https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 07 May 2026 03:58:52 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/getting-a-flu-shot-in-the-first-trimester#post-1357259 Fri, 17 Jan 2014 16:52:34 +0000 night cheese 1357259@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I got one at 5 weeks. My RE, OB, and PCP all strongly recommended it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/getting-a-flu-shot-in-the-first-trimester#post-1350923 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 18:19:12 +0000 Mrs. Cookie 1350923@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep, got one at my 8.5 week appt. Admittedly, I also think I caught a flu bug two weeks later, grr, or maybe it was food poisoning, either way, not fun! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/getting-a-flu-shot-in-the-first-trimester#post-1350121 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 14:19:45 +0000 MrsF 1350121@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My doctor's office highly recommended it and I got it in my 3rd tri (it wasn't flu season when I was in early pregnancy). I work in an ICU and have taken care of some VERY sick pregnant women who got the flu. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/getting-a-flu-shot-in-the-first-trimester#post-1350077 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 14:10:18 +0000 jhd 1350077@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think I was in the 2nd tri but that's just because it was the date my work was offering them. Nobody mentioned a specific kind of shot for pregnant ladies, only that I needed to get the shot and not the nasal mist. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/getting-a-flu-shot-in-the-first-trimester#post-1350075 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 14:10:00 +0000 MK0180 1350075@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup, got one at either my 5 or 6 wk appointment. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/getting-a-flu-shot-in-the-first-trimester#post-1349861 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 13:17:29 +0000 lawbee11 1349861@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, totally safe to get it during first tri. </p> <p>@pui: Yes!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/getting-a-flu-shot-in-the-first-trimester#post-1349832 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 13:09:15 +0000 littleredhairedgrl 1349832@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i am 14 weeks and haven't gotten one yet, but have also never had a flu shot. i go back to my OB on friday so will ask her about it </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/getting-a-flu-shot-in-the-first-trimester#post-1349827 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 13:06:28 +0000 stargal 1349827@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>thanks everyone! I have a apt next week with my obgyn so I will bring it up then! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/getting-a-flu-shot-in-the-first-trimester#post-1349792 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 12:56:25 +0000 lovehoneybee 1349792@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pui: Yes, it would be more dangerous for you and the baby if you got the flu. I hadn't gotten on since I was a kid, but got one when I was pregnant (and since). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/getting-a-flu-shot-in-the-first-trimester#post-1349790 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 12:55:55 +0000 Mae 1349790@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>yep. My doc recommended it at my 8 week appt and I got it that day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/getting-a-flu-shot-in-the-first-trimester#post-1349784 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 12:54:19 +0000 Pepper 1349784@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I got mine during my first trimester at my first OB appointment. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/getting-a-flu-shot-in-the-first-trimester#post-1349772 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 12:50:40 +0000 beachbee 1349772@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our OB office actually recommended it at the beginning of the 2nd tri, but I know most say to do it right away and it's fine. I got mine at 13 weeks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/getting-a-flu-shot-in-the-first-trimester#post-1349696 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 12:34:56 +0000 autumnlove 1349696@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I got one in my first Tri! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/getting-a-flu-shot-in-the-first-trimester#post-1349695 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 12:34:56 +0000 Greentea 1349695@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pui: yes. My doc office makes everyone. Better a shot than the alternative! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/getting-a-flu-shot-in-the-first-trimester#post-1349694 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 12:34:47 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 1349694@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@stargal: If you go to a clinic or something (instead of your doctor) for the shot, just ask them for the preservative free one, since you're pregnant. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/getting-a-flu-shot-in-the-first-trimester#post-1349693 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 12:34:42 +0000 LovelyPlum 1349693@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pui: my doctor said yes! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/getting-a-flu-shot-in-the-first-trimester#post-1349692 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 12:34:19 +0000 LovelyPlum 1349692@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did it at my 10 week appointment! My doctor just wanted me to have one without preservatives, which his office gave out. My DH got his done at Walgreens. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/getting-a-flu-shot-in-the-first-trimester#post-1349689 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 12:33:48 +0000 pui 1349689@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sorry to threadjack, but I never usually get the flu shot... should I definitely get it now that I am pregnant? I am 8 weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/getting-a-flu-shot-in-the-first-trimester#post-1349679 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 12:29:50 +0000 lovehoneybee 1349679@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@stargal: Yeah, just make sure your doctor knows you're pregnant (assuming it's a regular doctor and not your OB). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/getting-a-flu-shot-in-the-first-trimester#post-1349677 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 12:29:20 +0000 Mamasig 1349677@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, I got it at my 1st appointment at 8 weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/getting-a-flu-shot-in-the-first-trimester#post-1349667 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 12:26:57 +0000 stargal 1349667@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lovehoneybee: @twodoghouse: @Mrs.Someone: ahh thank you for easing my mind! ive been googling and all the credible sites say to get it. But then I go to some message boards (not hellobee) and they are talking about how its not safe, etc, and it freaked me out!</p> <p>Ok, no more googling! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/getting-a-flu-shot-in-the-first-trimester#post-1349660 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 12:25:40 +0000 Mrs.Someone 1349660@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My doctor's office would've done it at my first appointment if they had some left. But they strongly recommended I go to a pharmacy and get one. They have a special version without mercury for pregnant women. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/getting-a-flu-shot-in-the-first-trimester#post-1349657 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 12:24:52 +0000 twodoghouse 1349657@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I got it this year in my first trimester. They gave me a pregnancy-safe shot (I think it doesn't have a certain preservative in it?). My doctor's office strongly recommended getting it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/getting-a-flu-shot-in-the-first-trimester#post-1349647 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 12:23:46 +0000 lovehoneybee 1349647@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, I got it at my first appointment at 8 weeks! The CDC says it's fine! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/getting-a-flu-shot-in-the-first-trimester#post-1349619 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 12:19:15 +0000 stargal 1349619@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So I realized that I don't have my flu shot this year yet and I am already pregnant. Did anyone else get the flu shot in the first trimester? Is it safe to get during the first trimester? </p>