MMR shot During Pregnancy Please Read!

So...my question is about the MMR (Measles Mumps and Rubella) shot and pregnancy. I know it is not advised to take the shot while you think you might be pregnant or are pregnant...and to avoid becomming pregnant within a month of having it.

My friend just found out she was pregnant (wasnt trying) and she had the MMR shot about 3 weeks ago. The docs say she is about 2-3 weeks.

My question is...how many of you have had the shot during pregnancy? If so, were there any problems for the baby?

Thanks for the help!

the MMR vaccine is a mixture of live, weakened virus of three types - those causing measles, mumps and rubella. because the virus is live, in VERY RARE instances, the person receiving the vaccine will get sick. if your friend is not one of those rare people, then the chances are that the fetus is unaffected. there have been scientific studies looking at the birth defect rates among women who received the vaccine while pregnant, and there was no difference compared to the "normal" population. she is much better off having received the vaccine than to get sick with one of those viruses for the first time while pregnant!
hope that helps!

JayeKing wrote: the MMR vaccine is a mixture of live, weakened virus of three types - those causing measles, mumps and rubella. because the virus is live, in VERY RARE instances, the person receiving the vaccine will get sick. if your friend is not one of those rare people, then the chances are that the fetus is unaffected. there have been scientific studies looking at the birth defect rates among women who received the vaccine while pregnant, and there was no difference compared to the "normal" population. she is much better off having received the vaccine than to get sick with one of those viruses for the first time while pregnant!
hope that helps!

Thank you!! I will let her know. She is more worried about birth defects than herself getting sick. She is seeing her doctor tomorrow, and hopefully he will tell her the same thing.

Just bumping this in case someone else can relate to this post.

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i had a tetnas shot when i didnt even no i was preg... should i be worried?

i think if its that early it should affect the baby. if you think about it, the first month of preganncy there really isnt anything there besides implantation and stuff. so i wouldnt worry. tell the doctor and if theyre worried then it might be an issue. but if theyre not worried then you shouldnt worry. but definitly make it aware to your physician.

I haven't had it but found out I am NOT immune to Rubella. So I have to take it after I have the baby. Fun.

Crazy I've not heared of adults getting MMR vaccine, usually you get it when you're really little. Anyway, like what was already said about the modified live vaccenes, most of the risk involved is from the weakend viruses not actually being weakend enough and you get sick with whatever the shot is supposed to protect you against. Some people are allergic and so forth, just like any other vaccine. it's just miserable to get those type of diseases when you're pregnant. (My grandmother had mumps when she was pregnant with her second and she said it was the worst thing ever!)

Rina-o1-o9-2oo8 wrote: i had a tetnas shot when i didnt even no i was preg... should i be worried?

I dont know anything about the tetanus shot...sorry.   Maybe someone else who sees this post will?

Chola82 wrote: Crazy I've not heared of adults getting MMR vaccine, usually you get it when you're really little. Anyway, like what was already said about the modified live vaccenes, most of the risk involved is from the weakend viruses not actually being weakend enough and you get sick with whatever the shot is supposed to protect you against. Some people are allergic and so forth, just like any other vaccine. it's just miserable to get those type of diseases when you're pregnant. (My grandmother had mumps when she was pregnant with her second and she said it was the worst thing ever!)

yep--we all had the MMR shot when we were little...my friend had hers too, but since she is Russian, and working on her citizenship paperwork, the INS required she get it again here in the states. It sucks. Right now I am just trying to get that info for her, because she is in a big panic that she hurt her baby.

bazsismylove wrote:

Chola82 wrote: Crazy I've not heared of adults getting MMR vaccine, usually you get it when you're really little. Anyway, like what was already said about the modified live vaccenes, most of the risk involved is from the weakend viruses not actually being weakend enough and you get sick with whatever the shot is supposed to protect you against. Some people are allergic and so forth, just like any other vaccine. it's just miserable to get those type of diseases when you're pregnant. (My grandmother had mumps when she was pregnant with her second and she said it was the worst thing ever!)

yep--we all had the MMR shot when we were little...my friend had hers too, but since she is Russian, and working on her citizenship paperwork, the INS required she get it again here in the states. It sucks. Right now I am just trying to get that info for her, because she is in a big panic that she hurt her baby.

i would assume she just needs to talk to her doctor. and if she doesnt have one yet call the hospital and they will let you talk to someone on call.

lolajessup wrote: i think if its that early it should affect the baby. if you think about it, the first month of preganncy there really isnt anything there besides implantation and stuff. so i wouldnt worry. tell the doctor and if theyre worried then it might be an issue. but if theyre not worried then you shouldnt worry. but definitly make it aware to your physician.

Shes going to see her doc tomorrow. Ill update if they tell her anything negative about it. As it stands, the place where she got the shot is telling her she should terminate. (Like I said, it is not me, I am just asking for her) I think they are just trying to avoid liability in case something does go wrong, because they didnt tell her anything about pregnancy and the shot.   But I hope her obgyn can tell her something else.

bazsismylove wrote:

lolajessup wrote: i think if its that early it should affect the baby. if you think about it, the first month of preganncy there really isnt anything there besides implantation and stuff. so i wouldnt worry. tell the doctor and if theyre worried then it might be an issue. but if theyre not worried then you shouldnt worry. but definitly make it aware to your physician.

Shes going to see her doc tomorrow. Ill update if they tell her anything negative about it. As it stands, the place where she got the shot is telling her she should terminate. (Like I said, it is not me, I am just asking for her) I think they are just trying to avoid liability in case something does go wrong, because they didnt tell her anything about pregnancy and the shot.   But I hope her obgyn can tell her something else.

well i wish her the best of luck!!! hopefully its only good news. definite prayers that they dont make her terminate   it seems like your body would reject the baby if the shot did harm though.

lolajessup wrote:

bazsismylove wrote:

lolajessup wrote: i think if its that early it should affect the baby. if you think about it, the first month of preganncy there really isnt anything there besides implantation and stuff. so i wouldnt worry. tell the doctor and if theyre worried then it might be an issue. but if theyre not worried then you shouldnt worry. but definitly make it aware to your physician.

Shes going to see her doc tomorrow. Ill update if they tell her anything negative about it. As it stands, the place where she got the shot is telling her she should terminate. (Like I said, it is not me, I am just asking for her) I think they are just trying to avoid liability in case something does go wrong, because they didnt tell her anything about pregnancy and the shot.   But I hope her obgyn can tell her something else.

well i wish her the best of luck!!! hopefully its only good news. definite prayers that they dont make her terminate   it seems like your body would reject the baby if the shot did harm though.

Thats what Im trying to tell her. I am also sure if something were terribly wrong, she would know by now. I hope her obgyn will not encourage her to terminate. i know I wouldnt be able to, not knowing for sure that something was wrong (she is only 2-3 weeks). I dont know where she went for the shot..but they are the ones telling her her baby will be sick, deformed, etc if she doesnt.   I am not trying to pressure her into keeping the baby, but but I dont want her to do something she will regret. Thanks. I will update. Hopefully they have some good news! I think I am as worried as she is.