Everyone in my family got flu shots, but my experience was a little weird. I thought I'd get one free onsite at work, but nope, yet another benefit they have taken away. Then my doctor's office was charging $25 for it and I didn't know if my insurance would cover it (I know ppl say Obamacare made flu shots free, but my coverage is kind of wonky and I didn't look into it for my specific plan and my DD's pedi charged us for it.) So my church sponsored free flu shots from the local hospital at a festival last weekend and I got one there. I told them I was pregnant and they said it was all good. I don't even look at the needle and honestly I didn't even feel the needle go in or out. And I didn't have any blood on the Band-aid when I took it off. So in my crazy mind, the chick didn't give me the shot. I'm sure she did, but I'm still a smidge freaked out that maybe she didn't. I REALLY don't want to get the flu!!!!
I had the "LOL I DON'T NEED THE FLU SHOT" response when I was pregnant with my son in 2015, and then I got pneumonia at 37 weeks without even going out in public. I had to go to urgent care and get a chest xray while pregnant to find out it was pneumonia. I had it for over 3 weeks and went into labor with an uncontrollable cough. Even had to have an oxygen mask while I was pushing.
Needless to say, I'm getting a flu shot this time.
@Natabear Oh my god that sounds awful!!! Being sick during labor is a huge fear of mine. I've gotten pneumonia 3 times in my life and I couldn't even walk, much less push a baby out. Oi.
The response was overwhelming:) we all had our flu shots yesterday. Done and done. I'm not sure why I was hesitating... I think I am much more susceptible to bullshit opinions while pregnant. Usually I would do my own research and decide without the peanut gallery input...but pregnancy brain makes for poor logic apparently
Just got my flu shot today. I had my regular OB appointment and was pleasantly surprised they were doing them at the office. They didn't when I was pregnant with DS so I was glad I could get it done today. And I didn't even feel it! Last year the person who gave me mine sucked and it hurt! This time, nothing. Although my arm now hurts. Stupid of me to get it in my left arm since we are supposed to try to sleep on our left. Duh! That won't be happening now.
In response to a post about waiting a few days to go to the doctor when you suspect you have the flu:The practitioners have around a 72 hour window from the onset of symptoms to administer the antiviral medication before it won't help. It doesn't cure the flu, but it can shorten the duration. I'm sure you all have seen that on the TV, but I just wanted to throw that out there in case you only get to watch stuff that has been DVR'd and skip all the commercials like I do
We are required to get them for work or we have a major process to go through to get out of it. Then we are stuck wearing a mask, unless eating lunch, till March. I am a circulator so I wear a mask all day anyway, but I also like to breathe freely between cases. I received it in September, and I hope it lasts the season.
I didn't start getting the flu shot until I had my first baby. My co-worker's son died after contracting the H1N1 strain in 2009. He was only 34. That was the year they sent out a batch of just the H1N1 vaccines because it wasn't in the regular immunization. I got the regular flu shot while pregnant and then the H1N1 after she was born.
Got mine at work on Monday. I had to listen to my idiot sister talk “science” to me about why she won’t be getting one. Even after I pointed out that our mom is finishing up chemo and won’t have a full immune system for months...but you can’t talk sense into google med school grads.
I remember being pregnant in 2009 during the H1N1 scare. I flew across country to see my family and my oldest sister got all pissed off that I didn’t want her coming over after her son had a confirmed case of it. It was terrifying because I saw her the day before he got sick. I wasn’t vaccinated because there was a shortage of pregnant lady vaccines.
I’m glad to have the option to be protected this time.
@Mass-girl-at-heart that is a scary situation. I’m happy everything ended well for you! my uncle is a google MD and is constantly posting and sharing “facts” about vaccines. I always ask for the study behind the statement and he never answers me. Weird.
I was in school during the H1N1 and got sprayed in the face by a vent circuit infected with the virus and was the sickest I have ever been after the virus took over. I was a healthy, young person. I couldn't imagine being immunocompromised and dealing with that. It's terrible.
@Mass-girl-at-heart I'm sorry. I think I either can't read or there was a giant typo in there. I thought you said your sister refused to get the flu shot when your mom has just finished chemo and is immunocompromised. I can't imagine that your sister would expose your mom to a life threatening risk just because whackadoodles on Google said so.
For reals, your mom should refuse to spend time with her until her doctor tells her her immune system is fully functioning again. Or at bare minimum, insist she wash her hands immediately upon entering and wear a mask. What is wrong with her??? Would a letter from your mom's oncologist do the trick?
Me: 34 DH: 38 Married: June 2011 TTC since Feb 2016 BFP#1: 7/7/16 MMC: 8/16/16 BFP#2: 5/8/17 - CP BFP#3: 6/27/17 EDD: 3/10/18
@DDRRT1982 oh my gosh! That strain was no joke. Those vent circuits are nice, warm, moist places for things to grow. I'm so sorry that happened to you. @chasingroygbiv I'm thankful he was okay. I never took the flu seriously until that year. I don't know why I thought it mostly affected the young and old. My eyes were definitely opened when it hit the young healthy patients so hard. Our ICU had several of them on vents. It was really scary.
@kiki75 it's a huge cluster F, I don't even know if it has crossed my mother's mind that my sister wouldn't get one. She also works at a dental office and is exposed to all sorts of germs doing x-rays and examine mouths. I can't believe her job doesn't require it. But she isn't someone you can talk to...if she read to the sky is purple then she would fight with you until her death that the sky is purple. I have considered not letting people see the baby until they've had their flu shot but that won't do much to help the situation now.
I don't think my mother's would put up too big of a fuss about it as this is her final round of chemo and she's just glad to be done (and as cancer free as one can get after having had it so yay!). My family is tricky, and if my sister thinks I'm trying to block her and her family from seeing my mother who knows what kind of petty crap she would pull. So I'll leave it to my mother, I am sure her oncologist has told her what she should look out for and I will defer to her judgement (reluctantly).
Re: Flu shot
Needless to say, I'm getting a flu shot this time.
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my own research and decide without the peanut gallery input...but pregnancy brain makes for poor logic apparently
We are required to get them for work or we have a major process to go through to get out of it. Then we are stuck wearing a mask, unless eating lunch, till March. I am a circulator so I wear a mask all day anyway, but I also like to breathe freely between cases. I received it in September, and I hope it lasts the season.
I didn't start getting the flu shot until I had my first baby. My co-worker's son died after contracting the H1N1 strain in 2009. He was only 34. That was the year they sent out a batch of just the H1N1 vaccines because it wasn't in the regular immunization. I got the regular flu shot while pregnant and then the H1N1 after she was born.
I remember being pregnant in 2009 during the H1N1 scare. I flew across country to see my family and my oldest sister got all pissed off that I didn’t want her coming over after her son had a confirmed case of it. It was terrifying because I saw her the day before he got sick. I wasn’t vaccinated because there was a shortage of pregnant lady vaccines.
I’m glad to have the option to be protected this time.
my uncle is a google MD and is constantly posting and sharing “facts” about vaccines. I always ask for the study behind the statement and he never answers me. Weird.
Married: June 2011
TTC since Feb 2016
BFP#1: 7/7/16 MMC: 8/16/16
BFP#2: 5/8/17 - CP
BFP#3: 6/27/17 EDD: 3/10/18
@chasingroygbiv I'm thankful he was okay. I never took the flu seriously until that year. I don't know why I thought it mostly affected the young and old. My eyes were definitely opened when it hit the young healthy patients so hard. Our ICU had several of them on vents. It was really scary.
I don't think my mother's would put up too big of a fuss about it as this is her final round of chemo and she's just glad to be done (and as cancer free as one can get after having had it so yay!). My family is tricky, and if my sister thinks I'm trying to block her and her family from seeing my mother who knows what kind of petty crap she would pull. So I'll leave it to my mother, I am sure her oncologist has told her what she should look out for and I will defer to her judgement (reluctantly).