As a new mom, I try to educate myself on what to do and what not to do in terms of raising a healthy, productive member of society (although my baby is only a month old, she's not very productive since she's contributing to the O-Zone problem with her gas). But one of the things that I really don't care about is the H1N1 flu.

I don't understand how or why it is so much worse than the regular flu. I know it can be more deadly to certain groups of people, such as pregnant women and people under 25. When I was pregnant I never even thought about getting the vaccination because I just didn't see the point really. My doctor's office never pushed it on me. When I was in the hospital they asked me if I wanted a regular flu shot but I said no, and they didn't seem to care, so I figured if my doctor and nurses don't care that much about me getting a flu shot, why should I get one?

Now that I have a young baby, I get a lot of pressure from my family (especially my old-fashioned grandma) that I should get the vaccination so I don't get sick, so that she doesn't get sick. But I kinda feel like, "Meh, okay, whatever" about it. Although I am not breastfeeding, I am pumping for her and she gets a little bit of breastmilk so she does get some of my immunities to help build up her defenses. I really, rarely ever get sick and I don't think that something like the H1N1 flu is a big deal. I feel like it's more media hype than anything.

It's a little irritating because I really do know that I should care about it, I should care about not getting sick and protecting my daughter, but I feel like I know that I won't get sick, so I don't care. I know people say that all the time, that they don't or won't get sick, and then they do. But really, I don't get sick. Knock on wood, though.