https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:18:57 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/flu-shot-while-pregnant-1/page/2#post-1884053 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 10:10:38 +0000 ballerinabee 1884053@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SerenaSF: Thanks! I'll have to ask the nurse here if they're getting any that are preservative-free. If not, I'll wait and get one from my regular doc.<br /> @Mrs. Coral: I always get one due to asthma too. The 2 years I didn't, I ended up in the hospital. No fun... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/flu-shot-while-pregnant-1/page/2#post-1883935 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 08:59:41 +0000 Nskillet 1883935@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@wonderstruck: feeling the same as you girlfriend. Ambivalent. Also in some ways feeling zen about a more expected and planned birth after my whirlwind first one. Wishing you a great delivery and recovery!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/flu-shot-while-pregnant-1/page/2#post-1883933 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 08:57:05 +0000 wonderstruck 1883933@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Nskillet: It's looking unlikely - still having trouble with gestational diabetes, baby is measuring big, and my blood pressure has been going up :bummed: So unless I go into labor today or tomorrow (which seems unlikely) it will be another c-section! I'm okay with it...a little nervous, but ready to be done with this difficult pregnancy and meet this little guy! I could push it out another 5 days or so but I don't really want to. Good luck with yours! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/flu-shot-while-pregnant-1/page/2#post-1883679 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 02:15:38 +0000 lamariniere 1883679@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I got it while pregnant both times. I was also expecting winter babies, so I really wanted it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/flu-shot-while-pregnant-1/page/2#post-1883588 Tue, 30 Sep 2014 21:54:46 +0000 PawPrints 1883588@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsScottish: I've never had the flu in my life so I usually forget to get the shot. I'm definitely going to get one now that I'm pregnant, should have gotten it already. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/flu-shot-while-pregnant-1#post-1883555 Tue, 30 Sep 2014 21:29:02 +0000 Nskillet 1883555@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@wonderstruck: still hoping to go into labor early for a VBAC attempt mama?! Mine is scheduled for 10/13 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/flu-shot-while-pregnant-1#post-1883553 Tue, 30 Sep 2014 21:27:06 +0000 wonderstruck 1883553@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My OB has bugged me about it for my last couple of weekly appointments. I'm a needlephone/wimp and am opting to wait until I'm not pregnant anymore so that I can do the nasal version. My c-section is on Friday, so it wouldn't have happened far enough in advance to pass any antibodies onto the baby anyways. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/flu-shot-while-pregnant-1#post-1883550 Tue, 30 Sep 2014 21:24:32 +0000 bunnylovesbear 1883550@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I got both the flu shot AND whooping cough vaccination at my OB's office. They are both recommended. I never get them otherwise, but since my ob recommended it, I obliged. Did the same with my last pregnancy two yrs ago, too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/flu-shot-while-pregnant-1#post-1883547 Tue, 30 Sep 2014 21:20:29 +0000 Arden 1883547@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, I did not and won't for future pregnancies either, but that's a very personal choice based on the advice of our pediatrician and our midwife and my own research. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/flu-shot-while-pregnant-1#post-1883540 Tue, 30 Sep 2014 21:16:30 +0000 Nskillet 1883540@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Tried to get it at lunch today but couldn't because they only had the version with a preservative which us a no no in pregnancy. Will be getting it later this week! </p> <p>I also never got one before babies. Lo is required to get one by 1/1/15 she is getting over a cold so I will likely take her next week before baby is born! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/flu-shot-while-pregnant-1#post-1883517 Tue, 30 Sep 2014 20:52:47 +0000 marionberry 1883517@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always get one...work in healthcare...but esp while pregnant. My question is that due to low supply right now my hospital only has the trivalent. Does anyone medical know if I should wait a month for the quadrivalent? Currently 12 weeks pregnant with twins. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/flu-shot-while-pregnant-1#post-1883394 Tue, 30 Sep 2014 19:39:12 +0000 rattles 1883394@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I got one today! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/flu-shot-while-pregnant-1#post-1883386 Tue, 30 Sep 2014 19:32:37 +0000 MrsMccarthy 1883386@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ill get one! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/flu-shot-while-pregnant-1#post-1883379 Tue, 30 Sep 2014 19:30:34 +0000 Mrs. Coral 1883379@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! I got it last week at 20 weeks. I always get it due to asthma issues. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/flu-shot-while-pregnant-1#post-1883376 Tue, 30 Sep 2014 19:27:58 +0000 Mrs.Pinecone316 1883376@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! Good idea to get one, especially since you are due soon you will be passing on immunity during flu season for LO </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/flu-shot-while-pregnant-1#post-1883336 Tue, 30 Sep 2014 18:36:28 +0000 SerenaSF 1883336@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsScottish: I never got one before I was pregnant, but it was more because I was lazy and not because I had any issues with getting the vaccine. Since my OB specifically recommended it, I got it. </p> <p>@ballerinabee: I got one in my first trimester but my OB gave me the one specifically for pregnant women, which is preservative free. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/flu-shot-while-pregnant-1#post-1883304 Tue, 30 Sep 2014 18:15:13 +0000 Woolly Mammoth 1883304@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I went to get my flu shot the day after I got my BFP. I should have gotten it earlier in the year, but once I realized I was pregnant it seemed much more important. </p> <p>LO and I have both already gotten our flu shots this year! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/flu-shot-while-pregnant-1#post-1883296 Tue, 30 Sep 2014 18:06:17 +0000 kakimochi 1883296@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>never used to get shots before the kids but get it every year now. i did get the 1st one when i was like 26 weeks pregnant and i got a real bad cold after that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/flu-shot-while-pregnant-1#post-1882934 Tue, 30 Sep 2014 13:38:17 +0000 ballerinabee 1882934@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm going to ask my OB, but would you get your flu shot a week after getting a BFP? </p> <p>We can get free flu shots at work on 10/15, but I'm due to POAS 10/10, so I might &lt;fx&gt; be newly pregnant. The consent form we received says if you're in your 1st trimester, you need a note from your OB. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/flu-shot-while-pregnant-1#post-1882928 Tue, 30 Sep 2014 13:32:28 +0000 Mrs.Panda 1882928@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I got the Tdap about 2 weeks ago and will be getting the flu shot as well. My job is supposed to be giving them out in the next couple of weeks but since I'm already 36 weeks I may need to just go out and get it myself. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/flu-shot-while-pregnant-1#post-1882797 Tue, 30 Sep 2014 12:41:19 +0000 GoGoSnoGirl 1882797@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm hoping to get mine today! I usually do, but especially since I'm pregnant, I want to be sure to get it. I'm only 6w today, so baby will be born after typical flu season, but I want to avoid getting the flu &amp; being miserable but unable to take many/any meds. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/flu-shot-while-pregnant-1#post-1882727 Tue, 30 Sep 2014 12:00:56 +0000 JerricaBenton 1882727@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Never got one before pregnancy but my doctor told me I should so I did. I asked for the thimerosal free shot. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/flu-shot-while-pregnant-1#post-1882724 Tue, 30 Sep 2014 11:59:58 +0000 Mrs. Lion 1882724@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaG: I think being a teacher actually makes your immune system stronger. The first year is rough (like when kids start daycare) but after that I never got sick. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/flu-shot-while-pregnant-1#post-1882717 Tue, 30 Sep 2014 11:55:45 +0000 MamaG 1882717@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsScottish: I never got it until I was pregnant 3 years ago. Now I get the shot faithfully every year. I'm a little surprised that as a teacher you aren't considered higher risk because of all the germies you are exposed to. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/flu-shot-while-pregnant-1#post-1882714 Tue, 30 Sep 2014 11:53:52 +0000 Mrs. Lion 1882714@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsScottish: I never had one before getting pregnant. I have a pretty strong immune system from working with kids all my life, but I wanted the extra boost for the baby. I got one last year because I had lo at home with me, and one this year because I am pregnant again. I will probably continue to get them since I'm not teaching anymore and have young kids. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/flu-shot-while-pregnant-1#post-1882696 Tue, 30 Sep 2014 11:46:23 +0000 MrsScottish 1882696@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>curious (dont mean to thread jack!) how many of you normally get the flu shot or don<code>t, and got it while pregnant? My family had this conversation on the weekend. I am 35 weeks pregnant, don</code>t normally get it. I got it last year as we were trying to get pregnant and my doc recommended for me to get it (where normally she has said that I am not high risk, a teacher so around germs so leaves it up to me). I see my OB next week and plan on asking her, but curious to see what other bees say. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/flu-shot-while-pregnant-1#post-1882652 Tue, 30 Sep 2014 11:27:04 +0000 dagret 1882652@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I got it last time and will get it soon. (I'm 19 weeks now). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/flu-shot-while-pregnant-1#post-1882631 Tue, 30 Sep 2014 11:13:16 +0000 .twist. 1882631@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I got one! :D </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/flu-shot-while-pregnant-1#post-1882628 Tue, 30 Sep 2014 11:12:36 +0000 MrsKoala 1882628@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I got one! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/flu-shot-while-pregnant-1#post-1882626 Tue, 30 Sep 2014 11:12:12 +0000 Tidybee 1882626@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>my OB gave me mine when I was about 30 weeks...she said it was best to get while pregnant so some antibodies were also passed to the baby who would be born at the end of October and the beginning of flu season. </p>