Hellobee Boards Topic: Did you get the flu shot when you were pregs?

Hellobee Boards Topic: Did you get the flu shot when you were pregs? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 07 May 2026 17:25:07 +0000 Tidybee on "Did you get the flu shot when you were pregs?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-the-flu-shot-when-you-were-pregs/page/2#post-328437 Sat, 06 Oct 2012 12:35:29 +0000 Tidybee 328437@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I got mine around 30 weeks. My OB actually said to because it will also protect the baby shortly after he/she is born. The pharmacist gave me the mercury free one. I didn't feel sick at all after I got it. ChelseaRose on "Did you get the flu shot when you were pregs?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-the-flu-shot-when-you-were-pregs/page/2#post-328417 Sat, 06 Oct 2012 12:09:25 +0000 ChelseaRose 328417@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Not yet, but I'm going to. My OB's office does not do immunizations, so my husband and I are both going to our family practitioner to get it. Along with the tdap. sorrycharlie on "Did you get the flu shot when you were pregs?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-the-flu-shot-when-you-were-pregs/page/2#post-327348 Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:41:52 +0000 sorrycharlie 327348@https://boards.hellobee.com/ yes I did - I got it at my OB's office 3 days before I delivered. I heard that it helps protect LO from the flu since she cannot have the flu shot during this flu season - and they have the thimerisol (?) free version there. kml636 on "Did you get the flu shot when you were pregs?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-the-flu-shot-when-you-were-pregs/page/2#post-327321 Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:32:17 +0000 kml636 327321@https://boards.hellobee.com/ No, I'm not a big fan but of my midwife implored me to I will. edelweiss on "Did you get the flu shot when you were pregs?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-the-flu-shot-when-you-were-pregs/page/2#post-326797 Fri, 05 Oct 2012 08:38:25 +0000 edelweiss 326797@https://boards.hellobee.com/ i just got mine last night (24 weeks)! i haven't gotten sick from the shots in the past though. for a while i didn't get flu shots, and a few years ago i got the flu. it was just horrible. 100x worse than a bad cold--the sheer physical pain and misery of that was enough to get me back on the flu shot bandwagon. littlebug on "Did you get the flu shot when you were pregs?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-the-flu-shot-when-you-were-pregs/page/2#post-326784 Fri, 05 Oct 2012 08:34:50 +0000 littlebug 326784@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I work in a hospital where we get several rule-out flu cases a week during flu season. We are also required to get the shot, unless we have a doctor's note or a religious exemption. I am planning to get it because a) getting the flu while pregnant would completely SUCK and b) it protects the baby. I always try to get it on a Friday because it does usually make me feel kinda crappy the day after. But I'd rather feel a little tired and icky for 24 hours than laid up for a week with the flu! boiledpnut on "Did you get the flu shot when you were pregs?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-the-flu-shot-when-you-were-pregs/page/2#post-326770 Fri, 05 Oct 2012 08:29:40 +0000 boiledpnut 326770@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Absolutely! I've never gotten one until this year, but the benefits of getting one far outweighed the risks. FYI: Vitamin D has been shown not to help ward off colds or flu. Mrsbells on "Did you get the flu shot when you were pregs?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-the-flu-shot-when-you-were-pregs/page/2#post-326670 Fri, 05 Oct 2012 07:37:02 +0000 Mrsbells 326670@https://boards.hellobee.com/ No. I'm kinda anti flu shot. I really dont get the point of it because it only "protects" against certain strains of the flu and all the people I know who ever got the shot still get the flu as much as those of us who didnt JoJoGirl on "Did you get the flu shot when you were pregs?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-the-flu-shot-when-you-were-pregs/page/2#post-326668 Fri, 05 Oct 2012 07:36:16 +0000 JoJoGirl 326668@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I never got my shot until I got the flu in 2006 and was out of work for 8 days, since then I've gotten one every year. A week of 102.7 fever was no fun. I'm only 6w right now so am a bit hesitant to get it before my 2nd tri so like @nodokiddo, i might wait til closer to Thanksgiving. It feels a little early to me now to get it. mamimami on "Did you get the flu shot when you were pregs?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-the-flu-shot-when-you-were-pregs#post-326661 Fri, 05 Oct 2012 07:33:31 +0000 mamimami 326661@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I heard the same as @highwire! So yes. With my first I didn't do it but this time I did. mamabolt on "Did you get the flu shot when you were pregs?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-the-flu-shot-when-you-were-pregs#post-326654 Fri, 05 Oct 2012 07:28:28 +0000 mamabolt 326654@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I get one every year, and I didn't stop when I was preggo last year. I did ask for the preservative free one, which was a little awkward since I get mine at work and was only like 8 weeks, and didn't want any of my coworkers to overhear and ask why I wanted a different shot. looch on "Did you get the flu shot when you were pregs?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-the-flu-shot-when-you-were-pregs#post-326560 Fri, 05 Oct 2012 06:16:33 +0000 looch 326560@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yes, in my second trimester, because the year before I had gotten a cold that turned into a viral lung infection. Not fun. It lasted 3 months. heffalump on "Did you get the flu shot when you were pregs?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-the-flu-shot-when-you-were-pregs#post-326556 Fri, 05 Oct 2012 06:13:57 +0000 heffalump 326556@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I did. But ive never been effected by it before. winniebee on "Did you get the flu shot when you were pregs?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-the-flu-shot-when-you-were-pregs#post-326540 Fri, 05 Oct 2012 05:26:21 +0000 winniebee 326540@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yep got it at like 8 w pregnant. My doctor recommended and I generally always follow her instructions. Also my husband works in a hospital and I couldn't chance getting sick. I think I felt grubby for an evening but that was it. banana on "Did you get the flu shot when you were pregs?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-the-flu-shot-when-you-were-pregs#post-326490 Fri, 05 Oct 2012 03:17:22 +0000 banana 326490@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yes, I got the preservative free one when the swine flu was at its peak. I never get flu shots typically but I wanted to be extra careful obviously since I was pregs. I didn't experience any side effects! erwoo on "Did you get the flu shot when you were pregs?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-the-flu-shot-when-you-were-pregs#post-326393 Thu, 04 Oct 2012 23:22:33 +0000 erwoo 326393@https://boards.hellobee.com/ The last time I got one was in college. I used to get sick all the time and I just can't afford that right now with having to take care of two kids. I didn't get them when I was pregnant both times either. I just stayed away from all the coughy/sick ppl. I would not breathe and walk really fast away from them. :P Silly but I didn't get sick with my first pregnancy and only got sick once (cold) with my second. And I was pregnant during flu season both times. I guess I was lucky. MamaCate on "Did you get the flu shot when you were pregs?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-the-flu-shot-when-you-were-pregs#post-326386 Thu, 04 Oct 2012 23:18:20 +0000 MamaCate 326386@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I got it around this time last year (due late Nov). Work paid for it and I usually get one anyway. It took longer while the nurse made sure she gave me the "right" one--my understanding that it was the live virus, and the other one isn't or vice versa. Anyway, since LO was coming around the holidays and would have an undeveloped immune system, we wanted my shot to help protect her. We also made our family who was coming to visit at christmas get flu shots and no one got sick! lemondrop on "Did you get the flu shot when you were pregs?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-the-flu-shot-when-you-were-pregs#post-326372 Thu, 04 Oct 2012 23:11:20 +0000 lemondrop 326372@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Absolutely, the risk of getting the flu and hurting the baby was just too high! I just got it again this year, the last thing we need in our house is the flu. I always ask for the preservative free vaccine. I always feel a little tired and achy the day I get it, but after a night of sleep there aren't any ill effects. MusicaV on "Did you get the flu shot when you were pregs?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-the-flu-shot-when-you-were-pregs#post-326370 Thu, 04 Oct 2012 23:10:32 +0000 MusicaV 326370@https://boards.hellobee.com/ They didn't have the preg version when I asked, so I got one before I was discharged from L&D. I'm not sure if they were supposed to give them out to patients yet, but they didn't want to make me come back with a newborn. pinkcupcake on "Did you get the flu shot when you were pregs?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-the-flu-shot-when-you-were-pregs#post-326333 Thu, 04 Oct 2012 22:58:12 +0000 pinkcupcake 326333@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yes I did~ and I just got one today too. dagret on "Did you get the flu shot when you were pregs?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-the-flu-shot-when-you-were-pregs#post-325735 Thu, 04 Oct 2012 19:32:23 +0000 dagret 325735@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I get the flu shot every year, and got it a few weeks ago too. For me, the risks associated with the flu when you're pregnant far outweigh any negatives. <a href="http://www.webmd.com/cold-and-flu/news/20120926/half-pregnant-women-risk-flu" rel="nofollow">http://www.webmd.com/cold-and-flu/news/20120926/half-pregnant-women-risk-flu</a> crunch on "Did you get the flu shot when you were pregs?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-the-flu-shot-when-you-were-pregs#post-325626 Thu, 04 Oct 2012 19:09:56 +0000 crunch 325626@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yep. It was my first flu shot ever. My doc was adamant about it. She said she could share horror stories. MamaMoose on "Did you get the flu shot when you were pregs?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-the-flu-shot-when-you-were-pregs#post-325576 Thu, 04 Oct 2012 19:02:19 +0000 MamaMoose 325576@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yup. Got it at 28 weeks. Im allergic to the medicine they give you if you get the flu so it would be very dangerous for me to catch it. Also I'm due in Nov so it was important to me that my getting the shot will provide my LO with protection through the rest of the flu season. Hubs hasn't had his yet but I think my OB sufficiently guilted him on Monday so he'll be doing so soon : ) kakimochi on "Did you get the flu shot when you were pregs?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-the-flu-shot-when-you-were-pregs#post-325559 Thu, 04 Oct 2012 18:59:57 +0000 kakimochi 325559@https://boards.hellobee.com/ yup, got the flu shot while pregnant 2 weeks ago, and got sick that very night. prettylizy on "Did you get the flu shot when you were pregs?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-the-flu-shot-when-you-were-pregs#post-325545 Thu, 04 Oct 2012 18:57:49 +0000 prettylizy 325545@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Nope, my OB never even brought it up. hilsy85 on "Did you get the flu shot when you were pregs?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-the-flu-shot-when-you-were-pregs#post-325539 Thu, 04 Oct 2012 18:57:01 +0000 hilsy85 325539@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yup had it at my 34 week appt. First time I've ever gotten it. MsMini on "Did you get the flu shot when you were pregs?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-the-flu-shot-when-you-were-pregs#post-325501 Thu, 04 Oct 2012 18:51:11 +0000 MsMini 325501@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I always get one (I work in a hospital AKA germ stew pot). I got it at 14 weeks pregnant. Mrs. Bee on "Did you get the flu shot when you were pregs?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-the-flu-shot-when-you-were-pregs#post-325484 Thu, 04 Oct 2012 18:45:54 +0000 Mrs. Bee 325484@https://boards.hellobee.com/ i did when i was pregnant with olive. no side effects! lovebird on "Did you get the flu shot when you were pregs?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-the-flu-shot-when-you-were-pregs#post-325478 Thu, 04 Oct 2012 18:45:28 +0000 lovebird 325478@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I did at my 28 week appointment. But the I always get them since I have no idea what germs DH brings home from the hospital. Smurfette on "Did you get the flu shot when you were pregs?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-the-flu-shot-when-you-were-pregs#post-325475 Thu, 04 Oct 2012 18:45:17 +0000 Smurfette 325475@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I voted yes, cause I am getting mine tomorrow. My doctor told me that I needed one. DH travels for work, so lots of airplanes and germs. I don't want to take the chance. I always get one, and never had a reaction to it.