https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 27 May 2026 00:02:33 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/6-month-flu-shot#post-1079569 Wed, 11 Sep 2013 13:19:04 +0000 MamaG 1079569@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, but I would have. She turned 6 months in February and her ped didn't think it necessary so late in flu season. She did get the shot at 1 year (two of them actually!) and we just got the nasal mist last year (she's 2 now).</p> <p>DH and I both get the shot as well. Neither of us did before LO, but now we do to protect all of us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/6-month-flu-shot#post-1079545 Wed, 11 Sep 2013 13:11:57 +0000 Adira 1079545@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't even know they could get it at six months! I hope my pediatrician offers it at Xander's six month well visit this week! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/6-month-flu-shot#post-1079527 Wed, 11 Sep 2013 13:08:24 +0000 regberadaisy 1079527@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was actually leaning towards no until our ped told is that if she does get the flu (she was around the same age last winter) it can be life threatening at that young age. And she had already gotten sick a few times via daycare so we didn't want to chance it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/6-month-flu-shot#post-1079514 Wed, 11 Sep 2013 13:06:17 +0000 sumer08 1079514@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO turned 6 months at the end of February, so we passed on the flu shot last season; however, we just got him a flu shot at his one year well-visit last week. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/6-month-flu-shot#post-1078120 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 23:34:16 +0000 luckypenny 1078120@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes. She turned 6 months at the end of October and we do a lot of traveling for the holidays. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/6-month-flu-shot#post-1078110 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 23:23:15 +0000 lovehoneybee 1078110@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, he didn't. He isn't in day care, turned 6 months at the end of flu season, and DH and I both got one (as did my ILs). We wouldn't have had a problem vaccinating him had we felt the risk of him contracting the flu was high enough, but given the circumstances we didn't feel it was necessarily. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/6-month-flu-shot#post-1078093 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 22:50:15 +0000 keiki_mama 1078093@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes we got him a flu shot. It was the middle of fall and he goes to daycare. We will all be getting the flu shot again this year. I swear, daycare is a germfest during the winter months :sad: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/6-month-flu-shot#post-1078040 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 21:57:17 +0000 winniebee 1078040@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes. He was in daycare and my husband works in the hospital and we lived in Boston. Also I feel like anything I can do to prevent illness I should. We now live in Nm and he's 16 months and not in daycare full time and we will all be getting them again this year. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/6-month-flu-shot#post-1078033 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 21:53:55 +0000 mamabolt 1078033@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Lo turned 6 mo in December and got the flu shot. I believe the potential benefits outweigh the risks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/6-month-flu-shot#post-1077951 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 21:19:25 +0000 brownie 1077951@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We do for a reasonably unique reason. My husband has cystic fibrosis and the flu could kill him. So we all get the vaccine to help as much as possible. It is one I would skip if it was just me or we didn't have that reason. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/6-month-flu-shot#post-1077918 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 20:58:19 +0000 googly-eyes 1077918@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes. My baby was a September baby, so it was already March then, but we were about to get on a plane in the following few days..The votes may not be accurate just because babbies turning 6m right, say, before flu season are probably more likely to get one than those born during it (til the next year at least.) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/6-month-flu-shot#post-1077867 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 20:35:37 +0000 Silva 1077867@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Haven't decided yet but probably will. My husband is in his pediatric residency, so he is around sicks kids all day. I imagine he will bring stuff home. Plus, I would hate for her to pick something up, give it to him, and have him get a newbie sick. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/6-month-flu-shot#post-1077850 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 20:28:28 +0000 Purpledaisy 1077850@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Did you get your baby a flu shot? We are debating if we should get our 6 month old the flu shot or not. What were your reasons for or against it? </p>