Have any other pregnant women had the jab yet?

[Sunflower2b]

Hello,

I was wondering if any other pregnant women have already made the decision to have or actually had the swine flu jab in the past days. Have you had any problems?

I'm currently 21 weeks pregnant and don't know what's worse? The additives in the jab or getting the flu itself....? I'm assuming, the flu would cause more harm to my baby than the jab?

I'd be greatful for any comments/feedback/ideas on this...

Thanks, Sunflower2b

I'm booked in to have the Pandemrix on Saturday.....could have got Celvapan, but it would have meant waiting for the new stock to come in and for my PCT to set up new clinics. They couldn't guarantee a date, so when you take into account the length of time it takes to work, didn't seem worth it. Plus my consultant told me that i should get whichever one was available first.

Thought that swine flu was slowing down, but unfortunately more stuff in the news today about France, and how they have had a sudden acceleration in SF related deaths in the past week. Hope that doesn't happen in the UK!

Presumably some of those women that have had the jab later in pregnancy have given birth by now. I haven't read anything about babies being born with complications or any other side effects. Hard to be sure, but I'd imagine they'd have filtered through to the media by now. I know it's the long term effects we are all concerned about as well of course.

Does anyone know of any friends, relatives etc who have had the jab and subsequently given birth and all is fine?

Interesting in the Times today:

www.telegraph.co.uk/health/swine-flu/6729594/Midwives-who-refuse-to-give-swine-flu- vaccine-irresponsible.html

I had the vaccination at 28 weeks (now 31)and was fine apart from a sore arm, tiredness and foggy head for about three days. Not pleasant but not too bad.
Then dd (2.5) actually came down with swine flu and because the time between my jab and her first symptoms wasn't long enough for full immunity, I got quite a few of the symptoms but not the high fever (dd's was 40 for four days despite medication !!).
Can honestly say I have never felt so ill in my life - and this was without the fever!- and don't even want to think about what could have happened to me if I had not had the vaccination!!

I had the jab three weeks ago (now 21 weeks) and glad I did on balance. Recent email on our NCT egroup from a woman whose sister works in intensive care, and she said they are flooded with pregnant women suffering from swine flu, majority of who miscarry because their bodies are so ill. You don't hear about cases like that on the news but to be sure it's happening a lot more than actual deaths from swine flu.

SO glad I have had the jab now......Swine Flu is rampant at my DS1's school and a member of my NCT group just miscarried after having a pretty bad case of it - not sure if the 2 events were connected but she is devastated as she had been waiting to get the Celvapan and put off her Pandemrix shot. Personally, I've had a pretty bad sore throat and runny nose over the past couple of days (no fever) and this has been hard enough to deal with - don't know how I would be coping if I actually had something like swine flu! You forget how rubbish it is to be ill when pregnant as everything feels twice as bad and takes twice as long to get over....

I have been deliberating over this for so long but have now decided to have it. I am nearly 18 weeks pregnant, have athsma & have something called Neutropenia( low white blood cells). I think because of all that, I should have it. It is a difficult one, so good luck to those still deciding. Mx

omg this is the hardest decision i have ever had to make, i will be 34 weeks pregnant at thbe point of my appointment for the jab, i suffer with mild asthma which is usually worse when suffering a common cold, just want to know that i am doing the right thing for my unborn baby, i have had a fab pregnancy so far (had rough time with my fisrt) but feel that i am still holding back my excitement of the new arrival as i am scared to death of what to do for the best, but also know i dont want swine flu and dont want to end up in hospital......or worse, dont remeber the last night that i slept through without waking up and stressing about it, i think my head will explode if i read anything else.....any more advise or info greatly received guys thanks xxxx

The NHS is now considering disciplinary action against nurses or midwives who try to put women off having the vaccine (as they brand this behaviour as irresponsible)......and there are plans afoot to offer it to under fives.....

So with that in mind, it would appear that the authorities that we should be able to trust are fully behind the vaccine and getting fed up with all the flak that its getting (which is making pregnant women so uncomfortable).

Personally, after doing loads of research and speaking to numerous people with medical knowledge (that I trust) I feel 100% comfortable with it.

Many of the individuals who are vehemently against it, are against vaccines in general......though anyone up on their "autism/vaccine link" info will know that the focus has now shifted from the preservatives/adjuvants in vaccines to the actual immune response illicited from a vaccine (and equally so, by any illness) - current studies (2009) have shown there are statistical links between maternal flu and neurological disorders (i.e. autism, schizophremia) in children but this information should not be looked at in isolation as it is part of a more complex interaction of many different factors (usually including a genetic predisposition). Consequently, one could argue that having a vaccine when pregnant, or indeed vaccinating young children, could bring problems that are already there, to the surface....but by the same token, so could a bout of flu, or any of the other diseases we vaccinate against.

Sorry to go against the propaganda, but there have been many stories of miscarriage immediately after having the swine flu vaccine. preview.tinyurl.com/yeofg68 There is a lot of accurate info out there if you know where to look - and anythiung written by vaccine manufacturers (which the NHS info is) can be deemed unbiased. This vaccine was not tested on pregnant women - you are the guinea pigs. See here also: www.vaccineriskawareness.com

fruitypuds - NO vaccines or medicines are EVER tested on pregnant women, so using that as a scare tactic is baseless.

I had the vaccine when I was 6 weeks pregnant - I asked about it when I went for my first appointment at the doctors and they said "oh yes, book yourself in at the front desk". I am now 12 weeks pregnant and had my dating scan this morning - all is well.

fruitypuds, vaccines are not tested on pregnant women for ethical reasons. ie there needs to be a significant benefit relative to risk before the vaccine is given.

Millions of pregnant women worldwide have received the vaccine already. The world health organisation and the medicines regulators around the world collect reports of potential side effects, and analyse the data at intervals. If there was a significant problem with this vaccine such as it causing miscarriage, I think it would show up in their figures and it would be reported.

Sorry, should read 'routinely' tested.

I had it.

Just as well, becasue a week latter, dh had swine flu. I had hyperemisis and if I had cought sf would have ended up in ICU at the least in all likelihood.

'additives' in the vaccine include vitamin e and fish oils which help make it more effective.

A lot of tripe is talked about sf vaccine. Pg women in the states have been having regular flu vaccines for years with no problems. sf vaccine is much weaker than regular flu vaccine, so even tinier risk.

It is not financially worthwhile for 'them' to try to delude us into taking something which is risky. The pay out in damages would be astronomical.

I do understand people being a bit concerned, but sf kills people who are vulnerable and is a big risk.

Not going to get involved in a debate about whether or not vaccine is safe/necessary/whatever but regarding payouts for damages the vaccine companies were made exempt so it wouldnt cost them anything if any damage was caused.

I'm 36 weeks pregnant and still being told by surgery that they haven't reached my priority group yet! Its very annoying when my Mum has been offered it (in a different area) purely because my Dad is asthmatic. I want the vaccine before going into hospital!

Im 6 weeks pregnant and had it yesterday.

My arm hurts. Ow.

Is The H1N1 Vaccine Safe?

Shocking Stories From Pregnant Women Who Have Had Miscarriages After Taking The Swine Flu Vaccine

U.S. health authorities have made pregnant women one of the highest priority groups for getting the H1N1 swine flu vaccine, but is it actually safe for pregnant women and their babies? Well, the truth is that miscarriage reports from pregnant women who have taken the H1N1 swine flu vaccine are starting to pour in from all over the nation. Vaccines and pregnancy simply do not mix safely. In fact, the package inserts for the swine flu vaccines actually say that the safety of these vaccines for pregnant women has not been established.

What you are about to read below should shock and anger you. If they are telling us that the swine flu vaccine is not safe for children under 6 months of age, then why in the world would it be safe for pregnant women and their babies? That doesn't make an ounce of sense, does it?

The following H1N1 swine flu vaccine miscarriage horror stories are from a June 2010 birth club.....

organichealthadviser.com/archives/shocking-h1n1-swine-flu-vaccine-miscarriage-stores-from-pregnant-women-tell-your-doctors-that-vaccines-and-pregnancy-do-not-mix

Hi Ladies
I want to reassure u all. I had the swine flu jab last year when I was 14 weeks pregnant and my son is now almost 6 months old and he is perfect. If I was pregnant again I would def have it again to protect me and my unborn baby.
The risks if u get swine flu are far more dangerous than the ones from the jab itself.
Don't listen to scaremongers.
xx