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amother

Crimson ↓

Tue, Nov 12 2024, 11:46 pm

the synagis I would give and have given for two of my children. it is extremely difficult to get approved for it as it costs a fortune. they will only approve easily for preemies under 28 weeks so depends how early your baby was. and usually they will only approve it for the first year. it is extremely difficult to get approved for the second year. we tried and were denied. tht one has been around for years. now that the new rsv vaccine has been rolled out I don’t know if the synagis is even available like I don’t know if insurance still approves it. if you can get the synagis do it. you have to go into doc once a month to get it. . I don’t know if I would give the new rsv vaccine though. depends how vulnerable your baby is. I am very hesitant about it and I don’t think I would give it for a second year preemie but if it’s the baby’s first winter I’d have to think about it. it would depend on a lot of factors. and I would need to properly research it. ask abt the synagis and see if thts an option if it is go for it. if it’s not then you’ll already worry about it.

AhuvasIma

Wed, Nov 13 2024, 12:26 am

I was in the hospital with a 6 week old with rsv and I would never vaccinate my newborn.

Please read this article.

https://open.substack.com/pub/.....email

mathbrain

Wed, Nov 13 2024, 12:33 am

I’d give it.
I begged for the shot for one of my kids who was in and out of the hospital with regular viruses as a baby, but we were denied.

I spent a week in the hospital with a different one of my kids due to RSV turning into a bad pneumonia. And he was a healthy, full term 3 month old.

amother

↑ Brunette

Wed, Nov 13 2024, 12:35 am

AhuvasIma wrote:

I was in the hospital with a 6 week old with rsv and I would never vaccinate my newborn.

Please read this article.

https://open.substack.com/pub/.....email

She said her baby is a year old, not a newborn.

And this article is referring to the new RSV vaccine, not Synagis.

amother

↑ Crimson

Wed, Nov 13 2024, 1:17 am

mathbrain wrote:

ur not talking abt the same thing. there is no issue to be approved for the new rsv vaccine. they give it in the doctors office gladly and they offer it as part of the roster of shots now. what you are talking about as I mentioned upthread is the synagis. it’s a different thing and it’s not what she is asking abt. the synagis I agree she should give. it’s very difficult to get approved for it they only give to the most vulnerable. even preemies had difficultly getting approved unless they were born younger than 28 weeks gestational age in which case it’s much easier for approval but ONLY for babies first winter. once it’s second year it’s again rly rly rly difficult to get approval. and I also don’t know how it works now tht the new rav vaccine tht is available to everyone has been rolled out.

Dlsrcr

Wed, Nov 13 2024, 3:20 am

If you're talking about synagis, I would definitely give it. I gave it to my baby last winter and she hadn't had any of her other shots but with her medical condition rsv could've killed her. Not sure about the new vax though.

amother

↑ Bubblegum ↓

Wed, Nov 13 2024, 7:12 am

amother Crimson wrote:

OP didn't specify which one she's considering but here's another piece I forgot to mention: having to go to the doctor monthly to get the injection exposes your kid to a LOT of germs they wouldn't otherwise be exposed to.

amother

↑ Bubblegum

Wed, Nov 13 2024, 7:14 am

LGH wrote:

I’m not sure about the science behind it but from my personal experience, I would say to give it. I have a close family member that is a doctor and highly recommends it for all his patients since he has seen the horrors that RSV has caused so many people. Also, as some other people mentioned, it’s not an actual vaccine but rather antibodies which help the body fight the virus. RSV is no joke and causes thousands of hospitalizations a year.
I also want to mention that I gave my newborn the RSV shot in September and he just got over a slight case of RSV. At first I was confused about the affective of the shot but after a discussion with my doctor I realized that the vaccine caused him to have a super mild case of RSV and I shudder to think what it could have Chas veshalom have been without it. He BH only had slight cold symptoms and was perfectly fine after 2 days.

You don't actually know this for sure. He could have had a mild case regardless. Many babies do, especially if they're breastfeeding.

marineparkmom

Wed, Nov 13 2024, 4:21 pm

I would give it
It is extremely traumatizing for parents and baby to be hospitalized with RSV. If there is a way to avoid that , then absolutely

amother

NeonGreen

Wed, Nov 13 2024, 5:35 pm

It's not a vaccine, it's an antibody. My baby got it when she was 3 days old. Definitely get it. Babys can catch RSV and it is very dangerous, can land up in the hospital. Dr reccomended it and our rav said to do it.

amother

Smokey ↓

Thu, Nov 14 2024, 10:47 am

Bronchiolitis in an ex24 weeker is no joke.

(Not that it’s necessarily a walk in the park for any baby. For eg my acquaintance whose baby needed to be trached bec of long term effects post rsv)

amother

↑ Smokey

Thu, Nov 14 2024, 10:50 am

My pediatrician who is very thought out about vaccines encouraged me to give beyfortus to my now 12 month old baby as a newborn.

From what I understand it is pretty similar in makeup to the synagis, but longer lasting and 1 dose needed vs the multiple synagis shots.

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