Hellobee Boards Topic: Do you get a flu shot?

Hellobee Boards Topic: Do you get a flu shot? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 01 Jun 2026 05:34:11 +0000 lemondrop on "Do you get a flu shot?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-get-a-flu-shot/page/2#post-1856889 Wed, 10 Sep 2014 16:22:30 +0000 lemondrop 1856889@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Absolutely, I feel very strongly about doing everything I can to protect my boys. It was mandatory at my last job where we worked in a lab with influenza and since then I have continued to get vaccinated. Knowing the science behind it has made me much more emphatic about getting it. farawayyama on "Do you get a flu shot?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-get-a-flu-shot/page/2#post-1856859 Wed, 10 Sep 2014 16:04:08 +0000 farawayyama 1856859@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yes. I got the flu twice in 2 years. The first time I was coughing blood and ended up being given a drug that is considered a step up from tamiflu. I have never remembered being anywhere near that sick. I had 7 days off work. I spent a short amount of time in hospital as well, then spent the next few days sleeping on my floor futon. It was horrendous. The next year (I was living in Japan for both of these years and I don't think flu shots were ever offered to us. Regardless, I should have been more proactive). I had flu with bronchitis and was absolutely miserable. On top of that, I had to be fully quarantined and ended up missing 8 days of work, because I had strain A and strain B was the common one that year - The doctor basically said to me that if I caught B on top of it off someone at the grocery store or on a train etc, I would more than likely end up in ICU. Flu isn't something to play around with. As a result, I cannot think of not getting the flu shot, especially with a little one on the way. And I agree with previous posters. One of the biggest problems is that people mistake seasonal colds for the flu, and therefore think that their shot somehow caused it. This is not the case. ETA: After some students got Swine Flu a few years ago in the city's school system, the board of education would give us unlimited sick days, especially for flu, with a doctor's note. Nobody ever questioned this - Flu in a place as dense as Japan is taken very, very seriously, and schools are the best place for spreading. tysonja on "Do you get a flu shot?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-get-a-flu-shot/page/2#post-1856829 Wed, 10 Sep 2014 15:46:05 +0000 tysonja 1856829@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I've also never gotten the flu shot and I've never had the flu before in my life. now that I have 2 children and are around kids a lot I'm starting to think maybe this winter? but not sure. my kids are up to date on all vaccines, but they've never gotten the flu shot either. we'll see! :) lavender on "Do you get a flu shot?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-get-a-flu-shot/page/2#post-1856818 Wed, 10 Sep 2014 15:42:49 +0000 lavender 1856818@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yes- I work in healthcare and required. I would get one even if I didnt work in healthcare, I don't want to risk exposing my children to the flu. PurplePumps on "Do you get a flu shot?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-get-a-flu-shot/page/2#post-1856807 Wed, 10 Sep 2014 15:34:45 +0000 PurplePumps 1856807@https://boards.hellobee.com/ No, I've never gotten the flu shot and never gotten the flu *knock on wood* Purpledaisy on "Do you get a flu shot?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-get-a-flu-shot/page/2#post-1856804 Wed, 10 Sep 2014 15:32:39 +0000 Purpledaisy 1856804@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Nope, never. I am pro vaccinations but I feel that the flu shot is unnecessary. dagret on "Do you get a flu shot?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-get-a-flu-shot/page/2#post-1856803 Wed, 10 Sep 2014 15:31:45 +0000 dagret 1856803@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yes, I do, every year since my mom got the Swine Flu a few years back. She was sick for 2-3 weeks and not 100% for *2 months.* I can't imagine passing that on to my child. IRunForFun on "Do you get a flu shot?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-get-a-flu-shot/page/2#post-1856756 Wed, 10 Sep 2014 15:07:58 +0000 IRunForFun 1856756@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yep, I think I've gotten one every year since the whole Swine Flu scare. I usually do my annual physical in October and the doctor offers it to me at that point. I had the real flu once, and even though it was (whoa, I'm old) like 16 years ago now, I never ever ever want to relive it. Also have to agree with others who say that a bad cold =/= THE FLU. Yes, technically it's possible to get the flu even if you got the shot, but only if it's an uncommon strain or you were incubating it before you got the vaccine. ETA: I have also heard some people (not in this thread, IRL) say that got the flu shot and still got the stomach flu and that. drives. me. NUTS. A stomach bug is not the flu, the real flu doesn't cause vomiting unless it's due to pain or high fever, and there's no vaccine against a stomach bug!! Mrs. Sunshine on "Do you get a flu shot?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-get-a-flu-shot/page/2#post-1856752 Wed, 10 Sep 2014 15:06:07 +0000 Mrs. Sunshine 1856752@https://boards.hellobee.com/ No I haven't. I'll be pregnant during flu season this year so I might. I just don't have a fear or any illnesses & actually am a little too lax when it comes to stuff like that. I'm not against vaccinations or anything, I make sure LO gets all hers on time. I just don't feel concern when it comes to illnesses very often & I really need to work on being more proactive about those things. Mamasig on "Do you get a flu shot?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-get-a-flu-shot/page/2#post-1856731 Wed, 10 Sep 2014 14:51:27 +0000 Mamasig 1856731@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yes - usually every year. Last year I got it early and ended up with the flu later on. I think my immune system was down being pregnant. NavyRN2012 on "Do you get a flu shot?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-get-a-flu-shot/page/2#post-1856672 Wed, 10 Sep 2014 14:16:06 +0000 NavyRN2012 1856672@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yes. I've gotten one every year since I was in nursing school. It's required, but if would get it even if it weren't. Mrs Green Grass on "Do you get a flu shot?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-get-a-flu-shot/page/2#post-1856434 Wed, 10 Sep 2014 12:43:51 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 1856434@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I never did until I got pregnant. Now I will make sure our entire family gets one every year. Boheme on "Do you get a flu shot?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-get-a-flu-shot/page/2#post-1856422 Wed, 10 Sep 2014 12:40:22 +0000 Boheme 1856422@https://boards.hellobee.com/ It's a mandatory requirement for my employment. NovBaby1112 on "Do you get a flu shot?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-get-a-flu-shot/page/2#post-1856405 Wed, 10 Sep 2014 12:36:02 +0000 NovBaby1112 1856405@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I only got one when I was pregnant with LO....other than that no, but I probably will this year as I had a bad flu virus last winter Rainbow Sprinkles on "Do you get a flu shot?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-get-a-flu-shot/page/2#post-1856402 Wed, 10 Sep 2014 12:35:48 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 1856402@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Nope, never! MrsSCB on "Do you get a flu shot?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-get-a-flu-shot/page/2#post-1856396 Wed, 10 Sep 2014 12:33:08 +0000 MrsSCB 1856396@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @MrsADS: ITA with your second paragraph. Most of the time when people tell me they had the flu shot and still get the flu every year, I think, "Let's be real. You probably had a bad cold." lol lovehoneybee on "Do you get a flu shot?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-get-a-flu-shot/page/2#post-1856311 Wed, 10 Sep 2014 12:06:37 +0000 lovehoneybee 1856311@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I got it for the first time since I was a kid when I was pregnant, and have gotten it every year since. My job doesn't require it, but I'm in contact with tons of strangers every day, and want to give myself as much protection as possible. matador84 on "Do you get a flu shot?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-get-a-flu-shot/page/2#post-1856246 Wed, 10 Sep 2014 11:32:26 +0000 matador84 1856246@https://boards.hellobee.com/ This was my first year to get one. I have been sick a TON since getting one! Not linking the two it's just so weird. I will continue to get one because I work around children and have my own. MrsADS on "Do you get a flu shot?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-get-a-flu-shot/page/2#post-1856205 Wed, 10 Sep 2014 11:17:39 +0000 MrsADS 1856205@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yes! Every year. DH never did... until he got the flu FOR REAL shortly after we were married. Now, he gets it every year. Although there are strains of flu that the shot doesn't cover, so it's possible to get the flu even when you get the shot, I am not sure that people who say "I get the shot and I still get the flu" really got the real flu. The flu is NOT low fever, some aches and chills, cold symptoms, miss 2 or 3 days of work and take Motrin. The flu is in bed for a week with a very high fever, incapacitated, even for very healthy individuals. My DH is the healthiest person I know and he was literally in bed for 7 days straight with fevers of almost 104, unable to drink anything, delirious from fever. It was so, so scary. We had to take him to the ER and they found out he had developed pneumonia as a complication of the flu. So it can happen to anyone! We're passionate about spreading the Flu Shot Gospel in my house. :happy: youboots on "Do you get a flu shot?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-get-a-flu-shot/page/2#post-1856143 Wed, 10 Sep 2014 10:52:32 +0000 youboots 1856143@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yes ever since had the flu during my sororities rush in 2003, I have had it every year and never got it again. M has had it 2x I think and I have not got it from him. kes18 on "Do you get a flu shot?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-get-a-flu-shot/page/2#post-1856139 Wed, 10 Sep 2014 10:51:30 +0000 kes18 1856139@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I never had one before, but I did get one last year because I was pregnant. I will probably get it again this year since LO is just a baby. Still never had the flu though (shot or not). I don't get colds either though. FliegepilzHut on "Do you get a flu shot?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-get-a-flu-shot#post-1856134 Wed, 10 Sep 2014 10:50:00 +0000 FliegepilzHut 1856134@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I've received the vaccine yearly (for work, but also because having a milder illness, if at all possible, just makes sense to me). I've never had the flu...and I sure have been exposed a lot. Aimed on "Do you get a flu shot?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-get-a-flu-shot#post-1856122 Wed, 10 Sep 2014 10:43:30 +0000 Aimed 1856122@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @alohaorchid: It takes at least two weeks for the vaccine to work effectively which is why it's recommended that you get the shot as early as possible. Most likely the flu was already in your system before the shot :( and so the shot itself didn't cause it. I always get it and as someone who had a January baby, I really appreciated people who got it to protect my LO when he couldn't have it himself. Mrs tartan on "Do you get a flu shot?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-get-a-flu-shot#post-1856094 Wed, 10 Sep 2014 10:24:09 +0000 Mrs tartan 1856094@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Only because I am pregnant, otherwise never. Mrs. Jacks on "Do you get a flu shot?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-get-a-flu-shot#post-1856085 Wed, 10 Sep 2014 10:21:11 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 1856085@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Work requires it, but I would do it anyway! oliviaoblivia on "Do you get a flu shot?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-get-a-flu-shot#post-1856039 Wed, 10 Sep 2014 09:56:49 +0000 oliviaoblivia 1856039@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Every year since I can remember. My parents are in healthcare and always made a point of us all getting flu shots. .twist. on "Do you get a flu shot?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-get-a-flu-shot#post-1855994 Wed, 10 Sep 2014 09:42:19 +0000 .twist. 1855994@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yes. I have miss years here and there (usually due to being sick when the shot was offered and then never getting my butt to a clinic!) but for the most part I get one every year! T-Mom on "Do you get a flu shot?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-get-a-flu-shot#post-1855993 Wed, 10 Sep 2014 09:42:02 +0000 T-Mom 1855993@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Every year and I make my whole family get one. Can't afford to have a man down over something that's preventable (well, for the most part)! Except my SIL, she insists that she gets the flu every time she gets the shot. BSB on "Do you get a flu shot?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-get-a-flu-shot#post-1855971 Wed, 10 Sep 2014 09:34:43 +0000 BSB 1855971@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yup, every year. Last year, I got the flu right before the shots were offered at work. That sucked. I hardly get sick. ETA: My DH has severe asthma so if he gets any kind of respiratory infection, it probably will put him in the hospital for a week. Though, its a miracle that he didn't catch the bronchitis I had a few weeks ago. BadgerMom on "Do you get a flu shot?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-get-a-flu-shot#post-1855966 Wed, 10 Sep 2014 09:29:43 +0000 BadgerMom 1855966@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yep, every year since college. I always complain to DH that I still end up getting the flu anyway, and he ALWAYS tells me, "You didn't have the flu. Unless you are literally down for the count wanting to die for a week you got some other kind of virus." (he's a nurse)