To Vaccinate or Not to Vaccinate? Flu Shot or no Flu Shot? Help me out moms.

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Flu Shot Vaccinations

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I personally do not want to give my baby a flu shot.  But I absolutely will be vaccinating. It's honestly just irresponsible not to vaccinate if  your child is able to be vaccinated. People are probably going to talk about herd immunity but a)  herd immunity only works if most of the herd is,  in fact,  immune and b)  herd immunity NEEDS to be reserved for those who are too immunocompromised to receive vaccines,  such as those with chronic illnesses or cancers such as leukemia.  
You only pass antibodies through breast milk if you have antibodies,  so if you were not vaccinated the your milk isn't protecting your baby at all.  Also,  those antibodies are temporary.  They won't last the baby's whole life or even childhood.

All of the antivaxxer "proof"  of vaccines causing harm is basically either information that has been proven to be false,  or information that has been so unbelievably twisted and cherry picked.  An antivaxxer told me the other day that polio,  small pox and Scarlett fever were all essentially eradicated by proper nutrition and hygiene.  Like,  the timing of the vaccines was just a coincidence.  I just can't.

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I have never had a flu shot and neither have my kids. I do the other vaccinations but the flu vaccine is one that I don't trust. Every year they are coming out with a new vaccine based on an estimate of which strain will be most common. Because it's a new vaccine every year, I don't feel like they give it enough time to fully test and study the vaccine and it's safety before giving it to the masses. Most vaccines are researched for years and the flu is a matter of months. I just can't. I'd rather risk the flu then inject myself or my children with that vaccine.

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I work in the medical profession so I get mine yearly. I only had issues the very 1st year (I got sick but I was also at a 4 day course with other people who were sick). I also had leukemia when I was 21 so my white cells are typically on the lower side so I'll forever get the flu shot. Haven't had the flu in 9 years!

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I'll be vaccinating and I got the TDAP, but I will always and forever refuse the flu shot! ☺️

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No flu vaccine. I came to this conclusion after doing my own research. If I lived back in Alaska or even Missouri I would reconsider it because my son is due in November, however I am currently living in Florida and the coldest it'll be will be about 70 when he is born. I'm not too worried. Also we're not having a lot of visitors, so I'll be able to monitor hand washing, etc.
All other vaccines will be happening. I already got my TDAP and when my son is born I will be following doctor recommended schedule for vaccines. The only my shot he will not be getting is the Hep B shot when he is born, as I do not have it, nor does anyone else in my family and no high risk situations in which he would come into contact with it. It can wait till he is older.
I always recommend doing your own research from credible, scientific sources on vaccines (anything really) so that you are more informed on what is going on. Blogs never count. I don't care if someone has ten kids who have never been sick. They are not medical professionals. Always always always check citiations and sources.
Good luck!

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I think it's a personal choice. You have to way the risks and benefits of either doing it or not. The flu vaccine has the highest rate of issues over all the others and more often then not people who get it still get sick. That's why I don't get it but others swear by it. Talk to your dr abou the risks and benefits. I also have done extensive research on all the vaccines if you ever want some reading material on the subject.

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I personally do not vaccinate, I get very sick from them. My kids will not be vaccinated either. In the end its your choice, do your research.

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I got mine. I'll be getting this year's soon too, as will my baby. I'd rather learn how to kill a virus by meeting a dead copy than a live copy.

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I get mine. I dont have any children but I work in the health care field. I work around severe immunocompromised patients daily and I don't want to get it or give it to them! 😷

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You really have to look and assess a risk vs benefits for your situation.

To Vaccinate or Not to Vaccinate? Flu Shot or no Flu Shot? Help me out moms.

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