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12-12-2012 at 12:49 PM
Maui71407
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Flu shot at 6wks

What are your thoughts or experience on getting the flu shot at 6 weeks! People at work are dropping like flies and I am freaking out.

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12-12-2012 at 12:53 PM
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You'll be fine. Do it.

 
12-12-2012 at 12:56 PM
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yes, OB rec the flu shot.


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12-12-2012 at 12:58 PM
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I say get it! I'm getting mine today! I work at a daycare!

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12-12-2012 at 12:59 PM
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Just ask for the preservative free kind and you'll be perfectly fine. It's highly recommended for pregnant women to get vaccinated.
 
12-12-2012 at 1:01 PM
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I got mine around 6 weeks and never got sick.  Some of the other people in my office were sick, but not me.  Pros outweigh the cons when you are pregnant, so I would just do it :-)

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12-12-2012 at 1:01 PM
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With DS I got mine at 8 weeks and I was very glad I did!

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12-12-2012 at 1:33 PM
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My OB recommended getting it.  I think I was about 6 weeks when I got mine.  I personally had no side effects from shot.  Good Luck!!

 
12-12-2012 at 2:25 PM
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Mine said no way, he said I could kill the baby.

 
12-12-2012 at 2:30 PM
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IBelongToRicky4Ever:

Mine said no way, he said I could kill the baby.

Ignore this.  It's a troll.

I got the flu shot with this pregnancy and my last.  It is recommended.  A high fever from the the flu could be dangerous.





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12-12-2012 at 4:05 PM
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Maui71407:
What are your thoughts or experience on getting the flu shot at 6 weeks! People at work are dropping like flies and I am freaking out.

I too had one of my staff sicker than death, but refused to go home. All the coughing, hacking, and germs in the air (and piled in tissues) made me queezy. I just got the flu shot at my first OB appointment, and over 24 hours later I feel great! One of the nurses mentioned that they normally try to wait until 2nd tri, so I read all the information and it said have it as soon as possible. Walgreens also had a PSA posted at the pharmacy that flu season has started early this year and will be a bad one. I am glad I got mine now since it can take up to 2 weeks to kick in.


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12-12-2012 at 7:37 PM
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I waited until I was out of my first trimester, but it's definitely flu season and it's more dangerous for you to get the flu than any risks associated with the flu shot. I recommend getting it close to the weekend just in case you don't feel good. If you're still concerned, call you OB. 

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12-12-2012 at 7:45 PM
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Might not stop you from getting the flu since it takes about 2 weeks to kick in..but I'd get it.
 
12-13-2012 at 8:33 AM
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Get it for sure. My OB office recommends it no matter where you are in your pregnancy. I happened to get mine a couple weeks before getting PG, but last pregnancy I got it a month before the baby was born.

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