Rubella

[Sooz]

My doctor has booked me in for my Rubella immunity check on December 15th but I forgot to ask if I need the vaccine how long after do I have to wait before TTC.....does anyone know?

Thanks.

 

[Midnight_Fairy]

Pretty sure it is 12 weeks x

 

[Becky10]

My Doc didn't even know and had to look it up... can't remember now if it was 3 months or 1 month, but it deffinitely was not straight away. Hopefully you wont need the jab anyway like I didn't. Most people are O.K nowadays with all the vaccinations during school years.

 

[plutosblue]

They advise 3 months

I had my bloods done last month, when the results same I was told it was 'normal' so I asked the receptionist if that means I need it, her response was 'I don't know'

Helpful... well I see my doctor the end of this month anyways.. so I will have to ask her then....

 

[parkgirl]

I was just tested a few weeks ago and they said three months if you need the vaccine.

 

[goddess25]

I was going to say 3 months but lots of people beat me too it.

 

[parkgirl]

Looks like you will be just fine with your TTC day if you need it.

 

[Sooz]

Thank you my lovelies, I know I was vaccinated as a child so will just have to wait and see if I retained immunity or not.

 

[cupcake]

i think its 3 months, make sure if u do get it that you wait til you get your period and then go for the vaccine , even if there is only a 1 in a million chance you are pregnant.
I "lost" my immunity and had to have the vaccine , I had had a pregnancy blood test and it was neg ( but very early), so I called to schedule my vaccine and they would not do it til I got my period, I was SO LUCKY, I was actually pregnant and had I had the vaccine G-D forbid it would have been tragic.

 

[ilikebeards]

I went for my vaccination in early November and was initially told by the nurse that I had to wait 3 months (I was gutted!). I read online that some people had been told 1 month, and some 3 months.

So I rang NHS direct and they told me it was 1 month. Just to be sure, I then spoke to the nurse who gave me the vaccination and asked her to double check. She looked it up in her medical bible – it also said 1 month!

It seems that the advice on the MMR has recently changed, but do check with your own nurse/doctor if you're unsure.

Hope that helps.

 

[Sooz]

i think its 3 months, make sure if u do get it that you wait til you get your period and then go for the vaccine , even if there is only a 1 in a million chance you are pregnant.
I "lost" my immunity and had to have the vaccine , I had had a pregnancy blood test and it was neg ( but very early), so I called to schedule my vaccine and they would not do it til I got my period, I was SO LUCKY, I was actually pregnant and had I had the vaccine G-D forbid it would have been tragic.

Thanks for the advice, I'm on the BCP so don't have 'real' periods but I will mention this to the nurse. I have a HPT that needs to be used up soon anyways so I can do this the morning before I go for the vaccine, if I need it.

 

[AmeliePoulain]

Ooooh for those ladies that have had their immunity checked...I am going for my pre TTC check up tomorrow - do you need a full blood test thingy for checking immunity or can they do it from a pinprick of blood??

Not that I really mind just wandered really!

 

[plutosblue]

They took full bloods on me, I was like do you really need that much !?

 

[Sooz]

It's no wonder my iron count is so low when they keep pinching my blood! Apparantly it takes about 12 weeks to replace after loosing a pint.