Grandparents Vaccines: The New World We Live In

I never understand people who think the immune system is a muscle that can be strengthened for anything by lots of exposure to dirt and germs

It doesn't work that way, the only way to strengthen your immune system at all is to eat well and exercise and not damage your body by smoking or drinking or taking substances that upset the balance.

Balance is individual too, some people are born with no functioning immune system or an immune system that attacks their own body...

The other thing is to make antibodies, you gain antibodies from your mum during pregnancy or breastfeeding or by getting sick/vaccinated from an illness.

Its not guaranteed to make antibodies, which is why anti vaxxers make vaxxers so cross. Vaxxers cannot know 100% that all the carefully given vaccines have had the correct immune response. That's why certain vaccines are repeated in the first years of a child's life, to increase the chance they make antibodies.

Flu vaccine only protects from the flu strains included in it, the most dangerous ones around at the urrent time, not all flu.

The best way to avoid being ill is and always will be good hygiene, taking precautions, being healthy and vaccines

* Many grandparents here have had measles, rubella and mumps as children, before a vaccine for these diseases and won't need a booster.*

I had mumps as a child. They are now saying that immunity has worn off, and you should get a vaccine.

I thought babies had certain antibodies from breast milk which protected them for a few weeks/months and then they get their first vaccinations at 8 weeks; then 12, 16 weeks and one year, so are relatively safe from dangerous infections?

I have also heard many requests to not kiss newborns due to cold sores being deadly to them.
Yes, that should be more widely publicised.

Many grandparents here have had measles, rubella and mumps as children, before a vaccine for these diseases and won't need a booster.

Thank you, GrandmaKT!

Good grief! I'm sure all these hyper hygiene rules are responsible for so many children being allergic to everything. Don't these mums know that their babies will need to live in the real world?

It's very common now around the world. There are too many babies dying from whooping cough etc. it's all about protecting newborns. Also expect to not be allowed to kiss baby. A kiss has been known to kill newborns too (herpes simplex). Doctors recommend anyone around newborns to be vaccinated.

I've heard lots of mums asking for this, I don't k ow if from the UK or not.

Also there I a move towards showering, washing hands and changing clothes before holding baby if you smoke.

I have also heard many requests to not kiss newborns due to cold sores being deadly to them.

Many opinion that it is all nonsense but imagine feeling responsible for the loss of newborn...

I get the vaccinations

Ahhhh.....lucky you. smile

I’m guessing you are in the USA? It’s not something done in the U.K..

Just do a search on grandparent vaccines. Apparently, doctors are now filling the mom and dad’s heads with this.

Well, she only required a flu shot.

Well, I first heard it from my daughter’s mother-in-law. I then searched on the Internet and it’s everywhere. When I mentioned it to my brother, he said his daughter-in-law required that when his first was born, a year ago.

I’ve never heard this before, where did you get your information?