Jodi: If you have had swine flu (confirmed) you don't need the vax.

Vixstar: They say the flu vax is safe, the seasonal vax will also contain the swine flu vax (all in one). The only problem is that the flu virus is always mutating, so the strain around this year will be different from last year.

I got the flu vax in 2008 about 14 wk PG, I don't get side effects from the vax, though I know many ppl who claim they do and therefore won't get the vax. My DS was 6 wks prem, though I wouldn't associate it with the vax. He has no developmental delays or problems. I'm considering getting the vax in the next week or two. There is a high death rate for PG women and new born babies if they get swine flu. Mothers who have the vax will pass on antibodies while BF to their babies.

I suppose it is all about weighing up the risks, something terrible may emerge decades down the path for our children who have been vaccinated, but something more terrible may happen if you don't vaccinate.

It is like having to receive blood produces to save a life in an emergency, they can only test the blood for diseases they know about, new viruses are always emerging.