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Im a ftm and my dr is recommending a flu shot but i keep hearing and reading all these bad things about it and now im wondering if it is even worth getting one. Has any of you got it and if so does it really help so you dont get sick?
I got it and never had any complications. My baby is apparently very healthy too.i just didn't want to risk getting the flu and harming my baby and my doctor said that I should definitely Get it so I did.. Goodluck!
I have different thoughts about getting the flu shot. I have never got the shot and now that im pregnant I was thinking about it but I hear so many bad and good things i am in the same boat. My uncle always gets really sick after he gets one and i know my body i feel like i don't need it although ammune systems are diff when pregnant and it could be good or bad both ways idk this is a hard one....
I've gotten mine every year since having kids, never had the flu once, neither did my kids who've both gotten flu shots, my husband has refused it the last 3-4 years.. he gets sick EVERY year. He got it this year haha!!
5 Things You Must Know Before Getting the Flu Shot Flu season is peaking over the next several months, and this year, the CDC is urging everyone over the age of 6 months to get a flu shot. That means you!
The flu causes approximately 5 million illnesses each year, and you don't want to be one of the victims. It's miserable!
We called on pharmacists and sorted through the latest Centers for Disease Control data and studies to come up with this list of things you should know before getting vaccinated.
1. If you're preggers, it's a must. Fewer than half of all pregnant women get the flu vaccine. Don't be one of them! When you have a baby brewing, you're at an increased risk for flu-related complications, so it's particularly important to get vaccinated.
And it not only protects you: A recent study in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine suggests that babies born to moms who get the flu shot may have some additional protection against the virus (since they can't get vaccinated until they're 6 months old, this is a very good thing!).
Do not opt for the nasal spray vaccine -- which contains a weakened "live" virus -- and, if you're worried about Thimerasol in the vaccine, preservative-free versions are available, says Stacia Woodcock, a Walgreens pharmacy manager in New York. Check in with your doc for details.
2. Feeling sniffly? Don't blame the shot. It is a myth that you can catch the flu from the vaccine. According to Amy Arbogast, a CVS pharmacist in Indianapolis, Ind., the injectable flu shot contains viruses that are inactive -- literally dead viruses. "Because flu season typically coincides with cough and cold season,people may mistake cold symptoms for flu systems."
3. One and done. Unlike last year, you only need to get one shot. According to Arbogast, this year's vaccine protects you from three flu strains including H1N1 and the new strain H3N2.
4. Make it painless. If you tend to get anxious before getting a shot, be sure to eat and drink something beforehand to help prevent nerve-related nausea, says Martha Sullivan, director of health services at the College of the Holy Cross. And, hey, throw in something sweet: In some studies, kids who were given sugar before an injection felt less pain.
5. One excuse not to get the flu shot. If you're allergic to eggs or think you might be, talk to your doc before getting stuck.
The flu causes approximately 5 million illnesses each year, and you don't want to be one of the victims. It's miserable!
We called on pharmacists and sorted through the latest Centers for Disease Control data and studies to come up with this list of things you should know before getting vaccinated.
1. If you're preggers, it's a must. Fewer than half of all pregnant women get the flu vaccine. Don't be one of them! When you have a baby brewing, you're at an increased risk for flu-related complications, so it's particularly important to get vaccinated.
And it not only protects you: A recent study in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine suggests that babies born to moms who get the flu shot may have some additional protection against the virus (since they can't get vaccinated until they're 6 months old, this is a very good thing!).
Do not opt for the nasal spray vaccine -- which contains a weakened "live" virus -- and, if you're worried about Thimerasol in the vaccine, preservative-free versions are available, says Stacia Woodcock, a Walgreens pharmacy manager in New York. Check in with your doc for details.
2. Feeling sniffly? Don't blame the shot. It is a myth that you can catch the flu from the vaccine. According to Amy Arbogast, a CVS pharmacist in Indianapolis, Ind., the injectable flu shot contains viruses that are inactive -- literally dead viruses. "Because flu season typically coincides with cough and cold season,people may mistake cold symptoms for flu systems."
3. One and done. Unlike last year, you only need to get one shot. According to Arbogast, this year's vaccine protects you from three flu strains including H1N1 and the new strain H3N2.
4. Make it painless. If you tend to get anxious before getting a shot, be sure to eat and drink something beforehand to help prevent nerve-related nausea, says Martha Sullivan, director of health services at the College of the Holy Cross. And, hey, throw in something sweet: In some studies, kids who were given sugar before an injection felt less pain.
5. One excuse not to get the flu shot. If you're allergic to eggs or think you might be, talk to your doc before getting stuck.
5 Things You Must Know Before Getting the Flu Shot Flu season is peaking over the next several months, and this year, the CDC is urging everyone over the age of 6 months to get a flu shot. That means you!
The flu causes approximately 5 million illnesses each year, and you don't want to be one of the victims. It's miserable!
We called on pharmacists and sorted through the latest Centers for Disease Control data and studies to come up with this list of things you should know before getting vaccinated.
1. If you're preggers, it's a must. Fewer than half of all pregnant women get the flu vaccine. Don't be one of them! When you have a baby brewing, you're at an increased risk for flu-related complications, so it's particularly important to get vaccinated.
And it not only protects you: A recent study in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine suggests that babies born to moms who get the flu shot may have some additional protection against the virus (since they can't get vaccinated until they're 6 months old, this is a very good thing!).
Do not opt for the nasal spray vaccine -- which contains a weakened "live" virus -- and, if you're worried about Thimerasol in the vaccine, preservative-free versions are available, says Stacia Woodcock, a Walgreens pharmacy manager in New York. Check in with your doc for details.
2. Feeling sniffly? Don't blame the shot. It is a myth that you can catch the flu from the vaccine. According to Amy Arbogast, a CVS pharmacist in Indianapolis, Ind., the injectable flu shot contains viruses that are inactive -- literally dead viruses. "Because flu season typically coincides with cough and cold season,people may mistake cold symptoms for flu systems."
3. One and done. Unlike last year, you only need to get one shot. According to Arbogast, this year's vaccine protects you from three flu strains including H1N1 and the new strain H3N2.
4. Make it painless. If you tend to get anxious before getting a shot, be sure to eat and drink something beforehand to help prevent nerve-related nausea, says Martha Sullivan, director of health services at the College of the Holy Cross. And, hey, throw in something sweet: In some studies, kids who were given sugar before an injection felt less pain.
5. One excuse not to get the flu shot. If you're allergic to eggs or think you might be, talk to your doc before getting stuck.
The flu causes approximately 5 million illnesses each year, and you don't want to be one of the victims. It's miserable!
We called on pharmacists and sorted through the latest Centers for Disease Control data and studies to come up with this list of things you should know before getting vaccinated.
1. If you're preggers, it's a must. Fewer than half of all pregnant women get the flu vaccine. Don't be one of them! When you have a baby brewing, you're at an increased risk for flu-related complications, so it's particularly important to get vaccinated.
And it not only protects you: A recent study in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine suggests that babies born to moms who get the flu shot may have some additional protection against the virus (since they can't get vaccinated until they're 6 months old, this is a very good thing!).
Do not opt for the nasal spray vaccine -- which contains a weakened "live" virus -- and, if you're worried about Thimerasol in the vaccine, preservative-free versions are available, says Stacia Woodcock, a Walgreens pharmacy manager in New York. Check in with your doc for details.
2. Feeling sniffly? Don't blame the shot. It is a myth that you can catch the flu from the vaccine. According to Amy Arbogast, a CVS pharmacist in Indianapolis, Ind., the injectable flu shot contains viruses that are inactive -- literally dead viruses. "Because flu season typically coincides with cough and cold season,people may mistake cold symptoms for flu systems."
3. One and done. Unlike last year, you only need to get one shot. According to Arbogast, this year's vaccine protects you from three flu strains including H1N1 and the new strain H3N2.
4. Make it painless. If you tend to get anxious before getting a shot, be sure to eat and drink something beforehand to help prevent nerve-related nausea, says Martha Sullivan, director of health services at the College of the Holy Cross. And, hey, throw in something sweet: In some studies, kids who were given sugar before an injection felt less pain.
5. One excuse not to get the flu shot. If you're allergic to eggs or think you might be, talk to your doc before getting stuck.
I got the shot and never had any reaction to it my obgyn basically told me it was mandatory and that without it I could easily catch flu since immune systems are weakened during pregnancy she said catching the flu during pregnancy can be deadly and fatal to both baby and mother
I always get the flu shot, and have never had a bad reaction to it. The one time I declined a vaccine was for the swine flu a few years back... and I ended up being one of 4 people in my state who had to be hospitalized for it. :( I guess it just matters how your immune system is normally, mine kinda *****.
I got mine with my daughter and me and baby were fine.....after getting it i got cold symptoms but i never got sick.........
I was thinking about getting it but I think I have decided not to. Often times the strain of flu the shot is prepared for isn't the flu that ends up spreading.
My doc office won't give any type of vaccines during pregnancy. She said if that's what i would like to do then i need to see my family doc bc they don't recommend them. She told me that they don't offer them until after i have the baby while i'm at the hospital.
Yea i get sick a little maybe once or twice but im debating if i should just stick it out or try it. My sister got all her kids one once and thwy were constantly sick and it didnt help at all. I dont wantto be sick all the time especially i have plugged and bloody noses all the time right now.
I've never gotten one until I had my little boy almost 2 years ago. I felt horrible the next day. I haven't had another since and I never will again. I usually never get sick.
I'm in the same boat. I want one but I don't want to get too sick nd my baby get affected by me getting sick. I'm also a ftm. my mom told me not to get it but my child's grandfather told me I shud cuz just so happen ii get the flu I can end up even worse than what the shot would do. so I'm confused.
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