Tdap (Whooping Cough) Vaccine during Pregnancy?

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Hey ladies! My Ogbyn recommended me to do flue vaccine and whooping cough vaccine at 26weeks. I'm currently 24weeks and have two weeks to decide if I wanna get the vaccines or not. 
I read that Tdap is class C and not proved to be 100% safe during pregnancy. Also many ppl say that it causes stillbirth. It's not directly linked and there is no scientific articles about it; however, it's mostly mothers on forums that are talking about how their baby stopped growing at certain time and it all dated back to when they got the vaccine. 
Flu Shot, I will be declining but not sure about whooping cough. Let me know what you think!

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If you don't trust your OB, get a new one and/or see a more holistic medicine midwife instead. They tell you to get it because whooping cough is known to be deadly vs the shot which hasn't been proven to do any damage. Just women trying to find something concrete to blame their tragedy on. 
Pregnancy is all about how much risk you're willing to take.  After having whooping cough myself I'm risking the shot for my baby. It nearly put me in the hospital, I can easily see how it would kill an infant.

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Absolutely am getting it at my next appointment. It's a no-brainer. Already got the flu shot, no need to put me or baby at risk. Did you know that the Spanish Flu epidemic in 1918 killed more people worldwide than both WWI and WWII together? The only difference between then and now is now we have a vaccine, so why not use it?

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Oh gosh please please get it. Whooping cough is SO dangerous for infants, that shot gives the baby protection against something that could kill him/her. It is very safe, every pregnant woman gets it, and it saves lives.

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I will 100% be getting the whooping cough vaccine. Not risking it.

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I'm not getting any vaccines while pregnant

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Your immune system is compromised when you are pregnant so I think both are necessary. And the one thing anti vaxers always forget to take into account is how many chemicals are in their current environment...ok this vaccine has some chemicals in it but I don't see them half as concerned about the chemicals they come into contact with on a much more frequently.

Protect yourself and protect your baby 👶🏼.

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I will not be receiving the tdap vaccine. CDC recommends the vaccine for all pregnant women, which is why doctors recommend the vaccine. Despite popular belief, no vaccines have been tested on a large enough number of pregnant women to know whether there is an adverse reaction on the fetus.

GlaxoSmithKline, a manufacturer of the Tdap vaccine, states that the Tdap vaccine should only be given to a pregnant women if it is clearly needed.

I know that all of us are trying to do the absolute best thing we can for our babies, and that's all that we can do. Not everyone has the same opinion, but I feel that the risk is greater for my baby if I do get the vaccine than if I don't.

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My OB suggested that we get the flu and TDAP also. I already knew I was getting both and so is my husband. My OB gave me the flu shot already and I was told to get my TDAP during my third trimester. My cousin's baby had whooping cough when she was a newborn and that was crazy scary. I could not even imagine.

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So many people don't vaccinate their kids these days and with both my boys in school I'm definitely getting both. I'm usually not big on the flu shot but I get it while pregnant and the baby will get at least one...

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Watching a baby fight to breathe/live while in the hospital is not something on my bucket list.  I will be getting it (to pass some immunity on to baby) and everyone else will be getting the vaccine if they plan to be around after she is born.
Whooping cough cases are the highest they've been in the last 50 years.  It's such a sad illness and I just couldn't deal with myself if our baby girl was exposed and I could have prevented it.

Tdap (Whooping Cough) Vaccine during Pregnancy?

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