I am pregnant. What do you guys think about me getting the vaccine? I’m not sure I want to risk my baby’s health considering long-term effects have not been able to be studied

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This is really something you should discuss with your doctor who can speak to you about facts with your individual health history in mind

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I'm at 15 weeks and just got my first dose of Pfizer last weekend.

The things that went into my decision:

1. While pregnant women weren't included in initial studies, there have been many pregnant women who have subsequently been vaccinated and studied and there is no evidence of Ill effects

2. Your suppressed immune system in pregnancy puts you at a much higher risk for severe Covid. On a risk profile basis, I along with doctors feel like the vaccine is the more acceptable risk.

3. I had a PhD Biologist friend give me a deep dive on mnra vaccines, and I'm fairly comfortable with the technology being around for a long time and being very well studied, and widely considered significantly safer than traditional live/attenuated/killed vaccines. From what I understand, the only reason they're not the standard is that they're significantly less profitable (higher production & distribution costs).

4. There's evidence that antibodies will cross the placenta and confer at least some resistance to the fetus. I like the idea that my child will be less susceptible right from birth, and I prefer that my body is doing the processing of the vaccine into antibodies.

I'll also add I had barely any side effects from the vaccine, just a mildly sore arm for 2 days

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Love the comments where people are saying “ask your doctor”. OP already said she did that and doesn’t trust it. She would rather crowd source advice from a group of mostly non-Doctors who aren’t even all pregnant / mothers 🤷🏻‍♀️

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She also says she’s worried about her baby’s health but isn’t taking her doctors advice on how to protect them 🤷‍♀️

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Why don’t you trust your doctor on this topic? They feel there is enough information to recommend it. What do you know that they don’t know as medical professionals?

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Yes but the known is covid is dangerous to you and your child period. So your weighing a known risk to a theoretical risk and that theoretical risk is against the long history of vaccines and how they work in the human body. Which is incredibly well.

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20 weeks pregnant and vaccinated. This has been discussed in the consulting moms forum a lot. You should join if you’re not in it.

Risk of hospitalization for pregnancy with and pre-term labor with Covid out weigh the risks of getting the vaccine. Plus conferring some immunity to my unborn child was important to me. Fever in <3 month old infants is not good.

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Get the baby, then the vaccine

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No the baby will also be vaccinated if she get the vaccine, and she doesn’t have to worry about catching Covid when delivering the baby.

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I got the vaccine at 5 and 9 weeks pregnant. The risks to me and the baby of getting COVID are higher than the risks of the vaccine. It was not a decision I made lightly and I did a ton of research and spoke with my doctors.
I was given a lot of advice on, after my second vaccine, getting extra rest and keeping my fever low. I was sick (and not just pregnancy sick) and really focused on getting the rest I needed. I was sleeping about 16 hours a day for 5 days after. I have an extra checkup with my doctor coming up at 12 weeks to check baby’s health given the vaccine.

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Yes. I can keep you updated.

It’s better to talk to your doctor about this than random people who don’t have a medical degree. Physicians didn’t do 11+ years of training for nothing.

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SD1 but no one else is going to know her medical history here than her own doctor. Think about that…

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One of my colleagues is 34 weeks and she had her vaccine about 2 months ago. She has no regrets.

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I think you shouldn’t take health advice form this app- especially anecdotal examples.
Talk to you doctor

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We are not more qualified than your doctor to answer your question but it seems like you also don’t want to listen to your doctor. No idea what you’re searching for here because it seems like you’ve made up your mind

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I got my first shot at 5 weeks pregnant and my second shot at 8 weeks pregnant. A few things that influenced my decision:

1) You are significantly more likely to have severe Covid if you catch it while pregnant. You and/or your baby are more likely to die. I wasn’t willing to take this risk.

2) Because of how the mRNA vaccines work, scientists do not believe they can cross the placenta (antibodies your body makes can cross the placenta, which is a good thing, see below)

3) Studies on pregnant women so far have shown that vaccines are safe

4) Pregnant women pass their antibodies to their babies. The earlier in pregnancy you get the vaccine, the more antibodies you pass on. This was important for me because infants and young children can’t get vaccinated yet

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I got it while pregnant. I’m fine. My baby is perfect. And doctors are doctors. Stop whining here, your privilege is showing.

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Kinda the truth :/

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On the advice of her doctor, my friend got vaccinated whilst pregnant, a few months ago. She gave birth about three weeks ago and she and baby are all good!

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Its about choosing the level risk, by choosing to be unprotected you are directly risking your baby’s health because Covid can bring you to ICU, or worse, it also has long term health implications on brain and lungs. By choosing to be protected, you have a 99% chance you will not be hospitalized and your symptoms won’t be severe if you get Covid.

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We know that a fetus is more likely to die if the mom gets Covid. That’s a pretty significant risk.

Scientists don’t believe mRNA vaccines can cross the placenta. That significantly reduces the potential for long-term risk.

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Well the doctors say to get it but I don’t trust that because once again long-term effects have not been studied

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I’m 14 weeks now and just had the first dose. Not really worried.

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I say wait it out until you have the baby. I did a lot of research and there just isn't enough research to support it. I'm TTC and decided to put it on pause, take the vaccine, be out at least 2 months before trying again. I'd be hesitant taking it when pregnant, also because symptoms can be really difficult to manage with the pregnancy. I know a few people who decided to take it when pregnant but their situation was such- working in Healthcare and seeing covid patients. If you aren't at a high risk, I think you should just wait. Good luck :)

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Nice to see you know more than the latest research saying its safe and being pregnant is an immunocompromised state. Its how babies survive they suppress the immune systems of mothers. Every pregnant person is suggested to get the flu shot and TDAP during pregnancy the ONLY vaccines that are contraindicated are live virus vaccines of which there is like one.

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Get the vaccine. It’s important for your baby’s health.

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