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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]An infant that is being breastfed receives whatever immunities his or her mother has, so babies actually can have some protection before they are vaccinated. One of my children was born during a measles outbreak and the doctor was very reassuring that my baby had a lot of protection through my immunities (which had been checked during pregnancy). [/quote]

Guess my breastmilk was inferior.  My oldest got chicken pox while I was BFing him.  He was too young to get the vaccine.  I had chicken pox when I was a kid and had shingles 2 years before he was born so I know my antibodies to the chicken pox virus were high.[/quote]

No, your breast milk was not inferior, it is just that nothing is 100% effective. Was your child under six months and mainly breastfed? That gives better immunity, but again, there is no 100%, even with vaccinations. I've known a number of kids who had been vaccinated for chicken pox who still got it. At least breastfeeding is one thing we can do for our babies who are too young for vaccinations to give them some amount of protection. As a mother, I'll take whatever level of protection I can get for my kids until they can get all their vaccinations.
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