Hello . I'll try not to ramble on this too much.
Basically, I got back from a three week family holiday to Florida (we stayed in Orlando, however we did make a visit on one of the first days to Daytona beach) last Thursday. I was around 8 weeks pregnant when we flew out, and about five days in to our holiday we heard the news about the Zika outbreak as it was all over the television/radio.
Naturally, my family and I were very concerned, and I tried to be as careful as possible (pants/long sleeves at night/in the evening, mosquito repellent whenever I left the villa etc) however I can't stop worrying about this. I don't think I would have been as worried had it not been advised that pregnant women avoid non-essential travel to Florida, and I know that had this happened a few days before the holiday then I would not have taken the risk to go.
I had a private scan last week for reassurance and everything looked fine, however this is something I'll be bringing up at my NHS dating scan, which is in two days. I was wondering if anyone has any idea on what the NHS might offer to someone in my position who has recently been to this area, or if they can even offer me anything at all? Can they do a test on me and my partner? Is there any way they can find out if my baby has zika? And just because they can offer me something, does that necessarily mean that they will?
It's so scary just thinking about it, and at what was/is such an exciting time, this is really making me anxious, although I'm trying my best to keep busy and not think about it too much as I don't want to become stressed. Unfortunately, a lot of the information that I've found online in regards to tests etc applies to people who live in Florida/the US, not England, and even though I only have two more days to wait and see what I'm told by my midwife, my nerves are still all over the show
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
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lissaconnelly9 · 22/08/2016 15:01
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