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Talk about every stage of pregnancy, from early symptoms to preparing for birth.

Covid vaccination?

31 replies

Nat2016 · 21/05/2021 13:10

Hi everyone

Has anyone had any really bad side effects of having the vaccination whilst pregnant?

Thanks

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Verbena87 · 22/05/2021 22:04

@SemiFeralDalek I’m interested as went for my first dose Wednesday and scheduled for embryo transfer mid June so if I’m lucky enough for it to implant I’m looking at second dose falling in my first trimester.

I took paracetamol right after the jab and then at even intervals for next 24 hours-ish (on advice of my sister who works for the ambulance service and said that’s what all her paramedic colleagues were doing. Totally anecdotal but decided it was unlikely to do any harm) - I’ve had a sore arm and been very tired but no fever at all. So, unscientific sample of one but no fever here.

HTay93 · 18/09/2021 03:54

So, this is my story and I cannot say for certain that the vaccine has anything to do with it. I had my second dose of Pfizer when I was about 3 weeks pregnant, and I did not know I was pregnant until the next week. I had been taking my prenatal vitamins regularly for weeks, but at my 9 week appointment I found out the baby had no heartbeat and had stopped developing at 6 weeks. I then proceeded to go through a really bad miscarriage, where I repeatedly hemorrhaged and had to have 2 Er visits in a week because of extreme blood loss. This could just be bad luck, since 1 in 4 pregnancies can result in miscarriage, but I also have heard of 2 other people I know that have had this same experience after getting the vaccine early on. I wish I would have waited, this has been a real point of tension between my husband and I, because he did not feel it was safe and had read some articles about the spike protein affecting menstrual cycles and fertility. I assured him that that was not true, and all the research I had done said it was perfectly safe and I “knew” that it would be safer to be vaccinated before getting pregnant with how bad Covid is right now for young, healthy people. I know am kicking myself and feeling like I might have made a huge mistake…we will see if and when I feel ready to try to get pregnant again.

YouMeandtheSpew · 18/09/2021 07:15

Had first dose of Pfizer at 20 weeks. Absolute pig of a sore arm for 24 hours but that was it!

Kittyswhiskers · 18/09/2021 07:28

I had a temp after my second one - I was 13 wks. I took paracetamol (which I had been doing prior to vaccine for headaches) I think (fairly sure) I’ve already had covid which does make the side effects worse. I’m a nurse. I also vaccinate for the trust. Get the jab. All the women in local hospitals who are hospitalised are not vaccinated. I can’t stress it enough. Protect your baby and yourself.

crabette · 18/09/2021 14:21

@SemiFeralDalek I had a slight temperature and chills after my second one, (Moderna) through the night - felt pretty awful for a couple of hours, took paracetamol as advised, all fine by morning. That was at about 30 weeks pregnant.

I'm now 37 weeks pregnant and all fine.

@MummytoGeorgie I didn't see your original post before it was deleted, but pregnant women are classed by the NHS as clinically vulnerable to Covid, as pregnancy alters your normal immune responses, so that's why you're automatically classed as vulnerable if you're pregnant.

If a pregnant woman needs ventilation / ICU treatment due to covid, the NHS will deliver your baby regardless of term and regardless of it being unlikely to survive, in order to try to give you the best treatment / save your life. (Which to be fair makes sense, as if you die during pregnancy that's not much use to your baby either.) There are risks either way. You could also say it's selfish to refuse the vaccine, as you're worried about it's effects on you until the end of 2023 trials - but I'm doing that you're potentially putting your baby at risk of early delivery and associated morbidity. Yes, you will likely survive with treatment, but there's a good chance your baby won't.

Studies have show that the vaccines are unlikely to cross the placenta - whereas antibodies your body creates in response do. So your vaccine risk is yours, not your baby's. The baby gets benefits of the antibodies without exposure to the vaccine.

Totally understand your apprehension, given past losses 💔 But to say pregnant women are being selfish for being vaccinated is not accurate at all. We are all trying to do what's best for our babies, and there are two sides to this story.

willithappen · 18/09/2021 18:31

Had pfizer at 22 weeks pregnant. Had a 'dead' arm for that evening and could feel when lying on it and a little into the next morning. By next afternoon it was gone and that's only side effect I had

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