Swine flu & flu jab??

[BelleRomford74]

I am 17 weeks pregnant, so will be pregnant all over the winter & flu season!! Has anyone been offered any advice on Swine flu or plain old flu?

I remember reading so many horrible & sad stories last winter of pregnant women contracting Swine flu & babies having to be delivered early etc.. There has been no mention of Swine flu this year, but I have noticed pharmacies are advertising appointments for Flu jabs & it says reccomended for pregnant women!!

Have heard in the past mixed medical opinions about the general Flu jab, saying that it can make you so poorly & give you Flu it defeats the object & that so many new strains of Flu go round each year that the jab does'nt protect you from that it is not worth getting the jab!!!

I have a Midwife app on friday & was going to ask her advice but also interested on peoples experiences & opinions!!

Thank you xx :)

no one has offered it to me yet. (I'm 28 weeks). I had it last year though in October so I may just take my chances that I'll still have some protection in the two month interim before I give birth. then again, i've been paying for flu jabs the past two years after having had it twice one year in the year my son was born (at start and very end of the season) and it was virtually impossible trying to care for a tiny infant.

Just ring your surgery. I'd not been offered an appointment, but they're certianly dishing out the vaccine and had no issues with me having it before invited.

just a bigdisco have you seen pregnant woman in comas over the flu? normal woman not with any other problems Im a bit worried now cause I decided to not have the vaccine for lots of differetn reasons but not sure now.

hi yes I have - and as a result there is no doubt in my mind whatsoever.. in fact have been on to surgery today about getting mine.

I woke up today with a bad cold hope its not the flu so not had chance to call the surgery bloody typical