@toesinthesand-2 DH isn't answered to come to any appointment at my practice, not even the a/s this week. I have to video call him in and it's just not the same.
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Me: 36, DH: 38, Together since: 2006, Married: 9/2011 **TW Living Child**
there has been more information in the last week that more Drs are okaying the vaccine in pregnancies. I understand there might be some trials starting soon so I filled out the information online. I have decided I will get the vaccine no matter what, but if I can be part of a trial then it’s even better. I would love to be able to share information from my pregnancy to make other women feel comfortable receiving the vaccine.
@mindyb2019 My doc is the same as yours. We had a talk about it and she more or less said she would not recommend I get it.
I don’t think there is a right or wrong answer here though. Everyone is making the best choice for themselves and their babies with the information provided and weighing their risks.
I am sure everyone and all the babies will be fine who get the vaccine, but it’s that teeny tiny chance...that my doctor and I agreed it wasn’t worth the risk at this time. I am in the medical industry and you learn about new drugs for years. So I am just hoping everyone around me gets the vaccine and that will protect me. Obviously, I will also continue life being as cautious as I have been since the start. I know OBs who are pregnant and getting the vaccine, but I also work with surgeons who are not wanting their pregnant wives to get it. Everyone is just making the best choices for their families.
If no one has told you lately...all you mamas are doing great!
Midwife mentioned at my last appointment that the Covid test at L&D not only puts the staff on alert, but a positive result would limit the types of pain meds they can offer. She did NOT say “if you have Covid you can’t get an epidural” but I wouldn’t be surprised if they didn’t want to mix Covid treatment with pain meds. Also I imagine it’s easier for partners to stay masked or six feet away than laboring moms. I’ve already made a mental note to worry more about this later
I had originally planned to wait on the vaccine but prior to my appt this past Tuesday I decided I would get it and tell my OB that I was doing so. Work was stressing me out and making me uneasy being around patients. But now that I’m home on bedrest I’ll just wait. By the time I deliver they will likely be offering it to patients at the hospital so I’ll get it then or I’ll get it shortly before I deliver. I’m still considered tier one even if I am on bedrest lol 😂
@llamamamawearspajamapants that's a great point re: pain medications. I would assume it could also make post- delivery treatment different too depending on how you deliver- since covid can cause increased blood clotting, I wonder if post-c requires additional blood thinner.
I'm starting to consider a 2 week quarantine for me and my family prior to my RCS date. I originally thought I'd work up to the date like I have with my other 2, but the possibility of one of us getting covid then is making me rethink.
@_orchid_ the hospital I will deliver at is requiring a covid test two weeks in advance of your due date (that they administer) and then quarantine until delivery.
@ellieemc26 good to know! I'm in a local fb group for 2021 babies and many of the people in the group are delivering at the same hospital I will be. I haven't seen this come up yet but I will ask when June is closer!
In the summer our hospital had a test then quarantine until your surgery and then they tested you again (with a rapid test) right before your surgery/procedure/ delivery. Idk how that works with deliveries since it’s usually on baby’s time not scheduled lol
Someone I work with has a grand baby born yesterday. Mom tested positive 13 days ago. She has still not held baby, they are keeping them both until Monday and her husband is wearing a N95 mask the entire time. - aside from my increased risk at work, plus risk of complications with Covid late in pregnancy I chose to be vaccinated because I don’t want this type of L&D experience.
My OB currently writes you out of work at 37 weeks so you can quarantine up to delivery. You can WFH during that time, but cannot go into an office. I’ll be interested to see if this changes as more people are vaccinated or since I have been vaccinated.
If I could WFH the rest of my pregnancy I would probably not have gotten the vaccine. I just knew I am potentially exposed daily and that risk was far too high for me to ignore.
I was wondering about the timing of the tests too since timing of delivery is probably mostly out of our control! Of course I also expect policies are likely to change by the time I'm supposed to do that so we'll see what they're doing at that point.
I'm fortunate that I have been and will be working form home up to delivery as I don't have the option to get the vaccine right now, but should have no problem quarantining myself.
@klj0228 that poor mom! Will they let her hold baby soon since she's already 13 days out? Ugh my heart really goes out to her and others in that situation.
I just found out I’ll be able to get vaccinated during the next phase in my city! I’m so friggin excited. Pregnancy is being considered an underlying condition so I’ll be eligible starting in March. It cannot come soon enough for me 💥🥳
@_orchid_ they finally let mom hold baby Friday evening. Dad has been banned from the hospital because he tested positive Friday. He was never tested when mom was originally because they just assumed he had it, but the hospital ended up making him test after baby came back negative. They are now not planning to release baby until Friday. She had pneumonia and maybe a couple other small things. Mom can visit as much as she wants now so that helps.
@klj0228 Oh no! I am sorry for what that family is going through. That has to be so hard.
@mc0303 What?! Yay! I hadn’t heard that yet. I heard phase 2 was families with children that were high risk due to physical conditions. I had planned on talking with my OB in the next appointment or two, so that is great timing.
@mc0303 That's great! I'm still out over here, they're still working on "over 65" and medical staff. My friend in Montana is eligible now since she and her husband are college professors (they lumped all educators together) and I'm jealous. That said, I'm working from home until who knows when (my guess is they'll open back up in the summer), so it's not that terrible for me to continue to isolate. It's still nice knowing that there's light at the end of the tunnel.
@mc0303 I am eligible now in Texas because of pregnancy too, but the distribution here has been such a clusterf*ck it is impossible to make an appointment, gah. My 71 year old mom finally got her first one last week but they couldn't even schedule her second dose, eek. Since I am able to self-isolate I'm okay with waiting until closer to delivery if necessary though with the hope that maybe Baby Boy will have ongoing immunity after birth.
*TTC History*
Me: 37, MH: 38; Married August 2017
TTC #1 October 2017: BFP on 12/1/2017, DD born 7/24/2018 @ 37+1 after induction due to preeclampsia
TTC #2 January 2020: AMA, dx with DOR in May 2020
IVF July 2020: 16 eggs retrieved, 14 mature, 12 fertilized, 3 blasts, 2 PGT-A normal
FET 10/7/20: BFP on 10/12/20!!! (EDD 6/25/21); First beta 10/16/20 (9dpt): 148; Second beta 10/19/20 (12dpt): 621; Third beta 10/26/20 (19dpt): 4732; Fourth (and final!) beta 11/2/20 (26 dpt): 22,000+
@angelz429 yay for dose #2! Keep us updated on your side effects. DH got his 2nd dose on Saturday and didn’t really have any side effects other than sore arm and minor chills, he felt pretty good though.
Y'all I am trying not to get my hopes up too much but allegedly I have an appointment for dose #1 tonight! I will report back if it ends up happening, FX!
*TTC History*
Me: 37, MH: 38; Married August 2017
TTC #1 October 2017: BFP on 12/1/2017, DD born 7/24/2018 @ 37+1 after induction due to preeclampsia
TTC #2 January 2020: AMA, dx with DOR in May 2020
IVF July 2020: 16 eggs retrieved, 14 mature, 12 fertilized, 3 blasts, 2 PGT-A normal
FET 10/7/20: BFP on 10/12/20!!! (EDD 6/25/21); First beta 10/16/20 (9dpt): 148; Second beta 10/19/20 (12dpt): 621; Third beta 10/26/20 (19dpt): 4732; Fourth (and final!) beta 11/2/20 (26 dpt): 22,000+
I just found out that pregnant women *might* be slightly prioritized in DC, though not until Phase 1C (i.e. 3rd phase). Supposedly they were planning to start that in February, but 1B is taking a lot longer than planned so probably looking more like March or April. Near impossible to find this information, I finally figured it out because of an article about how DC might also prioritize everyone with a BMI above 25 (works for me too, yay for being chubby), per a second CDC list of risk factors.
27 hours out had sore arm that made it difficult to sleep. I got my progesterone buttock injection too, but opposite side so I had no side to sleep on haha.
At 29 hours out has extreme fatigue and needed a nap. In the middle of a team meeting. Luckily it was virtual and my camera and mic were off 😂m
Im now 50 hours out and there’s only slight arm tenderness when I push on it.
@klj0228 I got moderna and my shoulder hurt so bad yesterday I could barely move my arm and was convinced I had some rare vaccine injury from them injecting too high . Thankfully it is a lot better today.
*TTC History*
Me: 37, MH: 38; Married August 2017
TTC #1 October 2017: BFP on 12/1/2017, DD born 7/24/2018 @ 37+1 after induction due to preeclampsia
TTC #2 January 2020: AMA, dx with DOR in May 2020
IVF July 2020: 16 eggs retrieved, 14 mature, 12 fertilized, 3 blasts, 2 PGT-A normal
FET 10/7/20: BFP on 10/12/20!!! (EDD 6/25/21); First beta 10/16/20 (9dpt): 148; Second beta 10/19/20 (12dpt): 621; Third beta 10/26/20 (19dpt): 4732; Fourth (and final!) beta 11/2/20 (26 dpt): 22,000+
Got the first shot last night! DH qualified for one too so we took a family road trip to get it lol. The stick itself didn't hurt at all, but about 3 hours later our arms were pretty sore. They had me wait 30 minutes instead of 15 bc of pregnancy.
@angelz429, I've been doing v-safe too! I'm surprised the pregnancies reported are so low, but I guess a lot of states haven't offered it to pregnant women yet?
*TTC History*
Me: 37, MH: 38; Married August 2017
TTC #1 October 2017: BFP on 12/1/2017, DD born 7/24/2018 @ 37+1 after induction due to preeclampsia
TTC #2 January 2020: AMA, dx with DOR in May 2020
IVF July 2020: 16 eggs retrieved, 14 mature, 12 fertilized, 3 blasts, 2 PGT-A normal
FET 10/7/20: BFP on 10/12/20!!! (EDD 6/25/21); First beta 10/16/20 (9dpt): 148; Second beta 10/19/20 (12dpt): 621; Third beta 10/26/20 (19dpt): 4732; Fourth (and final!) beta 11/2/20 (26 dpt): 22,000+
@legallykate Perhaps? I know the states around me (DC, VA, MD, PA) are still just doing medical workers and over 65yo, which means you're only really going to be able to capture pregnant medical workers. I'd think the numbers would go up once they open it up to other essential workers or those with underlying conditions (particularly if they're counting pregnancy as one of the conditions).
@legallykate@angelz429 I'm also doing the v-safe but just started on Wednesday. Also since it's an opt-in survey it won't capture all the people- I opted in, but DH didn't.
My arm was sore from about 3 - 24 hours after the shot, but comparable to the flu shot. No other side effects here!!
I am in the numbers too!! I love seeing so many here getting it when they are able. My area pregnancy does not make you higher priority so it is only pregnant healthcare workers right now. Tomorrow is my second dose and then I have an OB appt Wednesday. Hoping for minimal side effects, but the office told me I could still come to my appointments with any side effects except fever. If I do have fever I need to reschedule for a few days out and continue monitoring symptoms. If they persist more than a few days then I need to be tested.
Summarizes a lot of what's already been discussed here, but I liked the way it's laid out. It only considers the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines, though. While some of this would still apply to other vaccines, such as Johnson & Johnson, I'm not sure about the differences in how that vaccine works and those implications for pregnant or breastfeeding women.
Re: COVID and Pregnancy
**TW Living Child**
BFP 2/2014 - DS - 10/2014
I am sure everyone and all the babies will be fine who get the vaccine, but it’s that teeny tiny chance...that my doctor and I agreed it wasn’t worth the risk at this time. I am in the medical industry and you learn about new drugs for years. So I am just hoping everyone around me gets the vaccine and that will protect me. Obviously, I will also continue life being as cautious as I have been since the start. I know OBs who are pregnant and getting the vaccine, but I also work with surgeons who are not wanting their pregnant wives to get it. Everyone is just making the best choices for their families.
I'm starting to consider a 2 week quarantine for me and my family prior to my RCS date. I originally thought I'd work up to the date like I have with my other 2, but the possibility of one of us getting covid then is making me rethink.
I'm fortunate that I have been and will be working form home up to delivery as I don't have the option to get the vaccine right now, but should have no problem quarantining myself.
@ramzlau yes! My city has its own health dept and pregnancy is being considered an underlying condition in the next phase.
Me: 37, MH: 38; Married August 2017
TTC #1 October 2017: BFP on 12/1/2017, DD born 7/24/2018 @ 37+1 after induction due to preeclampsia
TTC #2 January 2020: AMA, dx with DOR in May 2020
IVF July 2020: 16 eggs retrieved, 14 mature, 12 fertilized, 3 blasts, 2 PGT-A normal
FET 10/7/20: BFP on 10/12/20!!! (EDD 6/25/21); First beta 10/16/20 (9dpt): 148; Second beta 10/19/20 (12dpt): 621; Third beta 10/26/20 (19dpt): 4732; Fourth (and final!) beta 11/2/20 (26 dpt): 22,000+
Married: 8/10/13
BFP- 12/18/15, D&E- 4/8/16 @ 21w5d- confirmed Thanatophoric Dysplasia
BFP- 11/7/17, M/C- 11/18/17 @ 4w6d
BFP- 8/25/18 ~ EDD- 5/9/19 ~ DD born 5/2/20 *Lillian Hazel*
BFP- 10/9/20 ~ EDD- 6/21/21
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Me: 37, MH: 38; Married August 2017
TTC #1 October 2017: BFP on 12/1/2017, DD born 7/24/2018 @ 37+1 after induction due to preeclampsia
TTC #2 January 2020: AMA, dx with DOR in May 2020
IVF July 2020: 16 eggs retrieved, 14 mature, 12 fertilized, 3 blasts, 2 PGT-A normal
FET 10/7/20: BFP on 10/12/20!!! (EDD 6/25/21); First beta 10/16/20 (9dpt): 148; Second beta 10/19/20 (12dpt): 621; Third beta 10/26/20 (19dpt): 4732; Fourth (and final!) beta 11/2/20 (26 dpt): 22,000+
Me: 37, MH: 38; Married August 2017
TTC #1 October 2017: BFP on 12/1/2017, DD born 7/24/2018 @ 37+1 after induction due to preeclampsia
TTC #2 January 2020: AMA, dx with DOR in May 2020
IVF July 2020: 16 eggs retrieved, 14 mature, 12 fertilized, 3 blasts, 2 PGT-A normal
FET 10/7/20: BFP on 10/12/20!!! (EDD 6/25/21); First beta 10/16/20 (9dpt): 148; Second beta 10/19/20 (12dpt): 621; Third beta 10/26/20 (19dpt): 4732; Fourth (and final!) beta 11/2/20 (26 dpt): 22,000+
Married: 8/10/13
BFP- 12/18/15, D&E- 4/8/16 @ 21w5d- confirmed Thanatophoric Dysplasia
BFP- 11/7/17, M/C- 11/18/17 @ 4w6d
BFP- 8/25/18 ~ EDD- 5/9/19 ~ DD born 5/2/20 *Lillian Hazel*
BFP- 10/9/20 ~ EDD- 6/21/21
I just found out that pregnant women *might* be slightly prioritized in DC, though not until Phase 1C (i.e. 3rd phase). Supposedly they were planning to start that in February, but 1B is taking a lot longer than planned so probably looking more like March or April. Near impossible to find this information, I finally figured it out because of an article about how DC might also prioritize everyone with a BMI above 25 (works for me too, yay for being chubby), per a second CDC list of risk factors.
Im now 50 hours out and there’s only slight arm tenderness when I push on it.
Me: 37, MH: 38; Married August 2017
TTC #1 October 2017: BFP on 12/1/2017, DD born 7/24/2018 @ 37+1 after induction due to preeclampsia
TTC #2 January 2020: AMA, dx with DOR in May 2020
IVF July 2020: 16 eggs retrieved, 14 mature, 12 fertilized, 3 blasts, 2 PGT-A normal
FET 10/7/20: BFP on 10/12/20!!! (EDD 6/25/21); First beta 10/16/20 (9dpt): 148; Second beta 10/19/20 (12dpt): 621; Third beta 10/26/20 (19dpt): 4732; Fourth (and final!) beta 11/2/20 (26 dpt): 22,000+
@legallykate glad your arm is feeling better today!!
Me: 37, MH: 38; Married August 2017
TTC #1 October 2017: BFP on 12/1/2017, DD born 7/24/2018 @ 37+1 after induction due to preeclampsia
TTC #2 January 2020: AMA, dx with DOR in May 2020
IVF July 2020: 16 eggs retrieved, 14 mature, 12 fertilized, 3 blasts, 2 PGT-A normal
FET 10/7/20: BFP on 10/12/20!!! (EDD 6/25/21); First beta 10/16/20 (9dpt): 148; Second beta 10/19/20 (12dpt): 621; Third beta 10/26/20 (19dpt): 4732; Fourth (and final!) beta 11/2/20 (26 dpt): 22,000+
My arm was sore from about 3 - 24 hours after the shot, but comparable to the flu shot. No other side effects here!!
Summarizes a lot of what's already been discussed here, but I liked the way it's laid out. It only considers the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines, though. While some of this would still apply to other vaccines, such as Johnson & Johnson, I'm not sure about the differences in how that vaccine works and those implications for pregnant or breastfeeding women.