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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.
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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
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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.
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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!
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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.
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No, I'm not a big fan but of my midwife implored me to I will.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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