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All things Covid. Let’s keep this community supportive and encouraging in discussing this sensitive, confusing, scary topic! 
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  • goldfishcrakergoldfishcraker member
    I'm hoping they will offer boosters here soon. I'm 9 months out from my shot. And from what data from the USA is showing, efficacy starts to wane slightly around 6-8 months. So I'm nervous. Especially since we are starting to hit the 4th wave. And the whole.. pregnancy weakens our immune system..
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  • morgantumorgantu member
    I'm eligible for a booster based on being a healthcare worker, but i got moderna. I hope they are approved for boosters soon!. 
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  • kgg2241kgg2241 member
    edited September 2021
    @faithmovesmountains I completely get how you feel. I am vaccinated too, but was harassed by some family over it. It was really hard on me and I really struggled with the backlash. I'm not saying anything when I get the booster. My mental health can't handle it. Hopefully you can tune them out. I know it is hard though. 

    Edit: I edited out some of my comment because I got a wave of anxiety that someone I know will read this and it will cause issues. 
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  • rachelredheadrachelredhead member
    @faithmovesmountains I am so so sorry your aunt said such cruel things to you. That would be heartbreaking during an already anxiety-heavy time. Ugh. I know I’m an internet stranger but for what it’s worth, I think you’re doing the best thing for you and your baby. And I can only imagine how difficult those decisions could be given your past experiences. If anything, that just tells me that you’re extra wise and thoughtful and deliberate about what you do to protect yourself and your baby and that makes you such a great mama. I hope your antivax family can be taught some boundaries on this subject and that they can at least honor your decision without abusing you. Big hug. 
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  • faithmovesmountainsfaithmovesmountains member
    @kgg2241
     Thanks and I’m sorry your mother was like that and don’t blame you for not telling her about the booster.

    @rachelredhead
    Thank you, it’s nice to get reassurance.
    I’m trying my best.
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  • mandaleigh2015mandaleigh2015 member
    Im 14 weeks pregnant and am so torn about getting the vaccine. Originally I had no plans on getting it any time soon. Then once I found out I am pregnant I have really been considering but I am so worried that I will get the vaccine and my baby will have side effects from it and then years down the road after more research has been done they’ll decide that pregnant women shouldn’t be getting the vaccine. 
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  • michelle_birdmichelle_bird member
    edited September 2021
    Oh man, I hadn't realized that pregnant women were considered part of the immunosuppressed population that qualified for the 3rd booster. I'll talk to my doctor about it but I'm very hesitant about getting it because I bled for almost 6 weeks straight after the first round. That doesn't seem like a good side effect when you're pregnant?!? 

    ETA That was my personal experience, I've spoken with my women who didn't have that side effect! 
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  • rachelredheadrachelredhead member
    edited September 2021
    @night_nurse I think it’s helpful to have those expectations laid out early like that, we’re doing the same. Gives them more time to really think about it and gives you time to emotionally process if they refuse. It’s all so hard. I’m happy to hear your booster experience was smooth! I’m hoping for the same. I didn’t have any bad reactions to the first two so fingers crossed. 

    @michelle_bird definitely worth a discussion with your doctor. You might decide you’d rather wait until later in pregnancy, etc. I have asthma, too, so I just feel like being AMA, having asthma, having an unvaccinated toddler at home, they all just made me want to boost my protection and hopefully pass on those sweet antibodies to the baby. 
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  • jlbaker08jlbaker08 member
    I just got my booster Tuesday, my arm was sore yesterday and I was a little fatigued but that could also be because I'm pregnant, not sleeping well, and have 2 kids already... so, I'm not certain it was booster related :smile:
    @night_nurse my family knows the drill about vaccinations being up to date before visiting with the baby because of my first 2, MH family is new to this with me and we're going to have those conversations as well.  BIL and SIL have opted not to have their 4 children vaccinated and I've already prepped MH for the difficult conversation he's going to need to have with his mother about "picking" which family can visit for holidays.  Fortunately, my other SIL plans to follow routine vaccine schedules and ultimately when they have a baby it'll be 2 of the brothers against 1.  It sucks that it has to be that way, but I will protect myself and my babies at all costs, even from family.
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  • PanaceiaPanaceia member
    @night_nurse @jlbaker08 We are the same with vaccinations. No one is allowed in the house unless fully vaccinated, and honestly, right now with Delta, we only allow people who are fully vaccinated and who are basically isolating since DD1 and DD2 are still too young to be vaccinated.

    We are lucky that our entire family and all of our friends are fully vaccinated and were pretty much first in line here to get it done, but since you can still contract COVID and pass it on, even being double vaccinated, we are keeping everyone away from the girls until they are able to be vaccinated. Luckily I do not have to work right now and DD1 is doing her school remotely and my parents are retired, so we are all able to stay away from other people for the most part, but family members and cousins are still working and attending school in person, so they are not allowed to visit. Even SO does not come over if he has recently been in contact with lots of people. Luckily he owns his own firm so he has mandated that all employees and clients be vaccinated if they are doing anything in person, but we know the risk is still there so we try to limit his visits to when he hasn't been in contact will too many people. The rates among children are going crazy here and with most of my family members being teachers and their kids in school we just don't feel comfortable taking that risk. Plus they are predicting the flu is going to be extra bad this year, so the flu shot is another one that we don't take chances with. No flu shot, no contact (but as the girls are not likely to be able to be vaccinated until after the flu season it is unlikely anyone will be coming over anyways). 
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  • night_nursenight_nurse member
    @Panaceia have every finger crossed that DS will be able to be vaccinated before babe arrives. We are also back to being extremely careful. No public places. Only go into stores when necessary, no visitors etc. all in an attempt to protect DS. 
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  • night_nursenight_nurse member
    @faithmovesmountains i got a rash too after my second shot and some swollen lymph nodes in addition to the usual headache, chills, and body aches. I hope yours goes away quickly.
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  • MusicalFamilyMusicalFamily member
    How’s everyone feeling now with Covid? I’m so nervous. My sister and her family are just getting over it, my nephew is stuck in England because he tested positive, my cousins and uncle have it. Thankfully those who are boosted have mild symptoms- my nephew doesn’t have any at all. 

    I got my booster today and got my 5 year old vaccinated today. I started wearing my N95s again. 🙏🏼 
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  • morgantumorgantu member
    @MusicalFamily I'm getting nervous again. Cases here are big-time on the rise and the hospital I work at is a mess. We have a decent amount of COVID patients, but really worse is staff being out based on exposure and symptoms. There were over 500 hospital staff that failed their daily monitoring today. 
    My OB did make me feel better this morning though. She said that studies are showing COVID antibodies in cord blood when the mother is vaccinated while pregnant. Gives me a little hope. 
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  • rachelredheadrachelredhead member
    @MusicalFamily it’s nerve racking, especially the pressure the spike is putting on hospitals. I think the impact on health care staff is my biggest concern right now. I’m still worried about catching Covid but I’ve done everything I can as far as vaccination/booster and we wear KN95s everywhere. I’m concerned about my toddler starting daycare in a couple weeks but I also feel like it’s something he needs. Every decision just feels heavy. And the whole experience feels never ending. 
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  • Nik102Nik102 member
    @night_nurse I find some days I’m consumed by the worst case scenario’s because that is all I have seen for the last 2 years. Even though I’m on leave I still remain fairly active with the staff and I’m the sounding board for many of them because I’m can’t let them carry this grief on their own. Same staffing issues, it’s starting to become criminal in my opinion. We are tripling our nurses in the ICU far often and I work at a very high acuity ICU. Makes me nervous about giving birth in a hospital, if I weren’t so high risk I’d be looking into home births 😬.  It is mildly reassuring that vaccinated people seem to be doing well when infected (as well as you can when ill ) and recover at home.  I think I’m more nervous for the issues after birth with covid and having a newborn (potentially a preemie). Take care of yourself !
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  • PanaceiaPanaceia member
    @night_nurse Do they have plans to give healthcare workers a 2nd booster?

    Cases here are going crazy and I'm so over people I know not being safe or taking the proper precautions. DD1 has been doing remote school for the past 2 years and we basically haven't gone anywhere since this all started. Hopefully DD2 can get her 2nd dose at the end of January with no issue since right now there is a huge shortage of vaccination appointments here. I'm hoping things start to settle down a bit by March since I'm not looking forward to being in the hospital for a few days if cases are still this high:/ I'm glad I am at least on mat leave until September 2023, but am fully prepared to take another year off after that if I'm still not comfortable sending the kids to school by that point.
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  • night_nursenight_nurse member
    @Panaceia im sure it’ll happen eventually, just a lot of political and legalistic, FDA and CDC bs to wade through first. I believe Israel is already offering 4th shots to elderly and immunocompromised people.
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  • nursejenn5nursejenn5 member
    I think I am a minority. While of course I don’t want to get Covid, or my family to, I’m really only worried about getting it while pregnant with the findings that there have been higher rates of stillbirth in first and second trimesters. But also am worried for DS who can’t be vaccinated yet. 
    Otherwise, I’m generally putting my trust in the vaccines/boosters etc. in the fact that both DH and i would most likely have mild cases. (Knock on wood)
    This being said we both still mask when out in public, and wipe down carts, use hand sanitizer, and be conscientious of touching our faces, DS. Etc. We (probably me more than H) also won’t do big gatherings indoors unless is a vaccine/mask required event. 
    Most of our exposures have been at work, or by someone who’s vaccinated as well. 
    I also think that we’re all going to get it at some point. Just hoping for later down the line when it’s not as big of a deal and really is more like a flu virus. But still counting down and impatiently waiting until DS can be vaccinated. Then I think I’ll feel more calm as well. 
    I AM nervous for our already strained health care system though through this next wave, which is why I’m still mainly pushing for people just to be particular about how they spend their time(but not to the same extent as this time last year..)we’ve been struggling with lack of staff for awhile now(on top of remaining staff being beyond burned out) so it’s gonna be interesting 😅
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  • goldfishcrakergoldfishcraker member
    We don't go anywhere or do anything. So we keep our risk low. We have not had any friends or family members test +. (Though I just found out one of DHs antivax cousins is + right now. But We don't associate with them, since DS was born.)

    Our only real risks are DH working, and Nanny's part time job. And grocery shopping. And then my medical appointments. (We see DSs grandparents, but both sets are essentially locked down except for seeing us, and buying groceries).

    However, We are almost at 1000 cases per day now. So that's nerve-wracking. And I am NOT keen that DH had to return to work today. (He was on vacation as cases started rising).

    They are talking about requiring + asymptomatic HCW to continue reporting to work. And THAT scares me. DH being trapped in a small metal box with a + person for 12+ hours at a time, is super high risk.

    DH has had his booster, Nanny/sister has hers booked, and I'm taking some time off work this afternoon to try to hunt down a walk in. (I have an appointment booked for Jan 18 or something, but I want it now).
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  • PanaceiaPanaceia member
    @goldfishcraker I am right there with you. Ontario has over 10,000 new cases per day now. My city alone (which is not very large) has around 500 a day and is rising daily. SO doesn't live with us and only visits after he has had 2 negative rapid tests over a series of days. We are all double vaccinated and SO gets his booster Sunday, but DD1 only has her first shot and DD2 has nothing. I have no issue staying essentially isolated as long as needed!
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  • MusicalFamilyMusicalFamily member
    Yes the amount of cases are freaking me out. Our state had 60K new cases yesterday. I also work in NYC where the cases are extremely high. There was over 32K yesterday. I’m on vacation this week and go back on Monday. I typically take the train for my commute but I may drive for this month instead. I am a teacher and classes are packed. I’m also worried about my students. I wish they’d have a better system. Maybe go remote and have every student test before school starts on Monday. Idk. 

    My 2 year old cannot be vaccinated yet but I was breastfeeding him when I received the first 2 shots. I hope he has some antibodies from that. I pray this is all better by March when we all give birth. 
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  • Sarah0335Sarah0335 member
    I might really be an outlier here, but I’m really not stressed about it. We still take precautions. Myself and DH both got Covid in November 2020. Our symptoms were incredibly mild and we have since been vaccinated. The new variants have been much milder symptom wise. Given those factors, what we got appears to be a ‘worst case’ for us.  I’ve also read so much data on how well children/babies manage when exposed. 

    I do worry about stress on hospitals from lack of staffing. I think staffing has become a huge issue these days that needs to be better addressed. 
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  • Nik102Nik102 member
    @night_nurse I’m so glad you advocated for yourself! I wouldn’t have made this far in my pregnancy if I wasn’t persistent with what was needed and to be taken seriously. I often think about the women out there who maybe don’t know or have the courage to do the same. I hope the rest of your pregnancy is uneventful and that work isn’t a nightmare every single day. 

    @Sarah0335 I can understand not being fearful of getting it but I would be very afraid about the situation at the hospitals.  It’s not just staffing, it’s all of the covid positive patients overwhelming the healthcare system (often for weeks at a time) depleting resources and stretching what little staff is left to their limit.  I’m genuinely concerned about giving birth or having anything medical related done under the current situation.  Here’s to hoping we all have happy healthy March babies without any major issues ❤️
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  • jenis_fan_for_lifejenis_fan_for_life member
    I appreciate those who have shared there concerns - I was starting to wonder if I was alone in the heightened Covid anxiety right now. 

    I am having a hard time wrapping my mind around what would happen if I were positive when giving birth in terms of support for me. I did not have a smooth recovery and the idea of not being allowed to have a support person present with me after giving birth is very, very concerning. 
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