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I never had a flu shot until I became pregnant. I was about two weeks away from my due date when I got it. I felt the risks outweighed any concerns. I am breastfeeding so my immunity was passed to my son while he was still in the womb, and once he was born through milk.

My son was also born mid-September, which is when the flu starts going around. His pediatrician told us that if our son had a fever within the first eight weeks of life, he would be admitted to the hospital and receive a spinal tap to diagnose it. After I heard that, I felt better about getting the flu shot myself and hopefully giving my son immunity. For the record, he is 8 weeks today and has not had a fever yet.

No, I've never gotten the flu shot & never gotten the flu. All of the co-workers/people I've known that got the flu had gotten the flu shot so I just avoided it.

I had NEVER gotten the flu and had never had the shot, my Midwife didn't think this was valid since I've never been pregnant before, lol. She basically forced me to do it; I think the flu shot is unnecessary. But, whatever, don't wanna piss off the old Swedish lady who will be delivering my baby...

I got the shot early this year when I was pregnant but I really only had ever gotten it maybe twice before. I do not think that the flu shot falls into the same category as all other vaccines (which I think are important) so I don't think I'll be getting another one this year. Something important to look at is the Tdap shot though. We are having the grandparents also get this this year to be extra safe.

They had free ones at work last week and I asked them about it, but they said that most doctors don't want you to get them until the second trimester (I am still in the first). So, I didn't get one. (I probably should have called my doctor to see what she says, but my office has an open floor plan and I haven't told anyone yet, so I didn't want anyone to overhear me talking about it.)

I'm guessing my doctor will bring it up when I have my first appointment this week. I never get them and never get sick, so I'm not really worried one way or the other. I didn't get one when I was pregnant with my daughter, but I lived in the middle of the desert in a town with only a few hundred people, so it wasn't a big concern.

I'm planning on getting it at my next appointment.

If someone in your or your husband's family has had an adverse vaccine reaction, then I'd advise against it. If your baby is due outside the cautioned time window, then I'd get the nasal spray - no risk of autism from that one (it's the preservative in the injection that contains the neurotoxic substances.)

ETA: I will not get a flu shot. Ever. Or any other vaccine. The last one I had caused a seizure disorder among MANY other things, and I'm still recovering four years later. (Of course, that vaccine is responsible for over 23% of all adverse reactions to vaccines.)

Got mine from my OB. Always have gotten the flu shot.

I haven't gotten it yet, but am pretty sure my midwife will advise me to get it when I go in for my first appointment at 7 weeks. I have to convince my husband to get it as well. Neither of us get the flu shot regularly, but I think it is so important when pregnant.

I am still torn on this. I never got it for myself nor would I consider it. I also didn't think I would have it while pregnant, but...
1) my doctor is quite convinced about this; which is not that bad, I can stand up for myself... However,
2) my husband would really want me to get it and he would get it as well. He got it in the past. So I haven't decided yet, but how can I say no to my husband, it's his child as well! Decisions, decisions....

Yup, got mine today!