Flu

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Anonymous wrote:We all got it except the newborn. Everyone was vaxxed so severity wasn't too bad but it seems like every family I know in the DMV has been hit this year.

Omg so sorry - how did you protect the baby?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We all got it except the newborn. Everyone was vaxxed so severity wasn't too bad but it seems like every family I know in the DMV has been hit this year.

Omg so sorry - how did you protect the baby?

Kept big sis away from him, quarantined adults as they got sick, and nursed as much as I could (I don't produce much milk). And blind luck, I'm sure.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We all got it except the newborn. Everyone was vaxxed so severity wasn't too bad but it seems like every family I know in the DMV has been hit this year.

Omg so sorry - how did you protect the baby?

Kept big sis away from him, quarantined adults as they got sick, and nursed as much as I could (I don't produce much milk). And blind luck, I'm sure.

It is also a little harder for a newborn to catch respiratory stuff due to their tiny nasal passages!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Flu shot is worthless as usual. We’re in the same boat with ages and just avoiding what we don’t absolutely need to be at. Lots of washing hands and taking supplements, eating healthy. I’m also breastfeeding the baby until atleast this winter has illness has passed.

Actually, it's not. This year's flu shot is closer to 60% in effectiveness, which is higher than in past years.

“Acshully” it is. 60% is laughable but regardless all anyone cares about is this year’s strain of influenza A which is precisely 0% effective.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Flu spikes in FEB. Always.

I’d keep the kids at home for a few weeks rather than send them to daycare or preschool.

And I’d minimize visitors. Have everyone wash their hands as soon as they arrive. Use paper towels and dial soap in the bathrooms.

Lol this is not a reasonable suggestion

Why not?

Because your preschooler might not get into Harvard if they miss a few weeks of school?

I have 4 kids, and I absolutely kept my preschooler home for a few weeks when the flu was peaking in our area and we had a newborn at home.