Missy86

I am getting it on Friday and its the adjvent one

I asked my midwife all the questions and think its the right thing to do plus I will be 12 weeks by then

Missy86

out of interest

I was looking on the internet, is it right that the mercury is not in the single does vac

Junebug_CJ

Two important points:
1) Thiomersal contains ETHYL mercury (rapidly degraded and excreted from the body, NOT stored) vs METHYL mercury, which is the "bad" mercury and the type that the body cannot expell. NO CONCERNS ABOUT ETHYL MERCURY in vaccines...

2) H1N1 is a different flu in that it is killing otherwise healthy people, and pregnant women are at the highest risk of death. 10% of pregnant women (that's 1/10) who contract H1N1 will end up in the INTENSIVE CARE UNIT and not many make it out alive. We've already lost 2 pregnant women in my hospital. Second trimester and 3rd trimester are at highest risk so to protect yourself you need to get the vaccine in the FIRST trimester. This is very different from the regular seasonal flu, of which people who have chronic diseases and the elderly at at highest risk. This is a completely different beast.

That being said: I got my adjuvant vaccine when I was 9 weeks and 3 days. My arm hurt for days and I still have the bruise, but now I am H1N1 immune, yay... But still helping in taking care of pregnant women in the ICU (PS: all my pregnant colleagues in the health care field did not hesitate to get the vaccine, all pretty much terrified of H1N1 after what we've witnessed!).

CJ

AmyElizabeth

I got it almost 2 weeks ago and have felt completely fine! My nurse was a dream, the shot didn't hurt nearly as badly as the seasonal shot I had a month earlier did. My arm wasn't even sore.

Be very careful about people citing "risks" and "dangers" without giving you links and data to back it up! It's not just about avoiding a pesky flu, it's about your life and the life of your baby! Pregnant women with the swine flu are losing their babies, here is an anecdote:

http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/07/20...ath/index.html

And here is the data:

By Aug. 21, the latest date for which numbers are available, pregnant women accounted for 6% of the 484 confirmed U.S. deaths linked to what's known as swine flu, although they make up only 1% of the population.

http://www.latimes.com/features/heal...0,409451.story

Bottom line: pregnant women are more likely to die from swine flu than the general population.

Missy86

Thanks guys, I am gonna get it.

My midwife says that the swine flu outbreak is gonna hit next month

AmyElizabeth

Oh good, I'm so glad Missy! It's a completely personal decision, and I respect that, but I think you'll feel so much more secure knowing you have protected yourself and your little one.

Missy86

And you pass the protection on to baby once its born. That can only be good thing

Nats21

I had mine today at my first checkup, the doctors had started giving it yesterday, I think its more important to protect the baby so thought i better have it, it didn't hurt nearly as much as I thought it would x

modo

Thanks to CJ's posts on the matter and threads like these I have done more research and come to the conclusion that I should get it done. I have an appointment on Monday at 5.05pm I will be 12 weeks and 3 days. Monday is the first day my surgery is giving out the vaccine so I am getting it done as soon as it is available.

snailien

I can't believe that people trust the government so readily... I know there are Dr's out there and midwife's who are not recommending the jab to people and saying they wouldn't have it themselves or give it to their children... does that not ring alarm bells?

The health advisors and Government have been wrong before (morning sickness tablets - Thalidomide )... and as we are witnessing the Government do not always listen to the scientific professionals (Prof David Nutt).

I seriously think that people should reseacrh properly before making a decision... whatever decision you make fine but don't just believe what you're told...