If you were pregnant with no underlying health conditions would you get the vaccine?

[mrssunshinexxx]

Please no one bite my head off I feel so so conflicted like I can't do right for doing wrong. I'm 6 months pregnant with a 1 year old. Not overweight, no underlying issues. I am just so unsure of what to do I will admit I am bad for following social media of real people that are having terrifying side affects from the vaccine but equally I know the effects of covid in third trimester can be fatal same as the vaccine in a small percentage.
Please please no one have a go at me I am so stressed I just want to do the right thing for my babies.
Yes or no?

After talking to my midwife and doing my own research I had my first jab at 34 weeks pregnant and now sitting here feeding my perfect little 10 day old. If I had had the chance I would have had both jabs whilst pregnant but my second is booked in for end of next month

Op I am pregnant and would prefer to wait, personally, but there is a Facebook group here - facebook.com/groups/433459851127376/ - for pregnant and lactating mums who have had the vaccine. Full of positive stories if that’s what you’re after.

I'm pregnant, 34 weeks. Got the first jab at 12 weeks and the second I think 11 weeks later. You have a right to choose as a pregnant woman and the majority of evidence is for Pfizer

Thanks alL
@Hatethisplacetho will check that page out
Just feel it's an impossible decision when we don't know long term effects On an unborn baby. Wish none of us were in this situation

Yes. You say you don't know about the long term effects of the vaccine in an unborn baby. You do know something about the effects of covid in an unborn baby though.
www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/coronavirus/in-depth/pregnancy-and-covid-19/art-20482639

Hell yes!

Covid in pregnancy can be grim even for a mild case, and can be more severe than your background age/sex risk, and the risk of nasty complications is way higher then the side effect profile of the jab.

And thanks to Boris's great experiment, there's an awful lot of covid around at the moment, so your chances of bumping in to it are higher than they have been for months

I've just entered my third trimester and I'm not having it whilst pregnant. Well, unless I change my mind, and there's still time for that I suppose, but I doubt I will. I can see both sides I suppose but I just don't feel comfortable with it when the risk of covid complications to me is so tiny. I'm sure I'd feel differently if I was older, overweight or had comorbidities though, it's a totally different risk benefit assessment then.

I’d trust the experts. That’s the royal college of obstetricians and gynaecologists.

COVID-19 vaccines are recommended in pregnancy. Vaccination is the best way to protect against the known risks of COVID-19 in pregnancy for both women and babies, including admission of the woman to intensive care and premature birth of the baby

I’d have the vaccine without hesitation.

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/

@MeadowHay may I ask why your risk to catch it is tiny ? Are you shielding ?bx

I had my 1st jab before I was pregnant and recently had my second jab at 6 weeks pregnant. The experts, as in the doctors, have said it's recommended. That's all I listen to.

I didn't have it currently 26 weeks had covid a few weeks ago was like a cold I'm absolutely fine 30 not overweight no health issues etc. I do think a lot of bad cases are people with other issues such as asthma, low immune system from being unhealthy etc, it's completely your choice, read as much as you can speak to midwife and have a think which is the best option, I was told I wasn't aloud it during pregnancy or before during ivf so I'm not sure on what other consultants are saying at the moment but just look at some research and if you don't feel 100% about getting it just wait until after baby is born if it's the potential risks to baby your worried about.

Yes, I am having my first Pfizer jab tomorrow at 21 weeks.

I was really unsure and put it off, eventually made a telephone appointment with my GP and said “convince me!” She was really objective and factual and helped me make my mind up.
So I’d recommend doing the same if you can!

For me it was the rising case numbers that swayed me, 2 months ago I’d wanted to wait until after birth but I feel the balance of risks has now changed. Each to their own though, I’d not judge anyone for not having it.

I'd ask the midwife and/ or doctor for advice.

I asked 2 midwifes my gp and consultant back when I was 14 weeks and they all basically said not to at that point but things have changed since then my consultant has done a complete 180

OP @purpledaisies - read the RCOG / RCM link . If I were of childbearing age and or pregnant I wouldn’t hesitate to be vaccinated .

@mrssunshinexxx

I asked 2 midwifes my gp and consultant back when I was 14 weeks and they all basically said not to at that point but things have changed since then my consultant has done a complete 180

Yes, the guidelines have been updated with more data. Think how many more pregnant women have been vaccinated since then and given birth to healthy babies.

There is always caution around recommending treatment for pregnant women. The good thing about so many countries rolling out vaccinating programmes now is we can see what’s safe.

I've had both jabs once the advice was updated. The risk in the third trimester was enough to convince me, as well as the supporting evidence from US and Israel that women and babies were ok. I wouldn't have had AZ.

Have you had the flu and whopping cough jabs that have long been recommended in pregnancy? Really interested if mother's time be refusing covid vaccine are refusing other vaccines.

*mothers to be

I had my first jab around 14 weeks. I think it’s understandable that us pregnant women are hesitant after the mixed government messages early on.

However it’s now emerging that this could be partially due to a male dominated vaccination panel that were not prioritising pregnant women’s needs. Which, to be honest isn’t surprising - men doing what they do best... The uptake is really shockingly low.

More horrific news stories will be emerging with pregnant women catching covid in the next few weeks in the U.K. I’m sure. Fiji has just announced several deaths sadly.

OP I was in a similar situation and was SO unsure what to do. I don't think anyone can blame you for being unsure about this one!

What I will tell you is that every reputable academic and scientist I've come across has endorsed the vaccine for pregnant women. There's obviously no data on long term effects on the baby which is what made me nervous too, but I've seen it explained many times now that there is no scientifically plausible way which any harm to a foetus could occur.

So on one hand you have unknown but very unlikely risk from the vaccine. On the other hand you have the known and not uncommon risks of catching covid while pregnant, especially in your third trimester. Other posters have provided links to these I think, but off the top of my head you're looking at increased risk of stillbirth and premature birth. And of course, premature birth comes with associated risks including developmental risks to your baby. And finally, covid is obviously rife right now and cases will only rise over the coming weeks.

My doctors and midwife were very much on board with me getting it. My GP also pointed out that the first trimester is where your baby does most of its developing. After this point, it's not that common for any medicine to affect a foetus anywhere near as much as it would in the first trimester (and it's worth pointing out that a vaccine is NOT the same as a medicine which are designed to cause changes your physiology. A vaccine is just design to stimulate your immune system, that's it!).

I hope this might help a little. I recommend checking out Vicki Male on Twitter, she does an amazing job of explaining all the studies that are available.

Sorry just wanted to add to my other post, her name is spelt Viki Male rather than Vicki, which might help to find her more easily

The risk of serious illness for heavily pregnant women is much higher with covid. My SIL, normal weight with no underlying conditions, got covid at 34 weeks. She had to have an emergency cs and she was then unconscious on a ventilator for 6 weeks, in the hospital for nearly 3 months. She very nearly died, several times actually, due to infections, lung issues, heart problems, etc. She didn't get to see her baby until he was 3 months old. Months later and she is still battling with her health and we fear she will never fully recover.

I implore every pregnant woman to get the vaccine.

I had mine at 20 and 29 weeks.
If you catch Covid while pregnant you're more likely to have a stillbirth or premature birth. That's why I had the vaccine.
www.bbc.com/news/health-57193361

No way.

I'm 5 months pregnant, and I am trying to get vaccinated. I have been very anxious about it and having lost baby #1 in second trimester (unrelated reasons) I am terrified of making the wrong decision and losing another one.
At the moment covid isn't a huge risk where I live but that can change so quickly, and I read that hospitals have noted a four fold increase in miscarriage/stillbirth in pregnant women who catch covid.
My OB is encouraging me to get it, but as an expat my options are limited.
At the moment my only option is the Sinovac one, which I don't trust as I don't have enough data on it in pregnancy, but if I have the chance to get Moderna or Pfizer I will get it