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Is anyone having the covid booster?

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miniworry · 18/09/2023 07:43

I've had all of the previous covid vaccines/boosters and now have had a text
From my GP that I am entitled to the new covid booster.

I'm not an anti vaxxer at all and have already had my flu vaccine this pregnancy but for
Some reason I feel uneasy about having the covid one.

What are peoples general thoughts on having the jab during pregnancy? I'm 16 weeks.

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SouthwestSis · 20/09/2023 17:57

I would definitely want the jab ateast a few weeks before hitting 3rd trimester which is when it's most risky to have a covid infection in pregnancy.
The idea of having to have my baby prematurely because I didn't get protection would be devastating.

Thankyouthankyoujellybean · 20/09/2023 18:31

Yes, absolutely. With my first I had a chest infection so awful that coughing broke my waters early. DS1 was not well, although fine now. I'm very keen not to get any disease that makes me cough!

Ttcmumma · 20/09/2023 18:47

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Olika · 20/09/2023 18:48

I had one when I was pregnant. I did feel uneasy about it but I I thought it's better to take it than if I catch covid without while pregnant. And I caught covid when I was on 3rd trimester and it was like a strong flu.

shivermetimbers77 · 20/09/2023 18:50

Yep I’m getting it this week as I work for the nhs. I will also get a flu jab. I’ve never had any bad side effects from a
vaccination.

Scottishskifun · 20/09/2023 18:56

I had covid booster when 6 months pregnant apart from feeling rubbish for a few days it was fine.

Covid in third trimester is not good my friend is a ICU consultant and told me how many cases she was seeing coming through to her incredibly sad stories of emergency C sections and mums going straight onto ventilators in 2021 I wasn't taking the risk.

I think pregnant women need to do the reading on risks for themselves and decide at what point it's right for them to have it if they choose. But if you choose not to be aware of complications and have tests on hand and speak to your midwife about what to do. It was the advice that pregnant women who tested positive needed blood thinner injections due to the blood clot risk.

PollyPeep · 20/09/2023 19:01

I had one jab a month before falling pregnant and the booster around 25 weeks pregnant. This was back in 2021 and all evidence suggested pregnant women and their unborn babies were at risk from covid. I wanted baby to have my antibodies to protect as a newborn. Baby is now a toddler and doing well. We all caught COVID when baby was 6 months and we were all unwell, with baby the most affected, so I'm glad he had some protection beforehand.

It was a very difficult decision and I even cried while having the jab because I was so unsure it was the right decision. But the risk of catching covid at that point, with the accompanying risk of placenta issues and premature birth, outweighed it for me.

Un7breakable · 20/09/2023 19:14

Just spent the afternoon reading the RCoG advice for professionals and some of the referenced studies after seeing negative stuff on here. They don't test vaccines specifically on pregnant women for obvious reasons, the data of women who had it and were pregnant shows no rise in miscarriage, birth defects ect above what would be expected. The data on negative outcomes of COVID in the third trimester if unvaccinated was strong. I've decided myself to get it. I recommend others have a look for themselves at the information.

BananaHammock23 · 20/09/2023 22:32

I had the vaccine when I was 30 weeks pregnant with my son in 2021. My waters broke spontaneously two days later with no obvious explanation. I'm not saying it's a result of the vaccine, I'm not an anti-vaxxer. But it has made me wary and I wouldn't get it again.

LavenderSweetPea · 20/09/2023 23:10

I was going to get the vaccine (19 weeks pregnant but not been offered it yet) but I'm now in bed with covid so it's a bit late! I'll skip the vaccine now as I don't see much point as baby and I should have antibodies from this infection.

Btw this new variant is horrible. I feel like total crap.

Tippexy · 21/09/2023 00:44

when doctors themselves have admitted the vaccine isn't all that effective anyway

Again, more bullshit.

Tippexy · 21/09/2023 00:48

No sonographers have “confirmed they see far more miscarriages a day since the COVID boosters.”

There is no evidence that Covid vaccinations are associated with miscarriage. This paper looks at data from 149 ,685 women.

https://academic.oup.com/humrep/article/38/5/840/7043098

Study screening and inclusion process for systematic review evaluating the risk of miscarriage and ongoing pregnancy live birth among pregnancy women who received COVID-19 vaccine.

The risk of miscarriage following COVID-19 vaccination: a systematic review and meta-analysis

AbstractSTUDY QUESTION. What is the risk of miscarriage among pregnant women who received any of the COVID-19 vaccines?SUMMARY ANSWER. There is no evidence that

https://academic.oup.com/humrep/article/38/5/840/7043098

Tippexy · 21/09/2023 00:58

There is no evidence of higher risk of miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy following vaccination against Covid-19 or infection with the disease. This research considers data from over 500,000 (yes that’s over half a million) pregnancies.

https://www.ed.ac.uk/news/2022/no-increased-miscarriage-risk-due-to-vaccine

No increased miscarriage risk due to vaccine

There is no evidence of higher risk of miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy following vaccination against Covid-19 or infection with the disease, according to a new study.

https://www.ed.ac.uk/news/2022/no-increased-miscarriage-risk-due-to-vaccine

Mushroo · 21/09/2023 03:27

@Tippexy thank you for the studies, they’ve reassured me a lot :)

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Iggy23 · 21/09/2023 09:56

I have had all my vaccines previously and will be having my autumn booster this afternoon now at 21 weeks pregnant. While I’ve felt unsure about any vaccine due to a three year fertility struggle and finally falling pregnant after IVF, unfortunately, my cousin had a stillbirth that was directly linked to covid. While this is highly unlikely for the majority, it is too close to home for me to risk it. Also two friends have had covid in the last month and have been really unwell from it, and aren't pregnant. Therefore my nervousness of having a vaccine (that I’ve already have had!) is far outweighed by the possible risks and events happening around me. I’ve had my whooping cough and will also be having my flu shot.

Cowlover89 · 21/09/2023 10:00

Nope

Tippexy · 21/09/2023 10:00

Mushroo · 21/09/2023 03:27

@Tippexy thank you for the studies, they’ve reassured me a lot :)

You are very welcome 😊

Strawberry06 · 21/09/2023 10:18

Good question as I've been thinking about getting the flu vaccine nevermind covid booster - which I definitely won't be having.

Others have mentioned a potential link to Covid jabs and miscarriage's. I cant say for sure but its interesting. I only had the first two initial doses but my first pregnancy was a miscarriage. And in between having the two jabs my cycle went completely weird. I'd be 12 days late, then 12 days early, then 12 days late again. We weren't trying for a baby at this point.

My husband is on immunosuppressant medication and even he has never had flu vaccine or covid booster even though he is supposed to.

I've had covid before and it was very mild - at worst a day in bed. I plan to just stay away from crowded spaces and wear a mask when I go shopping.

The only one I'll be having is whooping cough.

ThomasinaLivesHere · 21/09/2023 10:37

The amount of sonographers that have also confirmed they see far more miscarriages a day since the COVID boosters

Source please? I don’t know how you can call someone a know-it-all when making sweeping statements about what all doctors think etc

Ttcmumma · 21/09/2023 11:06

People on this thread love to attack don't they. Op was asking for opinions, I gave mine. I get none of my research from online sources because I don't entirely trust them and information will change as time goes on anyway. My information is from midwives, sonographers, doctors I have spoken to myself directly. Personal experiences.

If I have an experience of a one minute healthy pregnancy, COVID booster sending my hormones completely out of whack and then said baby dying yet I have had actual covid this pregnancy where doctors were completely unconcerned and no issues have presented from it. Why would I not come and share my experience to try to help other people? I'm not an anti vaxxer, I am vaccinated for everything else offered, I tried the COVID jabs and had a bad experience.

I think it's quite horrible that people want to try and attack me for my opinion, not one person has given condolences for the loss of my baby. It's quite upsetting being on here quite frankly. Will be the last of Mumsnet I use for sure. I thought this was a supportive community where people share personal experiences an opinions but clearly I am not allowed to.

Flossflower · 21/09/2023 11:13

What a lot of scaremongering on here! I have had all the covid jabs I am entitled to. I had my last covid jab, along with my flu jab about 10 days ago. I am quite relieved.

maria2bela1 · 21/09/2023 13:01

Personally no. Just because of latest CDC stats that show covid deaths are much much higher in vaccinated. You can check these out. Also not enough long term testing on pregnant women.

Un7breakable · 21/09/2023 13:24

Umm. I'm looking at the CDC data now. It's literally the opposite. Unvaccinated adults 30-49 are 5 times more likely to die of COVID than vaccinated adults.

www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/science/data-review/vaccines.html