ANYONE "NOT" GETTING THE SWINE FLU SHOT???

[Alba333]

Hello again, I was just checking my E-mail and noticed that there was something in there about SWINE Flu prevention.  Well that prompted me to ask this question.  Is anyone out there pregnant and "NOT" getting the flu shot?  Myself, I've never had a flu shot and not planning to now.  I've been speaking to a lot of people who have had it once and they never have been the same.  I mean their immunity to the flu is awful! They never got sick before the shot and now they get a flu every year!  Not to mention what really is terrifying me is the thermosal or mercury that those shot are famous for having.  My son who is 3 has a speech delay and I would hate to think that his vaccines have something to do with it.  I don't have any proof of this anyway. I'll tell ya this, I would rather take him out of his preschool than to subject him to anymore possible damage with this new flu shot.  It also is not helping that online there is so much information about the dangers of this shot, that it makes my stomach flip.   I'm not pregnant but when the time comes if this flu is still around I don't think that I will want to risk my unborn child to these chemicals and I will just have to carry my antibacterial gel around with me everywhere I go and hell if it comes down to it wear one of those surgical masks!  Let me know what you all think because I am already pulling out whats left of my hair over this subject!  What are you all doing about it???
RSVP!!!!!  worried sick!!! Alba

[tatorbug40]

I told my husband that I would not get the flu shot, swine or other,  but I guess I should have the kids get theirs-  I have gotten the flu shot twice in my life, and both times I have gotten the flu that year-  perhaps just a fluke,  but I am going to proceed without...

[Heather5]

Holy Moly! Am I the only one more worried about contracting H1N1 than the actual vaccine itself? You guys are starting to scare me...

[dainsey]

Heather, I'm definitley getting the shot.  I know a pregnant women who got the swine flu back in the first wave of it and she was hospitalized and severly sick.  I heard it is horrible if you contract it and are pregnant.  My father in law works on the safety board for one of the companies that develops drugs and they are very confident that this vaccine is as safe as the other ones out there.
It's totally a personal decision but I'm right there with ya getting the shot.  I have a 17 month old in daycare and I'm sure she'll bring something home and I don't want to risk it.  I had to go to Labor and delivery the other day to be checked out and the nurses there were telling me how horribly strong it was hitting pregnant women.  
So this is just my personal decision.  Not trying to influence anyone :-)

[jenstam]

No flu shot of any kind for me. I'm 31 weeks on Friday and will not risk it. I have never gotten the flu shot any other year, either. I work with a few people who get the flu shot every year and I swear they are the sickest people in our office! I went to school with a guy a few years ago whose family was very, VERY ill after getting their yearly flu vaccination. NO THANKS. I will not subject my unborn child or any of my other children to the regular flu or H1N1 flu shot this year or any other year. I am taking my chances.

[Alba333]

Hi dainsey!  I believe that one pregnant woman who was severly sick over the flu had other underlying conditions.  I'm not sure of what other type of conditions were but I sure that she had a compromised immune system as a result of one of them.  I storngly believe that if you are healthy and take supplements to strengthen your immunity and constantly are using antibacterial gels/products then you will be fine.  As for the little one in daycare that is a tough one.  I'm not sure what kind of practices are implemented over there, and yes she is very likely to catch something there, which is why I took my son out of pre-school for now anyway.  I'm very fortunate to be able to do that.  Also I would supplement the baby's diet as much as I could with immune building foods and supplements.  Still, I'm not trusting of what the FDA says or anyone else for that matter. There has been too many deaths in the past over flu vaccines (just go online there are hundreds of reports that prove it ) and over drugs that FDA approved (thousands of them) and just because the FDA says it's OK doesn't mean it is.  It is just my decision but I'd rather take my chances and wait to see if others get sick/die taking this vaccine I sure don't want to be anyone's guinea pig.  If it means waiting a few months to see what happens I would do it.  Then only if the clouds clear I might only then consider a shot.  (The jury might  still out even at that point!) GOD BLESS!  

[Quinns momma]

I already got the flu shot. However I was hesitiant to get the H1N1 so I asked the pharmacist about it and she said if she were pregnant she would NOT get it. That there is just not enough research into it as far as the long term side effects to the unborn baby.

So I am quite content with the basic flu shot. DH is also getting the flu shot and my daughter already got the flu nasal mist vaccine from her peds office.