TTC or wait for vaccine?

[Ari4465]

I had a miscarriage 2 weeks ago at 10 weeks. I think the only thing that helped me stay positive was that we were fortunate enough to get pregnant quickly so I think I almost downplayed it in my head thinking we can try again right away.

Since all this second strain news etc and with a vaccine around the corner my husband is debating whether we should wait. Especially now they've said breastfeeding mums won't get the vaccine to it's potentially a long delay. I feel devastated as I don't want to wait...I wanted to have a close gap between my DD and I'm 32 so don't have loads of time. I can't seem to find confirmed information about when the general population under 50 will get the vaccine but I'm guessing it will likely be spring/summer? Then you current guidance says wait 2 months after receiving the second vaccine to even start TTC so its a long time.

I can see where he's coming from..he's not decided yet but I'm so scared he's going to say he doesn't want to. I feel so anxious and low since the miscarriage I think my hormones are still a bit all over the place but I was trying to focus on this has a positive. I just think by the time its 'our turn' to get the vaccine anything could happen and I feel very reticent to put our lives on hold. I desperately want to be pregnant again I feel like we made the decision to get pregnant and the other thing that happened is the baby died I didn't change my mind.

Sorry just a rant really! Anyone else having similar thoughts / doubts about holding off?

Sorry lots of typos...emotional angry typing!

I'm so sorry to hear about your miscarriage, can't imagine what you've been through.

I personally wouldn't put my life on hold due to this virus. We have all lost enough time this year. There is no evidence and not enough tests done to know whether this vaccine can affect a person's fertility or not. So my advise is to keep on trying for a baby and don't have the vaccine until you are confident you don't want any more children. If you are young and in good health the odds of you being serious ill from the virus are very very low right now so don't put baby on hold especially when you'd already started ttc. Xx

I'm really sorry to hear about your MC. What a difficult time.

I've been asking myself a similar question. We have been TTC for a few months as I thought breastfeeding women would be able to have the vaccine and from what I've seen I probably wouldn't be able to get it until summer/after anyway so it wouldn't make much difference in timing. But now I am not so sure. I am very much in the pro-vax, everyone get it for the sake of the vulnerable as soon as you are offered camp but I also desperately want another child (DD is 8). My head probably says wait for the vaccine but my heart certainly doesn't. Currently waiting for AF to turn up (cramps but 2 days late) so I think OH and I will be talking through it soon :(

So I don't have any help for you other than feeling in the same quandary

I'm expecting trials in pregnant ladies to occur in the near future. I've not heard anything on the news but it seems inevitable as Covid is more deadly than flu so I'm expecting it'll either be added to the yearly flu vaccine or just a regular yearly vaccine in its own right (much like the flu vaccine).

For either of those scenarios to happen it would need to be tested in pregnant women.

I'm not planning to wait to TTC but it could be signed off for pregnant and breastfeeding women sooner than we're expecting.