Whooping Cough and Vaccinations - advice please?

[NaeNae]

Hey all,

I am looking for some advice or to see what others did when they had their babies.

I was chatting to my PIL the other day and they mentioned about this program they had seen on the news about whooping cough. My understanding of their interpretation of the story was that people who are not getting their baby vaccinated should encourage other people who will be around the baby vaccinated - though I could be misunderstanding my PIL's

Now my baby will be vaccinated, if others don't do it that is their business and I do not want this to become a thread full of debate about vaccinating babies - PRETTY PLEASE

I know my PIL will be getting a booster done, not just because of our baby but my SIL is also pregnant so for the sake of ALL the babies.

Should DH and I also get boosters?

Should I ask my parents to do it? If I ask parents do you then ask everyone who will be coming in contact with my baby to have it done?

I would hate to think someone would make my baby sick before she was immunized but how far do you actually go with it? Friends? Relatives? Anyoen who comes near the baby?

I don't know much about the disease other than it can be fatal in babies.

What did everyone else do?

Nae x

[ss_storm]

DF and I are getting ours done when DD gets her vaccinations on Tuesday...we probably should have had it done after she was born but i guess time just got away from us... I did mention to my parents about getting it done, but they aren't in regular contact as they live 6 hours away. DF's mum is in north Qld so isnt in regular contact either so we didn't think they would be high risk for transmitting it.

I think they suggest for anyone who is going to be in close, regular contact with the baby to get done, so if any of your relatives/friends will be around the baby a lot then they should probably get vaccinated, although it doesn't prevent bub from getting whooping cough, it may reduce the risk at least until he/she is old enough to get vaccinated.

[Lulu]

Nae - on the Today show this morning there was pro vacc dr who said NOT to get done if you are preg.

In any case, vaccer or not you should limit the amount of contact with the outside world for a few months at least.
People don't seem to get how sick they can make other people and babies....

[Indadhanu]

Don't they have a free booster for new parents now, when bub gets theirs? I thought I saw that on the news?

[Nai]

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.

[SareBear]

Leasha, you're right, DH and I got a free booster when DS had his first round of needles

[JellyBean]

Hi NaeNae,

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.

Best of luck with your decision!!

XX

[~clover~]

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??