Swine Flu Vaccination???

[Laranna]

I won't be getting either. There's just no solid proof or evidence to show that it won't harm my unborn baby now or in the future. For me, I feel the risks of getting the flu (any strain of the flu) are less than the potential risks of having a flu vaccine.

I trust my body to be able to fight off illness. In fact, I had a strain of the flu (not swine) around a month ago. It took me two weeks to get over it because I couldn't take anything. My GP suggested I could take flu meds but it was probably better to ride it out - so I did. My OB agreed saying that my own body would be producing antibodies against the flu I had and therefore providing protection for the baby anyway. I'd prefer that natural way of protection than injecting my body with synthetic chemicals.

[Jojo]

Thank you everyone for your input.....its such a hard thing to decide.

My insticts tell me to not get it so i think i will follow my intuition and definantly try my hardest to look afetr myself and keep healthy!

[blackduckies]

I don't want to get the jab but am really nervous about not having it done as well. Its all well and good to be hygienic, but you just can't control others and there are some real pigs out there!!!
I try really hard to avoid any sickness when pregnant and after having a cough so bad in my last pregnancy that I tore all my stomach muscles, I really go out of my way to avoid places /people where it could be risky, but I have kids too and its a bit hard to live life and stay away from the crowds as well. Today I found myslef stuck in a room with 4 really sick people, OMG I could have screamed, one girl who i know quite well (socially)surprised me, she kept coughing, really deep chesty flemy cough without covering her mouth and her kids were too, we were'nt in a situation where anything could be done about it...BUT....I can't believe that she would'nt know better. So now I am just hoping that neither myself or the kids come down with it.

Thats the sort of stuff that worries me, perhaps if she had swine flu and still would attend a meeting and behave in that way. Yes i am paranoid!!!

[HollyC]

I was speaking to a doctor friend about this the other day. She is also pregnant. She will be getting it when she is in her second trimester. She believes it is safe, but may as well wait until all babies organs etc are formed.

Her reason for getting it is that she is regularly exposed to swine flu and has a good chance of getting it. She also said that she wouldn't bother if she were me because I have a much lower chance of being exposed due to my lifestyle being a stay at home mum etc.

So basically her opinion was that it depends on how likely you are to be exposed to swine flu and how well you would be able to cope if you did get it.