Are you giving your lo's the flu vaccination?
Morning all,
We have a walk in clinic later at our surgery later this month which I think I'm going to take her to. I do worry about safety of vaccinations. Apparently they will have it yearly as the vaccination is changed each year as the flu virus mutates and changes each year. But I did give A the MMR immunisation which I know previously had concerns over.
Are you going/did you go for the flu nasal spray which your little ones? Any noticeable side effects? I think it says just perhaps a bit of a runny nose, which is understandable!! :-)
A was very poorly last January and had v high temp which she reacted badly to and ended up spending a day in hospital with! I imagine this was probably flu related. We always keep an eye on her but this happened so quickly, even with medicine to keep her temp under control. I really wouldn't like a repeat of that.
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C will be having it at school next month - I don't see any reason for him not to since I can't imagine the side effects will be anything like having 'flu.
What dd said I'd rather give the injection than them have flu
Also the mmr concerns were totally rubbished as the evidence wasn't reliable
Yeah my LO had it last month
Jacob had it last month with no side effects whatsoever. No question in my mind, wouldn't be offered if it wasn't needed and far better than getting flu.
W is two in three weeks time and I asked at my surgery if she'll be able to have it then but was told no I will have to wait until next winter now.
If they had said yes then I would have taken her to have it. Especially as it's just a spray not an injection- the benefit of the vaccine without the tears!
My 2 and my 3 year old have both had it. Wish my 6 year old could have it too. I was worried about my 3 year old having the vaccine as she's terrible at the docs/dentist and with strangers etc but she sat good as gold and let them do it, it's over very quickly and she didn't even flinch. My 2 year old was good too, the only side effect I noticed was that she had some black snot the next day which was weird but nothing else.
At the beginning of this year my 2 year old was severely ill in hospital for a week and now has a condition where if she gets poorly from flu or sickness bug and stops eating/drinking then she can deteriorate very quickly so this was my main reason for getting them vaccinated.
C has had it. She laughed at the spray up her nose and had no side effects.
Thanks everyone.
I would like her to have it. Someone I know puts doubts about the safety of these things in my mind sometimes but that's it, decision made, she's going to have it!!
Kind of dreading it a little though. Don't think she'll be happy in the docs and she hates anything going near her nose! Hopefully, she'll surprise me....... ;-)
M had it a couple of weeks a go with no side effects at all.
The mmr is completely safe. The research into that was complete and utter rubbish. The doctor was struck off because of it. D had the flu vaccination last week and has been fine.
A had the nasal spray a few weeks ago and although he didn't like the spray the chocolate button soon cheered him up and we noticed no side effects. He does have a runny nose 365 days a year though.
O had his flu vaccine a couple of weeks ago and he was totally fine, no side effects.