Got a call from a mom nursing a 13 mo old. Mom wants flu shot due to past hist. of pneumonia. Baby however recently had severe reaction (trip to er with total body swelling) to egg. Mom has eaten eggs during the whole time she's been nursing, but this was 1st direst exposure of baby to egg. As flu vaccine is grown in egg, and as the reaction to eating egg followed by 1 week an MMR shot (that vaccine also cultured in egg) the mothers docs have advised her to forego flu shots in case egg protein from shot coming thru milk will again trigger allergic reaction in baby. Whew. I told her I wasn't sure about this and would post to see if anyone has a more informed opinion. My thinking is the risk of her contracting pneumonia again is smaller than the risk to the baby of allergic shock. What do you all think? Barbara Wilson-Clay, BSE,IBCLC Austin