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Vaccine and 21 weeks pregnant?

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FTEngineerM · 01/05/2021 11:27

I’ve been reading RCOG and the NHS website and they all concur that yes vaccine ‘appears’ fine and to have it when called for it, except if possible request Pfizer/Moderna.

I’m pretty low risk, I wfh and hate shopping so the only time I’m in contact with other people is through DS1s nursery or going out for the day which is almost always outside even pre covid.

I’ve looked at my local trust and they say you can’t request which vaccine you have; reading their info about what venues have each vaccine and I think it’s going to be the AZ one, I’ll call them Monday to find out but I can’t quite describe it, I feel odd about it. I’ve had all other vaccines in my life when advised, even buying extra ones when travelling to far flung places. I think it’s maybe that there’s so much unknown, when this pandemic started I was pregnant with DS1 and the initial advice was ‘it’s probably fine but isolate to be sure’ that changed to ‘isolate from 28 weeks of you can’t social distance at work/whatever because they were seeing more negative outcomes from then on’ now I’m seeing the advice for vaccination as ‘probably fine but we haven’t got much data on it’.

I’ve also seen on here it altering women’s’ cycles; can anyone tell me if I’m being a plonker? Am I turning into a conspiracy theorist (?). Should the RCOG just be trusted explicitly, I can help but think of other times where medicines have negatively impacted the unborn child.

How does the vaccine actually work in the body? A point to note I was also on DVT injections for a while after birth, not so far this pregnancy though.

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Lucidas · 01/05/2021 11:35

The letter makes from the JCVI to GPs etc makes it clear that you should not be offered AZ:

All vaccination sites should implement screening procedures to ensure pregnant women are identified and offered the Pfizer BioNtech or Moderna vaccine.

For sites that do not currently offer an alternative vaccine to the AstraZeneca vaccine, they should cancel first dose appointments if they know the patient is pregnant and direct patients to a PCN site or a vaccination centre that is administering the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccine.

www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/wp-content/uploads/sites/52/2021/04/c1259-jcvi-announcement-regarding-covid-19-vaccination-during-pregnancy-and-next-steps.pdf

oldegg123 · 01/05/2021 11:39

So the injections you had were for DVT prevention because you had or were high risk of blood clots?

Personally for me that would be another reason to getting vaccinated due to the risk of COVID-induced blood clots (which is much higher than risk of CVST associated with the AZ vaccine)

Totally normal to feel not quite right about getting AZ considering the RCOG guidance, so definitely call on Monday and find a centre where they can offer an alternative.

It's true there are examples of medications having adverse effects in pregnancy, but not in terms of a non-live vaccine. The info on why the RCOG are stating the benefits of vaccination outweigh risks is all on their website so I won't repeat :)

In terms of how the vaccine works - for pfizer and moderna - it is simply a strand of mRNA that contains the information on how to build the virus spike protein which is how coronavirus is identified. Your cells use this information to build the spike protein, which your body can then form an immune response to, including generating antibodies.

FTEngineerM · 01/05/2021 21:16

Thank you both ❤️

Exactly what I was looking for, I’ll have a read up on those things @oldegg123 it’s certainly reassuring to read your comment.

I’ll keep that letter in mind when I call Monday thanks @Lucidas

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Canyouexplainhowthatis · 01/05/2021 22:06

Based on what I’ve read pregnancy itself makes you high risk with Covid.

99,000 pregnant women in American received Pfizer with no adverse outcomes and I believe that’s what is recommended here for pregnant women too.

I wouldn’t accept anything else and I don’t think you’ll have a problem getting it.

Canyouexplainhowthatis · 01/05/2021 22:07

Oh, and congrats Smile

everydaysablessing · 01/05/2021 22:36

I had Pfizer on Thursday, at 22 weeks, had no way of knowing in advance which would be available. When I arrived I said at registration I was pregnant, had to speak to a doctor who recommended Pfizer, and there was no problem. I wouldn't have accepted AZ and don't think it was a problem.

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