How concerned are you about measles?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If I was pregnant right now, and had an older kid aged 6-12 months, I would ask my pediatrician about vaccinating the baby. The first shot isn’t usually given until 12 months but can be given at six months.

If nothing else, the conversation might be reassuring (DMV vaccination rates were high when my kids were young and exemptions hard to get).

The concern is not for the older kid ( though rare to be pregnant with a 6 month old) but for people with newborns or soon to be newborns

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Slightly worried because we have an 8-month-old. MIL & FIL live in TX and we have told them that unless they get boosters and quarantine before visiting us, they are not welcome to visit in April as planned. MIL is fine with that. She's already gotten a booster because she was first vaccinated in 1965. FIL is being stubborn. I wouldn't be surprised if MIL leaves him behind to quarantine and visit. She's about at the end of her rope with him anyway. He's gone off the deep end with the maga movement. SIL, who also lives in TX near them, reports that they fight nonstop and FIL hasn't slept in their room since last fall. [/quote

apple doesn’t fall far from the tree cuz you sound like a real weirdo yourself

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If I was pregnant right now, and had an older kid aged 6-12 months, I would ask my pediatrician about vaccinating the baby. The first shot isn’t usually given until 12 months but can be given at six months.

If nothing else, the conversation might be reassuring (DMV vaccination rates were high when my kids were young and exemptions hard to get).

The concern is not for the older kid ( though rare to be pregnant with a 6 month old) but for people with newborns or soon to be newborns

I thought the biggest risk was 6-12 month since moms antibodies from pregnancy have waned but they aren't eligible for vaccine yet?
Although that's all depending on mom actually having significant antibodies. I'm not entirely sure my ob drew titres for my pregnancy so I'll be requesting mmr at next months 6mo visit if the trend continues upward.
Also for your ped to say "avoid visibly sick" is shocking because measles is contagious +-4 days after rash appears soooo I wouldn't think that's sound advice and honestly most people avoid visibly sick people. The issue is it's highly contagious before people know what they have. .

[Anonymous]

Agreed bad advice from pediatrician... it lingers in air or on surfaces even if no one around, besides the fact that there's a presymptomatic phase like covid.

I don't think my titer were tested this pregnancy so no idea if my 2 week old has any protection

[Anonymous]

I don’t remember getting tested for MMR titers in my recent pregnancy…

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Agreed bad advice from pediatrician... it lingers in air or on surfaces even if no one around, besides the fact that there's a presymptomatic phase like covid.

I don't think my titer were tested this pregnancy so no idea if my 2 week old has any protection

Yes measles is incredibly contagious.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just go to cvs and get a single MMR booster for everyone in your family. After two weeks, you can rest easy.

Uh, this is the expectant and postpartum moms forum…pregnant women and young babies can’t get the vaccine.

DP, but also one who referenced vaccine. So many posters here read from recent topics forum, not each individual, so in my case it rarely crosses my mind I'm writing to a special class of people. I'm sorry for my lack of care. Yes, for my newborn grandson I would have been concerned. And hesitant mingling in big crowds then bringing something back to him.

[Anonymous]

You get a mumps titer during pregnancy, not a measles titer, as part of standard prenatal care.

My mumps titer was sky-high. Five years later, I learned (via titer) that I had ZERO immunity to measles. IDK why, but I got revaccinated.