It's my due date in a few days so I'm a bit anxious and emotional anyway, and now it looks like I'm having a flare up of herpes, absolutely gutted. Some of you may know this can cause problems in pregnancy.
Bit of background, I was diagnosed with genital herpes a few months into relationship with my now DH (10 years ago). I was told it must be from him as he was the only person I was sleeping with when I had the first outbreak, although he's never had any symptoms, and therefore nothing came up on STD tests we both did when we wanted to stop using condoms. I had one really bad flare up that first time and in the ten years since I get the very occasional flare up, maybe once every 6 months and it's so mild it causes me no problems.
This is my second pregnancy and it caused no problems first time as I had no flare ups. I did however have a really horrible labour and was so looking forward to hopefully a natural problem free labour this time, in the midwife led unit.
Upon discovering signs of a flare up this morning I called my doctors asking for an urgent call back from a doctor - I've already discussed this issue with my GP who said any flare ups at this stage I would need anti viral meds urgently, however the receptionist couldn't offer anything - not even a call back, until 4 days time. Well I could have had a baby by then so that's no good. Next I called the labour ward, when trying to explain I obviously encountered someone inexperienced as she said 'well you're probably going to need a c section now so will have to call you back' - she was just so Matter of fact when saying this potentially really upsetting news to me!
Anyway a better midwife called me back with an appt for first thing to get the viral meds and said she didn't think a c section would be uncessary. Feeling a bit better, but still gutted to get so close and now have this worry.
Has anyone else had a flare up at the time of labour? If it is herpes coming out it's obviously very mild, I am beginning to wish I never said anything now but I know that wouldn't have been the right thing to do for my baby.
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