I developed a bad cough resulting from the So. Cal. fires and my doctor kept holding off on my flu vaccine until after the shortage was announced. From there I nearly panicked. There are more things to worry about than the flu itself.

My concern was that I did not wish to be susceptible to the flu after having given birth to preemies. I have seen cases where triplets came early and their mothers were barred from them due to fevers, colds, etc. It would be awful to have intensely fragile babies and not get to spend time with them because of having caught the flu. AND, at that point in time, you would be going back and forth to a hospital with every assurance that plenty of illnesses were surrounding you.

But... I remain hopeful that your choice will work out fine for you, and I have remained grateful that I was able to get my flu shot. I wish you the best.

Cat

Cat w/3 Kittens
Caidan, Carina and Caeleigh
Born at 31 weeks, 1/8/04.