Tdap at 21 weeks?

Question

I wanted to get a few opinions re: Tdap vaccine while pregnant.  I am NOT an anti-vaccination minded person, just getting extra info since its during pregnancy.   Thank in advance for keeping it civil

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My doctor told me that not all tdap shots include the whooping cough vaccine. If you have had the tdap and whooping cough shot in the last ten years, your good! If you only got the tdap and not the whooping cough then you must get it again with the whooping cough vaccine included. If you get it while your pregnant, it will pass antibodies on to your baby and keep baby safe until her shot(which he/she cannot receive until they are 1). But, anybody near the baby must have had the full shot in the last ten years!!

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I got mine around 34 weeks I think.

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I decided to get it around that time. I've never gotten it before or gotten the flu shot or anything, but after talking to my doctor I decided to do it to keep myself healthy for the baby.

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I had a reaction to my last tdap. Fever, vomiting, swelling at the injection site and severe dizziness. My doc says don't have another one unless I have a possible exposure to tetanus (like if I step on something). I would have to find out for pregnancy if they want me to try it again or if there are separate vaccine components with different ingredients I could get.

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Absolutely yes!

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Super important for you and all family members who will be around baby. Whooping cough can severely harm or kill an infant :(

Tdap at 21 weeks?

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