GROWING PAYNES

I thought I would write to give an update on the Swine Flu scenerio.  As you can see by Josh’s handy work in the nursery he is doing just fine.  He is almost back to 100%  with just a bit of a lingering cough.  I finally let him out of quarantine on Friday, however he did not get to sleep in the same bed with me until Saturday night Supposedly, you are no longer contagious 7 days after your onset of symptoms so we should be in the clear. 

 It also appears that I am gonna stay clear of contracting this flu too.  On Friday I finally made the decision to get the H1N1 vaccine.  I have debated this for many months and after praying about it I have decided that was the best decision to give me a peace of mind about mine and Easton’s health.  When Josh was coming home with this virus my doctor wanted to immediately put me on Tami Flu…an anti viral drug that up until this year they never gave to pregnant women.  I just couldn’t see going taking the drug with out having any symptoms and needless to say I did not take it.  After I did more research on the H1N1 vaccine I learned that they were giving pregnant women the injectable form of the vaccine (dead virus) as opposed to the nasal spray (live virus).  They don’t give the live virus to women because it can cross the placenta and effect the baby.  This is what finally helped me make my decision.  My original thinking wasnot to get the vaccine and thought if, by chance, I get the flu then I would just take Tami Flu.  After learning that the live virus crosses the placenta I realized this is essentially what would happen if I contracted it naturally.  So, not only would I have the live virus in me, but then I would be forced to take the Tami Flu which is not known to be safe either.  So it seemed like a double whammy.  Instead, I felt that getting injected with the dead virus with the small chance it might turn out to have side effects was the best for our family. Whew….first major decision in parenting under my belt!!!!! And many more to come.  

I must put a disclaimer on this for those pregnant women who might be debating this same thing…I did not discuss my reasoning with a medical profession so there may not validity to it   You have to come to a peace about what is right for you and your family.  This is just what has worked for me.  This reasoning in combination with my doctors reccomendation made it an easy decision.  I received the vaccine 4 days ago and haven’t really experienced any major side effects.  The last few days I have seemed to have some what of a low energy level but that is about it.  It takes about a week or two to build immunity to the virus so I won’t be in the clear until then.  Best wishes to any of you debating the same thing

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