Your child’s Pertussis Vaccine Schedule
Hi there! If you aren’t following The Vaccine Mom Facebook page then you haven’t been getting nearly all of the important information I put up. I’m sorry because that’s not fair to you. So, I’m going to post all these little tidbits of information here on the website for all to see! Today is about […]
Vaccines and pregnancy
The CDC recommends the pertussis (whooping cough) and flu vaccines during every pregnancy. The pertussis vaccine is particularly important during pregnancy. Pertussis can be life-threatening to your newborn. The pertussis vaccine (most commonly given in the Tdap vaccine–includes tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis) should given between 27-32 weeks gestation. The earlier the better. It will […]
Baby’s Immune System on Breast Milk
It is known through countless studies that breastfed babies have a lower instance of infection. There is also a huge increase of infection in weaning children at the time when the protection of breast milk is diminished. So, not only is breast milk an amazing source of nutrition for newborns and infants, it provides the […]
The Beautiful Immune System Lesson 2: Protective Immunity
When our bodies become sick with a virus, bacteria, fungi, parasite, etc., our adaptive immune system, the one that “remembers” microbes, not only fights off the microbe but creates protective immunity against it. Protective immunity is the body’s ability to resist a certain disease. The body’s source of protective immunity against microbes comes from the […]