realy confussed,get the H1N1 vaccine or not?

[tinytoes201]

i was one of the pregnant women that said a big NO  to getting the H1N1 vaccine.for all the common reasons such as we dont know the long term effects it will have and so on.. yesterday i was watching the news and it was reported that a pregnant woman with no underline health problems has died from swine flu.my heart goes out to the family and my prayers are with them.
now i dont know what to do.this is the first case of this kind in this country so its all to real to me now.i am asking myself should i not get the vaccine bc i dont want to take the chance of harming my unborn child bc we dont know the long term effects,,, or should i get it bc if i dont i could die and the baby.. so its like im asking myself should i put the baby at risk getting the jab now or put my life at risk not getting it. im realy so confused. swine flu is in our area and in the school,its seems everyone is getting it.just woundering what are your views? has anyone here said no then changed their mind,and for what reasons?

[martikadragoon]

I got my normal seasonal flu shot a few weeks ago (my first EVER) and then I also got my H1N1 yesterday (actually 2 days ago now).

[Sunkissed19]

A friend of mine was pregnant with me...she was about 2 weeks behind me and she lives in my mothers town about an hour and a half away from me and she didnt get her vaccine....her mother, sister and 9 month old niece all got it and were okay after being super sick but when my friend caught it her unborn child didnt make it through (13 weeks along). I have really bad asthma aggrevated by my pregnancy and am using a nebulizer already so if i catch any kind of cold or flu i WILL end up in the hospital. I am getting my vaccination on monday!
and so your aware i was totally against getting the H1N1 vaccine in the begining but i talked to my doctor and did research and figured out that getting it would be the right choice for me and my baby.

[Sunkissed19]

also ive never had a regular flu shot but i got my first one when i was 10 weeks pregnant.

[tinytoes201]

it is quite scarey not knowing whats going to happen if we get it or not. i was dead set against it,but now i think i will get it.of course i care and worry of what could happen to the baby in the futher,but on the other hand i have to think of my kids,and if i got it and died then thier left without a mother. and i always catch the flu and get realy sick from it,i think i have a low immune system i catch the flu at least 5 times a year.so id say id be a prime target.i have my first app at the hospital this week so il have a chat with the doc but i think i will get it.. thanks ladies xx

[kmchenry254]

i was against it at first also
but i mean this is one of them things where u might not know till its too late
swine flu is also in my area and a 3 year old child died from it couple wks ago
and i cant imagine what i would do if something like that happens to either one of my children (second due in 4 wks)
as far as they know the vaccine helps to boost the babys immune system against the virus for when its born-and of couse every mother wants their baby safe and well
and maybe we are better off getting the vaccine
which i did about 2 wks ago and all is well

[tobbeyj]

I never get the regular flu shot - but with no hesitation got the non adjuvanted version of the H1N1 shot. I was not going to take any chances with this pregnancy. I am still alive, have had an ultrasound since and baby was doing great :)