my gut is telling me NO :(

[acline93]

My mom is pressuring me to get my flu shot, but my gut is screaming at me not to get it done. I've done research on getting it while pregnant, and I can't find anything to prove that it's harmful, and even my OB recommended it but everything in me is telling me not to get it. Who has/hasn't gotten it, and why?

[babybump223]

I am not getting the flu shot either...it contains a form of mercury which I would think could affect the growing of a fetus.  I feel theres a chance a baby could get autsim which many children have now a days.  

[jLove1992]

Every doctor every family member wanted me to get it I never did n never got sick

[First_Time_Mommy22]

U dnt have to get it rite now..they ask u if u want to get it beffore u leave the hospital after u have thee baby or atleast they did to me..I got the flu shot nd the whooping cough shot in the morning of the day I was discharged..

[mommyintraining23]

You should also research the risks for your baby associated with not getting either of the aforementioned vaccines

[Lyssa0607]

I got it and it helped me i got sick once this season when i normally get sick a few times but i did it bc i know i have a weaker immune system especially now that I am pregnant the pertussis vaccine is a never again i couldnt move my arm for days it hurt so bad and i was sooo sick afterward but it is suppose to help protect babies from whooping cough vaccines are always a personal choice good luck!

[pookie921]

I wouldn't get it. My uncle got it and a few days later was deathly ill same thing with my husband. My doctor wanted me to get it a while ago. 31 weeks now and deff. Not ever getting it!

[acline93]

I just couldn't live with myself if something happened. I read some stories online on the way to get the flu shot about women who miscarried/had stillborns just a few hours after getting it, but they didn't know if that was directly related to getting the flu shot, but still, it's a horrible coincidence. So that was really just affirmation to trust my gut and not get it done. I've never really had such a strong gut feeling about anything so I feel like I did the right thing.

[mummytwobee]

I wouldnt get it my friend did and she got extremely sick a few days after

[JewelzD]

I never get them and don't give them to my kids i gave it to my oldest once and he got scarlet fever and his fever was 106.3 never again will i ever get or give again

[acline93]

Yeah, I'm definitely not getting it.

[luvinlife1231]

I did not get the flu shot cuz i feel as if my body will protect itself. But i  do reccomend if you do not get it, ask your dr how to medically wash ur hands & make sure you wash them often esp if u touch a shopping cart or something. Good luck :)

[Mizzztaylor]

I wouldn't get it if you're uncomfortable with it. You can always decide later to get one if you want but you can never take it back once you do.  I've never gotten one in my life and then I allowed myself to be pressured into getting one by my OB. I really regretted it immediately. Nothing bad happened and my baby is still in good health but I really believe that nothing bad would have happened if I hadnt gotten it. It's always best to listen to your body...that includes your gut instincts too.

[nece062013]

I've never had the flu shot and I dint intend on starting now. I was raised that if it ain't broken, don't fix it. I told my ob at my first appt that I will not get it and if she tries to pressure me, I'll find a new doctor. She hasn't brought it up since.

[acline93]

I just went to get it done, and I walked out of there without it. I chickened out, I need to start trusting my gut lol

[MrsKeener]

I don't remember ever getting a flu shot.

[ShellyLette]

I have a question. I got the flu shot in middle school several years ago, would that count? Or is it like a yearly thing?

[searra]

Yeah I saw that I feel stupid lol.

[momofalmostfive]

I had it done and never got sick. It helps protect your baby as well. It does not make you sick...i even checked the cdc website before i got mine done, as well as the pertussis shot. You will be fine.

[Phatz88]

Searra I think she is referring to the flu shot. That she hasn't gotten her little girl vaccinated for it.  

[searra]

O I get it your talking about just the flu shot.

[searra]

Missymay34 how are your kids going to go to school if there not vaccinated? I personally didnt want to vacinate my children either but they told me they werent going to be able to attend if I didnt. So I had to. My grandparents are in there 80's and never been vaccined and ive never see older people as healthy as them.

[Franky91]

The flu shot is amazing I got it early on and I havent been sick all winter, normally am ill with everything durin christmas but nope av been prefect, however I was pissed that no one told me there is a 10% chance of miscarriage with the flu shot

[Phatz88]

My OB pressures me to get it. I have never gotten it my whole life. Every time I go in she tries a different approach she uses my asthma to scare me, and it never works lol I have never gotten the flu. I won't say its not possible but I am not worried about it. I just tell her no all the time. Its really your decision.

[babyonboard24]

I got it and im fine,never had it before but doc suggested it an told me the benefits for bub so i was all for it.