Chances are low, right? Anyone good at maths? 😄

[Anonapapple]

Ok, I am supposed to have been taking a short break from ttc this month. However, it seems that 'taking a break' in our book wasn't erribly robust. We avoided sex right smack bang around ovulation day, but we did have unprotected sex on cd10, 3 days before ovulation.

The reason why were are holding off is because I was due to get my Covid vaccination appointment soon. Based on dates my colleagues were getting, I was expecting to get the appointment after my next period so that I would know one way or another whether I was pregnant. Got my date a few days ago, and I am pencilled in for the 3rd June, which will be 7 dpo. I wont know for sure whether I am pregnant or not in the day. I live abroad and its complicated to change the date.

My husband thinks it's a low chance that I am pregnant and to just go for it.

I did some research.

At 38, apparently I have an 8-15 percent chance of getting pregnant each month. Separate statistics show a similar percentage for getting pregnant 3 days before ovulation (8-15%).

Obviously I am really looking forward to getting pregnant over the next few months so it's not like I am dreading a pregnancy this month or anything (and this would be the wrong forum to post such a concern!). However, I would like to know where I stand.

Would you agree that my chances are quite low and I can proceed with the vaccination fairly confident that I am 'not pregnant'?

*I know that nobody knows but I'm just bouncing some ideas around.

**I know too that the advice is that you can have the vaccination at any point in pregnancy, but I feel uncomfortable with having it in the first trimester, especially as I could be given AstraZeneca which is routinely used for my age range where I am.

** I know that having unprotected sex 3 days before ovulation is a bad way to 'take a break from conceiving'.

I hope this post doesnt annoy anyone, as I know its asking about my chances of not being pregnant, and I dont want to offend anyone who feels disheartened with not being pregnant. I very much do want to be pregnant soon and if I am this month, I would be delighted. Hope that makes sense and tell me if this is in bad taste.

You’re over thinking this. In the UK due to your age you wouldn’t be given the AZ vaccine now.
www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-vaccination-women-of-childbearing-age-currently-pregnant-planning-a-pregnancy-or-breastfeeding

I was asked if there was a possibility I was pregnant when I went for my vaccination. I assume if I'd answered yes they wouldn't have vaccinated me.

I live abroad

@Soontobe60 I'm not in the UK though and they are still giving AstraZeneca to under 40s here.

@JustGotToKeepOnKeepingOn I am worried that if I say yes and they dont vaccinate me i will unnecessarily get put to the back of the queue for my next appointment.

I probably am overthinking this. If it was any other kind of procedure I wouldnt give it a second thought but there is so much to consider and weigh up with this vaccine.

How long have you been ttc? If more than a year, that would have an impact on your calculations.

I'd have it (I am a medic). As I understand it you will be possibly a few days pregnant, at the stage (pre-implantation) the pregnancy has no blood supply, so cannot be affected by alcohol/ drugs or vaccines. Covid in the 3rd trimester (so for you in November or December) is nasty and potentially risky, it is likely that rates will be higher at that time. Personally I'd rather be vaccinated going into late pregnancy in the winter months.

I got my vaccine last week at 26 weeks pregnant. I was asked if I was / could be pregnant so I said yes and she just doubled checked that I had done my research and was happy to have it. After I said yea she was really positive about it and confirmed that she thought I was doing the right thing. Also with regards to dates, the month I fell pregnant we dtd 3 days before and 2 days after ov day and I fell pregnant :-). We were also taking a bit of a break as the month before I had had an early loss and I wanted to just be able to relax and enjoy Christmas...found out I was pregnant on 21st of December (had just bought all the champagne and gin haha) :-). So I think it's true when they say that you can fall pregnant any time within your ov window and sometimes it's when you don't try that it works out :-)

@Anonapapple there was another thread here and when she said she could be pregnant she still got the jab, but they did a certain vaccination, don't know which one. They said it's the one they use in case you're pregnant. Maybe you can find it, rhe thread was only a couple of days old.

@parietal this would be our second month so not long!
@traumatisednoodle that's reassuring to hear. If they ask me if I could be pregnant, what should I say? I over think these things for sure!
@Bundaberg84 how are you?! Yes I saw it thank you. It's hard because I'm out of the NHS loop now and things can be a bit behind the research here (from what I've heard).

@Anonapapple I think you should just tell them exactly how it is, that you could be pregnant. They will know how to handle it and if you think they don't, then you can still make your own decision.
I'm good thanks :)

@Spin4Gin maybe it is more of a possibility that I thought! Congrats on your pregnancy!

@Bundaberg84 that's exactly what I decide before I read your message!

I got pregnant having sex 4 days before ovulation.

@LH1987 so the legends are true, then!

Well there you have it.

Up the duff, it seems!

Yay!