Attending a wedding with 300 people Boxing Day?

[HotChocolate16]

Evening everyone

My brother in law is getting married on Boxing Day. There will be 300 people attending. I will be 16 weeks pregnant. I’m really worried about it but it’s not something I can really not attend. What would everyone else do? I’ve had 2 jabs but not my booster

I wouldn’t, I don’t think. Appreciate you didn’t ask on this, but if I were you I’d try and get your booster asap - there’s loads more walk in centres opening and you can cancel your appointment. My appointment was for 3 Jan, but I managed to get it at a walk in on Tuesday with only a 15 minute queue.

I wouldn't go even if I wasn't pregnant to be honest. With that number of people, there's a really high chance that someone will spread covid.

Not for me

I can't see that 300 people at an event will be allowed by then tbh. Nightclubs are already having to close here (Wales). I didn't think anyone was doing that sort of thing tbh!! Crazy!

I’m secretly hoping it gets cancelled!

I’ve managed to reschedule my booster for Tuesday 21 December, 5 days before the wedding but I’ve read it takes 2 weeks for protection to kick in.

We’ve spend lots of money on clothes etc for the wedding. It’s an extremely close wedding. I know money isn’t important but it would be so frowned upon for someone as close as me to not attend in my culture!

I wouldn't go. A covid outbreak is inevitable after an event of that type/size. And I'd arrange to get your booster at a walk in before then to protect you from catching it from your DH/DD as they will no doubt still attend.

Your number one obligation is to your unborn baby, not your husband's family. No way would I be going! I would actually just lie at this point and say that you've had a positive test and need to isolate. I would also try to convince your husband not to go either because if he gets it you'll probably get it too.

Oof, 300 people?!

I'm pretty relaxed about Covid, but unless I was actively trying to get it, I wouldn't go. It will be Omicron central!

Risk of covid during pregnancy

Versus

Offending family

You need to make a decision and stick to it. Take responsibility.

It’ll be cancelled.

Don't be daft. Of course you can't go. Your in-laws will understand you're protecting their future grandchild - if they don't just spell it out to them.

It’s irresponsible to have such a large gathering and for in-laws to sulk if you don’t attend.

I don't really understand why you have to go. I missed my sister in law's wedding when I was pregnant because of the Covid risk and said so.

300 people?

Basically a proportion of those in attendance will have Ormicron- Wherever lateral flows they do before. It has the potential to be a super spreading event, because this variant is highly hight transmittable, especially the day after Christmas mixing.

Remember the Cheltenham races? I wouldn't go even if I wasn't pregnant!

They will understand a week or two later when 90% of the attendees develop covid, won't they?
Do. Not. Go. And congratulations.

I'm on reading this as I'm 14 weeks pregnant and due to attend a wedding on Boxing Day also - granted only 80 people but the replies are certainly swaying me not to go.

A nurse on here the other day was part of a team caring for 10 intubated patients three of them were pregnant women. So no I wouldn't go. Just be I'll,

I wouldn't go op. Think of your health and that of your baby's, also your partner shouldn't attend either unless he can keep away from you to isolate afterwards.

I wouldn't go, even not pregnant.

But what about your DH and toddler, will you isolate from them after? Otherwise you're likely to catch it anyway.

Even if you have your booster, don’t go. The booster isn’t as effective against Omicron.

The numbers of cases are going to keep rising between now and then anyway anyway so hopefully it’ll be cancelled.

Booster if it is pfizer takes a week to kick in. Here in Ireland weddings have been reduced to 100 guests from Monday. Pubs are closed from 8pm every night. Hopefully an announcement in the UK is coming your way on weddings.
It is a personal decision you have to make. Use taken the decision to bow out of Christmas Dinner with family as I know it'll be hard to social distance. Could you go to church/ceremony and photos and then claim illness for the party?

What a shame you got a cough and temperature the day before and had to wait in to get your PCR results…

Could you develop a cough on the day? d&V?
Pregnancy related illness?
I would lie so everyone saves face.

The only thing different about this wedding is it’s purely sit down. No dancing or anything. It’s just how our culture do it so everyone will be seated at different tables for the majority of the time

My daughter got married a week ago, so far half the guests have tested positive and this was an average size wedding. I’d had my booster 3 weeks before, but still have covid with a chesty cough and tiredness. None of tested positive guests have serious symptoms.