased immunity, which would theoretically lead to milder symptoms if the disease does manifest.
If you are interested in researching all your options, I would suggest checking out Issac Golden's website at hom study dot net (no gaps!)
I also recommend checking out the WAVE website (World Association for Vaccine Education), where you can check out all the ingredients for every vaccine according to pathogen type and manufacturer. As a parent, I believe it is your right (and arguably your responsibility) to be fully informed and consent to each and every ingredient that may potentially be injected into your child's blood stream - what those ingredients are, where they come from, how they are cultured, what the potential short-term, long-term and accumulative effects of such substances have in the body.
If we are able to do this with food - why not vaccines? Knowledge is power - and as parents we deserve nothing less.
Hi hun
They are offering free whopping cough vaccines ATM. I think to everyone who wants it, but not 100% sure.
I was offered, along with my sister, DH, & parents when I last got my depo shot. I was led to believe it would be free for all of us.
We were going to all go back & do it, but haven't gotten around to it yet
Maybe when bubby is born ask if you can get it before you head home??
My parents had one for free, and so did DH and I (pre pregnancy). In NSW at least they were offering this vaccine free to all parents / grandparents / carers / day care workers etc as there was big outbreak in Northern NSW. It is a nasty thing for babies...
My parents did it off the cuff, like your PIL, (mum works with kids) so I mentioned to to my PIL, just really brought it up in conversation, and I was not concerned either way if they got it, but I think they did. I think it cant hurt to mention it to close family... But like everything, if you are aware there is a potential risk (like visiting a sick person) then you can take precautions.
I was planning on waiting until bubby was here before I got mine done - any excuse to get out of a needle for a little while longer
Does anyone know what is considered close regular contact. To me that would be every other day. I might shoot around an email in a few more weeks closer to date and just ask close friends and family members who we might see a bit more regularly to get their boosters done.
I am glad my PIL brought this up with me, my MIL cracked me up as she was soooo nervous to bring the subject up in case I had strong views to not vaccinate. So I am pretty grateful that they broached the subject, saves me asking them to have it done to
Hi Nae. As a pro-vaccer, I asked my parents and FIL to get the free booster. DH got one too and I got one a couple of days after she was born. They were all free (paid for by the NSW govt).
I would've asked SIL too except she'd already had whooping cough a couple of years ago.
I think your email to family members is a good idea.
To me, close regular contact would be the people who will be holding her on a fairly regular basis within the first 6 weeks - maybe weekly or a couple of times a week.
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