If this is your first pregnancy, and you have had a regular vaccine schedule as a child and in your adult years, you will probably get two TT vaccines, with a minimum of four weeks between each dose. Your doctor will decide which month of pregnancy to give these vaccines in.
The WHO recommends that women who have no vaccination history or vaccination records get their first dose of the TT vaccine as early as possible in their pregnancy, followed by a second dose four weeks later and a third dose six months after the second one. So you might get your first TT vaccine soon after your first antenatal appointment, and get up to three doses before you deliver your baby.
The TT injections from your first pregnancy will protect you from the disease for up to three years if you have had two doses of the vaccine, and five years if you have had three doses. So if you get
pregnant again within this time, you might only need one booster dose in your next pregnancy.
If there is a larger gap between your first and second pregnancies, you will probably get two doses of the vaccine.
The site of the injection can be painful after a TT shot. The doctor will do it where she thinks it will hurt least possibly in one of your butt-cheeks but you can feel pain at the site of the injection for a few days after getting it.
To relieve the pain, and reduce any swelling, apply an ice pack to the site of the injection.
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