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Would you get the vaccine if you were TTC?

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Mrgrinch · 30/09/2021 18:49

Do you feel confident enough in the covid vaccines (any or all varieties) that you would take it if you were trying for a baby? A close family member is unsure and has come to me for advice but it's tricky to know what can/can't be trusted when looking online.

YABU- Yes I would
YANBU- No I wouldn't

Any links or advice would be very welcome. Please remember that not everyone is an expert, some of us have to rely on the information available to us and trying to find reliable sources is difficult when there's so much out there

OP posts:
NewtoHolland · 01/10/2021 09:45

100% yes.
Midwives and GP will be happy to answer questions on this though.

LAgeDeRaisin · 01/10/2021 09:50

A 29 year old colleague of mine (albeit not one I knew well) died of covid whilst pregnant in 2020 before the vaccine was rolled out. Her baby was delivered by c section but she herself didn't survive. It prompted a hard line with the Trust to stop all patient facing work of any sort for pregnant women after 28 weeks. I did the mortality review for the case and it was heartbreaking.

PlanDeRaccordement · 01/10/2021 09:54

I would. In addition to Covid vaccine not affecting fertility, it also doesn’t affect chances of miscarriage

www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2021/s0811-vaccine-safe-pregnant.html

PlannerEventE17 · 01/10/2021 09:57

I had my first before trying. I did check I wasn't pregnant before getting my second (personal choice) and when I wasn't I booked it in. I am now pregnant, so must have conceived a couple of weeks after my vaccine. Good luck x

Berkeys · 01/10/2021 10:00

I did! I got mine on day 1 of my cycle so it didn’t affect or delay ovulation at all.

ILookAtTheFloor · 01/10/2021 12:04

I did. It didn't affect ovulation for me. Normal periods.

I can't seem to get pregnant but I don't blame the vaccine.

Peaplant20 · 01/10/2021 14:56

If she doesn’t get it now presumably she won’t get it when pregnant either so she’s putting herself at high risk if she got covid while pregnant. I’d 100% get it based on all the scientific evidence saying it is safe to do so.

Original poster
Mrgrinch · 01/10/2021 18:55

Sorry for disappearing!

Thanks so much for the advice and for everyone who's shared that they become pregnant after the vaccine. Seeing her tonight so will show her this and let her know that the risk of having covid whilst pregnant is not good at all.

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Poochie86 · 15/12/2021 08:56

Hi @Mrgrinch I got my booster yesterday day 17 of my cycle and I’m trying to conceive. Obviously too early to tell if I’m pregnant but I have faith the vaccine is safe and the data in both the UK and all the trials in US has confirmed this. I feel calmer now I’ve had it. X

CaMePlaitPas · 15/12/2021 09:01

Got my third dose when I was 4 weeks. Absolutely fine.

TheGoogleMum · 15/12/2021 09:04

I voted YABU because I would get the vaccine, it is safe and it is now known that covid is dangerous for pregnant women so allthe better to be vaccinated. The down side is it can mess up periods and there is no data on best part of cycle to be vaccinated to avoid this, which I realise isn't ideal when ttc. I still would though

NutsFromSainburys · 15/12/2021 09:06

Hell, yes.

Sally872 · 15/12/2021 09:07

@Shelddd

I would while TTC but not while pregnant as risk to baby is unknown (don't say otherwise, we won't know for another 2-3 years when most neurological conditions will start getting diagnosed in the babies or not if it's safe)
The risk to mother is known though. Higher proportion of those in hospital are pregnant. That won't be good for baby either.
BettyBag · 15/12/2021 09:27

The vaccine caused me to miss a period each time I had it. If she's 40 2 months wasted would be an issue. Not to mention they have no idea why it screws up your cycle so their reassurances ring more than a little hollow to me.

So yeah on one hand that's pretty concerning.

The thing is though being dead or being on a ventilator would be a bigger hinderence than a messy cycle. And heaven forbid she gets pregnant then ends up seriously ill.

I think the answer is obvious.

hotmeatymilk · 15/12/2021 09:32

I’m double vaccinated, TTC, and getting the booster tomorrow. Had a chemical pregnancy last month and 100% put that down to (a) it’s a known thing that happens when TTC, and (b) ropey old lady eggs.

I also put the collective good of getting everyone who can be vaccinated, vaccinated, ahead of TTC – yes, every month counts at my grand old age but I’d like a lot of months for me and mine, and everyone, and majority vaccination is more important.

irene88 · 15/12/2021 09:42

Of course this is just my experience and anecdotal evidence, but FWIW:

When the vaccine first became available to those in my age-range (without any other medical conditions), I was pregnant, that was back in May-June 2021. Even then NHS recommended I get the vaccine, so I tried to get an appointment but it was tough as my GP-secretary was unsure (?!?) so there was a lot of back and forth, had to call different numbers, etc. Anyway, I unfortunately miscarried that baby before I could get vaccinated, and got my vaccine only 2-3 weeks after.

We started TTC right after my period came back (pretty quickly as well, but I had a relatively early miscarriage at 9 weeks), and got pregnant again that same month, so in my experience the vaccine had no effect on my ability to become pregnant. My partner had already had his first vaccine, maybe even the second, not sure.

I also got my second shot in September at 7 weeks pregnant. Currently 22 weeks and baby is seemingly fine.

Summergarden · 15/12/2021 09:46

Personally I wouldn’t even think about TTC unless I was up to date with my vaccines.

ChockaChick · 15/12/2021 09:49

Personally I have now had the first dose but I ummed and ahhed a lot and only had it recently. The risks of getting it in pregnancy scare me more. Don’t want to end up in ICU and have a preemie.

I’m still undecided though on what I’ll do if I’m pregnant by the time I’m due the second dose. I may wait until the second trimester.

dexterdexter · 15/12/2021 09:55

I had the 1st vaccine 3 months before falling pregnant and had the 2nd vaccine during pregnancy. I'll have my booster during this pregnancy too.

Every single dr/midwife I've seen has made a point of asking if I'm vaccinated and urged me to do it. I think they said the stats are something like 98% of pregnant women who end up hospitalised due to Covid are unvaccinated. I know of a woman who delivered 10 weeks early due to being admitted with Covid.

Speak to your dr and midwives but the resounding evidence in the literature they give you at your appointments is that the vaccine has no effects on your ability to get pregnant or on your unborn baby. There is a greater risk to your baby if you end up with Covid and you aren't vaccinated.

Mufflette · 15/12/2021 09:59

I had both of my vaccines before TTC, they messed up my cycle for the following month but all returned to normal and I just got a BFP on the first cycle trying.

Going for my booster this week with no hesitation. I figure it's better for my body to deal with a tiny measured version of the virus via a vaccine than take the risk of picking up a huge viral load while hospitals are struggling!

wtaf37 · 15/12/2021 10:03

@Mrgrinch

Do you feel confident enough in the covid vaccines (any or all varieties) that you would take it if you were trying for a baby? A close family member is unsure and has come to me for advice but it's tricky to know what can/can't be trusted when looking online.

YABU- Yes I would
YANBU- No I wouldn't

Any links or advice would be very welcome. Please remember that not everyone is an expert, some of us have to rely on the information available to us and trying to find reliable sources is difficult when there's so much out there

Reliable sources include the NHS website and various other government sites.

You could also go to Google Scholar where you are more likely to be directed to peer-reviewed papers written by actual health professionals.

Most social media content is full of opinions rather then actual fact. Which is why we are in this mess - those with the loudest foghorn, are those who have the stupidest, most inaccurate and dangerous opinions, particlualry if they heard i it from their sister's aunty in law dog groomer's hairderssers binman's manicurist...
Why come to a forum such as this when all you will get is opinion rather than fact

Constance1 · 15/12/2021 10:05

TTC can take up to two years (or even longer) for some couples so doesn’t make any sense to put off the vaccine.

CornishGem1975 · 15/12/2021 10:11

100% - given the risks during pregnancy, I would want to be prepared as much as possible.

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