How soon is too soon to get a tetanus shot?

[Anonymous]

I had my last tetanus shot between 7-11 years ago. I don't remember exactly how long ago, and I can't access that online at an old pharmacy.

Is getting another shot in 7 years "too soon?" And yes, I know I ought to be keeping better track of these things!

[Anonymous]

It's fine. Plenty of people go to the ER and say they don't know when their last shot was, and get one after an injury. I am sure that many of them have been less than 7 years and they don't have problems.

[Anonymous]

Just ask a pharmacist. I'm pretty sure it's not "too soon". Certainly, if you went to the doctor with a puncture wound, you'd get that shot regardless of the last time you received it. The more important part of the tetanus shot is not the tetanus part at all. It's the pertussis (whooping cough) part of the Tdap. Your immunity wears off and pertussis definitely goes around every year. You can get extremely sick from it and so can any baby who hasn't been vaccinated, yet.

[Anonymous]

If you don't work in agriculture related field or don't have a higher risk, why?

If you get cut badly enough for stitches they will likely jab you with a booster before you even are told what they are doing.

[Anonymous]

They give that shot to every mother right after birth. It it bundled with the whooping couch vaccine, which is a reason. So if a woman gives birth to two kids two years apart, then the doctors are giving the shot every two years. Whooping couch immunity only lasts about a year, so really you could get that shot every year if you needed to.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They give that shot to every mother right after birth. It it bundled with the whooping couch vaccine, which is a reason. So if a woman gives birth to two kids two years apart, then the doctors are giving the shot every two years. Whooping couch immunity only lasts about a year, so really you could get that shot every year if you needed to.

You are NUTS. Please stop posting on this board. Women in the U.S. do NOT routinely get tetanus shots after giving birth! That's just plain false.


OP, if it's been 7 yrs. Go ahead and get one, and then you'll always remember that you are due to get a tetanus shot on a year ending in "5". I just had my 10-yr tetanus shot 2 weeks ago.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They give that shot to every mother right after birth. It it bundled with the whooping couch vaccine, which is a reason. So if a woman gives birth to two kids two years apart, then the doctors are giving the shot every two years. Whooping couch immunity only lasts about a year, so really you could get that shot every year if you needed to.

Great, now I'm afraid my couch is going.to give me a whooping. I better get this shot ASAP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They give that shot to every mother right after birth. It it bundled with the whooping couch vaccine, which is a reason. So if a woman gives birth to two kids two years apart, then the doctors are giving the shot every two years. Whooping couch immunity only lasts about a year, so really you could get that shot every year if you needed to.

You are NUTS. Please stop posting on this board. Women in the U.S. do NOT routinely get tetanus shots after giving birth! That's just plain false.


OP, if it's been 7 yrs. Go ahead and get one, and then you'll always remember that you are due to get a tetanus shot on a year ending in "5". I just had my 10-yr tetanus shot 2 weeks ago.

Many new parents get boosters for whopping cough, which are bundled in the same shot with tetanus. Moms can get them before they get pregnant, or in their third trimester, or after giving birth.

So, while PP is wrong that every mother gets it after giving birth, but yes many new mothers get tetanus shots.

[Anonymous]

They don't give it right after birth, women get a Tdap in their 3rd trimester to protect the baby from whooping cough during that 2 month window before the baby get get their own vaccine.

It is totally fine to get it early. I got mine early when my nephew was a preemie to protect him, then got my own 3rd trimester Tdap to protect my son just a few years later.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They give that shot to every mother right after birth. It it bundled with the whooping couch vaccine, which is a reason. So if a woman gives birth to two kids two years apart, then the doctors are giving the shot every two years. Whooping couch immunity only lasts about a year, so really you could get that shot every year if you needed to.

You are NUTS. Please stop posting on this board. Women in the U.S. do NOT routinely get tetanus shots after giving birth! That's just plain false.


OP, if it's been 7 yrs. Go ahead and get one, and then you'll always remember that you are due to get a tetanus shot on a year ending in "5". I just had my 10-yr tetanus shot 2 weeks ago.

NP.
My son is 14. It was considered routine at GW to offer the Tdap to new parents after birth of their baby. DH and I both got it. I know 2 other couples who experienced the same thing back then.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They don't give it right after birth, women get a Tdap in their 3rd trimester to protect the baby from whooping cough during that 2 month window before the baby get get their own vaccine.

It is totally fine to get it early. I got mine early when my nephew was a preemie to protect him, then got my own 3rd trimester Tdap to protect my son just a few years later.

Wow, this must be a new practice since I had my (now college-age) kids.

[Anonymous]

Ugh, I’m due for mine, but last time I got it my arm felt like it was punched hard for a whole week.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They don't give it right after birth, women get a Tdap in their 3rd trimester to protect the baby from whooping cough during that 2 month window before the baby get get their own vaccine.

It is totally fine to get it early. I got mine early when my nephew was a preemie to protect him, then got my own 3rd trimester Tdap to protect my son just a few years later.

Wow, this must be a new practice since I had my (now college-age) kids.

Yes it's new within the last 4 years. I had my previous lod 4 years ago (during COVID) and it wasn't a requirement. It is now when I had my 3rd last year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They don't give it right after birth, women get a Tdap in their 3rd trimester to protect the baby from whooping cough during that 2 month window before the baby get get their own vaccine.

It is totally fine to get it early. I got mine early when my nephew was a preemie to protect him, then got my own 3rd trimester Tdap to protect my son just a few years later.

Wow, this must be a new practice since I had my (now college-age) kids.

Yes it's new within the last 4 years. I had my previous lod 4 years ago (during COVID) and it wasn't a requirement. It is now when I had my 3rd last year.

I'm not sure why you weren't but it was given to me 7 years ago when I was pregnant with my son...it's been a thing for a while.

[Anonymous]

I have a 9 yo and 5 yo and got the Tdap shot in each of my third trimester.

https://www.cdc.gov/pertussis/hcp/vaccine-recommendations/vaccinating-pregnant-patients.html

Op, yes it's fine to get vaccinated again.