Breastfeeding, vaccine appointment today

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I'm going to go ahead and get the vaccine, I don't want to risk being in hospital in covid and away from my children for days if I did become ill with it however I can't help but feel so nervous because of scare mongering.

Please tell me some things to put my mind at ease before I go so I feel less anxious. I'm getting moderna I believe.

Are there the same risks with jabs like the flu jab or whooping cough? Because I didn't even think twice having those during pregnancy. There's so much being talked about online that there's such worry that comes with these vaccines

I think the issue with this jab in many peoples eyes is that it has not been properly tried for a long period of time so the side effects long term are essentially unknown. As with any vaccine there are people who react well and people who do not. My sister is double jabbed, caught covid after and ended up in hospital very ill, I in the other hand have not been jabbed, would be classed as vunrable and have been completely fine even after coming into contact with her when she had it (yes I isolated). You need to make the decision for you. If the benefit of the jab to you outweighs the known side effects then have it and put your mind at rest. There is no harm in waiting I'd you are unsure. Best of luck x

Sorry for the errors, it's nearly 4am and I'm up with a grumpy baby

Well done for getting the jab! You'll be grand. I got it pregnant, only side effect was being tired after the first and I'm currently breastfeeding my perfect baby. The doctors on site were lovely and very supportive. Millions of people have been jabbed and hundreds of thousands of pregnant or nursing women with no data showing issues. These kinds of jabs aren't actually new, they use techniques long tested and used. The benefits are clear - vaxxed you're much less likely to be seriously ill. Good luck.

I got my first vaccine when baby was 4 weeks old. Only side effect was a sore arm. Baby was fine.
I've had covid the last 10 days. I've been so ill. I can't imagine what I'd of been like with no vaccine think I'd of been in hospital. My daughter now 12 weeks caught covid from me too. We've breast fed through it and I'm sure the antibodies she no doubt received through my breast milk have helped massively - she's had a mild case with a sticky eye/slight cough and runny nose.

I had mine when EBF my 6 week old. Slightly sore arm, nothing else. Although this vaccine is new, the mRNA technology has been around for decades so it's not really as new as lots of people think. It's just expensive to produce which is why its not been used for vaccines in the past. You will be passing on great antibodies to your baby!

I've had both my jabs and am still breastfeeding (I had az). I understand your worries, I was pregnant the first year they offered the whooping cough vaccination to pregnant women. (I went ahead and had that too).
It's safe and effective, don't believe the scaremongering on social media.