To have the vaccine at 37+6?

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I've been invited for the covid vaccine and I'm absolutely desperate to have it. I caught covid at 18 weeks pregnant and it's not an experience I ever want to repeat!

This isn't a post about whether or not to get vaccinated in general, just whether doing so so close to giving birth is a bad idea? I've heard it can make you feel a bit rubbish straight after? Are pregnant women ok to have it now or will I get turned away?

I wonder if they'll offer the vaccine on maternity wards at some stage because soon maternity will be the only ward full of unvaccinated adults.

I wouldn't. I spent 2 days in bed with flu like symptoms after mine. I wouldn't want to feel like that while heavily pregnant or if you went into labour early.

www.rcog.org.uk/en/guidelines-research-services/coronavirus-covid-19-pregnancy-and-womens-health/covid-19-vaccines-and-pregnancy/covid-19-vaccines-pregnancy-and-breastfeeding/

No way in hell sorry- I won’t even have it until I’m done breastfeeding.m, after sure 100% I’ll take it.
Ok you’ve had Covid and I get that you are more worried having experienced it but there is no data to prove good or bad affects on children let alone babies, let alone babies in the womb.

I had it at 36 weeks. It was weighed up to me that the risks of long covid were far worse than the risks of the vaccine. Plus it's not new technology it's an adaptation of what they already knew.

Plus the stats (can't find the link now) but I was presented with stats from Israel and America of the hundreds and thousands pregnant women with the vaccine and the reported side effects/still births/complications (no more than usual).

For me - it made sense to have it especially if I could pass on some antibodies to the baby considering the covid is still ongoing and will be for the foreseeable future.

I treated it like I did the whooping cough and flu vaccine.

Obviously it's your choice. When I went to get the vaccine, as I'm visibly pregnant, the doctor came and said - are you happy to go ahead and I said yes and I was given it. No problem.

I also spoke to all the HCPs that I knew and asked if they would have it whilst pregnant and they all said yes (GPs, a nurse and consultant).

Ultimately it's your choice.

Also - side effects for me was literally just a sore arm and I was VERY tired for two days. Nothing else nasty - and I was very very anxious about getting it and having awful side effects.

GP got back to me and has said to cancel the appointment and rebook for after I’ve given birth. He said to make it clear I’m not refusing to have the vaccine, but delaying on medical grounds.

If anyone is reading this in the same situation, apparently the vaccine centre won’t vaccinate you when pregnant unless you’re at high risk (you or family work in healthcare, CEV).

That’s that then, thanks all!

I definitely wouldn’t have any vaccine while pregnant.