Flu Vaccination - Will you be getting it ?

[Rosie85]

no no, not different beliefs. I only get the flu shot when pregnant. I don't ever give it to my kids. Ha I let my kids eat off the floor sometimes, it builds immunity too. I don't mind them being sick and they never get very sick to begin with just DS1 when he was a baby but then again he had a rough birthing experience so I wasn't surprised. Now he barely gets colds. I do a very delayed vaccine schedule and refuse ones like the chx pox so yeah I don't believe in safeguarding from everything , it's dumb.

[aroundtheworld]

We had the swine flu and I almost died.

Strange how it affects people differently. I'm glad you're alive!

[Boymomsrock]

I think it's crazy that we don't want women ingesting too much fish while pregnant because of mercury but will willingly inject them with it. No thanks! I'm not pregnant but I've never had the flu shot and never had the flu. If you look at the actual pamphlet it says there's no evidence this prevents the flu.

[Pearl327]

The flu vaccine in Ireland does not contain any aluminium or thiomersal. I am not against vaccines nor do I vaccinate or medicate for everything either. In fact DD has never had any antibiotics and I have not taken any in 15 years. I have never had the flu vaccine before but there is something in my gut telling me that this is a good idea for me at the moment. So I think I will have to go with my Gut, which scoffed at the idea of the vaccine when I was pregnant with DD.

[sdreed76]

I just got mine today. I work with children and it was highly recommended.

[Wanting-a-girl]

Nope! I think we have an immune system for a reason

[coocoobananas]

I got the actual flu twice in 3 months... Or maybe never quite got over it and it hit hard again?!? Anyway, I haven't had it that bad since I was about 8... It was baaaad! I felt so guilty I didn't get it that year as i was afraid my boys would get it but really don't like getting it at all! Anyway, I got it this pregnancy for that exact reason... It's probably the preservative free kind (apparently for preggos) as I wouldn't want to endure that or the baby be affected now that I know how awful it is! But unless my work pressures me (I work at the hospital) in the future, I won't get it again most likely or my out of womb children!
I have to say I felt a lot of pressure to do it from my doc. Love her to bits, but she probably would have coerced me into it in her sweetly voice lol!!

[Wanting-a-girl]

During pregnancy is for sure a time I would not get it! Have your read the ingredients in vaccinations it's quite disturbing.... I also don't vaccinate my kids for certain vaccines like varicella for instance... I survived the chicken pox and so did all my friends... There's another shot that is quite new for babies that my dr was pressuring me to get and I literally just laughed at him lol.... My sons 21 months and vaccine free so far but I am going to be starting them up in the next couple weeks as I have been a nervous wreck for the past 21 months... I decided to delay vaccinations because of my middle son has severe autism and I didn't want any what ifs with Ezra

[coocoobananas]

During pregnancy is for sure a time I would not get it! Have your read the ingredients in vaccinations it's quite disturbing.... I also don't vaccinate my kids for certain vaccines like varicella for instance... I survived the chicken pox and so did all my friends... There's another shot that is quite new for babies that my dr was pressuring me to get and I literally just laughed at him lol.... My sons 21 months and vaccine free so far but I am going to be starting them up in the next couple weeks as I have been a nervous wreck for the past 21 months... I decided to delay vaccinations because of my middle son has severe autism and I didn't want any what ifs with Ezra

A little late now as its done. I'm ok with my decision

[Mum23boys]

Here in the Uk they suggest you take vitamin D as well as folic acid in pregnancy. It was never like this 3 years ago when i had ds3 so is a relatively new thing but i think its a good thing.