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Well my older son is 2 and the baby is 7 months. Big brother got the flu shot and still got the flu. So far little brother is ok but I'm just waiting for him to catch it. When big brother was a baby he got RSV at 2 months old and had to be hospitalized for monitoring. He was born in September. I never did anything special to try to shield him. They have tons of cousins and they'll always be exposed unless I stick them in a bubble.

My LO was born in September. I work in healthcare and I requested that everyone visiting during her newborn period get their flu shot and make sure their Tdap was up to date. And then wash their hands before holding her. I'm definitely not a germ freak though, I'm pretty sure our dogs were already giving her kisses by the end of week one! The flu shot is still really important and does provide some immunity even if it doesn't perfectly match the strain that's out. Now I just stick with the hand washing - I have a thing of Purell on her diaper bag!

Nope, I trust that people who are really ill wouldn't come to see a newborn, it is pretty rare to actually have flu (most people just have very bad colds) and my main concern is LO developing bad eczema like his dad. It has been proven that children who are exposed to more germs in the first two years of life are massively less likely to develop it.

I had a February baby, but even where I love right now flu season is BAD. I would just request no illness if wanting to visit, good hand washing practices, etx.

My friend's husband just tested positive for the flu and she has a fever, though tested negative. The doctor gave them both tamiflu and then recommended if possible that they have someone else take care of their son elsewhere until next next week. He's about 6mo. Not sure if this is related to the flu shot's efficacy this year or just extra precaution, but she's pretty concerned

EDD in February. My husband and I both got flu shots as soon as they came out. Every chance I get, I'm encouraging relatives to get it too; some effectiveness is still better than nothing. We will be extra cautious about going out during flu season and will try to avoid curious strangers getting close to the baby.

Hubby and I also got Tdap, and anyone who wants to spend much time with baby will be asked to get that.