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?

@bishbashbosh99

Oh I didn't realise that having an opinion meant forcing, lol my bad! Probs your hormones

@bishbashbosh99 it prob is you know. I'm close to tears this morning with so many people ramming shit down my throat, not just Covid.

I need a good cry I think.

@tonystarksrighthand def a good cry and a hot choc will sort you out (shame it can't be a gin tho). We all have different opinions on this, no one is ramming theirs at you just as you're not ramming yours at them, it's an open forum where we can argue about stuff but you don't need to get upset. Turn off Mumsnet too if it's stressing you out! Hope you feel better soon

@bishbashbosh99 you're right

I'm almost 12 weeks, just turned 40, no underlying health conditions, and decided I won't be getting the vaccine until after the birth.

Midwife said it's up to me, though I could see her nodding in agreement when I said I didn't want to have anything untested on pregnant women to interfere with this pregnancy.

I'm working from home, and only leave the house once a week to food shop at irregular hours, to minimise the risk of potential infection.

I think it’s very much a personal choice and there’s no right or wrong answer on this one, people have different personal circumstances they have to consider. I’m not high risk myself but would have it as my husband is a front line health worker, my mum works in education and I have a daughter (mini germ bag) at nursery who gets everything! Other people may have vulnerable relatives or underlying conditions etc. I totally get why people wouldn’t want to have it as well, I’m just hoping out of 90k women in the US something bad would have shown itself by now but I know this isn’t guaranteed.

I've had both jabs and work in the nhs. It's an individual decision I think. But I based mine on a 2 hour nhs seminar I watched to make an informed choice.

[quote HercwasanEnemyofEducation]@SushiYum That data does not say the vaccine caused the miscarriage. Just that a woman had the vaccine then miscarried. The miscarriage may have happened regardless. It's an important distinction.[/quote]
This is a crucial distinction

@SushiYum Those stats don't prove anywhere near that the vaccine causes miscarriages or still births. 1 in 4 pregnancies and in miscarriages generally.

I wasn't actually giving an opinion either way on vaccines in pregnancy because I genuinely don't know what I'd do if I had the choice of having the vaccine now or not, and I certainly wouldn't tell others what they should choose. I'm very pro- vaccine, have had whooping cough and flu in pregnancy and would get any Covid vaccine as soon as I've given birth even though I intend to breastfeed. But having it in pregnancy just seems like a very different and more difficult decision for me.

I just think that the link in Ireland to stillbirths is worth knowing about when making a decision. And if I were offered the vaccine it might sway me to have it. Especially as it isn't just a statistical link or even a risk in the number of stillbirths, it is being reported as a genuine problem in the placenta found to be causes by the mother having Covid (even asymptomaticlly). The numbers are very very low, but then so is the population of Ireland and the number of infections here compared to the UK.

Unless anything personally for me changes than no, not until after baby is born. I have no underlying heath issues and I work from home except team meetings where I see six people once every two weeks. Everyone but me is or will be vaccinated very soon. All testing on the morning of meetings. After 28 weeks I won't be in the office at all. Also, my boss has already said I can call in to the meetings if I change my mind and feel uncomfortable.

I won't be offered my first vaccine for a while as I'm in the 20-29 age category and I'll be seven/eight months by then. My husband is in the 30-39 category so hopefully might get both of his before baby is born.

As I'm low risk, I am currently thinking of protecting babies development as I don't truly know the risks yet of the vaccine. On the other hand, if they want to jab it in my arm as soon as I've given birth then I am happy with that!

[quote SushiYum]**@BrilloSolar* There have been cases here in Ireland of Covid causing still births. I've not seen anything similar reported in the UK though.*

In the latest weekly Yellow Card reports ending 12th April, there were 19 “abortion spontaneous” (miscarriage) and 43 for Pfizer’s vaccine. 2 stillbirths after having the AZ and 1 after the Pfizer. There are reports of miscarriage in every report and the numbers increase. Over 500 fatalities for AZ and over 300 for Pfizer.[/quote]
@SushiYum this post has been removed by moderators on other conoravirus pages. It’s scaremongering and incorrect.

There is NO suggestion that those loses had any connection to the vaccine. Roughly 1 in 3 pregnancies end in loss. If there were NO losses in women post vaccine it would mean that the vaccine was PROTECTIVE against pregnancy loss (which in itself is illogical).

For anyone actually wondering about the facts and stats - this article is published by UCL looking at scientific data, concluding there is NO link to miscarriage or stillbirth

www.google.ie/amp/s/www.imperial.ac.uk/news/215533/covid-19-infection-pregnancy-linked-with-still/amp/

And in terms of vaccine risk - when weighing up my decision I found this helpful - it explains the evidence from the 100’000 plus women that have already had the jab when pregnant - and again links to all of the scientific studies www.google.ie/amp/s/api.nationalgeographic.com/distribution/public/amp/science/article/should-you-get-covid19-vaccine-while-pregnant-heres-what-experts-say

The benefits clearly outweigh the risks.

“ According to the RCOG, UK studies suggest pregnant women are no more likely to catch Covid than other groups. But while the majority who do get the virus have no symptoms or mild symptoms, pregnant women may be at increased risk of having severe disease – a concern echoed by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Pregnant women who did get symptomatic Covid-19 infection were two to three times more likely to give birth to their baby prematurely, said the JCVI.”

www.theguardian.com/world/2021/apr/16/pregnant-women-offered-covid-vaccine-uk

Really not sure why you would accept a jab that has barely been tested on humans, never mind having whilst pregnant. I honestly think some of you would jab yourself with horse shit if the government told you it was safe.

The media have convinced you that Covid is as bad as Ebola and that we should all stay home and be scared of it. Things will never change or get back to normal whilst you all cower away.

@Analysethat u ok hun
Have a

Nope. Not planning on rushing to get it after pregnancy either.

@Analysethat You’ve obviously been fortunate enough to not know anyone who’s been badly affected by covid, which is great, but as someone who’s lost an uncle (who wasn’t clinically vulnerable or in a vulnerable age group) it’s not something I’m treating as a trifling cold.

And if you haven’t noticed, things are getting back to normal. And the reason for that is because we now have a vaccine.

I am undecided but edging towards having it. I teach so am exposed with no social distancing to people everyday as well as my son going to nursery. I feel probably on balance the risk of catching Covid is greater, I am in second trimester. I am late thirties so probably have at least a few weeks to think on it. Everyone’s circumstances are different so think those saying no way are perhaps lucky to be able to do so and feel protected themselves.

I'm thankfully no longer pregnant, but if I were and had to go out in the world in the current climate then I'd probably take the vaccine.

I'm working in the office and have a 3 year old in nursery. I'm also asthmatic, 10 weeks pregnant, and have noticed my asthma getting worse with this pregnancy. DS will be starting school in September, mixing with new people around the time some experts have been suggesting we could experience a third wave, and when I'm in the third trimester.

I have an appointment next month with an asthma consultant regarding asthma in pregnancy and I was going to do my best to fight for a vaccine based on the information coming from other countries (both about vaccinated women and recommendations, and the risk of stillbirth / premature birth)

I'm so happy that our govt has made this decision. I'm going to wait until after my 12 week scan, just to be on the safe side, but as soon as I've had that I'm going to call my GP and get booked in for the vaccine (they've already offered it to me because of my asthma, obviously if I was still on the waiting list I would wait until my appt came around!).

I'm not pregnant but I am ttc. I will not take it if I find out I'm pregnant, I'm am very pro vaccine but for adults.

My rationale is that is coffee and certain seafoods can take your baby than how can a vaccine sure be safe? Particularly on the first trimester no way would I have it personally.

For those interested
parliament-uk.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VjcFepBpRDCCZd0uTs5aAw

On the 19th April at 6pm Pregnant then Screwed and MP Stella Creasy will host an online event for women who are pregnant, are trying to get pregnant, or are breastfeeding to discuss what we know about the vaccine, what the current guidance states, what to do if you are refused the vaccine but would like to take it, and how to deal with challenges in the workplace if you feel unsafe or your employer demands that you have the vaccine. There will be plenty of opportunities to ask questions. The event is free of charge and open to all.

@lovevlyt it’s suggested you limit caffeine in pregnancy not because there’s a proven risk, but because it’s very difficult to run clinical trials on pregnant women. With food-borne illness like listeria, there is a known, quantifiable risk, albeit very small.

The covid vaccine is different because the two drugs on offer (Pfizer and Moderna) have done clinical trials and are currently being used in other countries with limited reported problems. So there’s evidence to use in evaluating the risks versus benefits.

@lovevlty , I get it but that also had to be weighed up against the risk of getting Covid, especially in the third trimester. It’s difficult and that is why everyone may feel different about it depending on their individual circumstances

The idea that anyone would accept the vaccine (let alone in pregnancy) without really thinking about it is laughable. Covid can be extremely serious for heavily pregnant women.

I’m 32 and due in June so I doubt il be offered it but if I was I would JUMP at the chance to be honest

I'm definitely taking it when offered it.