RSV Vaccine

It’s entirely up to you they just recommend it bcoz that’s there job my little girl is not having any vaccines that has been created after 2016 so anything from then or before then she is having as I don’t trust the new ones they havnt been out long enough to know every in and out in my opinion xx

I didn’t get offered the RSV vaccine as it was newly being rolled out to pregnant women when I was pregnant with my first.
He then got croup and we were in hospital for 2 days and on steroids.
Watching him unable to breathe and his chest work SO hard to try and get oxygen I will absolutely be getting it with this one. And getting my next baby the jab if available.

The rsv vaccine isn’t new, it’s been offered for years and years in other countries, it’s just we have it newly funded here now.

I did research myself as I was scared to have it during pregnancy but found lots of data to show it’s not new xx

It’s completely fair enough for you to be apprehensive and worry for your child, those emotions are so valid. I’d say be cautious of making permanent decisions (i.e not vaccinating her) off of temporary emotions. It’s also super common for our brain to create illusory correlations when things feel unexplainable (such as, the vaccine caused me to go into labour early). It’s our brains way of making sense of events or our fears.

I’d also say the vast majority of people don’t fully understand vaccinations, which is no one’s fault, but often results in people making decisions that are emotion based rather than scientific fact, even for ‘new’ vaccines. A vaccine being new doesn’t inherently make it dangerous or invalid. We make advancements in medical technology every day and we don’t question using new technology to save lives in other areas.

Again, I think your feelings are totally valid and having those worries tell me you’re already an amazing mum, but I’d also trust vaccines 💖