34 weeks pregnant - Covid

hollie29x · 2021-12-16T13:13:29+00:00

Has anyone tested positive in 3rd trimester (unvaccinated) and been ok? Partner has tested positive, I am still negative at the moment but feel like it's only a matter of time ...

SouthwestSis · 16/12/2021 13:50

Oh dear. Are you able to keep separate from your partner in the house/flat?
Hopefully you have some friends or family who can help drop supplies round whilst you're both self isolating.

zeena83 · 16/12/2021 15:43

Why are you unvaccinated?

succession · 16/12/2021 15:45

@zeena83

Why are you unvaccinated?

Yeah this

Ohnomoreno · 16/12/2021 15:46

The rush to judgement didn't take long.

succession · 16/12/2021 15:47

@Ohnomoreno

The rush to judgement didn't take long.

Not judgement, just wondering why someone who's worried about covid, hasn't done the one thing available that will protect them

zeena83 · 16/12/2021 15:48

Not judging but…seriously? Almost daily there are posts asking if it’s safe and everyone says the same thing every time - yes it is, get vaccinated. OP may have a genuine reason for not doing so but honestly, it’s the obvious question given how long the vaccines have been available and deemed perfectly safe during pregnancy

zeena83 · 16/12/2021 15:51

But I understand what’s done is done. OP I wish you the best, not trying to be judgmental

letmeeatcrisps · 16/12/2021 15:51

I know loads of people who still caught COVID after being fully vaccinated...... sorry no advice for you OP but shocked at the numbers responding so quickly to ask why you aren’t COVID vaxed. Strange times indeed on mumsnet

zeena83 · 16/12/2021 15:52

@letmeeatcrisps I think it’s just because OP said she isn’t vaccinated…

letmeeatcrisps · 16/12/2021 15:55

@zeena83

Not judging but…seriously? Almost daily there are posts asking if it’s safe and everyone says the same thing every time - yes it is, get vaccinated. OP may have a genuine reason for not doing so but honestly, it’s the obvious question given how long the vaccines have been available and deemed perfectly safe during pregnancy

There are no long term safety studies on the vaccine for COVID-19. It is a novel coronavirus. How could there possibly be long term safety data? The vaccines have only been around less than two years. That is nowhere near enough time to declare it perfectly safe for pregnant women and their babies. You are gaslighting OP and it’s really quite nasty of you.

PurpleDaisies · 16/12/2021 15:55

Can you go somewhere else? Stay with a vaccinated friend or something. He needs to stay away from you as much as possible.

I would go to a walk in clinic and get vaccinated asap.

zeena83 · 16/12/2021 15:58

@letmeeatcrisps here we go…

zeena83 · 16/12/2021 16:00

@letmeeatcrisps also, how on earth is asking why someone isn’t vaccinated considered gaslighting?

PurpleDaisies · 16/12/2021 16:01

@letmeeatcrisps

I know loads of people who still caught COVID after being fully vaccinated...... sorry no advice for you OP but shocked at the numbers responding so quickly to ask why you aren’t COVID vaxed. Strange times indeed on mumsnet

If you are vaccinated and catch covid, you are at much less risk of having a rough course than if you were unvaccinated. Did you miss that 98% of the pregnancy related covid hospital itu admissions were not vaccinated?

GaslighterDenier · 16/12/2021 16:04

Hi OP, I had COVID at 30 weeks pregnant, completely unvaccinated (as per the guidance at the time)

I felt really shitty but thankfully there was no lasting issues to me or baby.

letmeeatcrisps · 16/12/2021 16:21

@PurpleDaisies I am also in my 3rd trimester and over the course of my pregnancy the official advice re. COVID vax has gone from “not safe for pregnant women” to “all pregnant women should take it” so can you really blame us as a group for being wary. Who Wants to be on the bleeding edge of experimental medical procedures when pregnant? It’s normal to be especially sensitive to the unknown - sick people, smelly foods, etc etc, so I totally understand pregnant women not wanting to be part of a medical trial if it’s not necessary.
@zeena83 you said “given how long the vaccines have been available and deemed perfectly safe during pregnancy”, this is literally less than two years - fair enough if that’s enough safety data for you, but its not long enough for me or for most clinical trials. The false confidence in long term safety is what comes across as gaslighting, this is all novel to everyone so how can you declare it “perfectly safe”. Nothing is.

PurpleDaisies · 16/12/2021 17:07

I am also in my 3rd trimester and over the course of my pregnancy the official advice re. COVID vax has gone from “not safe for pregnant women” to “all pregnant women should take it” so can you really blame us as a group for being wary.

Most pregnant women are clever enough to realise that the initial caution was due to an absence of data. The change happened when there was data. We are not in a “medical trial” any more.

Scirocco · 16/12/2021 17:26

The vaccine debate is rather academic here, as the OP's situation is what it is - she can't turn back time and make decisions again.

@hollie29x, while it is true that being unvaccinated increases your risks of both catching Covid and having a rougher time with symptoms, there are things you can do to reduce your risks and it's important to remember that even unvaccinated, a lot of people will still have relatively mild illnesses (eg. If you catch it, you might feel awful but not need hospital, you might have cold or flu type symptoms, or you might be asymptomatic).

Try to isolate as much as possible from your partner, wear masks and clean your hands and surfaces. If you can, I'd suggest daily lateral flow tests.

If you do catch it, contact your midwife team as soon as possible, as they might want to prescribe you an anticoagulant to reduce your risk of blood clots.

I hope you stay well and that your partner feels better soon.

Careyy · 16/12/2021 17:50

I am pregnant and my midwife gave me an info pack from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists last week.

It states that we have two options:

Get the vaccine
Wait for more information about the vaccine in pregnancy

It goes on to talk about how "future studies" will give us more information and there are limited data on the safety of the vaccine in pregnancy, albeit there is no evidence so far that the vaccine causes harm to the baby.

You can't really blame us for being cautious. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Original poster

hollie29x · 16/12/2021 17:51

@Scirocco thank you, I appreciate the thoughtful reply. Wasn't looking for a bashing just some support/advice.

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dontletthemugglesgetyoudownn · 16/12/2021 17:58

Unfortunately you won't get support and advice because pregnant women are one of the highest risk groups of people for complications of Covid. I'd get at least one jab before you test personally.

I work in icu and the majority of our patients are pregnant women.

Tina8800 · 16/12/2021 23:44

The vaccine won't protect you getting the Covid. But it will help you have less effect on your body.
I had the Covid at week 31. Only had mild symptoms ( I'm fully vaccinated). Try to rest and drink plenty of fluid even if you're not positive yet. Hot drinks really helps (honey lemon hot water especially as you shouldn't drink too much tea while pregnant).

Original poster

hollie29x · 17/12/2021 00:19

@dontletthemugglesgetyoudownn how fortunate the women are to have you looking after them, you sound like such a caring person

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dontletthemugglesgetyoudownn · 17/12/2021 01:52

@hollie29x well considering most of my pregnant patients are have c sections to remove their babies and are now ventilated and there are a lot of difficult equipment to use on icu and only certain people are trained in it, they are lucky to have 'someone like me' looking after them.. I didn't say I judged them, I don't but ultimately it was their decision. not to be vaccinated so now me and my colleagues have to look after them on ventilators because of their decision and unfortunately due to Covid restrictions the partner can choose between baby or mum to visit

No judgement from me on your decision but your decision will put the life of your bay at risk, my colleagues and I will try and support their bodies through the ferocity of Covid and my colleagues in NICU will look after their Babies until the baby is ready to go home but mainly the babies go home first and the ladies stay with us for months. However we usually don't the beds available for the Covid babies and they have to go to another unit, this is because the ecmo unit I work on doesn't have capacity for babies.

I'll care for my patients to the best of my ability but ultimately it was their choice not to be vaccinated and now they're seeing the consequences of that choice

dontletthemugglesgetyoudownn · 17/12/2021 01:56

@hollie29x until you've done a stat emergency section on a woman dying of Covid on a ventilator at her bedside in icu (never done that before Covid) and then immediately put her onto an expo machine which takes over the function of her lungs and heart to keep her alive, then showed her husband his new baby on an iPad because it happened too fast for him to get there to be there,

Taken photos of their baby to send to him because he lived far away from the hospital, looked after her for months on ecmo, baby has gone home and now FaceTime their mum, then you can't call me a callous bitch who is shit at my job.

You have no idea what I do say to day.