I was booked in to get the Flu shot earlier this week and the Dr said that he wouldn't do it for another 4-5 weeks, as I was 10 weeks pregnany, he said that they don't recommend them in the first trimester as the swine flu shot is mixed in and there have been "connections" with the swine flu shot and early miscarrage. I know it was in the media at the time, but I don't know whether it has really been clarified that the miscarriages were actually due to the swine flu shot or purely coincidental.

I forgot to ask my OB but will at my next appointment to see what her thoughts are.

We get the flu shot to help provide better protection for DD, as she has atelectasis of the right lung (isn't properly inflated), when ever she has been sick in the last 6 months it has ended up requiring a hospital stay due to respiratory issues, so we hope for us getting it it will reduce the risk of her getting the nastier form of the flu. She has to have it as she is high risk and was bulk billed.

It is apparently free for pregnant women as well