Comments on: The Swine of ’09

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 03:23:19 +0000

Marcy, Thanks for doing the research.

I’ve been thinking about this for a while and I’m going to err on the side of caution. Since I am a teacher AND my twins go to day care, we have a multitude of people who can and do make us sick.

We’ll get both shots this year. I will definitely make sure to have them on different days though. I don’t want to tempt fate!
.-= Jennifer´s last blog ..The Amazing Gracie Lu-Who =-.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:12:52 +0000

I just had my regular flu shot yesterday (my company offers them each year). The kids and Jennifer will have theirs at the kids’ 18 month checkup.

Though media reports have done an excellent job of instilling fear in the public, I’m not any more concerned about H1N1 than any other illness. Were it that any of us had underlying medical conditions (which most H1N1 deaths had, particularly respiratory or cardiac in nature), I might be a little more concerned. Sure, otherwise healthy individuals have died from H1N1, but EVEN MORE otherwise healthy individuals have died from the regular flu or diarrhea or car accidents. After all, H1N1 is just ONE strain of the flu. And even ‘regular’ flu vaccines don’t guarantee you won’t get the ‘regular’ flu.

We’ll continue to be diligent with hand-washing, etc, but I refuse to make decisions based on ‘what if’s’.
.-= Rachel´s last blog ..Seventeen Month Newsletter =-.

By: Gwyn

Gwyn — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:32:03 +0000

Thanks for researching and posting this information. I’m still undecided about the H1N1 shot, but our 16 month olds have already received their seasonal flu shot at a routine followup appt. Ultimately, we probably will do whatever our pedi recommends at their 18-mo. well check …. Thanks again

By: Deanna

Deanna — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:40:51 +0000

My six-month old girls will be getting both vaccines. I took a flu shot for the first time last year when I was pregnant, on the advice of my OB, and I trust the dr.’s recommendation on the vaccines for the girls. He says his own children will be taking them…that’s enough for me.

I might have been debating about the H1N1 vaccine, but we had a 12-year old boy die with confirmed H1N1 last week in our community. Needless to say, I’m a little freaked out!
.-= Deanna´s last blog ..Where Were You? =-.

By: Susan

Susan — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:28:12 +0000

I am always on the fence about the regular flu vaccine anyway, as there are supposed possible ill effects from that even…and last season, the flu shot available in our area did not even closely match the actual strain that affected our area…so it was totally useless anyway.
On the other hand, even though the H1N1 vaccine is a supposedly perfect match to the actual virus going around…well, it’s so untested, I really don’t want it injected in my kids. HOWEVER…if I had preemies/ immuno-compromised kids, I would probably have a much different opinion!
In our situation, with relatively healthy 2-year-olds who are still nursing and are not in daycare, we will not vaccinate.

By: janie

janie — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 02:49:29 +0000

I don’t know about these two (seasonal and swine) but I do know that giving the body multiple vaccinations at once is both hard on the body and may not work as well…..just a thought.

By: Jungletwins

Jungletwins — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 19:47:27 +0000

Oh geez, this topic puts me into a total tailspin. I wasn't even thinking about it until I took the girls to their 18month checkup, and their Pediatrician told me pretty much everyone on the island on live on (it really is an island, I don't mean metaphorically) has or will have swine flu. Of course, I live in rural area, not nearly as affected as in town, where the doctor's office is, which is clearly teeming with viral plague. I feel like his office is the greatest threat to any of us getting swine flu- yet that's where the vaccines will be. What to do!? .-= Jungletwins´s last blog ..Mumu’s Reign of Terror =-.

By: Terzah

Terzah — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 19:10:33 +0000

We’ll get the H1N1 vaccine as soon as it’s available. We’ve gotten the regular flu shot every year since my now-33-mos-old twins were eligible, and we’ll get that one this year too. I expect we’ll be facing a lot of viruses this fall, our first in 3-day-a-week preschool, so I’m trying to do what I can–they’ve already gotten two colds in the first three weeks there! Our doctor says the only other measures we can take to protect them are good sleep, good nutrition and handwashing. Bracing ourselves….

By: Nicole

Nicole — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 17:11:05 +0000

Thanks so much for this info! I was hoping I could do the flu/H1N1 vaccine at the same time so don't have to make two separate trips/two meltdown days. We'll be calling our pedi and making an appt for both as soon as its available!! .-= Nicole´s last blog ..Teaching forgiveness and understanding =-.

By: rebecca

rebecca — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 16:50:28 +0000

My daughter had a flu-like illness at 9 months, alhtough she tested negative for flu at the time, to the shock of her doctor. It scared the crap out of me to have such a sick little girl on my hands---and thus have become hypervigilant about all four of us getting the flu vaccine each year. I want to be sure that if one of my kids get that sick again, I am sure that there was nothing I could have done to prevent it. .-= rebecca´s last blog ..Threadless Tshirt Giveaway at jaypeeonline.net =-.