https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 20 Apr 2026 04:54:04 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/preventative-flu-meds#post-2089287 Fri, 27 Feb 2015 23:29:43 +0000 FliegepilzHut 2089287@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mommygrace: I took Tamiflu at 10weeks or so after being exposed at work. No regrets here. I would definitely take it if DH tested positive. BTW: apparently Sambucus isn't safe in pregnancy. :sad: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/preventative-flu-meds#post-2088920 Fri, 27 Feb 2015 16:40:02 +0000 mommygrace 2088920@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlejoy: thank you!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/preventative-flu-meds#post-2088919 Fri, 27 Feb 2015 16:39:49 +0000 mommygrace 2088919@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cascademom: so sorry! I'll copy what you did! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/preventative-flu-meds#post-2088656 Fri, 27 Feb 2015 13:56:47 +0000 littlejoy 2088656@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This post popped up in my reader today. Maybe there's something that can help you. </p> <p><a href="http://www.mamanatural.com/flu-during-pregnancy-natural-remedies/" rel="nofollow">http://www.mamanatural.com/flu-during-pregnancy-natural-remedies/</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/preventative-flu-meds#post-2088408 Fri, 27 Feb 2015 11:27:21 +0000 cascademom 2088408@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH had the flu when I was in my first trimester. I slept on the couch, washed the sheets, hands, everything. My OB said what I did was enough to prevent getting it. If I could prevent getting head colds, I'd be thrilled. I'm on head cold #2 in over a month. So tired of this. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/preventative-flu-meds#post-2088380 Fri, 27 Feb 2015 11:15:33 +0000 jetsa 2088380@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mommygrace: my OB insisted I take the preventative dose of tamiflu (1/2 the regular dose) but my sons ped said just said to call if he had a fever </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/preventative-flu-meds#post-2088374 Fri, 27 Feb 2015 11:13:36 +0000 wheres_c 2088374@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would check if elderberry / sambucus is safe to take while pregnant. It is proven in some studies as effective as tamiflu and it has worked wonders for me! You can buy it at whole foods. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/preventative-flu-meds#post-2088296 Fri, 27 Feb 2015 10:34:31 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 2088296@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mommygrace: boo! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/preventative-flu-meds#post-2088270 Fri, 27 Feb 2015 10:27:02 +0000 mommygrace 2088270@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jacks: yes confirmed + at the doc last night https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/preventative-flu-meds#post-2088243 Fri, 27 Feb 2015 10:15:30 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 2088243@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Tamiflu isn't a live virus, but it has some pretty nasty side effects, so I wouldn't take it unless I came down with a documented case of flu. Is your husband actually influenza positive? Flu season has already peaked for the year and there are some other nasty viruses that have filled the niche such as coronavirus. And Tamiflu won't work for those. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/preventative-flu-meds#post-2088222 Fri, 27 Feb 2015 10:07:29 +0000 LuLu Mom 2088222@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mommygrace: my DD had the flu and I wasn't offered Tamaflu because it was a live virus, I just had to wash my hands, do my best to avoid too much touching (impossible with a sick 2 year old) and pray. I ended up getting it, but because I had the flu shot it wasn't as bad as it could have been (influenza A not stomach flu) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/preventative-flu-meds#post-2088217 Fri, 27 Feb 2015 10:03:35 +0000 Ash 2088217@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I agree with @blackbird:. DS had the flu while I was pregnant and I just washed my hands and kept things clean. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/preventative-flu-meds#post-2088192 Fri, 27 Feb 2015 09:47:33 +0000 mommygrace 2088192@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird thank you. Yes done all those things. Praying we don't get it! OB said nothing to take that's preventative so just seeing other opinions too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/preventative-flu-meds#post-2088186 Fri, 27 Feb 2015 09:45:01 +0000 blackbird 2088186@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Some people take tamiflu but...i would i just avoid him, wash hands well, Lysol....quarantine him a bit. That kind of stuff </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/preventative-flu-meds#post-2088181 Fri, 27 Feb 2015 09:41:48 +0000 mommygrace 2088181@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My husband has the flu. I'm 16 weeks pregnant. Has anyone taken anything preventative while pregnant? Worried about getting sick