Anyone in early stages of pregnancy and been for first vaccine?

[thelightishere]

Has anyone in the first few weeks of pregnancy been for their first vaccination? Can you tell me what to expect - or do you know if it's just like anyone else being vaccinated?

Congrats OP

I haven't but my sister just did at 13/14 weeks. Was treated just like anyone else being vaccinated (except she thinks she may have been bumped up priority as she's only 35). She hasn't had any side effects except for a sore arm :)

Here's the official guidance

Q. When in pregnancy can I have the vaccine?
The vaccine should work whatever the stage of pregnancy you are in. The JCVI advises that women do not need a pregnancy test before vaccination, and that women planning a pregnancy do not need to delay pregnancy after vaccination.

However, as COVID-19 has more serious complications in later pregnancy, some women may choose to delay their vaccine until after the first 12 weeks (which are most important for the baby’s development) and plan to have the first dose at any time from 13 weeks onwards.

As pregnant women are more likely to be seriously unwell and have a higher risk of their baby being born prematurely if they develop COVID-19 in their third trimester (after 28 weeks), women may wish to have the vaccine before their third trimester.

www.rcog.org.uk/en/guidelines-research-services/coronavirus-covid-19-pregnancy-and-womens-health/covid-19-vaccines-and-pregnancy/covid-19-vaccines-pregnancy-and-breastfeeding/

I'm glad I've seen this, as I was going to ask a similar question.
If you find out you are pregnant today and are due your vaccine tomorrow, what happens? Do you tell them and they send you away for 12 weeks or do they just give it to you? And do you have to have AstraZeneca if you are over 40?

@Rysimo

I'm glad I've seen this, as I was going to ask a similar question. If you find out you are pregnant today and are due your vaccine tomorrow, what happens? Do you tell them and they send you away for 12 weeks or do they just give it to you? And do you have to have AstraZeneca if you are over 40?

The RCOG advice is that you can have it at any stage in pregnancy, and that pregnant woman should be offered pfizer or moderna- link above :)

Thankyou @ollyollyoxenfree