Pregnancy and ttc with vaccine?

[Laytwir024]

Does anyone know the update on this?

Dh and I are planning to ttc end of June/July. We are early 30s no underlying health conditions. I take this to mean that at the very luckiest we wll have had one jab.

If it is still recommended to NOT gave the jab in pregnancy, our options are basically:

1. Not have any vaccine and have the whole pregnancy unvaccinated (slightly terrifying and may need to shield??). Obviously this period continues for a while if it takes a while ttc.

1. Have one dose of vaccine, wait a bit then ttc and not get a second dose?

1. Wait until I've had both doses and at least 3 weeks after that to ttc. Isn't this October/November at the earliest? Sounds very first world but don't really want to put life on hold.

This is all for me BTW. Obviously DH will get the vaccinne whenever he can, which will obviously be great!

I would personally wait until I’d had both jabs.

I wouldn’t want the jab whilst pregnant, and I wouldn’t want to be pregnant without the jab.

Same here. I am currently pregnant and the advice I have been given is not to get it. I would wait for both doses.

I was pregnant throughout the first wave without a jab. I did not shield and nor did I need to. As a healthy pregnant women with no underlying conditions I was at no greater risk than anyone else, hiding away would have battered my mental health so don’t even consider shielding unless you have to especially at the low levels we will have over the summer.

The Moderna vaccine will be given as 2 doses 3 weeks apart. The J&J vaccine is just one jab. Once eligible I would suggest exploring how to get either of those (probably call your GP and explain?)

@Katie517

I was pregnant throughout the first wave without a jab. I did not shield and nor did I need to. As a healthy pregnant women with no underlying conditions I was at no greater risk than anyone else, hiding away would have battered my mental health so don’t even consider shielding unless you have to especially at the low levels we will have over the summer.

I dont want to get it as a non pregnant person so no way will I be risking it with the lack of research on myself and my unborn child. For all we know we'll get told next month that one of the variants does effect pregnant women more.

@doireallyneedaname

I would personally wait until I’d had both jabs.

I wouldn’t want the jab whilst pregnant, and I wouldn’t want to be pregnant without the jab.

I think this is the most logical

It's fine to TTC with the jab. This is the advice from my ivf clinic, who told me in between my ivf rounds to get the jab & now I've had my first jab we are still able to go ahead with my next round of ivf even during getting my second jab (Astra Zeneca in case you care)
I've had my first jab

My consultant said in the cycle we were TTC naturally in between "yep doesn't matter if you fall pregnant naturally now that's fine it's just because it's new they have to cover themselves" (that was about 3 weeks after jab)

Latest guidance is for high risk ladies who ARE pregnant to have the second jab (I'm high risk)

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I'm about to start TTC and due to get my 2nd jab on Friday. But, I work in a hospital and am overnight so I've weighed it up and plan to start TTC asap!!

*overweight rather!

@TheLovleyChebbyMcGee

I'm about to start TTC and due to get my 2nd jab on Friday. But, I work in a hospital and am overnight so I've weighed it up and plan to start TTC asap!!

If you hadn't had the vaccines yet would you ttc?

Tough decision. In all honesty, no. I'd wait, get the vaccine, then start TTC. Your age is on your side, I'm almost 40 and was stressing about that!

In fact, I'd decided to delay TTC when I heard the vaccine was coming as I knew I'd be getting the vaccine fairly soon. I'd had my coil taken out in Nov, but then got a needlestick injury at work so had to go back to using condomes just in case I've been infected with anything.

Its very frustrating!

I would presume you'll be moved to the top of the list so that your baby will receive the antibodies as they would with the flu vaccine.

If it is not being done like this then the NHS could be www.injury-compensation.ie/medical-negligence-claims-ireland negligent in relation to ensuring the health of the new born baby.

Unless there's a specific reason you need to start TTC now (IVF or risk factor for infertility) then it's a bit irresponsible to TTC during a pandemic in my opinion.

It just adds extra strain on the NHS staff who are already working their socks off. I think it's best to wait a few months, get vaccinated, and then TTC.

I am TTC, will be continuing to TTC, and will take the jab when it's offered to me.

Not relevant to TTC as such and I'm aware I'm likely in the minority, but I'm pregnant and have already had 2 doses of the Pfizer vaccine. I was offered it through work as I work on a ward and then when questioned about whether I could receive it as a pregnant lady I fought to be able to have it. (Thankfully my consultant was very supportive of this as she has the same views as I do on the subject). From the research to date that we have for similar vaccines and using all the information I could find to make an informed decision I came to the conclusion that contracting covid in the second half of pregnancy posed more known risks to me and my unborn child than any potential (currently unknown) risk of vaccination. It's a personal choice OP that only you can make for yourself but I personally don't regret my decision.

@EarthieBear

Unless there's a specific reason you need to start TTC now (IVF or risk factor for infertility) then it's a bit irresponsible to TTC during a pandemic in my opinion.

It just adds extra strain on the NHS staff who are already working their socks off. I think it's best to wait a few months, get vaccinated, and then TTC.

you are entitled to your opinion but just wanted to say, for some of us we have already delayed it by a year, so those extra months are in addition to that. I know many people who got pregnant in the last year, so doesn't seem like many sure the view that it's irresponsible (one of whom their partner works for the NHS) and no one really knows when this pandemic will be over for sure. We could all be waiting years only to find it takes us years on top of that to concieve.

@Trinacham I do realise that, like I said it was just my opinion too and cannot know everyone's situations for sure.

I am genuinely worried about NHS staff not getting a break - so many have been through so much and I don't think the system can continue plastering the cracks up for much longer.

[quote EarthieBear]@Trinacham I do realise that, like I said it was just my opinion too and cannot know everyone's situations for sure.

I am genuinely worried about NHS staff not getting a break - so many have been through so much and I don't think the system can continue plastering the cracks up for much longer.[/quote]
When I was in last year, I was asking the MWs about this. They told me that it makes very little difference to them, in that midwifery is stand alone. They wouldn't be seconded anywhere else or to different departments etc. They are as short staffed/underfunded as they have been for the past 10 years.

@EarthieBear I thought maternity services were ring-fenced? I've already got a DC but this pandemic would not have put me off trying if I was planning to. Fuck knows how long this is going to go on for, so I wouldn't be waiting!

@BloodyHellAudrey Midwifes are not the only people who work in maternity roles though.

And I am not sure about ring fencing but I suspect a higher proportion of NHS staff will be leaving in the next 12-15 months then in any year pre pandemic sadly.

I'm newly pregnant, in Ireland not the UK so haven't any vaccines and unlikely to be offered them till late summer - at which point the question will be whether they're giving them to pregnant women.

I would absolutely start ttc after having had one vaccine - I obviously started not having had any. I'm also very open to having it while pregnant and think guidance on that will change.

in reality, you've no idea how long it will take. I was 33 when I started ttc my first, took 4 months, then I miscarried, then it took another 9 months. So, nothing out of the ordinary (one miscarriage, less than a year to conceive both times), but I was 35 instead of 33 when I got my child. It took us six months this time too: I put it off a little bit because of the pandemic and I regret it a bit as it will be a larger age gap than we hoped for.

One vaccine seems to offer a large amount of protection against getting seriously ill. There are a lot of things to weigh up but I think the key question is: If it takes 2 years to conceive, will those extra few months bother you? Or will you feel happy you at least took the risk of covid out of the equation?

@namechangemarch21

I'm newly pregnant, in Ireland not the UK so haven't any vaccines and unlikely to be offered them till late summer - at which point the question will be whether they're giving them to pregnant women.

I would absolutely start ttc after having had one vaccine - I obviously started not having had any. I'm also very open to having it while pregnant and think guidance on that will change.

in reality, you've no idea how long it will take. I was 33 when I started ttc my first, took 4 months, then I miscarried, then it took another 9 months. So, nothing out of the ordinary (one miscarriage, less than a year to conceive both times), but I was 35 instead of 33 when I got my child. It took us six months this time too: I put it off a little bit because of the pandemic and I regret it a bit as it will be a larger age gap than we hoped for.

One vaccine seems to offer a large amount of protection against getting seriously ill. There are a lot of things to weigh up but I think the key question is: If it takes 2 years to conceive, will those extra few months bother you? Or will you feel happy you at least took the risk of covid out of the equation?

I completely agree it could take ages, so think I'll see when we can get the first vaccine then go for it! Hopefully I can get one first. 🤞

One other thing to add OP: the head of one of the largest maternity hospitals in Ireland came out and publicly said he thought that pregnant women should be vaccinated and actually brought higher up the vaccination schedule. This was based on a couple of things, including a small cluster of stillbirths in babies with COVID-positive mothers which they can't figure out (they're an international anomaly) but they clearly don't think there's a risk to pregnant women getting it vs the potential risk (in a small no of cases) of getting covid