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Salason
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Re: Do You Have Your Child Get Their Flu Shot?
We all do. My DD got it anyway when she was 18 mos but I still feel like if it protects from certain strains we can be exposed to, then its worth it.
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Do You Have Your Child Get Their Flu Shot?
My daughter will bc it is required in pre school
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| Posted 10/25/16 9:58 AM |
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Lola0703
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Re: Do You Have Your Child Get Their Flu Shot?
We do not do the flu shot.
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| Posted 10/25/16 10:17 AM |
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luckysmom
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Re: Do You Have Your Child Get Their Flu Shot?
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The kids usually get it. Last year we had a really good year with no illnesses during the winter and I just never took them to the dr for their flu shots. I didn't want to expose them to other germs by taking them to the Drs office. However, every year they have gotten the shot without fail they have gotten the flu. Every single year. Last year no shot and they never got the flu! Go figure. I'm on the fence on if they'll get it this year. DH and I never get the flu shot. Last year was the first time in 8 years that I had gotten the flu. Surprisingly no one else in the house got it.
It really makes you wonder. Do these shots even work at all?
Or is it just luck of the draw that you don't get the flu- shot or not?
Last year DD had the shot and got the flu- the answer- well the shot doesn't protect against all strains. Right, but how do we know it even would have protected her against any strain?
The standard answer when you get the flu after having the shot is that you must have gotten a strain it doesn't protect against. But you can't prove that.
I mean what if it really doesn't protect against anything very well and not getting the flu that year was just luck of the draw?
I don't know. I am not a fan of a shot that only works 'some' of the time.
I mean she will still get it I guess- but I'm really starting to have doubts
Exactly! Every time they've gotten the shot and also have gotten the flu I always say "they got their flu shots, why do they have the flu?" The answer is always the same. "Could be a different strain, or, they can still get the flu but it is not as severe or wont last as long". Ummmm...my kids are still miserable for at least 7 days. The flu lasts 7-10 days!
And DH got the flu last year- no shot.
I caught it from him- no shot.
He was sick for over a week- miserable, terrible- and that's with Tamiflu (another scam drug IMO)
I also did not have the shot and I wasn't nearly as bad as him and was better in less than a week.
So that BS that if you get the shot it's less severe- didn't hold true. I had it way less severe with no shot either. Just elderberry syrup which I strongly believe in.
I don't know.
I'm very very pro vaccine. Never even delayed a shot with DD, never split them up, followed the Dr's schedule to a T.
But this- it seems so so ineffective
I mean, I will still get it for DD, because she is in school all day, the petri dish of germs. Not that it helped her last year when she caught it from us anyway even though she had the shot.
But for me, no.
I am also very pro vaccine and agree with you 100% on the flu shot. We will probably get them their flu shots this year since this is their first time in full time school. But what is elderberry syrup, is it safe for kids and how does it work?
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NervousNell
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Re: Do You Have Your Child Get Their Flu Shot?
Posted by luckysmom
Posted by NervousNell
Posted by luckysmom
Posted by NervousNell
Posted by luckysmom
The kids usually get it. Last year we had a really good year with no illnesses during the winter and I just never took them to the dr for their flu shots. I didn't want to expose them to other germs by taking them to the Drs office. However, every year they have gotten the shot without fail they have gotten the flu. Every single year. Last year no shot and they never got the flu! Go figure. I'm on the fence on if they'll get it this year. DH and I never get the flu shot. Last year was the first time in 8 years that I had gotten the flu. Surprisingly no one else in the house got it.
It really makes you wonder. Do these shots even work at all?
Or is it just luck of the draw that you don't get the flu- shot or not?
Last year DD had the shot and got the flu- the answer- well the shot doesn't protect against all strains. Right, but how do we know it even would have protected her against any strain?
The standard answer when you get the flu after having the shot is that you must have gotten a strain it doesn't protect against. But you can't prove that.
I mean what if it really doesn't protect against anything very well and not getting the flu that year was just luck of the draw?
I don't know. I am not a fan of a shot that only works 'some' of the time.
I mean she will still get it I guess- but I'm really starting to have doubts
Exactly! Every time they've gotten the shot and also have gotten the flu I always say "they got their flu shots, why do they have the flu?" The answer is always the same. "Could be a different strain, or, they can still get the flu but it is not as severe or wont last as long". Ummmm...my kids are still miserable for at least 7 days. The flu lasts 7-10 days!
And DH got the flu last year- no shot.
I caught it from him- no shot.
He was sick for over a week- miserable, terrible- and that's with Tamiflu (another scam drug IMO)
I also did not have the shot and I wasn't nearly as bad as him and was better in less than a week.
So that BS that if you get the shot it's less severe- didn't hold true. I had it way less severe with no shot either. Just elderberry syrup which I strongly believe in.
I don't know.
I'm very very pro vaccine. Never even delayed a shot with DD, never split them up, followed the Dr's schedule to a T.
But this- it seems so so ineffective
I mean, I will still get it for DD, because she is in school all day, the petri dish of germs. Not that it helped her last year when she caught it from us anyway even though she had the shot.
But for me, no.
I am also very pro vaccine and agree with you 100% on the flu shot. We will probably get them their flu shots this year since this is their first time in full time school. But what is elderberry syrup, is it safe for kids and how does it work?
Elderberry is a powerful all natural anti viral. It's great to take daily in the cold and flu season and to take moer often when you are sick.
You can get it in a kid's version yes.
I find that when taking it I get sick less and when I do get sick it is much more mild.
When I had flu last year I took it religiously every 4 hours and my flu wasn't nearly as bad as DH's who took Tamiflu.
Drugstores sell it and health food stores.
I buy mine on Amazon
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| Posted 10/25/16 11:17 AM |
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JennP
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Re: Do You Have Your Child Get Their Flu Shot?
Posted by NervousNell
Posted by luckysmom
Posted by NervousNell
Posted by luckysmom
Posted by NervousNell
Posted by luckysmom
The kids usually get it. Last year we had a really good year with no illnesses during the winter and I just never took them to the dr for their flu shots. I didn't want to expose them to other germs by taking them to the Drs office. However, every year they have gotten the shot without fail they have gotten the flu. Every single year. Last year no shot and they never got the flu! Go figure. I'm on the fence on if they'll get it this year. DH and I never get the flu shot. Last year was the first time in 8 years that I had gotten the flu. Surprisingly no one else in the house got it.
It really makes you wonder. Do these shots even work at all?
Or is it just luck of the draw that you don't get the flu- shot or not?
Last year DD had the shot and got the flu- the answer- well the shot doesn't protect against all strains. Right, but how do we know it even would have protected her against any strain?
The standard answer when you get the flu after having the shot is that you must have gotten a strain it doesn't protect against. But you can't prove that.
I mean what if it really doesn't protect against anything very well and not getting the flu that year was just luck of the draw?
I don't know. I am not a fan of a shot that only works 'some' of the time.
I mean she will still get it I guess- but I'm really starting to have doubts
Exactly! Every time they've gotten the shot and also have gotten the flu I always say "they got their flu shots, why do they have the flu?" The answer is always the same. "Could be a different strain, or, they can still get the flu but it is not as severe or wont last as long". Ummmm...my kids are still miserable for at least 7 days. The flu lasts 7-10 days!
And DH got the flu last year- no shot.
I caught it from him- no shot.
He was sick for over a week- miserable, terrible- and that's with Tamiflu (another scam drug IMO)
I also did not have the shot and I wasn't nearly as bad as him and was better in less than a week.
So that BS that if you get the shot it's less severe- didn't hold true. I had it way less severe with no shot either. Just elderberry syrup which I strongly believe in.
I don't know.
I'm very very pro vaccine. Never even delayed a shot with DD, never split them up, followed the Dr's schedule to a T.
But this- it seems so so ineffective
I mean, I will still get it for DD, because she is in school all day, the petri dish of germs. Not that it helped her last year when she caught it from us anyway even though she had the shot.
But for me, no.
I am also very pro vaccine and agree with you 100% on the flu shot. We will probably get them their flu shots this year since this is their first time in full time school. But what is elderberry syrup, is it safe for kids and how does it work?
Elderberry is a powerful all natural anti viral. It's great to take daily in the cold and flu season and to take moer often when you are sick.
You can get it in a kid's version yes.
I find that when taking it I get sick less and when I do get sick it is much more mild.
When I had flu last year I took it religiously every 4 hours and my flu wasn't nearly as bad as DH's who took Tamiflu.
Drugstores sell it and health food stores.
I buy mine on Amazon
I have begun to SWEAR by elderberry.
I used to get really bad sinus infections. Then someone on here mentioned it and I decided to try it.
I just take the syrup - Sambucol - when I feel a cold coming on and ever since I started to use it NO sinus infections.
It tastes pretty good too.
I feel like it should be poured over vanilla ice cream.
To answer the OP yes we get the flu shot.
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| Posted 10/25/16 11:26 AM |
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Do You Have Your Child Get Their Flu Shot?
Yes we get the flu shot.
And this year I'm having baby #2 in December and TERRIFIED she'll get the flu so I've asked everyone close to get it.
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