[SIZE=18pt]Anyone else expecting twins in the fall and expecting to return to work before the end of RSV season? The boys will be coming in Oct, my maternity leave will run out in Jan/Feb and the boys will be off to daycare. I'm flipping out here, anyone else going to experience this?[/SIZE]
Depending on when your babies or born they may qualify for synagis (sp?) which is not a vaccine for RSV but it helps build immunities against it (from how I understood it). I am not sure how different pedi's set their criteria to receive the shot, or if the insurance company has to do that. I would talk to your insurnace company and your future pedi and see what they say about it. I do know that its super expensive and it has to be given once a month. I would try not to worry too much, I know its easier said than done.
I agree with Kyrstyn, depending on when they are born they could qualify for the synagis shot (which she explained above). I believe the insurance companies set the guidelines because they are the ones paying for them and they are expensive. But definitely talk to your ped about it. My two did qualify for it the first winter they were home (between 10-13 months) because they were born early. RSV can affect any baby, even full term babies, but preemies are more susceptible. I would talk to the daycare they will be at and find out what kind of precautions they take to prevent such things.
My boys were born full term (38 wks) and still ended up getting RSV when they were 2 months old. We were lucky that only one was in the hospital and it was only for 3 nights. I would ask the doc about the shot...I don't know anything about it. That said..my boys were home with me - rarely leaving the house and they still got it. So it can happen whether they are in daycare or not...
my twins were born full term at the end of november, and they both got it at 8 weeks anyway. we had rarely left the house! one of them was hospitalized for 3 nights, and came home on oxygen for a month. i still don't kow how they got it, but we all ended up ok! sometimes there's nothing you can do. if they are preemie check into synagis!
Just want to "ditto" what others have said. My girls were born 35 weeks and 2 days. They did not qualify for RSV shots (I asked!) because they were not on oxygen when they were born, and at 2 months they got it. We NEVER left the house, so I have NO idea how they got it. Both were in the hospital for 6 days but they could have come home around 4 days. Sometimes with RSV there is only so much you can do before it does what it wants. I know that sounds irresponsible but there was really nothing we could have done better to have prevented it and it happened.
My boys are due Oct. 20th and if i go back to work after the first of the year I will be smack dab in the middle of RSV season!! To make matters worse I am a peds nurse who works on an infant/toddler unit and we are full of RSV babies during that time (mostly former preemies) :huh:
if they are not premature or require oxygen support at birth more than likely your insurance company will turn you down...mine were 36w but low birthweight and they didn't get them...they don't take daycare into account when making the decision...
Someone in the NICU told us that babies born in April, May, June and July were actually at an increased risk for RSV in the Fall/Winter. I don't know why, but I found it interesting.
QUOTE(Emily@Home @ Jul 4 2008, 07:52 PM) [snapback]860518[/snapback] Someone in the NICU told us that babies born in April, May, June and July were actually at an increased risk for RSV in the Fall/Winter. I don't know why, but I found it interesting. That is interesting. I wonder why? :huh:
QUOTE(mstofko21 @ Jul 4 2008, 06:30 AM) [snapback]859711[/snapback] My boys are due Oct. 20th and if i go back to work after the first of the year I will be smack dab in the middle of RSV season!! To make matters worse I am a peds nurse who works on an infant/toddler unit and we are full of RSV babies during that time (mostly former preemies) :huh: I had the same situation. My boys weren't due until Nov though, but came 5 weeks early. The did get synagis shots for the whole season. They had colds but never to the point of breathing difficulty so they weren't ever tested for RSV. I am also a peds RN at children's hospital and take care of kiddos with RSV all the time. But we made it through!
QUOTE(AmynTony @ Jul 4 2008, 11:33 PM) [snapback]860505[/snapback] if they are not premature or require oxygen support at birth more than likely your insurance company will turn you down...mine were 36w but low birthweight and they didn't get them...they don't take daycare into account when making the decision... I think it depends on the insurance company. Certain companies only cover it for under 30 weeks, come under 35 weeks. Our insurance company required under 35 weeks and another risk factor to be present (daycare in our case, which even though they were only in "daycare" at my mom's house - the insurance company didn't need to know that! just that they were in daycare) so they qualified.
