Will you get the COVID vaccine now that they are saying all pregnant women should be offered it

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This has just been announced by the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. What will you do?

We won't be offered it immediately as it stands, it's just saying not to discourage pregnant women from being vaccinated in the cohort they would otherwise have been. So for example people with underlying health conditions who are pregnant who may not have been offered vaccination now will be, as well as people 45 and over who happen to be pregnant. I'm under 30, so it will be a good while until it's offered to me. I'm not sure if I will take it or not to be honest, but I will think about it nearer the time as it's likely to be months before I'm offered it anyway.

@MeadowHay yes I was just being lazy not posting the extra info you have but I’m sure anyone else that comes on here will appreciate it :) I’m in the 30+ group too so it’s a while for me to decide aswell x

I was in group 6 so have been offered the vaccine but didn't take it due to pregnancy. I'm really quite conflicted about whether to take it. It's still very new.

I think I will. I’m 28 weeks, have recently been diagnosed with gestational diabetes and I have (normally v mild) asthma. I’ve been worried that as lockdown eases there will be an uptick in infections just as I’m entering the later stages of pregnancy, so if I’m able to get vaccinated that seems advisable. Planning to discuss it with my midwife in the next week.

Personally no but then I don’t have any underlying condition other than mild asthma and currently have gestational diabetes. I’m lucky that my exposure to others is quite low anyway. If I was frequently exposed to lots of different people I might think differently.

Yes I am very keen to get it ASAP and think pregnant women should be a priority group. Apart from anything else I am concerned I might catch covid in the hospital when giving birth then be trapped at home with no help, newborn, older kids and an awful cough with a c-section wound!

Yes I will get it although I would like to wait until after I'm 13 weeks. My first baby had a birth defect which likely happened in the first 13 weeks so I'm being super cautious about everything.

@KitchenWarrior I’m with you! I think past 16/20 weeks I would feel more comfortable. Definitely not before 12 weeks. It’s probably safe but I would rather not to be on the safe side

Yes! Absolutely can’t wait. My DH has blood cancer and is now fully vaccinated (love you NHS) but I want to do all I can to keep him safe, and the baby safe. I’m in 2nd trimester - probably wouldn’t risk it in first.

I would.
32 weeks ATM and I'm in group 18-29 and no underlying health conditions so it's not likely I'd be offered it before my due date now / I'd have much protection for many weeks of my pregnancy but I am very anxious about catching covid during pregnancy

I might be pregnant, not sure yet. However I am also breastfeeding and when I checked in February, my employer (an NHS hospital) would not vaccinate me due to me breastfeeding. So conflicted by the different advice I have been given so far.

I had the first jab when I was (unknowingly) 5 weeks pregnant so I just have everything crossed that baby will be ok. I’m sure it will be. The flu vaccine is safe to have in pregnancy after all. I’m due to have the second jab in a month-ish when I’ll be around 18 weeks and midwife has advised I should have it in line with the guidance. I’ve got underlying health problems which could make things bad for me and baby if I were to catch covid so better safe than sorry for me I think!

I see my consultant next week and will run it by them to guage their thoughts. I am a pharmacist so come into contact with lots of people when at work. I can socially distance from patients but not colleagues so I may consider it although I have no underlying health conditions at the moment.

I’ll definitely be getting it..I’ve already been invited for the jab by my GP (not sure why as not in a priority group other than mild asthma). I’d held off as didn’t want to get AstraZeneca with all the blood clot news as pregnancy also increases risk of blood clot. It says pregnant women will now get Pfizer or Moderna so feeling relieved as there’s more data on this. Not sure whether to wait till end first trimester or not..worried if I wait they might change the type of vaccine offered (I’m 6 weeks).

Gynaecologist (not in UK) told me very firmly this week not to get it while pregnant... I’m 21 weeks.

I was offered it weeks ago due to being extremely clinically vunerable and I turned it down then and I'll continue to do so.

I am not pregnant but no way would I get it.

Those turning it down but not pregnant - why?

I wouldn’t x

I have underlying health conditions and still wouldn't take it. I'm heavily pregnant but wouldn't take it even if I wasn't.

I think it's a very personal choice

No, they’ve only just found out about the blood clotting risk with AZ, it wasn’t seen during the clinical trials. Not enough babies have been born since the jab has been rolled out.

I don’t think I will take it until after the baby is born. I working in healthcare (front line currently til 28 weeks), and my reasons is that although more and more data is being collected daily, there just isn’t enough evidence available for me to make an informed decision and weigh up potential risks to my pregnancy. How can I weigh up risks and discuss this with my GP/midwife/employer when it’s all still very unknown? However I will happily accept vaccination before I return to work after Mat leave.

I will definitely get it as in my 40's and the risks from covid infection far outweigh the risks of the vaccine, and with all the medical appointments I will feel better having been vaccinated.

Nope. I’ve already been offered it as I’m frontline healthcare but I have no underlying conditions and I’m not prepared to be a guinea pig.

I'm 35 and due in June so unlikely to have to make this decision. I guess my decision will be around whether it will interfere with breast milk but I think that seems less scary than having it while pregnant. I've already had three injections (flu, whooping cough, negative blood group jab).