Covid vaccine while pregnant?
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My wife is 14 weeks pregnant with our first child.
Everything thankfully seems to be going well.
We had an appointment with the doctor yesterday after the ultrasound just to check how everything is going, and he strongly suggested that my wife have her Covid booster.
I was quite surprised as she’s previously been told all the usual stuff like don’t have paracetamol, tuna, unpasteurised cheese etc. and she has already had two jabs before pregnancy. Have also heard some scary stuff about flu jabs while pregnant causing miscarriage so I thought the best thing to do was avoid everything.
Now we are both worried that if we don’t take we might harm the baby, but also worried that we could harm the baby by taking it. Doctor said it was “perfectly safe”.
Has anyone else had this?
Everything thankfully seems to be going well.
We had an appointment with the doctor yesterday after the ultrasound just to check how everything is going, and he strongly suggested that my wife have her Covid booster.
I was quite surprised as she’s previously been told all the usual stuff like don’t have paracetamol, tuna, unpasteurised cheese etc. and she has already had two jabs before pregnancy. Have also heard some scary stuff about flu jabs while pregnant causing miscarriage so I thought the best thing to do was avoid everything.
Now we are both worried that if we don’t take we might harm the baby, but also worried that we could harm the baby by taking it. Doctor said it was “perfectly safe”.
Has anyone else had this?
borrowdale said:
My wife is 14 weeks pregnant with our first child.
Everything thankfully seems to be going well.
We had an appointment with the doctor yesterday after the ultrasound just to check how everything is going, and he strongly suggested that my wife have her Covid booster.
I was quite surprised as she’s previously been told all the usual stuff like don’t have paracetamol, tuna, unpasteurised cheese etc. and she has already had two jabs before pregnancy. Have also heard some scary stuff about flu jabs while pregnant causing miscarriage so I thought the best thing to do was avoid everything.
Now we are both worried that if we don’t take we might harm the baby, but also worried that we could harm the baby by taking it. Doctor said it was “perfectly safe”.
Has anyone else had this?
A member of my family is a leading obstetrician and has spent a significant part of his career, spanning 40 years, lecturing other obstetricians all around the world on complications in pregnancies whilst working full time running his NHS team. He recommends his patients get vaccinated.Everything thankfully seems to be going well.
We had an appointment with the doctor yesterday after the ultrasound just to check how everything is going, and he strongly suggested that my wife have her Covid booster.
I was quite surprised as she’s previously been told all the usual stuff like don’t have paracetamol, tuna, unpasteurised cheese etc. and she has already had two jabs before pregnancy. Have also heard some scary stuff about flu jabs while pregnant causing miscarriage so I thought the best thing to do was avoid everything.
Now we are both worried that if we don’t take we might harm the baby, but also worried that we could harm the baby by taking it. Doctor said it was “perfectly safe”.
Has anyone else had this?
Firstly, big congratulations.
Secondly, I would be relying on the advice of doctors and not a bunch of strangers on the internet, unless they are fully qualified doctors of course. I guarantee this thread will descend into argument, as people with absolutely no medical qualifications telling you what your wife should or shouldn't not be doing.
I'm not giving an opinion, but will just state that my wife both had Covid whilst in the early stages of pregnancy and was then vaccinated a little later in her pregnancy.
Secondly, I would be relying on the advice of doctors and not a bunch of strangers on the internet, unless they are fully qualified doctors of course. I guarantee this thread will descend into argument, as people with absolutely no medical qualifications telling you what your wife should or shouldn't not be doing.
I'm not giving an opinion, but will just state that my wife both had Covid whilst in the early stages of pregnancy and was then vaccinated a little later in her pregnancy.
Lord Marylebone said:
Firstly, big congratulations.
Secondly, I would be relying on the advice of doctors and not a bunch of strangers on the internet, unless they are fully qualified doctors of course. I guarantee this thread will descend into argument, as people with absolutely no medical qualifications telling you what your wife should or shouldn't not be doing.
I'm not giving an opinion, but will just state that my wife both had Covid whilst in the early stages of pregnancy and was then vaccinated a little later in her pregnancy.
My daughter had Covid during both of her pregnancies whilst unvaccinated, mother and babies are all fine.Secondly, I would be relying on the advice of doctors and not a bunch of strangers on the internet, unless they are fully qualified doctors of course. I guarantee this thread will descend into argument, as people with absolutely no medical qualifications telling you what your wife should or shouldn't not be doing.
I'm not giving an opinion, but will just state that my wife both had Covid whilst in the early stages of pregnancy and was then vaccinated a little later in her pregnancy.
We're now at 28 weeks, the midwife's have recommended my wife had hers and the flu jab at the last appointment (she had the first 2 when they were first out but none since) but she/we've decided against it.
For better or worse....mainly as she's on the train most days so likely gets anything anyway and she had it pre-pregnancy/was worse with the jab than COVID itself
For better or worse....mainly as she's on the train most days so likely gets anything anyway and she had it pre-pregnancy/was worse with the jab than COVID itself
borrowdale said:
My wife is 14 weeks pregnant with our first child.
Everything thankfully seems to be going well.
We had an appointment with the doctor yesterday after the ultrasound just to check how everything is going, and he strongly suggested that my wife have her Covid booster.
I was quite surprised as she’s previously been told all the usual stuff like don’t have paracetamol, tuna, unpasteurised cheese etc. and she has already had two jabs before pregnancy. Have also heard some scary stuff about flu jabs while pregnant causing miscarriage so I thought the best thing to do was avoid everything.
Now we are both worried that if we don’t take we might harm the baby, but also worried that we could harm the baby by taking it. Doctor said it was “perfectly safe”.
Has anyone else had this?
I wouldn't personally. That's just me.Everything thankfully seems to be going well.
We had an appointment with the doctor yesterday after the ultrasound just to check how everything is going, and he strongly suggested that my wife have her Covid booster.
I was quite surprised as she’s previously been told all the usual stuff like don’t have paracetamol, tuna, unpasteurised cheese etc. and she has already had two jabs before pregnancy. Have also heard some scary stuff about flu jabs while pregnant causing miscarriage so I thought the best thing to do was avoid everything.
Now we are both worried that if we don’t take we might harm the baby, but also worried that we could harm the baby by taking it. Doctor said it was “perfectly safe”.
Has anyone else had this?
Plenty of data coming out showing the vax is not all good..
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/tory-mp-accuses-british-...
CarCrazyDad said:
I wouldn't personally. That's just me.
Plenty of data coming out showing the vax is not all good..
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/tory-mp-accuses-british-...
An MP claiming there's been a "cover up" isn't data.Plenty of data coming out showing the vax is not all good..
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/tory-mp-accuses-british-...
Countdown said:
CarCrazyDad said:
I wouldn't personally. That's just me.
Plenty of data coming out showing the vax is not all good..
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/tory-mp-accuses-british-...
An MP claiming there's been a "cover up" isn't data.Plenty of data coming out showing the vax is not all good..
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/tory-mp-accuses-british-...
CarCrazyDad said:
I wouldn't personally. That's just me.
Plenty of data coming out showing the vax is not all good..
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/tory-mp-accuses-british-...
In fairness to the OP, you should declare that you are a rabid anti-vaxxer, anti-masker, anti-lockdowner, and believe that covid was manmade and leaked deliberately. Otherwise they might think that you actually know what you are talking about.Plenty of data coming out showing the vax is not all good..
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/tory-mp-accuses-british-...
There’s no right or wrong, just what you think is best. Personally I don’t see the need NOW, but the vaccination has undoubtedly saved lives. That said it has caused complications in another sub set of people and there’s yet to be an open debate about those, but make your own mind up.
IIRC there was a study looking at pregnancy and it suggested that getting Covid may lead to slightly premature births but no real adverse outcomes for mother or child.
This might have been it but I don't have time to look at the details:
https://twitter.com/i/events/1550161338525224960
Personally speaking, I wouldn't be risking introducing mRNA technology into an unborn child that's still developing (or any child for that matter) given the long term effects of it are still unknown at this time. (There was also a study showing it appears to be present in the breast milk of the vaccinated.)
Covid variants now are also substantially less risky for individuals than previously seen, and it could be argued that Covid will effectively just be the fifth endemic coronavirus that we are exposed to with minimal severe adverse outcomes.
EDIT: This video may be worth a watch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gLIay852jM
This might have been it but I don't have time to look at the details:
https://twitter.com/i/events/1550161338525224960
Personally speaking, I wouldn't be risking introducing mRNA technology into an unborn child that's still developing (or any child for that matter) given the long term effects of it are still unknown at this time. (There was also a study showing it appears to be present in the breast milk of the vaccinated.)
Covid variants now are also substantially less risky for individuals than previously seen, and it could be argued that Covid will effectively just be the fifth endemic coronavirus that we are exposed to with minimal severe adverse outcomes.
EDIT: This video may be worth a watch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gLIay852jM
Edited by RSTurboPaul on Saturday 17th December 20:14
RSTurboPaul said:
IIRC there was a study looking at pregnancy and it suggested that getting Covid may lead to slightly premature births but no real adverse outcomes for mother or child.
This might have been it but I don't have time to look at the details:
https://twitter.com/i/events/1550161338525224960
Personally speaking, I wouldn't be risking introducing mRNA technology into an unborn child that's still developing (or any child for that matter) given the long term effects of it are still unknown at this time. (There was also a study showing it appears to be present in the breast milk of the vaccinated.)
Covid variants now are also substantially less risky for individuals than previously seen, and it could be argued that Covid will effectively just be the fifth endemic coronavirus that we are exposed to with minimal severe adverse outcomes.
EDIT: This video may be worth a watch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gLIay852jM
I assume you're an expert immunologist and viral medicine expert to have developed these opinions about mRNA?This might have been it but I don't have time to look at the details:
https://twitter.com/i/events/1550161338525224960
Personally speaking, I wouldn't be risking introducing mRNA technology into an unborn child that's still developing (or any child for that matter) given the long term effects of it are still unknown at this time. (There was also a study showing it appears to be present in the breast milk of the vaccinated.)
Covid variants now are also substantially less risky for individuals than previously seen, and it could be argued that Covid will effectively just be the fifth endemic coronavirus that we are exposed to with minimal severe adverse outcomes.
EDIT: This video may be worth a watch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gLIay852jM
Edited by RSTurboPaul on Saturday 17th December 20:14
Thought not.
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