Sooo I’m really conflicted right now. I’m having a baby in June, I’m at my parents house for health reasons and my husband and I will be here for a few weeks after baby is born before we make the 10hr drive home.

Obviously this means my family and my husbands family (they all live in the same town) will be around my baby A LOT once she’s born, especially my family seeing as we’re staying at their house. Everyone is either up to date on their tdap and other important vaccines or will be getting them done before she’s born. But when my mom reminded my dad tonight that he needs to check if he’s all up to date he got all weird and said I’m not because I won’t get that shot. I don’t want it giving me whooping cough.... and then the conversation was just done.

WHAT DO I DO?? I don’t feel comfortable with having my fragile little new born being put at risk because he won’t just get the stupid shot. But I can’t just not be around him we are currently living in the same house 😬 (it’s not an option to stay somewhere else before we get to go back home) my mom told me she would talk to him and explain the importance of it.. because while i love my dad I won’t be backing down on this. Obviously I can’t and won’t force him to get the shot. But ughh this wouldn’t be a big problem if we weren’t staying with my parents after she’s born.

-please no debates on if you should vaccinate or not. I’m just looking for advice on how to handle this dilemma-