Flu shot while pregnant?

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I have never gotten my flu shot before. This cold and flu season I am pregnant, should I be getting one? What does everybody else do?

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It's recommended for a reason.
A serious case of the flu can be dangerous to you and your unborn child. It's no guarantee to not get the flu, but hopefully you can avoid it.
So I got it. But I also work on a workplace where people tend to show up sick. So whatever protects me ill take.

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I never get it either, and decided to opt out again. For me it was an easy decision but we all have to make our own we are comfortable with.

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To me it was worth it, your chances of getting the flu go down significantly and the flu can be very dangerous for you and baby when pregnant. Especially if you work around people who may pass it to you. Even if you’ve never had the flu before, I’d still get the shot.

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Because it’s extra protection for baby, I absolutely would. Its about baby not about what you normally do for yourself.

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I haven’t had mine in 10 years but I decided to get it while pregnant for my baby and not myself. Since she will be born in flu season it was the best decision I could have made.

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I got mine immediately when i found out i was pregnant! Can’t risk getting the flu while pregnant!

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I had the flu last year And so did my husband and both my step kids and my son didnt get it and he was 2 months old. But i will not be getting the flu shot this year and im 20 weeks pregnant. All the kids got it but me and my husband wont. Everyone i know that gets it always gets sick right after. I didn’t even want my son to get it but the doctor was being annoying about it.

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I get mine every year religiously. But even if you don’t it’s very important while you’re pregnant. Your immune system is comprised while you’re pregnant so it’s important to protect yourself. The benefits are also passed to baby through you (same with TDAP) so they are immunized for several months after birth. The flu can be fatal, especially to infants and young children, so I look at it as giving my baby the best chance I can to remain healthy.

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The flu can be dangerous and even fatal to you and your baby; particularly to your baby after they are born. You couldn’t pay me to NOT get it. The flu killed over 80,000 people last year in the US alone.

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I never get it normally. This year though my oldest (6) started 1st grade and has already brought home so many sicknesses that I went ahead and got my flu shot a couple weeks ago. I am due within the next month with my third so i thought it would be best to be safe.

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