C.D.
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My doctor told me to wait until my second trimester.
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I am in my first trimester (8 weeks.) Does anybody know if it is safe to get a flu shot? One of my doctors said wait until after the first trimester and the other doctor said it was okay.
My doctor told me to wait until my second trimester.
I have been reading that it is best to wait until the second trimester.
I wouldn't get it at all. The inserts say that the ingredients/affects are not known on pregnant women/fetuses. Most of the shots also contain mercury/thimerosal. Unless you have some severe illness that would make it almost necessary to get this shot, I would just by-pass it.
I didn't really research it much, but I got my flu shot in my 1st trimester, and baby and I were fine. Keep in mind, I have to get the flu shot because I am a severe asthmatic.
Personally, I would definitely wait-- why introduce a virus, voluntarily, into your body when your baby is in the earliest weeks of crucial development? Wash your hands a lot and carry Purell and stay away from sick kids/ adults! Best of luck, C.!!
