Flu shots for young kids

[hereonceagain]

So say you take your kid to their annual exam once a year near their birthday. Do you take them a different time of the year solely to get a flu shot? or do you wait to the annual visit and just do it then?

[mie]

I will make an appointment and have them go in just for the flu shot.

[iheartbanjos]

I have to take her in (hopefully tomorrow). She also needs her next Hep A shot as well.

[hereonceagain]

hmm... my pedi mentioned the importance of DD getting them annually but suggested waiting until her visit around her birthday. That seems like it would be too late.

I will call and schedule earlier.

[Deleted]

I was going to get it at her annual visit (Nov) but as soon as I'm well later this week, she is getting it.

[hereonceagain]

Oct 3, 2012 18:21:50 GMT -5 @iheartcosmos said:

I was going to get it at her annual visit (Nov) but as soon as I'm well later this week, she is getting it.

Hope you feel better soon I heart!! None of my comments in the other thread are directed towards you... and I'm sorry you got the flu!

[leapfrog]

Our doctors' office sets up a few clinics just for flu shots. They do it on a couple of Saturdays when they don't have office hours. You make an appointment just to go in for the shot.

[mmmomof2]

Dd's bday is in July, which I'm pretty sure is too early. We have an appt next week for her to get it.

[hannamaren]

Oct 3, 2012 18:22:59 GMT -5 hereonceagain said:

Oct 3, 2012 18:21:50 GMT -5 @iheartcosmos said:

I was going to get it at her annual visit (Nov) but as soon as I'm well later this week, she is getting it.

Hope you feel better soon I heart!! None of my comments in the other thread are directed towards you... and I'm sorry you got the flu!

Well, not to beat a dead horse, but your choices affect the public. I am pretty sure I heartcosmos is the public.

With respect to my child, they have a clinic on consecutive Saturdays at my doctors office for the shot. Next year, we will go. This year, her birthday is in line with the shot.

[EmilieMadison]

If your child's birthday happens to be right during the beginning of the flu shot availability, then yes, I'd do it at their annual appt. But my kids' birthdays are at the beginning of August and the middle of Dec, so we either make an appt to get their flu shots at the clinic, or go to the minute clinic for flu shots.

[Wines Not Whines]

If it coincided with a regular well visit, I'd just do it then. But my son's birthday is in August, so the timing doesn't work for us.

[drloretta]

We go just for flu.

[lifesapeach]

We go just for flu. We don't' need a regular office visit for shots, so we are in and out in 5 minutes.

[pierogigirl]

Our pedi has walk in shot hours daily. However, all of our flu shots have coincided with a well visit for one of the kids.

[af1212]

My pedi has a clinic on three Saturdays for flu shots. If your child has their annual appt from the time they receive the shots (usually mid-August) until the beginning of Nov, they ask you to just do it at your regular appt and save the clinic slots for others.

[megalicious]

If there's a co-pay, I'll wait, if not, I'll go in.

[MrsManners]

Oct 3, 2012 18:24:25 GMT -5 leapfrog said:

Our doctors' office sets up a few clinics just for flu shots. They do it on a couple of Saturdays when they don't have office hours. You make an appointment just to go in for the shot.

This...except clinic weekends = no appointment needed.

[StJess80]

Her annual is in Sept so we get it then. But as I mentioned in the other post, my dad has terminal cancer so we get our shots w/ the quickness.

[satama]

We go just for the shot.

[blueshirt2003]

I take my 8 year old to the local pharmacy.

[Deleted]

Last year he got the first shot at a well baby visit and the second we just popped into the office and got (dr. said she'd fit us in whenever, and she did).

This year I think we can both just hit the public free clinic days they have around town. There's one a few blocks away. Mine, his, DH's all at once.

[jaylea]

Our pedi has a flu clinic. Otherwise, yes, we would make another appt.