9. Vaccinated
After many weeks of going back & forth with 'should-we'shouldn't-we' regarding the H1N1 vaccine, today Dahlia & I were both vaccinated.
Reasons against were simply - well, the paranoia about vaccinations in general...both for her and for me (being pregnant). Mercury and/or other preservatives, random adverse side-effects, etc. Reasons for included well, not wanting to get sick with this nasty flu-bug...and since I'm in the highest risk category and Dahlia's dealing with high-exposure potential at her daycare, we just thought it was right.
There hasn't been any H1N1 vaccines in Duluth (or very little as far as I know, but today they started doing a "clinic" at the convention center for the highest risk group - until supplies run out. I contacted both my OB office & the Peds office and they both said if we want to get the vaccine to head there. So we did.
It took about an hour & twenty minutes, Dahlia was great - she mostly entertained herself (even though it WAS lunchtime), I didn't cry at all and she cried VERY briefly but was easily distracted by her super-sweet Dora sticker that she received.
So, it's done. Hers was thiemersol free (no mercury) which makes me feel a little better and so far, so good. Let's hope we have a healthy house this winter.
Reasons against were simply - well, the paranoia about vaccinations in general...both for her and for me (being pregnant). Mercury and/or other preservatives, random adverse side-effects, etc. Reasons for included well, not wanting to get sick with this nasty flu-bug...and since I'm in the highest risk category and Dahlia's dealing with high-exposure potential at her daycare, we just thought it was right.
There hasn't been any H1N1 vaccines in Duluth (or very little as far as I know, but today they started doing a "clinic" at the convention center for the highest risk group - until supplies run out. I contacted both my OB office & the Peds office and they both said if we want to get the vaccine to head there. So we did.
It took about an hour & twenty minutes, Dahlia was great - she mostly entertained herself (even though it WAS lunchtime), I didn't cry at all and she cried VERY briefly but was easily distracted by her super-sweet Dora sticker that she received.
So, it's done. Hers was thiemersol free (no mercury) which makes me feel a little better and so far, so good. Let's hope we have a healthy house this winter.
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my husband and i both went and got H1N1 vaccinated today too- around 10:30am. They only made thimerisol-free single-dose vaccine this time (even though there is no definite "proven" link between ethyl mercury preservative and any health impacts, I STILL always ask for thimerisol free- single dose vaccines. I did for his 2-month appt. had to pay a bit more, but no big whoop)