I've heard only on this thread that the baby is protected for 6 months after it's born if you do have the jab, but not heard or read this from any information.

Jess - Ive been told baby will benefit from immunity up to the age of 6 months...

Girls. I had my seasonal flu jab yesterday. I get my Swine Flu PANDEMRIX on Saturday (this sat 31st). Our maternity hospitals in belfast are so concerned they have written to every pregnant women registered regardless of which hospital and have invited them all to receive the vaccine at the Royal Hospital on saturdays and sundays for the next 3 weeks.

The appointment line opened yesterday at 9am and i faffed about for a while then thought oops i may ring here, thinking Id get straight through. It took me from 930am redialing until 3pm to get through to make my appointment. I got the only sat one left and sunday was fully booked already. Must say I was surprised!

I am concerned a little at getting the vaccine. But I am immunosuppressed by medication as well as pregnancy for my autoimmune disease so I simply havent really got a choice but to trust my consultant. Also its worth noting, my cousin did not get her son the MMR when all the scare mongering went on. And he suffers from Autism. So in wayin things up I just feel that there is always a chance something will go wrong in the future no matter what we do. Plus i read the mercury containing agent thermisol was removed from vaccines since 2002 (it was either in canada or america i cant remember) and there has been NO CHANGE in the rates of autism in children who received the thermisol free vaccines since then, than when it was containing thermisol.

I dunno, im just tryin to tell myself all will be ok. I have a 3 year old too, and with my awful immune system already, never mind pregnancy as well, I just cant risk getting swine flu...God knows how it would affect me and she needs her mummy.

i havent been offered it yet but i assume i will be in the next couple of weeks.

I really dont know what to do, i am actually nearly in tears (bloody hormones...!) over this, because i dont want to not have the jab and risk getting flu and harming my baby, but i dont want to get the jab which doesnt seem to have been tested enough and deemed totally safe if in a month or so there is going to be an outbreak of problems for those who have had it!

i know that immune systems are meant to get weaker during pregnancy, but i actually believe mine is stronger. I get everything and anything, and i have been totally fine for the past 6 months, even being round people with illnesses - three people at work who have actualy had swine flu!

i also know that there are loads of pregnant women on here who have had swine flu and are fine!

Gosh why does this have to happen now?!?!?

I wish I could help but its got to be a decision you make yourself pet. Mine wasnt hard because I have an illness too.

I guess if Im honest I would prob still have got it. On the balance of things, one hand there is clear evidence that swine flu is very dangerous for preg women. On the other, there is no clear indication there will be any problems with the vaccine. So id prob have still got it maybe

so many contradictions out there. i feel totally overwhelmed by all the information especially as its so conflicting.
even on here! someone said the vaccine doesn't cross the placenta. then people are saying that baby will have immunity for six months so it must get into its system somehow!
i have read the unbiased articles out there and still can't decide.
we avoid cheeses and pate etc because of potential harm so do i really want to have a vaccine in my system that we know nothing about?
BUT then i have read that its similar to the US seasonal vaccine anyway which causes no problems.

might write down a list of for and against.... my head is so confuzzled!

sounds like a good plan!

Hi Everyone,

Visiting from 1st trimester. I have decided to have the vaccine. I work as a pharmacist and am in constant contact with ill patients. I think there will be far more cases of swine flu over the winter months and don't want to put myself or my baby at risk. It hasn't been an easy decision as I miscarried my last pregnancy but I am frightened by the stories of otherwise healthy pregnant women dying with swine flu. I have a 2 year old son and he has to my priority. I don't want him growing up without a mother.

I contacted my GP surgery. They could offer me an appointment ASAP for the GSK Pandemrix jab, but as I'm only 11 weeks pregnant at the moment I'm going to wait a few weeks and see if they get the Baxter Celvapan jab in as this is adjuvant free. The risk of complications from swine flu increases the further you are into your pregnancy and I don't like the idea of having the vaccine in my first trimester anyway, so I feel I have some time left. However they don't know if they will be getting Celvapan in and if they do they have to find 9 other patients who want that brand too, so I'm not very hopeful. If in a few weeks times they still haven't had any Celvapan in, I will take the Pandemrix.

It is a personal decision for everyone and there is no right or wrong decision.

If anyone who's had the Pandemrix vaccine could let us know how it went and if they suffered any side effects I think that would be reassuring for us all. I know Izzies_mom is having hers this weekend. Hope it all goes well x

Good luck to you if you're having it this week. We would love to know how you get on. Hope it all goes ok.
xxx

Hi ladies

I know there has been a lot of article pasted onto here but I found this one very informative and answered all of my questions. It was sent to me by my sister-in-law who is in Canada and is very clued up about these sort of things. She wanted me to read the bit halfway down about the difference between adjuvanted and unadjuvanted vaccines. Take a read especially if you are under 20wks. I am 27wks so I think I will be fine either way.

www.phac-aspc.gc.cahttp://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/alert-ale...sse-eng.php#s4


Anyway hope it helps some of you ladies out there in making your very tough decisions.
Oh in case you haven't read the full 5pages I am getting my shot on the 5th November and I think it's the adjuvanted one.

This is a great artcial. Many thanks! It re-confirms my thoughts on NOT having the adjuvated vaccine. If I've gotta have it, I'll have Celvapan.
Great research....