Should I get a flu shot while I'm pregnant?

Should I get a flu shot even though I'm pregnant? This was one of our concern when I had my Doctors appointment just recently. My OBGYN required me to get my flu shot vaccine as soon as possible. Actually she required me two (2) Flu Shots Vaccine. One is the seasonal flu shot and the other one is swine flu shot. She said, getting a flu shot is safe during my pregnancy. Just make sure tie differences are not to close to get the second vaccine. She required at least a couple of weeks before taking the second vaccine. We will try to get my first flu shot within this week and will have my second flu shot on my next appointment.

For more details:

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), and the World Health Organization (WHO) all recommend a flu shot for women who will be pregnant during flu season (October to mid-May). That's because if you get the flu while you're pregnant, you're more likely to have serious complications, such as pneumonia, that could put you and your baby at risk. What's more, there's evidence that getting a flu shot during pregnancy offers your baby some protection after birth: Anti-flu antibodies that you develop after getting the shot are passed to your baby, providing him with immunity that may be protective until he's 5 or 6 months old. This is important because young babies who catch the flu are at particular risk for serious illness, but they can't be vaccinated themselves until they're 6 months old. Learn more about flu shots for children. Your caregiver should offer you a flu shot at a regularly scheduled prenatal visit. If she doesn't, ask for one. Get your shot as early in the season as possible. Sometimes the vaccine is available as early as September or even late August. If you missed getting vaccinated during the fall, you can still get a shot in December or even later, although the sooner you do so the better. Keep in mind that the vaccine won't be fully effective for two weeks afterward.

Typhoon Ondoy Hits Manila Area

This are just 2 of the pictures I got from the Philippine News about the typhoon "Ondoy" that hits the area of Manila Saturday September 26, 2009. I feel so devastated of what my fellow countrymen is facing right now. A lot of them have lost their home and lives. As I was watching the news, the update was, their were 106 people died already from the typhoon and a lot of people are still missing. Until now volunteers, Military men and some organization are continuously helping our fellow Filipinos on the said tragedy. They are giving away goods for the victim of typhoon "Ondoy". Retrival operation is still on going and as the day goes by, a lot of dead bodies are being recovered. I pity for those family who lost their loved ones for this typhoon that hits their area. I hope they can survive this another tragedy that came in their lives and surpass everything. My prayers are with them. According to the news, the typhoon "Ondoy" is now approaching Vietnam area but another low pressure area is sighted on the Phillipine area of responsibility again and expected to be another typhoon that will hit the Philippines by Thursdays. Oh God please help them.

OBGYN Appointment

Went to my doctor's appointment today and everything went well. The baby is doing great, I am up to 108 pounds now which is not normal because I was 110 pounds before I got pregnant. I was just so sick during my first trimister and puts me down to 93 pounds. But now I am gaining it back and still has to gain more. I mean the required weight for the whole pregnancy. I am excited because on my next appointment, will do the sonogram for the gender. Hopefully the baby will cooperate. They will also do a glucose test as well as flu shots..Wheewww..Well that's a month from now to prepare. That's all the happenings today guys. Have a great evening.

Baby's kick

It felt great to feel my little ones kick inside my womb. Yes for the past weeks, I can feel the baby kicking so mildly but now it is getting stronger. I love the feeling and makes feel unworried because the baby is moving..hehehehe.. I even told my husband that our baby was playing boxing inside my tummy..lol..That's the update for now and I will let you know some of it soon. Have a great day!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAHAL KO

Few minutes from now it is my beloved husbands birthday Forest Wayne Eaton. It is 11:58pm and how I wish his here. He went back to work today but he will be home soon. To my mahal ko, I thank God since the day you were born. I amm so lucky to have a husband like you and so proud to be your wife. I wish you good health and more birthdays to come. I will always love you for the rest of our lives and you are the best thing ever happened to me. HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABY KO...MWAH

1st Year in the United States

I almost forgot to post this. It is quite late but it is better late that never. September 3rd marks my first year here in the United States. I can't believe it that I have been here for a year now. Time really runs so fast. I still like it here, although sometimes there were ups and downs in our lives which is normal but we are able to manage it. I am very happy that I am here because I am with the person that I truly love. I am looking forward to many more years to come and still it is very overwhelming that I am here. Feel so lucky that I a one of those who were given an opportunity to see the world of the land of US of A.

Stages Of Pregnancy

After the joy of discovering that you are pregnant, sure enough, you want to know exactly what you can expect to feel during the pregnancy stages. You are anxious about how you will handle each stage of pregnancy. You have heard a lot about the pregnancy trimesters - so what exactly happens during these stages of pregnancy development? Read on to find out!

It will be a great idea to keep a pregnancy journal - to track pregnancy weekly developments - later you'll love to read about how you coped with the different stages of pregnancy - it will also be a valuable record to keep. How about including a picture of stage of pregnancy against each entry? Now, you'll be able to keep track of your body and what you feel. What about your baby? Refer to the pregnancy calendar to help you know in detail what that precious life inside you is up to! This weekly pregnancy calendar tells you about the developments that your baby is experiencing during each pregnancy week.

The first stage of pregnancy brings with it several changes. During the first trimester pregnancy symptoms include a difference in your breasts, exhaustion, nausea and you might need to rush to the bathroom often. And you know what? Your baby stage during pregnancy, that is, the first trimester will actually show a heartbeat and moving tiny limbs! During the second month, that is, pregnancy 7 weeks, your baby will have a face and start developing various vital organs. To ensure that everything goes well, make sure that you maintain a healthy pregnancy diet and exercise.

During the second trimester your baby continues to grow inside you. And by the end of pregnancy week 16 he or she has a strong heartbeat, and develops fine body hair.

When you reach the third trimester pregnancy stage, you might want to consider taking childbirth and breastfeeding lessons. By pregnancy week 35, your baby and you will get ready for that pregnancy due date - by now you will be familiar with the pregnancy calculator. There are many online pregnancy due date calculators that help you keep track. You can also use a Pregnancy Wheel, a pregnancy calendar which helps you know when you are most likely to conceive, appropriate time for tests and your pregnancy due date.

All About Pregnancy

As a first time soon to be mom, I want to learn everything connected with pregnancy. It is like I am taking a degree of becoming a parent to a child soon and hopefully will fulfill my responsibility as his/her mother. To get started, what really a pregnancy is or being pregnant:

Here's some insights:

Pregnancy from the latin "graviditas" the carrying of one or more offspring, known as a fetus or embryo, inside the uterus of a female. In a pregnancy, there can be multiple gestations, as in the case of twins or triplets. Human pregnancy is the most studied of all mammalian pregnancies. Obstetrics is the surgical field that studies and cares for high risk pregnancy. Midwifery is the non-surgical field that cares for pregnancy and pregnant women.

Childbirth usually occurs about 38 weeks after conception; i.e., approximately 40 weeks from the last normal menstrual period (LNMP) in humans. The World Health Organization defines normal term for delivery as between 37 weeks and 42 weeks. The calculation of this date involves the assumption of a regular 28-day menstrual cycle.

One scientific term for the state of pregnancy is gravid, and a pregnant female is sometimes referred to as a gravida. Neither word is used in common speech. Similarly, the term "parity" (abbreviated as "para") is used for the number of previous successful live births. Medically, a woman who has never been pregnant is referred to as a "nulligravida", and in subsequent pregnancies as "multigravida" or "multiparous".Hence, during a second pregnancy a woman would be described as "gravida 2, para 1" and upon live delivery as "gravida 2, para 2." An in-progress pregnancy, as well as abortions, miscarriages, or stillbirths account for parity values being less than the gravida number, whereas a multiple birth will increase the parity value. Women who have never carried a pregnancy achieving more than 20 weeks of gestation age are referred to as "nulliparous". The medical term for a woman who is pregnant for the first time is primigravida.

The term embryo is used to describe the developing offspring during the first 8 weeks following conception, and the term fetus is used from about 2 months of development until birth.

In many societies' medical or legal definitions, human pregnancy is somewhat arbitrarily divided into three trimester periods, as a means to simplify reference to the different stages of prenatal development. The first trimester carries the highest risk of miscarriage (natural death of embryo or fetus). During the second trimester, the development of the fetus can be more easily monitored and diagnosed. The beginning of the third trimester often approximates the point of viability, or the ability of the fetus to survive, with or without medical help, outside of the uterus.

Updating - 4th Blog

As I have mentioned in one of my post here, this is my 4th blog and still I enjoy doing it. Sometimes I just feel so lazy to update all of 'em at a time especially now that I am pregnant it makes me more lazy to do something or to get something done..Whhewww!!! But anyway, most topic of this blog will probably about pregnancy, health and nutrition and some related topics about pregnancy. I hope it give some inputs to expectant mother's out there.