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[dulwich]

My daughter expecting baby in June - just got text from her after her baby check appointment - that anyone who is going to be around the newborn must have had Tetanus shot within last 10 years.

I have never heard of this before I guess it is a new preventative method - my other daughter who delivered in the same area/hospital was never told this.  Just wondered if this is regular occurrence now.

[cherry]

@dulwich   i am not sure if you can get just a tetanus shot? I got a DPT shot a year or so ago, and I will tell you I was sick enough to die from it

I told my Dr I would never get another. It protects you from tetanus, whooping cough and diphtheria

[KentuckyWoman]

We had to get a DPT shot three months before or last grandchild was born.  (diphtheria, pertussis aka whooping cough, and tetanus)  In our area, it is a standard operating procedure.  Mostly they are concerned about pertussis or whooping cough which can be fatal to infants and small children.  I've never heard of requiring just a tetanus shot though.  Usually you get all three in one shot.

[dulwich]

@KentuckyWoman @cherry   Will check re DPT but daughter only spoke about Tetanus (maybe she means DPT?) I did have a Tetanus booster last Sept. not sure what we are supposed to do now but will check with Dr. and daughter.

Thank you for you information Ladies very helpful.

[Drythe]

Because of out of country travel, I get them.

The last time I had one it was possible to have just the tetanus.

Don’t know if that is still done.

I have had no problem post injection, and I’m usually the ‘canary in the mine’.

*** Edited to add, have also had just tetanus inj. per Doc. orders x2 post TKN 12 years apart.

[dulwich]

@cherry   How did this DPT shot affect you?  must have been just awful for you.

[Shelbelle]

I have 2 small grandkids, and I would never get a tetanus shot unless something happened to me to need one like a brush with a metal or something. Last time i got one I was sick from it and did not sleep for 5 nights in a row, never again!!

[K9buddy]

It’s a Tdap shot and is recommended that anyone who is going to be close to/handling the baby should have one. Nobody I know ever got sick from it. 

[Shelbelle]

I have 2 small grandkids, and I would never get a tetanus shot unless something happened to me to need one like a brush with a metal or something. Last time i got one I was sick from it and did not sleep for 5 nights in a row, never again!! And yes of course, you can just get a shot for tetanus. 

[cherry]

@dulwich   I have never had any vaccine do this to me. I don't know if it is because I am old, or if they change the formula? I had them when I was a kid

I started feeling really sick in the night and I got up and went into the bathroom. I started shaking ,and was covered in an ice cold sweat. I mean really drenched. I was so weak I couldn't even stand. I thought I was going to faint

I don't know how long it was before I felt strong enough to stagger back to bed. It took everything I had to walk the short distance. I held onto the wall

The next morning I was better, but still felt ghastly. The Dr said it was a bad reaction to the shot, and not to worry. I would never need another, unless sometime I was in a bad accident  or something like that