If your preemie has an older sibling please come in.

WannaBAmama

I have a 3 year old son and my preemie who is almost 2 months. I'm debating on getting my 3 year old the flu shot this year. I normally wouldn't do it, he hasn't had a flu shot yet, but I want to protect his baby brother.

My three year old just started preschool three days a week so he's probably going to be exposed to a lot this fall and winter.

Im just curious if you are planning on having your older child or children get flu shots to protect the preemie of the family.

weddedwife

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I just posted something similar in the preschool board, you may want to check out my post because I got a lot of responses there.

I'm not due til Dec but am thinking of getting it for all of us. I've had a lot of issues w PTL/IC this pg so it's possible this baby could come early too.

WannaBAmama

Thanks! I'm the exact same way. My LO has always been with grandma until preschool this year so I would have never even thought to get him the flu shot until now. I still probably wouldn't give it to him if I didn't have the baby to worry about. Im super nervous about how he'll react to actually getting the shot. He hasn't gotten a shot since his last vax at 18 months.

Lili_h

Did you get the shot? I did at 32w and according to what I read, there is a big possibity that baby has acquired the antivirus thru me. That said, we also have a 3yo son, who has always been receiving the flu shot, they give it to him at the pedi around his yearly well check appt. which happens to be mid October, pedi doesn't even ask, at that time of the year it's given to every kid!, plus DH gets it too.

jcsntms06

My oldest is a preemie as well and we always get the flu shot. Actually I work in healthcare and it's mandatory that us employees get the shot. My youngest had her first shot on Friday and she will return in a month for the second shot. My oldest will be getting her shot in October.

Kadyra

I get the flu shot every year because I have asthma and work in healthcare. DH has asthma so he gets it as well. We got ours a week ago. DS, who's 3, got the nasal spray vaccine about 3 weeks ago. My IL's and stepdad are all over 65, so they got it as well, as recommended.

Sept30Madison

I have a 4 year old and she, my husband, and I have all already gotten the flu shot for the season. 

There is absolutely no way that I would not have the flu shot for everyone living in our house given that preemies have compromised immune systems and my preemie is too young to get the flu shot herself.  My same reasoning also applies for the whooping cough vaccine -- my entire household is now up-to-date on that as well.

JennaNAaron

Our pedi just told me today that older LO, DH and I all MUST get it since LO is too small to get it.