kaili
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Up at the crack of dawn today! Had first docs appointment yesterday she was so lovely! I'm booked in for a booking appointment at 9 1/2 weeks, I'm very excited now! The doctor wants me to have a flu jab. I 'm a little reluctant as I normally like to let nature run it's course. I didn't have the swine flu jab and have never had flu before. What do you guys think? Of course I'd never want to do anything to harm my baby including placing infection into my body.
I got my flu shot 2 months ago while still ttc, but idk about where you live, but here, everyone around me is getting the flu and according to the cdc, flu rates are at a record high in the US right now. I am guessing since you called it a "flu jab" (lingo we don't use here) that you are in the uk, and idk how bad flu season is right now. But my husband had the flu in september and his fevers were up to 103.5 and double doses of fever reducers were only bringing him down to around 101. Anything over 101 can cause protein imbalances that if dont kill your baby, can leave serious gaps in brain development, so I am not taking even a 1% chance that I could get it.