Flu Shot while pregnant?

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My midwife and the antenatal midwifes have said they highly recommend the flu shot while pregnant and want me to do it on my next visit in 3 weeks, by then I will be 35 weeks. Does anyone know if it harms the baby in anyway. The midwifes also said they have had pregnant women in the intensive care unit with the flu.
My mum is freaking out and said do some research on it since she is into the all natural stuff, I thought I would ask you all first on your thoughts.....
Thanks 😉

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Definitely get the flu shot. Flu season is usually winding down this time of year but that doesn't mean it's over. You getting it will pass the immunity onto baby at birth. I'm 39 weeks and I got mine in November and did not get sick while the rest of my office did. And please remember, the flu shot does not cause the flu!

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DO NOT!!!!!! I am completely losing faith in our medical industry. Your midwife and doctor tell u to bc that's what they are taught to say. Do not do it. It is poison.

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I'll be the oddball here and say no. There is no way to know how it will negatively affect your baby, and has been proven to not be effective this season. Not worth the risk.

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They popped me with a flu shot on my first prenatal appointment and I've not even had so much as a sniffle all cold/flu season which is VERY rare for me! I always get a cold every year, everyone but me has been sick in the office! I recommend it!

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I'm guessing your midwives know what they're talking about and you might as well get it.

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The flu shot has not been tested on pregnant women. I wouldn't get one anyway and would never get one while pregnant.

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No way, the flu shot was like 26% effective this year.

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From what I understand it doesn't hurt the baby but there has been a lot of talk this year that they made the wrong vaccine for the flu that's out. I personally hate the flu shot and never get it and I don't get sick either. It's really up to you.... If you have taken it in the past and you think it's helped then I would do it again, if you haven't been getting it every year then maybe not.

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A baby can't have a flu shot and gets all its antibodies from the mother. That's why they RECOMMEND mothers get them. Even if this one wasn't highly effective, it still helps build immunity. I got mine. Glad I did.

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I didn't get it and was pregnant through the whole winter. I'm also a first grade teacher so I am around germs all day. I just washed my hands 100x a day. I think that at this point the flu season is almost over and the flu shot this year wasn't as effective so I would skip it. Wash your hands often and stay away from sick people.

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