Flu shot

Jerseymommy11

Anyone getting the flu shot?
Ive never gotten it before and im even more concerned this year however the flu is dangerous if pregnant!

MAdams728

Yes, I am. It's incredibly important to get the flu shot.

samiamagirl

I just talked to my husband about this. I'm going to hold off until my first prenatal appointment so I can talk to my OB. I've always had an adverse reaction to flu shots so I stopped getting them in my late teens. There's also a good chance I already had the flu in August. Guess we'll see what the doc says...

CTri17

Jerseymommy11

Wasnt trying to start contoversy. They are offering them in work today so i was curious. I think ill ask my ob next week

CTri17

Jerseymommy11 said:

Wasnt trying to start contoversy. They are offering them in work today so i was curious. I think ill ask my ob next week

lol it wasn't directed at you. it's just that we are going to have a lot of these posts over the next 6 months. Talk with your Dr. , you are just the first one I've seen. There will be a lot of "battles" over a lot of hot topics, so some of us like to keep it light

I will not be getting one, but I'll do my best with other best practices to stay healthy

ambarnett1

I'll be getting one within the next few weeks. I was pregnant this time last year and got the flu shot. I did not get the flu and my son is healthy.

welly01

I'll be getting one.  Its recommended that pregnant women get them.

SnowFlake84

I'm getting one.

JackL22

I was in for my first appt yesterday and my dr did recommend I get one, she also said they have a special one at the obgyn for pregnant women? She also recommend my husband get one as well... So I will be getting that!

texasmama15

I will be getting mine and DH got his yesterday. @sterling13 thanks for the info!

kmb0324

I work at a hospital which almost ultimately requires it however I'm only 6 weeks along so I think I will wait until my 10 week appointment to double check with my ob just to make sure now is a good time. I get mine every year.

PlayboyMommy

I have to for work (pediatric hospital) and I'm sure I'll get it at my first appointment.  I don't mess around with the flu. I've only had it maybe twice in my life and I don't care to repeat it.

mrsmustard12

I am definitely getting one since I work in a hospital.

Ndracer

If you are getting it tell them you are pregnabt so they get you the right one. I will get one as I had the flu last year and have never been so sick in my life. After a werk in bed I was seriously wondering if I would recover.

SassyPants150

I believe that the last time I was pregnant, my OB said that getting a flu shot also helped when baby comes out (DD was a January baby) that it's like giving LO a shot. That is probably a little irrelevant for a May baby. I only get a flu shot when I'm pregnant.

@Sterling13‌ That's interesting that your CVS/Walgreens carry flu shots for infants. Around here none of them will do any sorts of vaccines until 18 months!

rivieramaya

I will be getting one. My OB will administer them in the office for mothers and fathers.

djm31012

Sterling13 said:

There's a preservative free one that infants and pregnant women get. Most cvs/walgreens carry them.

this.

Ndracer

Does it matter if we have it in first tri or later? I'm Flying at 10 weeks and really want to get it before then since planes spread germs so easily.

sabriel1

I'll be getting it but around here (rural Canada) the doctors office won't receive it until early November so I'll have to wait. As PPs have said it is highly recommended for pregnant woman and people with young children at home since the flu can be deadly for those groups.

sarahchrismck

I will be getting one, reluctantly. I'm terrified of needles and I usually avoid getting the flu shot, but I know how important it is. I got really excited when I saw that my insurance offered the nasal vaccine (You just have to inhale it), but then got bummed when I saw that pregnant women can't have those because the nasal ones are active viruses. BOO. But yes, I will put on my big girl pants and get the flu shot to protect my LO.

lala5507

sarahchrismck said:

I will be getting one, reluctantly. I'm terrified of needles and I usually avoid getting the flu shot, but I know how important it is. I got really excited when I saw that my insurance offered the nasal vaccine (You just have to inhale it), but then got bummed when I saw that pregnant women can't have those because the nasal ones are active viruses. BOO. But yes, I will put on my big girl pants and get the flu shot to protect my LO.

I was wondering about the nasal one.  That's a bummer.  Isn't there a tiny needle one too?

beachhippiemama

I will not be getting a flu shot and I have never had one.

MellyMel15

@sarahchrismck- Yup, my NMW also said no nasal mist. I hate needles too, though, so I feel your pain. 

I'll be getting my flu shot next month before my trip to Arizona at the end of October. 

dancinqueeen1717

I'm getting it! And so is my DH and DS. My son and I got it last year too, but my husband declined. I have never seen a human so sick as he was. He won't be making that mistake again. 

SeaParrot

I will be getting it as will everyone in my household and however many peers I can drag to the public flu shot event I am organizing! People have many misconceptions about influenza and the flu shot and so herd immunity is never really adequately established which is why it is important to get your shot to protect yourself. Even in a 'bad match' year you get some protection because of similarities in the antigen structures.

On a more personal level, my son was severely, severely ill (hospitalized) due to secondary pneumonia from influenza. I am very grateful to everyone who reduces their chances of getting (thus transmitting!) influenza because it can be a very dangerous illness even in healthy kids (and pregnant women!)

xcjump

I plan on getting one and hopefully everyone in our house will get one. 

@katnhiding are you allergic to eggs? 

mrs2mommy92

I'm a nurse in a mother infant unit so we are required to get one every year. I had some doubts about it's safety but I'm glad to see that a lot of other women are getting it!

mrsb628

I went to a flu shot clinic at my work and told the nurse I was pregnant. He said that he wouldn't give it to me unless I checked with my doctor if it was ok to expose the baby to thimerisal which is a mercury containing preservative. I called my doc and she said she said I should get one without Thimerisal. Fortunately, DH's work has a clinic with preservitave free shots.

Ndracer

I just went to local CVS and they told me they use the regular shot on pregnant ladies. I explained that there are supposed to be two, one is safe one isn't. They said they only have one and had never heard of this? They asked me where I heard it and told them my RE, my obgyn and every other pregnabt lady I know lol. Maybe what they have is the safe version but they should know there is a difference.