While I agree that no vaccine should be taken until there is long term safety data (10 years min.) To say that RSV is not a threat to a healthy baby is incorrect.
Certainly some babies may overcome it easier than other due to various factors, including seriousness of infection, if your child is 3 months or less and gets RSV you had better watch them like a hawk, watch their breathing. If the sides of the chest appear to be sucking inwards when they are struggling to breathe, take them to the hospital immediately. They won't be able to overcome it without intervention. When children are very young their immune system isn't fully active yet and as immunity from mom wanes, there is a period of time that is particularly dangerous around 3 months old. Just FYI.
Keeping them out of daycare the first 6 months of their lives would go a long way towards preventing their catching these things until their immune systems have had a chance to build.
It does. They're learning when a baby breastfeeds, the baby's saliva tells the mom's body what the baby needs, and the mom's body automatically produces antibodies to help the baby fight illness.
While I agree that no vaccine should be taken until there is long term safety data (10 years min.) To say that RSV is not a threat to a healthy baby is incorrect.
Certainly some babies may overcome it easier than other due to various factors, including seriousness of infection, if your child is 3 months or less and gets RSV you had better watch them like a hawk, watch their breathing. If the sides of the chest appear to be sucking inwards when they are struggling to breathe, take them to the hospital immediately. They won't be able to overcome it without intervention. When children are very young their immune system isn't fully active yet and as immunity from mom wanes, there is a period of time that is particularly dangerous around 3 months old. Just FYI.
Keeping them out of daycare the first 6 months of their lives would go a long way towards preventing their catching these things until their immune systems have had a chance to build.
i wonder if breast feeding also helps.
It does. They're learning when a baby breastfeeds, the baby's saliva tells the mom's body what the baby needs, and the mom's body automatically produces antibodies to help the baby fight illness.