32 weeks pregnant today and high risk doctor offered me the covid jag??

[Babyjune21]

Just like the heading states I’m 32 weeks pregnant I live in Scotland and my high risk pregnancy doctor has offered me the jag and now says the suggest all pregnant woman get it .. but it’s up to us to choose ? I’m so confused is anyone else getting it or should I just wait till after baby’s here

I'd definitely listen to the doctor rather than randoms on here.. ill be having it as suggested as covid in late pregnancy is proven to be dangerous

@Bigwave I’m just so scared because she said there’s no real proof that that it can cause any harm to baby but also had to make it clear for legal reasons that there not sure what long term effect it can have on an unborn child as it’s so new

Your doctor is most recommending it because the benefits largely outweigh the risks. Doctors don't have the official data yet to pass a recommendation that it's absolutely safe during pregnancy. But bear in mind that other countries have had women receiving the jab for months now, and the indicative signs are that pregnant people don't suffer worse side effects and there isn't danger to the baby.

I'm in the US, so from the get-go it's been up to the pregnant person to make the decision for themselves. I took the vaccine the second I could get it- I was still in my first trimester too. There were two key reasons for me: the risk of Covid during pregnancy both for myself and my baby, and the fact that babies born to vaccinated mothers have been shown to have Covid antibodies. My baby is fine, my side effects were minor, and I feel so much safer now I'm vaccinated.

Also in The US here. Had first vaccine a couple weeks ago and get second soon. We are moving back to the U.K. in June and I wanted to be fully vaccinated for travel and also because I’m not sure when the vaccine will be offered to my age group. I’m 33.

Forgot to say I was 19 weeks when I got first vaccine

I have been repeatedly offered the vaccine due to being high risk but turned it down. I will take it after the baby is born which is just over two weeks time. There’s not sufficient data to say confidently how unborns are affected by the vaccine and I am not prepared to take a risk. I have two other children to think about as well. If I take the vaccine and something happens to the unborn child, how will take affect them. On this basis I refrained from taking it.

I had Covid when I was 32/33 weeks. Was very sick and took two weeks to recover with anti biotic, paracetamol and lots of sleep.

I'm two weeks post partum. I would have jumped at the chance for the jab in pregnancy.

I'd love my new son to have antibodies to covid. I will be breastfeeding as long as it takes until I am fully vaccinated, and hope to pass some on that way. I will also be giving my 2 year old daughter breast milk to try and get her some antibodies. No one knows when young children will be able to get the vaccine, and covid isn't going away. It seems sensible to try and get them at least a tiny bit of an advantage.

We are given other vaccines specifically in pregnancy in order to protect the mother and an unborn/ newborn child. In my opinion, this really is no different. Actually, it probably is. Covid is far more prevalent than, for example, tetanus or whooping cough.

I take the view that refusing this jab is much like refusing the whooping cough jab.

As always, my opinions are stated as opinions and the facts are sited and stated as facts.

Tens of thousands of pregnant women in the US have been vaccinated, so they have enough data from that to know that it's not causing any immediately obvious problems. And having Covid late in pregnancy is known to be a significant risk for both mother and baby.

However, it is of course up to you.

I'm 29 weeks and got mine yesterday, after having begged for it for months, and actually only got it because our area had overestimated the 40-50 cohort and opened up the spare slots to 35-39.

But oh my god it's like a weight lifted.

Totally up to you, I would take it personally but that is because I would rather risk a jab plus the day or two of fever/feeling crao than my chances if I got seriously unwell/in ITU.

I would however love for my doc to insist I took a jag.