Will you/would you have the vaccine if you're TTC?

[tootsytoo]

Just that really as looks like we may be offered a vaccine sooner than we thought, I'm mid thirties.

If I wasn't TTC there would be no doubt in my mind and I'd take it.

But I'm planning the conceive in the next 12 months and a bit torn over whether or not to have it and wandered other people's thoughts?

If yes/no then please explain thy reasons why.

[Flev]

Yes, I have done so (social care worker). There is absolutely no evidence of any impacts on fertility, so I have no worries and see this as part of our path back to normal.

[GeorgieTheGorgeousGoat]

Yes. Don’t really understand why you wouldn’t. I’d want to be as protected as possible before carrying a child, just as I would want to be from measles or whooping cough for example.

[JosieB68]

Yea had the vaccine first in December and second earlier this month, I’m a nurse. Plan to also conceive in next 12 months. As @Flev says no evidence it impacts on fertility.

[Hopefulbride18]

Yes I'd just found out I was pregnant and still went ahead. I mean obviously I don't know how it's all going to pan out for me but there's increasing evidence of complications if you contract covid in late pregnancy. There's no evidence for any impact on fertility. Of the people who got pregnant in the trials there were equal pregnancies in the trial and placebo group so I hope that reassures you.

[tootsytoo]

Thanks, the reason I'm unsure is because of advice on the NHS website;

There's no evidence the COVID-19 vaccine is unsafe if you're pregnant. But more evidence is needed before you can routinely be offered it.
The JCVI has updated its advice to recommend you may be able to have the vaccine if you're pregnant and:
• at high risk of getting coronavirus because of where you work
• have a health condition that means you're at high risk of serious complications of coronavirus

[Trinacham]

I'm on the fence at the minute as I just don't know what I should do. Newly off the pill and plan to TTC in the next 3 months. Will be watching this thread with interest.

[tootsytoo]

I appreciate there's no evidence to suggest is causes problems but the data is very fresh, and the delicacy of an unborn baby just makes me worry.

There are so many foods we are told to avoid when pregnant that I feel the evidence is a bit fresh that's all to have seen the effects of those that have taken it whilst TTC.

[Anothermother3]

Yes

[KG1000]

No, I would not. But, it is a decision everyone must make for themselves.

I was offered the swine flu vaccination while pregnant in 2009. After weighing up the risks of swine flu vs a vaccination with unknown long term side effects, I decided against the vaccine. It was considered to be safe, and pregnant women were encouraged to have it. It was only after a few years that a link between the vaccine and narcolepsy was made. The statistics suggest if I had the vaccine, I would likely have been fine. But I am comfortable with the decision I made and would make a similaf decision again.

It depends on your view of the risks either way. But has to be your decision.

[Pancake4life]

yes will take it. really hope qet offered it soon as we will be undergoing ivf in the summer

[SendMeHome]

Yes. We’re TTC now and have our vaccines next week. Neither of us expected to be offered them so soon, but I’ve talked to my doctor and she’s recommended that we have them. It’s safer now than it would be in pregnancy, and hopefully I’ll pass on some immunity to the baby.

I thought about it a lot, but there’s no strong reason not to have the vaccine now. I’m not so sure I’d do it if I was already pregnant, but that won’t be an issue for us unless our appointments are cancelled.

[grandmasterstitch]

Yes I would. I'm 30 weeks pregnant and had mine yesterday. There's no evidence that's it's harmful to unborn babies or fertility

[tootsytoo]

I understand those that say there's no evidence to say it affects, but does this from the nhs not cause any worry at all;

But more evidence is needed before you can routinely be offered

If it 100% was best advice then they wouldn't say this.

I'm in no way an anti vaxxer or anything but if something had no cause for concern and was proven to benefit then this sentence wouldn't be included?

[EarlGreywithLemon]

I have no concerns whatsoever and think the sentence in question is included from an ultra ultra abundance of caution.
I had my first jab this week and intend to start TTC immediately after my second. I’m waiting for the second dude because I want to he absolutely sure I am fully protected before I’m pregnant.
Covid in pregnancy is a much bigger concern for me than a vaccine would be.

[EarlGreywithLemon]

Second jab, not second dude!!

[willowsandroses]

I’ll be the voice of contention then - it’s a no from me. Also am still breastfeeding.

[MoirasRoses]

Yes. I’d probably be more cautious if I was pregnant, I won’t lie but TTC, yes I will as I’d like to be as protected as possible when pregnant & considered vulnerable!

When pregnant, two minds. It’s not a firm no. I took a medication in pregnancy that increased the risk of clef clip slightly. It stopped me vomiting 30x a day which nearly killed me. So it was a balance of risk to me & baby. The vaccine is similar, to be considered.

[DuchessofHastings1]

I don't know where people are getting this from.

2 of my colleagues have said they would refuse the vaccine due to them wanting a family.
Theres no evidence I've found that supports this.

I'm pro vaccine and anti lockdown and it amazes me how many people who hate the lockdowns but also would refuse the jab on rumours of infertility, chips and changes in DNA

[Arrierttyclock]

I've had my first one, got my second one in a couple of weeks and I'm TTC

[Whippetwalking]

I wouldn’t. I’m low risk for covid so would hope my body can handle it if I did catch it. There is no evidence the vaccine is safe for pregnancy or it’s impact on ttc, the trials have not been designed to answer these questions. A lack of evidence that they are unsafe is only insightful if someone is carrying out studies to look for it.

[Meredithgrey1]

From other threads there are a couple of people who’ve been offered the jab because of their job, but when they’ve gone, they’ve been asked if they were pregnant and when they’ve said yes the vaccinator has said they can’t give it. So, if you’re not at risk, it may not be a choice you can make once you’re actually pregnant (I wouldn’t lie at the vaccine centre and say I wasn’t if I was).
While I know this is being done out of an abundance of caution, I wouldn’t have it if there was a chance I was pregnant at the time, while that recommendation stands. I was pretty relaxed during my first pregnancy but the NHS guidelines were the ones I followed and would continue to do so.

[tootsytoo]

@Meredithgrey1 you raise a good point that I also forgot to mention - a friend of mine went to have it and was told if you're pregnant or ttc then not to have it, she doesn't seem like the lying type so that also raised concerns for me.

[Greymalkin12]

Yes, as I would like to be protected if possible before becoming pregnant. In my particular case definitely as I had gestational diabetes the first time which has a high chance of getting it again for subsequent pregnancies.

[JS87]

I would if I was ttc. You say in the next 12 months so I’d definitely go for it. The components in the vaccine are all harmless but are short lived anyway. Any immune response induced from the vaccine will be the same as if you had covid (although only against part of the virus) so I don’t see the reason to say know. If you don’t have it I imagine it would be inevitable you’d catch covid at some point in the future, possibly closer to when ttc, especially next winter if restrictions are relaxed. High temperatures are not ideal for fetal development so I’d have thought the vaccine before ttc was the safest option?

[EarlGreywithLemon]

[quote tootsytoo]@Meredithgrey1 you raise a good point that I also forgot to mention - a friend of mine went to have it and was told if you're pregnant or ttc then not to have it, she doesn't seem like the lying type so that also raised concerns for me. [/quote]
It was the case at tut very start of the vaccine programme (December) that they advised you not to get pregnant within three months of the first dose. That advice has now changed and you can get pregnant right away. Also now fine to have it if breastfeeding. They do give it in pregnancy too if it is thought that the benefits outweigh the risks (e.g. if you’re vulnerable or a front line worker). I didn’t want to leave it to chance though and want to make sure I have both doses and full protection from day 1.