covid vaccine immunity through breastmilk question

[Anonymous]

I had the two shots while pregnant and am now wondering if getting the booster will pass through my breastmilk to the baby. Does anyone know anything about this topic?

[Anonymous]

The antibodies in breastmilk mostly protect against oral bugs. If you were vaccinated baby was born with a 6 month dose of your antibodies in their blood.

[Anonymous]

No one really knows if the baby will benefit. But you should absolutely get the booster. I got all three shots while breastfeeding.

[Anonymous]

I don’t understand why this matters, truly. The vaccine does not stop transmission and kids are not at risk for severe COVID.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t understand why this matters, truly. The vaccine does not stop transmission and kids are not at risk for severe COVID.

Have you ever had a baby? You don’t want your newborn to get so much as a cold because they can’t suck/eat. And the vaccine absolutely does lower the viral load in transmission.

It matters greatly that the mother of a newborn remain as healthy as possible. Post partum is hard enough.

Stop being an idiot.

[Anonymous]

Yes, it may help to provide some protection from getting COVID but if the baby does get it breastmilk won't do much to fight the infection.

There’s strong evidence that new mothers pass antibodies to protect against COVID-19 through breast milk. Several studies have shown that antibody levels in breast milk remain high for anywhere from six weeks to six months (and possibly even longer) after a mom is either infected with the coronavirus or vaccinated against COVID-19. In tests done in a petri dish, those breast milk antibodies successfully prevent infection from SARS-CoV-2. As a result, scientists think that breastfed babies have some protection against COVID-19. Evidence from other respiratory diseases backs this up; breastfed babies have a lower risk of catching either the flu or respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).

As a baby drinks, the antibodies in the milk coat the cells that line their mouth, throat, and gut—what’s called the mucosal tissue. The good news is that those antibodies are excellent at preventing disease because they stop viruses from infecting the mucosal cells, which are the main entry points into the body. The bad news is antibodies from breast milk can’t get into the bloodstream, so if an infection does take hold there’s not much they can do to fight it.

https://fortune.com/2022/01/20/covid-antibodies-breast-milk/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t understand why this matters, truly. The vaccine does not stop transmission and kids are not at risk for severe COVID.

Have you ever had a baby? You don’t want your newborn to get so much as a cold because they can’t suck/eat. And the vaccine absolutely does lower the viral load in transmission.

It matters greatly that the mother of a newborn remain as healthy as possible. Post partum is hard enough.

Stop being an idiot.

Agreed! I had my kid before COVID but I certainly didn’t want her, as a tiny baby, to even get a cold if it could be avoided. It’s miserable for parents and the baby alike.

[Anonymous]

This is anecdotal but my husband got COVID in March 2021. He didn't qualify for the vaccine yet but I was fully vaccinated and breast feeding our then 3 month old daughter. She and I never got it. The caveats of course being that the "original" COVID strain wasn't as contagious as omicron and the vaccines were more effective against it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t understand why this matters, truly. The vaccine does not stop transmission and kids are not at risk for severe COVID.

Have you ever had a baby? You don’t want your newborn to get so much as a cold because they can’t suck/eat. And the vaccine absolutely does lower the viral load in transmission.

It matters greatly that the mother of a newborn remain as healthy as possible. Post partum is hard enough.

Stop being an idiot.

Agreed! I had my kid before COVID but I certainly didn’t want her, as a tiny baby, to even get a cold if it could be avoided. It’s miserable for parents and the baby alike.

+2. Having a hungry baby cry because they have a stuffy nose and can’t breathe if they suckle is horrible - covid or cold. The PP is a fool.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t understand why this matters, truly. The vaccine does not stop transmission and kids are not at risk for severe COVID.

Have you ever had a baby? You don’t want your newborn to get so much as a cold because they can’t suck/eat. And the vaccine absolutely does lower the viral load in transmission.

It matters greatly that the mother of a newborn remain as healthy as possible. Post partum is hard enough.

Stop being an idiot.

Agreed! I had my kid before COVID but I certainly didn’t want her, as a tiny baby, to even get a cold if it could be avoided. It’s miserable for parents and the baby alike.

+2. Having a hungry baby cry because they have a stuffy nose and can’t breathe if they suckle is horrible - covid or cold. The PP is a fool.

Hmm some new studies must have come out that show vaccine transmission *in utero* completely prevents, or like PP said “reduces the viral load” of Omicron in an infant. Where are said studies?? Please do tell!

You’re spouting misinformation. Get the vaccine, booster, hell get 10. No one is telling you not to. But don’t do it just because people are making up fake data that don’t exist.

[Anonymous]

The answer to this question just isn’t known for sure.
It might pass anti bodies! But we also don’t know if it’s at meaningful levels for baby. I’m not saying get one or not but rather it’s not clear yet

[Anonymous]

I’m certainly hoping it does offer my baby some protection. But if I didn’t want to keep breastfeeding I wouldn’t keep going on the possibility.

[Anonymous]

I don't have any actual data, but anecdotally I had two shots in my first trimester and then got the booster about 3 weeks after the baby was born. I got COVID about three weeks after that. Wore a mask, kept breastfeeding, and the baby did not get COVID. I think 2nd and 3rd trimester shots are more effective too.


https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/02/15/1080990028/covid-vaccine-pregnancy-babies?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_term=nprnews&s=01