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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]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).[/quote]

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[/quote]

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. . [/quote]

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