This is not a "should I get the flu shot" thing.
What I am wondering is if it is recommended for our babies to get it. I plan on asking at his 9 month well check, but was curious.
Besides, it's slow around here anyway.
Patrick: born at home on January 14, 2014
Re: Another flu shot thread.
Flu vaccines are extremely underrated, especially for elderly people, children and babies with weaker immune systems. It's especially important for these people to receive the vaccine. It's very unkind and thoughtless of you to trivialize such an important matter by calling it "creepy."
Thanks, Bumpies, for helping me see the light! I plan on getting mine mid-October now.
Ditto. Ha ha!!!
I never used to get them until I got what was most likely the flu 7-8 years ago and it SUCKED! I've been getting it since and I have never gotten sick from the vaccine. DH hates needles and he gets one every year too.
The influenza virus can be extremely dangerous, people can die from having the flu, and little babies like ours are especially at risk. The flu vaccine is definitely not creepy.
Our insurance is through an HMO and I had to have customer service call around to all of the clinics to find the flu shot for children under 3 because our clinic was out. Then my husband had to take off work early in order to get DS to the one clinic in the tri-county area that had any, but I would do it again in a heartbeat. I had H1N1 when I was in college and it was miserable. I do not want DS to ever have to go through that if it can be avoided.