It's that time of year again: Flu shot season. As items like this
remind us, it's especially important for pregnant women to get the
vaccine because the flu carries potential risks for both baby and
mother. Really, anyone with a child under the age of five is encouraged
to sign-up for a shot for the same reason: It's no good for a kid that
young to contract a potentially serious virus. 
All
that said, I find myself wondering how many pregnant women or parents
ignore this advice and don't bother getting flu shots. I ask this as
someone who never once got the shot until I was pregnant and felt like
I had to. I had absolutely no solid medical reason for believing this,
but I always thought the flu shot was b.s. I knew people who got it and
still wound up sick. And I knew people who didn't and were perfectly
fine.
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