Hi, everyone.
I am scheduled for a FET and would like to get vaccinated for Covid-19 too.
The British Fertility Society and the Association of Reproductive and Clinical Scientists say women can get vaccinated during fertility treatment.
See link: britishfertilitysociety.org...
What do you think?
Hi
I kept getting hassled by the GP surgery and the NHS.
I called the number back I was given and asked them to take me off of the list. They do ask you why, so I said I was in early pregnancy, which I am!
The call taker said “Well pregnant woman can have the vaccine”
Which I responded with there is not enough data to show it’s actually safe for pregnant woman.
For me this vaccine is far far too new to know what the long term effects are in an unborn child, there have been several vaccines/Medications in the past given to pregnant woman which they were told were safe, until babies were born or several years down the line had ‘issue’
There will be other ladies on here that feel that catching Covid is far worse then being vaccinated. Which is a matter of choice. But I would say if you are social distancing, wearing masks, washing your hands. Cleaning any products that come into your house, you are minimising your risk. And it’s only what you’ve been doing for the last year or so.
We’ve had 3 rounds. 2 using my eggs and 1 using my sister as a donor
We’ve had a lot of ups and downs physically and emotionally with this treatment, spending £40,000
We are not throwing that all away on an experiment!! As I’m 12 weeks today.
Thank you, Running79!
Im not aware of any vaccines that have since been proved unsafe in pregnancy? Which are you thinking of?
Therlidamide drug was unsafe and I had mention of foot and mouth
Yes the thalidomide drug was, but there have been no vaccinations that I’m aware of.
There are quite a few that the CDC suggest you shouldn’t have during pregnancy they are
HPV
MMR
Live flu vaccine (nasal glue vaccine)
Chicken pox
Travel vaccines like typhoid, yellow fever and Japanese encephalitis
But they aren’t recommended in pregnancy. There have been none that are recommended in pregnancy that have caused any damage.
I have no issue with your choice or anyone’s it is a big decision and we all need to decide for ourselves but I am afraid of inaccurate statements being put out there that might persuade someone else against getting the vaccine. People should read the advice and decide for themselves.
Your statement was that there have been several medications/ vaccinations in the past given to pregnant women that have since proven unsafe. Which is untrue.
Yes you can get vaccinated and should as per recommendations. However there are some implications if you do the vaccination the week or so before transfer. As you could potentially develop “flu like” symptoms and then your transfer would need to be delayed as you cannot enter the clinic because you are symptomatic even if it’s because of the vaccine.
I was advised to wait after my transfer, which is on Wednesday, for that reason. So I’ve rescheduled my vaccine until next week.
Thank you, Smang. Thinking of having my vaccine a day or two after transfer. Perhaps too soon? 🤔
Nope should be fine. The earliest I could get was a week after. Otherwise I would do next day if I could.
RCOG guidance is not to have the vaccine in 1st or 3rd trimester so if you do have it after FET wait until after week 12. My clinic also expressly told me not to have it in 2ww as if there are any side effects they may prevent implantation. xx
That’s interesting - someone mentioned that the proteins in the vaccine can attack the uterus and placenta - but I can’t find the research to back that claim.
The vaccine does not contain anything that will attack the uterus or placenta, but the virus itself (SARS-CoV2) certainly does. There is a rumour but it is unsubstantiated google.co.uk/amp/s/factchec... xx
Ah right okay. I’ve been looking through studies and couldn’t find anything specific. It’s comments from people on news feeds that I wanted to investigate!
I don’t think that’s quite what was said -in the advice it was a suggestion that some women might want to wait past 12 weeks but it didn’t say you can’t get it before then, it didn’t even go as far as recommending waiting past 12 weeks.
But the third trimester advice was to ensure you get it before then as that is when you are most vulnerable. But if you hadn’t been able to get it before the third trimester you should get it ASAP to get protected. If you want the vaccine you absolutely can and should get it in the third trimester but preferable to do it before.
Yes you are correct that RCOG wasn’t quite so clear cut in a single sentence. But it does say in multiple places in the guidance that the first 12 weeks are most crucial for the baby’s development and so it is an implication I suppose, rather than a true recommendation, to wait until after 12w. I read between the lines that it is a recommendation without sufficient strong data to back it up. Organ development occurs in the first 12 weeks and is really sensitive to things like a fever, so having a vaccine known to cause a chunky temperature spike isn’t a good idea unless the benefits outweigh the risk. Xx
Agreed I read lots too and ended up changing my vaccine from when I was 12 weeks 2 days to 13 weeks so I wouldn’t fret about it!
How did you find the jab while preggers? I’m waiting on EC tomorow and planning on taking the jab after 12w if successful, but a little nervous as several friends my age were laid out for a day or 2. Xx
I had the Pfizer vaccine and had no problems at all just a sore arm. I had friends who had Astra Zeneca and had cold/ flu like symptoms and felt really rough so I was a bit worried but I felt nothing! My husband had moderna the week before and he was also fine save for a sore arm.
I had heard that if you have had COVID before the vaccine can give you more symptoms but not sure if that’s true.
Many thanks, Purpledoggy. I thought the RCOG had been updated.
Hi there, I was also reluctant. My Dr is a specialist in reproductive immunology, he confidently told me to go for it at any point in treatment. Just to take paracetamol to keep my temperature down if I get fever. I was in the middle of a natural FET cycle so I had my second dose over a week before transfer as I didn’t want to get it in early pregnancy stages (still not pregnant!). I asked him if my immune response could fight off the embryo, he said those mechanisms don’t occur that way. I would say just weigh up how much you feel it’s necessary and time it when it’s least likely to affect anything. I work in healthcare so it was a necessity to me. X
I was planning to get vaccinated after passing the 12 weeks mark but I have found out that where I live they are not going to offer the vaccine to pregnant women, unless you are in a high risk group, which in my opinion a pregnant woman is 🤷♀️ This has brought me a lot of stress in the last couple of days and I really don’t know what to do, I worry that by the time they change their opinion it might be to late for me... I just wanted to get protected so I can start living a fairly normal life ( in a mask and gloves but just not worrying every time I leave the house or come across another human being 😉) off course covid is not going anywhere and in my opinion it will become like a flu, just far more dangerous ... with the new variants it looks like we will need a booster every year... I would say, maybe wait until you have had your transfer as it is probably not great to have fever during 2ww x I would personally wait until you are 12 weeks but if your doctor thinks that you will be fine and you trust him/her I would go for it x
Hi Facingreality- Lots of information out there ! Check back with your clinic and see what they advise Also keep yourself safe meantime -observing all the Covid 19 GuidelinesHope this is helpful it is all about making an informed choice
Janet
I personally declined the vaccine until after I have the baby. There just isn't any evidence yet to say all will be fine so after everything we have gone through to get here I just wouldn't risk it. Especially as the vaccine doesn't stop you getting or or spreading it I just didn't see the point. I've had covid already tho.
I just had my vaccine today 😊 (17weeks pregnant)
You might find this video helpful it is a group of medical experts answering questions and covers pregnancy, fertility treatment and breastfeeding:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=sEo-M...
Thank you, Mycatsaremykids.
I went for my first vaccine three weeks ago- when I put on my form that I was about to start IVF, the doctor said they would prefer me to get the Pfizer rather then AZ- underlined that there was zero evidence that it could negatively impact, but combined with being under 40, they wanted to be cautious. Had vaccine, no side effects and started my cycle two days later.
Excellent. Thank you.
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