Anyone NOT get their kids a flu shot?

shiloh17 · September 2011

We took the kids this week for their shots. When I was telling a co-worker, they looked at me like I was nuts, and questioned why I vaccinated them. Apparently, she thinks flu shots make you sick and if kids aren't in daycare or school, there is no need to vaccinate. I hope those poor kiddos don't come down with the flu. Sometimes there is no reasoning with people.

Cbidt's girl · September 2011

My best friend is one of those who believes the flu shot made her sick when she got it for the first time last year. Sometimes there's just no logic that can overrule good old fashioned pavlovian conditioning. It drives me batty. I'm a flu shot for everyone kind of girl!

AnnapolisLari · September 2011

I skipped their flu shots last year.

Both kids spent 7-10 days feverish and coughing their lungs out. I will be getting their flu shots this year without fail.

KrisBriMcBunny · September 2011

DH, me and Michelle get one but my older girls do not. Michelle catches EVERYTHING so easily. She's been getting a flu shot since she was a year old. Dh & I had to get one when Michelle was born because she was a preemie.

I'm not gonna give anyone a side eye who dont get flu shots or get the kids one.

JenniC1135 · September 2011

I'm hit or miss. Last year, I never got around to it. The year before - was that the big H1N1 year? - I chased down a clinic in the nearest city that actually had the doses and got them those. Supposedly the vaccine for this year is exactly the same as last year, which is very rare. I haven't decided if we'll get it or not.

Temp108743750006959 · September 2011

cjcouple:

Well, people do get sick from the flu shot. If you are starting a old or a little under the weather and get the flu shot - it will make you sick. That is why on the day of the flu shot they make you sign that you are feeling fine.

It doesn;t bother me if they don't get it. There are so many strands out there that people will always have the flu. with or without the shot.

My entire family does get the shot because it still lowers your odds

I've never signed anything. DS got the flu shot when he had a cold and he's fine.

shiloh17 · September 2011

I could care less if people get them or not. I get them for us and the kids. I just couldnt believe that I got chewed out for vaccinating. IMO I would rather be safe than sorry.

ghm · September 2011

We don't get the flu shot. We're currently waiting it out to see if DH has the flu...which most likely means we'll get it. It sucks, but our past experiences have not made me want to get the flu shot for us.

r9stedt · September 2011

ghm:
We don't get the flu shot. We're currently waiting it out to see if DH has the flu...which most likely means we'll get it. It sucks, but our past experiences have not made me want to get the flu shot for us.

Can I ask what happened?

I think I have always got L a flu shot in the past, and he is always out of whack for a few days afterwards. I've contemplated not getting him one this year.

I don't get them. exH doesn't believe in them after he had a very adverse reaction.

And, hope hubby feels better!

justEK · September 2011

We do not get the flu shot.

The shot does not make you sick since it's not a live virus. The flu mist IS a live virus, so most people get and can spread a mild flu on to others after getting it.

ali2005jason · September 2011

We do not get them.

Jodi&Joe · September 2011

I don't get the kids flu shots.

I don't get myself one either.

*gasp*

(We all have healthy thriving immune systems. Being that sick sucks, and I hope we don't get it. But we have (knock on wood) not had it and I've NEVER got one (either have they). And I can tell you (blah blah blah) how many times I've heard of people getting the flu AFTER getting the flu shot. I've heard the story far too many times. And it does not protect agains all flu strains. Basically, you can get the shot and STILL get the flu. It only decreases your risk. Not worth it, IMO!)

Yodajo · September 2011

My boys always get the FluMist. DH and I do not get a flu vaccine.

CleoKitty · September 2011

Sometimes we get them, sometimes we don't. It just depends on a variety of factors such as whether or not the kids are attending school, if it's known to be a bad flu season, etc.

I haven't really given it any thought yet this year. Ds has his annual appt in a couple of weeks so I'll ask then, but I'm leaning towards not doing it this year since both of the kids will be staying home. They're not in school or daycare.

Susie2005 · September 2011

ghm:
We don't get the flu shot. We're currently waiting it out to see if DH has the flu...which most likely means we'll get it. It sucks, but our past experiences have not made me want to get the flu shot for us.

Unfortunately, speaking from experience, I'm guessing that your dad's oncologist would recommend that you all get a flu shot if you want to keep him as safe as possible while he's going through chemo. You're in a different situation this year, you may want to reconsider your decision on this.

Jays-n-Shane · September 2011

DH and I don't always get it, but DD's docs strongly recommend she does b/c she has asthma.

superslug · September 2011

Mine get the Flu Mist and have never been sick afterwards, but when they were smaller and had the actual shot my oldest did get minor flu symptoms but nothing as bad as the full blown flu.

ghm · September 2011

nevermind.

xbrooklyngrl · September 2011

Jodi&Joe:
I don't get the kids flu shots.

I don't get myself one either.

*gasp*

(We all have healthy thriving immune systems. Being that sick sucks, and I hope we don't get it. But we have (knock on wood) not had it and I've NEVER got one (either have they). And I can tell you (blah blah blah) how many times I've heard of people getting the flu AFTER getting the flu shot. I've heard the story far too many times. And it does not protect agains all flu strains. Basically, you can get the shot and STILL get the flu. It only decreases your risk. Not worth it, IMO!)

ditto every word. I have never had one neither has B or DH.

Littlejen22 · September 2011

The nasal spray has a slight chanceof causing a mild flu, the shot does not. I get it and DH and I have gotten it since DS was born.

Mominator · September 2011

Honestly, it's pretty much hit or miss in this house. Jeremy gets it most of the time because his annual physical is usually in September and it's just easier to get it done while there, though the year he didn't get one, he ended up with a confirmed case of H1N1. Nate hasn't been able to get in the past because of his egg allergy and they won't do the mist because he has asthma, though when I had him at the pedi when he was sick a few weeks ago, they told me that new research indicates that the shot is safe for those with a mild allergy. Nate did get the flu last year and was really, really sick with it. Alyssa gets it sometimes, but I'll admit I don't generally go out of my way to get it for her. I've gotten the flu shot 3 times as an adult and twice I still got the flu (not from the shot but later in the season).

I will add, that I don't put much stock in vaccines, at least not that they are 100% effective. Jeremy had all his shots and boosters and still had Rubella as a child. Nate had the chicken pox vaccine and ended up with Shingles. Oh, and when Nate was sick a few weeks ago, the Strep taste came back negative so the doctors only other "guess" was Rubella. Oy!

patty78 · September 2011

I didn't last year and DD got the flu. She had a fever for a week, she was so miserable, I will be getting her a flu shot this year.

mmbench · September 2011

We usually get them. Last year Madeleine got hers late (in Nov), but she ended up getting the flu in January. The rest of us managed to avoid it.

Expecting0207 · September 2011

Girls are getting them tomorrow - always have.

I'll get one at work (work for a health system). I've had the actual flu and it was an awful bedridden week and a full month before I was better. I don't have a month of down time as a single parent.

ashleyaugust7 · September 2011

Yodajo:
My boys always get the FluMist. DH and I do not get a flu vaccine.

Same here.

StarryNight39 · September 2011

Yup, we always get them. Drew already got his at his well visit last week. The girls will get them in a week or so and Dave and I will as well. The one year I didn't get it I got the flu and I have never ever been as sick in my entire life.

DandRAgain · September 2011

we will this year because my sister will be home visiting for 3 weeks with a newborn and then again at Christmas time with a 2 month old....so to protect her baby we will get them.

I did when my kids were teeny tiny (Audrey caught the flu AND RSV the same week when she was 5 months old...worse week of my life). But we haven't the past few years. We all caught H1N1 and it really wasn't a big deal...we were down and out for about 2 or 3 days and back to normal within a week.

So, if we will be around babies often (like this year) it makes sense...if not...I'm ok with our immune systems fighting their own fight without help.

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