have we got to have the swine flu jab?

Emma_Lou · Nov 7th, 2009, 07:20 AM

i was thinking about this earlier do we need to have the swine flu jab? im kinda confused because i have heard so many different things about it.
my OHs sister didnt have the jab but i have been told that pregnant women are supposed to have it...

xxx

daisyfflur · Nov 7th, 2009, 07:32 AM

It's not mandatory but we are classed as high risk so I guess you have a personal choice to make. Having said all that I havnt decided

or been invited for the jab yet x

Junebug_CJ · Nov 7th, 2009, 07:52 AM

It is highly recommended but no one can force you to take it.

IMISSCOFFEE · Nov 7th, 2009, 08:04 AM

i'm not having it in the first trimester---just a maternal instinct not to, but my friend who is pregnant did ALOT of research (even read through the boring clinical trials) and decided to get it at about 14 weeks. I will be in my second trimester around the end of december, and flu season doesnt end here until about march/april (last year was well into june with the swine), so I may get it just so I don't have to worry about every stranger I stand next to for 6 months. Plus, I am a teacher, so there's all kinds of things coming and going. Just my thoughts for now---who knows if they will change.

Emma_Lou · Nov 7th, 2009, 08:12 AM

i really don't know if to go and have it done cuz i am kinda needle phobic when i had my son i panicked when i had to go for my bloods and cried my OH had to hold my hand so god knows what i would be like with this.
and i didnt have anything in labour when i had DS cuz i didnt want the needles. kinda wish i did in a way lol
xxxx

Crypto1976 · Nov 7th, 2009, 08:32 AM

I dont think I will have it. there is too little clinical evidence that it is safe in pregnancy and I am scared that its the next thalidimide.

star2002 · Nov 7th, 2009, 08:36 AM

I got it the other night. The one without the adjuvant.

quail · Nov 7th, 2009, 08:47 AM

i had mine yesterday.xxx

Emma_Lou · Nov 7th, 2009, 09:14 AM

im scared of having it done incase something happens.
i'm always thinking neg about it all.
cuz i dont know wot to do im so confused OH said its up2 me if i go through with it n he'll be with me if i do go thru with it xx

gem_ · Nov 7th, 2009, 09:59 AM

I'm booked in to have the adjuvanted one, Pandemrix on Tuesday 17th November. Can't wait to have it done. I work as a pharmacist and think it's only a matter of time before I catch swine flu from someone. I'm scared by the number of otherwise healthy pregnant women who have died from it. I'm putting my faith in the Department of Health and they are strongly recommending it for all pregnant women. If you do want it done don't wait for your GP to contact you. I rang mine up and they gave me an appointment straight away.

Nov 7th, 2009, 07:20 AM	#1
Emma_Lou Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: West Midlands Posts: 75	have we got to have the swine flu jab? i was thinking about this earlier do we need to have the swine flu jab? im kinda confused because i have heard so many different things about it. my OHs sister didnt have the jab but i have been told that pregnant women are supposed to have it... xxx

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Nov 7th, 2009, 07:32 AM	#2
daisyfflur Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Wiltshire Posts: 679	It's not mandatory but we are classed as high risk so I guess you have a personal choice to make. Having said all that I havnt decided or been invited for the jab yet x

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Nov 7th, 2009, 07:52 AM	#3
Junebug_CJ Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 5,808	It is highly recommended but no one can force you to take it.

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Nov 7th, 2009, 08:04 AM	#4
IMISSCOFFEE Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 417	i'm not having it in the first trimester---just a maternal instinct not to, but my friend who is pregnant did ALOT of research (even read through the boring clinical trials) and decided to get it at about 14 weeks. I will be in my second trimester around the end of december, and flu season doesnt end here until about march/april (last year was well into june with the swine), so I may get it just so I don't have to worry about every stranger I stand next to for 6 months. Plus, I am a teacher, so there's all kinds of things coming and going. Just my thoughts for now---who knows if they will change.

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Nov 7th, 2009, 08:12 AM	#5
Emma_Lou Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: West Midlands Posts: 75	i really don't know if to go and have it done cuz i am kinda needle phobic when i had my son i panicked when i had to go for my bloods and cried my OH had to hold my hand so god knows what i would be like with this. and i didnt have anything in labour when i had DS cuz i didnt want the needles. kinda wish i did in a way lol xxxx

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Nov 7th, 2009, 08:32 AM	#6
Crypto1976 Pregnant (Expecting) Inactive Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Scotland Posts: 2,820	I dont think I will have it. there is too little clinical evidence that it is safe in pregnancy and I am scared that its the next thalidimide.

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Nov 7th, 2009, 08:36 AM	#7
star2002 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Ontario Posts: 313	I got it the other night. The one without the adjuvant.

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Nov 7th, 2009, 08:47 AM	#8
quail Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: nottingham Posts: 3,166	i had mine yesterday.xxx

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Nov 7th, 2009, 09:14 AM	#9
Emma_Lou Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: West Midlands Posts: 75	im scared of having it done incase something happens. i'm always thinking neg about it all. cuz i dont know wot to do im so confused OH said its up2 me if i go through with it n he'll be with me if i do go thru with it xx

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Nov 7th, 2009, 09:59 AM	#10
gem_ Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Wales Posts: 43	I'm booked in to have the adjuvanted one, Pandemrix on Tuesday 17th November. Can't wait to have it done. I work as a pharmacist and think it's only a matter of time before I catch swine flu from someone. I'm scared by the number of otherwise healthy pregnant women who have died from it. I'm putting my faith in the Department of Health and they are strongly recommending it for all pregnant women. If you do want it done don't wait for your GP to contact you. I rang mine up and they gave me an appointment straight away.

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