Thoughts on flu shot??

Re: Thoughts on flu shot??

• nunzchucks member

  October 2013

  I will be getting one. From what I remember it also protect the baby for 6 mo or so after birth.

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• obscurereference member

  October 2013 edited October 2013

  I have never ever gotten a flu shot, but I got one at my first prenatal last week!
  
  ETA: Being pregnant with the flu sounds absolutlely HORRIBLE!!

  

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• abbyful member

  October 2013

  Get the shot.

  
  

  From Mayo Clinic: "Flu during pregnancy seems to increase the risk of miscarriage, premature birth and low birth weight."

  
  

  I received mine a couple weeks ago. I work at a hospital, it's required. No shot = no job.

  
  
  
  

  
  
  

  
  

  
  

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• SarainColorado2013 member

  October 2013

  Yes, I got one a few days before my BFP and glad I did! I always get one as early in the season as possible since I volunteer with elderly folks-- it would be terrible to expose them without knowing it. Of course it's even more important for me now because pregnancy lowers your immune response!
  

  
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• babyxmas member

  October 2013

  I'll be getting one. I haven't had my first appointment yet but I know my doctor strongly recommends it and I trust her so I'll be getting it.
  

  
  

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• TonyaCody06 member

  October 2013

  I got mine! 

  
  

   

  
  

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• purtz member

  October 2013

  I got mine last week! Dr just said no to the mist kind.

   

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• demomma15 member

  October 2013

  I am required to for work but double checked with my OB this morning just in case. They said to get it!

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• kmolsonmay5 member

  October 2013

  I got mine a few days before my BFP.
  

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• rmjones15 member

  October 2013

  I didn't get one with my last pregnancy and I don't think I'll get one with this one. I'm not terribly suspicious of shots/vaccinations , but the flu shot in particular has always made me more sick then when I've not gotten it.
  

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• Bam4 member

  October 2013

  I got mine not long after my BFP.

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• ncbelle member

  October 2013

  I'm not getting one...but I never do. I'm generally pro vax but not convinced of the efficacy of the flu shot.

  
  

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• SRK128 member

  October 2013

  Yes, I have 2 diabetic daughters. If either of them get the flu it is a long time in the hospital. We all get it. 

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• AllyTales member

  October 2013

  ncbelle said:

  I'm not getting one...but I never do. I'm generally pro vax but not convinced of the efficacy of the flu shot.

  This.  I'm pro vax with children and will mine.. but I don't do flu. Never have.
  

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• twistsandturnsto2 member

  October 2013

  I got the shot last year for the first time ever, it was required for my IVF cycle. If you got sick they would have to cancel the cycle, so I got one.
  
  I'm getting one on Monday.

  Me: 37, DH: 35 :: TCC since 2/11 SA: Perfect! CD3  HSG = Blocked Right Tube
  

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• chusum member

  October 2013

  I will be getting one in 2nd tri. My OB is super cautious with me, so I'll wait until then. It's dangerous to get the flu while pregnant. Your immune system is down naturally, and you can become dehydrated much faster.

  
  

  
  

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• chickpea912 member

  October 2013

  I get the flu shot every year (asthma), so I've already gotten mine.

  

          

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Waliany2015 member

  October 2013

  I got the flu shot 2 weeks ago. I work at a giant hospital and I don't want to get sick!!!

   

  
  

   

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• mom2be614 member

  October 2013

  I got mine already. I always do, because I work with frail elderly and I travel between many facilities, so it would be too easy for me to carry something's around town.

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• SecondTimeinMSU member

  October 2013

  I never used to get one then I got the flu the first year DS was in daycare. I was so sick that when I went to the doctor I literally had the markers for starvation since I was still breastfeeding but too sick to eat. I know it isn't 100% of flu strains but I decided it was better than nothing. I was just planning on waiting until my OB appointment and getting it there.
  

  
  
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• WhitePicketFence member

  October 2013 edited October 2013

  DH and I have both gotten a flu shot every year since I was pregnant with DD1. Our kids have gotten it as well since the time they were old enough. The AAP recommends that all children age 6 months to 18 years get an annual flu shot.
  
  I'm the only one in our household that still needs to get one at the moment. I have my first OB appointment next Wednesday and plan on asking whether they offer it at their office (if I recall correctly, I'm almost positive they do). If they don't, I'll run over to the pharmacy after my appointment to get one.

  

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• Lynnja616 member

  October 2013

  I will be getting one, it is required by my employer (I work in a hospital) and provided for free.  DS and DD will get one also, DH never does- boooooooooooo.

   

  

  

  

  

   

   

   

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• LegalLadyBug member

  October 2013

  I got mine last week, an intradermal one because they don't have the mercury in them. I got one when I was pregnant last time as well, and I even got the Whooping Cough vaccine. I have asthma so I am high risk for the flu, the shot isn't optional for me. 

  
  

  
  

  
  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Pepper6 member

  October 2013

  I've never had a flu shot, but I'll probably get one at my first OB appointment (if they do it in office, if not, I'll go to a pharmacy).  

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• wimb01 member

  October 2013

  Getting the flu while pregnant is no joke. I ran to my dr. as soon as I got the bfp at 4 weeks. I didnt get one during my first pregnancy because I wasn't pregnant during flu season.

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• Baby2Love4ever member

  October 2013

  I don't think I will. I've never gotten the flu shot. But obviously I've never been pregnant. I don't usually get sick so... I don't know. The risks worry me. My baby will be vaccinated. But the Flu shot. I just don't know.

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• Kinipela7 member

  October 2013

  I try to stay away from flu shots.  I got 1 in my adult life and I got sick all night the night I got it.  I just got back from my appointment and my OB says I need to get one.  Blah!

   

  
  

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• Emilyjeter2011 member

  October 2013

  I will be getting one! Dr. says it is very important!

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• stch25 member

  October 2013

  I usually always get one but my dr does not reccomend it so not getting it. He is very strict though.

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• dragonfly711 member

  October 2013

  wimb01 said:

  Getting the flu while pregnant is no joke. I ran to my dr. as soon as I got the bfp at 4 weeks. I didnt get one during my first pregnancy because I wasn't pregnant during flu season.

  Oh you make me feel better.  I work at a school and my school is giving us flu shots for free.  I am scheduled to get mine next week. Just found out this morning we are pregnant so 4 weeks along.  I always get the flu shot but was a bit nervous getting it now that I am pregnant and since I had a MC the beginning of the year but if my Dr says it is ok, I am getting it.  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• asheri member

  October 2013

  I got a flu shot once and it made me sick ): I was going to skip it this year because of that, but all you ladies getting it are starting to convince me I should do it.

  

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