Question 1

what will happen if i got my whooping cough shot while pregnant?

Accepted Answer

Baby protection: It will boost moms antibody protection against the whooping cough, which is probably low unless she had a shot within a couple of years. Mom's antibodies are then passed to baby and provide baby with good protection for several months.This helps sure mom doesn't get the illness and pass it to her baby and helps protect baby during the period before they can get and develop protection from shots.

Question 2

if you contracted whooping cough during pregnancy, would you affect your unborn baby?

Accepted Answer

See below: It will not cause any harm to the fetus.

Question 3

how long is whooping cough injections effective for? i had mine while pregnant about 1 year ago, am i still protected?

Accepted Answer

Should be: If you completed the primary whooping cough (pertussis) series at some point, this as a booster should provide 10 yrs of protection. We are still analyzing data on adult use of the shot, which was not done routinely until after the year 2005, but current recommendations replace the older Td booster with TdaP every 10 yrs as the proper way to best protect yourself and others,

Question 4

i am 30w pregnant, just had my flu + pneumonia shots. the p.a. recommended for me the dtap shot for whooping cough too. should i get it?

Accepted Answer

Possibly: Only if you are at high risk, otherwise wait until after delivering your baby.

Question 5

please let me know is it safe to take whooping cough vaccine while pregnant?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Most recommend that you wait until past the first trimester out of extra caution and the lack of need that early.It is a safe, non living product and can help baby have some whooping cough protection for their first months. Living vaccines like MMR are avoided during pregnancy, although i know of no record of a bad outcome when someone got it by accident.

Question 6

i'm 11 weeks pregnant and my 3 year old has whooping cough will this effect my unborn as i've been exposed to it during the contagious period?!

Accepted Answer

Not if UR vaccinated: If you received the tdap vaccine within the past few years you and your fetus should be protected. See a maternal-fetal medicine specialist for specific advice!

Question 7

i am 26 weeks pregnant, can i get the whooping cough vaccine during pregnancy or wait till my baby is born?  how long does the vaccine protect you?

Accepted Answer

No: They can't really study meds/vaccines in pregnant women because of the liability if harm comes to the baby.  So the vaccine hasn't been studied in pregnant women and they can't administer it to you until after you deliver.  But, speaking as a woman who had actual  whooping cough at 35 wks gestation definitely get the vaccine in the hospital before you go home.

Question 8

i am 26 weeks pregnant, i got the whooping cough vaccine 2 years ago, am i still protected or should i get another one when my baby is born? when should my husband get one?

Accepted Answer

Whooping cough vacci: You should be fine having received the vaccine only two years ago. Tetanus shots are recommended every 10 years and currently contain the whooping cough vaccine. Vaccination booster shot recommended in people over 65 years old.Your husband can get the vaccine with his next tetanus booster.Getting vaccinated after your pregnancy may be a good idea for your husband given the presence of a newborn.

Question 9

on friday i was informed that a girl in my class has whooping cough.i have had a lot of contact with her over the past 2weeks while she has been sick.i went and had the vaccination that afternoon. what are the risks to my baby? im 30 weeks pregnant.

Accepted Answer

Nothing direct: In some cases we treat close contacts  before they test positive to stop further transmission of the disease. If you do get it, it would have no direct effect on the fetus. It is a localized infection in the lung tissue &amp; does not spread in the blood, which is the only way it could bother baby. If it is going around after baby is born the shot you received should provide some protection for baby

Question 10

is it safe to get a whooping cough vaccine while pregnant? i am 32 weeks pregnant.

Accepted Answer

Yes it is : Pertussis vaccine is now given as tdap vaccine in late second trimester or third trimester.
It gives protection to the mother as well as limited protection to the baby.

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What will happen if i got my whooping cough shot while pregnant?

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If you contracted whooping cough during pregnancy, would you affect your unborn baby?

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How long is whooping cough injections effective for? i had mine while pregnant about 1 year ago, am i still protected?

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I am 30w pregnant, just had my flu + pneumonia shots. the p.a. recommended for me the dtap shot for whooping cough too. should i get it?

A member asked:

Please let me know is it safe to take whooping cough vaccine while pregnant?

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I'm 11 weeks pregnant and my 3 year old has whooping cough will this effect my unborn as i've been exposed to it during the contagious period?!

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I am 26 weeks pregnant, can i get the whooping cough vaccine during pregnancy or wait till my baby is born? how long does the vaccine protect you?

A member asked:

I am 26 weeks pregnant, i got the whooping cough vaccine 2 years ago, am i still protected or should i get another one when my baby is born? when should my husband get one?

A member asked:

On friday i was informed that a girl in my class has whooping cough.i have had a lot of contact with her over the past 2weeks while she has been sick.i went and had the vaccination that afternoon. what are the risks to my baby? im 30 weeks pregnant.

A member asked:

Is it safe to get a whooping cough vaccine while pregnant? i am 32 weeks pregnant.

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