What can be done if your pregnant and you have never got the german measles vacine?

can your fetus still be protected from the virus?

23 years ago I had this problem. I stayed away from public places especially those with small children and school aged children for the duration of my pregnancy.

After my son was born, I went and got vaccinated- then made sure I did not get pregnant for at least 6 months.

This was what my doctor had recommended. It was hard to stay home that long stretch of time, from July of one year to March of the following year with no internet to do Christmas shopping.

Take care. There are not many cases of German Measles anymore, but your baby's health depends on you not getting exposed while pregnant. Be particularly careful when you are around children. Tell your friends so that you are not accidentally exposed if one of their children gets ill. (The children are frequently very mildly sick. Moms may not even notice.)

Get vaccinated after your baby is born. Then it will be safe.

Consult you physician, or OB/GYN

I do not think anything can be done at this stage. You just have to be careful not to be around anyone suspected of having german measles. Since, most children get vaccinated it seems you should be o.k. Talk to your gyno about this to gain better knowledge!

Stay away from German measles sufferers. Even if you had gotten the vaccine the virus can still travel across the placenta the your child. However since you have not had the vaccine and get sick your child will be exposed to it for a lot longer and with greater intensity. But don't be terrified to go out though, German measles like most other viruses is transmitted through touch and then contact with moist tissue, for example you shake hands with a person infected with German measles and then go and eat something. It does not survive well in the general environment and in most cases cannot be transmitted by coughing. Just stay away from those who have it and all should be well. Hope this helps.

Your Ob/gyn can run a test on you to see if you can just happen to be immune to them after all these years...
Then do like the others say if you are not immune...after child is born, take the shot and stay away from young children.
My daughter lost her first child due to having german measles in her first month of pregnancy ..even before she knew she was pg she got a "measle like rash" (but was not diagnosed as measles then) thats the term a doctor put down and she had had the vaccine ...so keep away from sick kids

I was actually in the same situation when I was pregnant with my now one year old son. I had never gotten it as a kid, and for some reason my rubella vaccine levels came up lower than where they should've been (even though all my shots had been given to me on time when I was young).

Now, during pregnancy I was told many times (by the doctor, my parents and in laws, my siblings, etc etc lol) to be cautious of any person who was sick with even a cold, let alone german measles. But I was relieved when my doctor told me that there was an extremely slim chance that I would even get close to someone who was sick with it at anytime while I was pregnant.

Shortly after my delivery, (my doctor had given me the heads up a while beforehand) a nurse arrived to give me my vaccine shot, and all was fine. The best thing you can do is take your vitamins to keep yourself healthy and wash your hands as often as possible, especially if you can't avoid being around people who are sick. As long as you take care of yourself and stay on top of the illnesses around you, everything should be fine for both you and your baby.

Congrats on your pregnancy! I wish you and the baby all the best! =)