Thread: Swine flu....does the baby get immunity from vaccine?

Thanks ladies. OH is gonna have a read around stuff today and then we can talk about it tonight properly, but I think its very likely I will get the vaccine so my baby is covered when she is born.

That actually decides it for me, I was going to ask my doctor this very question and it really makes me want the vaccine! Thanks!

Im really glad i read this post, i got a letter off my gp yesturday inviting me for a swine flu jab and i wasnt sure what to do, obv i want one i dont want to be ill while im pregnant, but i was wundering if the baby would be protected too, i think ill go and get mine asap xx

i had a long talk with my doc about this when he offered me the vaccine and he said that the baby will be born with immunity for the first 3 months or so....then baby will start developing its own antibodies after that... i assumed he knows what he's talking about! lol

Everything I read and was told agrees, the baby gets the immunity from you. It was one of the reasons I got the vaccine.

Quote: Originally Posted by Celesse I have just got my invite for swine flu vaccine. If the baby will gain immunity then I think I would be willing to have the vaccine as I would not want a newborn to get swine flu. If the baby will not gain immunity, but will be placed at risk (however small) from me having the vaccine then I will be a lot less willing to have the vaccine. Will my baby gain immunity form the vaccine? My doctor told me that...

I was told yes....

I was also told the same thing as these two ladies were! It made my decision alot easier! Anything to protect our baby!

ditto with what everyone else has said! a couple of months of immunity! they will need to get it again though, themselves!

That actually decides it for me, I was going to ask my doctor this very question and it really makes me want the vaccine! Thanks!