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Flu shot or not?
How do you mommy's feel about receiving the flu shot while still pregnant? I'm a FTM,37 weeks and my doctor suggested it since it's the beginning of flu season.
The flu vaccines come preservative free (no mercury)
If you ask any moms with autistic kids, they will tell you to NOT get any vaccines while pregnant, I am no saying if you get the flu vaccine you'll have an autistic kid, but what I am saying is it could an important factor for some kids, not all of our children are the same so you never know how they will react to vaccines while they are developing... Specially because the vaccine has mercury and years ago it was not safe for pregnant woman.... I've never got the flu and hopefully I don't get it his year, but I am definitely not getting any vaccines while pregnant....
The problem I have with the flu shot is it is only for certain strains of the flu - I never got flu shots - my first pregnancy I got one as advised, and then came down with Type A influenza and was hospitalized in my 6th month for about a week. I have gone back to not getting the flu shots - and don't plan to with this pregnancy - mostly because for whatever reason, the one time i did get one, I was massively ill with the flu.
I also had someone I know who is a long time nurse send me a study where they were finding negative effects from flu vaccines on pregnant women - not sure how valid/not but it was definitely an interesting article.
I also had someone I know who is a long time nurse send me a study where they were finding negative effects from flu vaccines on pregnant women - not sure how valid/not but it was definitely an interesting article.
Yes, I get a flu shot!! It also helps protect the baby once he/she is born as well!!
Im getting the flu shot, the midwife told me that it was important to get it as im having a winter baby, they cant give it to newborns so if I have it, it will be past to the baby and help him if he got the flu.
My first pregnancy I didn't get the shot because I never had the shot before why start now....well I should have ended up in the hospital for 4 days because of the flu! My second pregnancy got the shot and I'm getting the shot at my next appointment for my 3rd pregnancy
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