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To absolutely, categorically NOT want to go on this honeymoon

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Greatsowhatnow · 04/02/2016 06:53

Bloody sodding zika virus Angry

The websites are contradicting themselves! In one paragraph it says that once the virus is out of your blood/system, you're fine to TTC. In the next it says for people TTC to avoid the areas affected. They're also telling people in Brazil to put off pregnancy for another two years: why, if it's not an issue after two or so weeks?!

We're due to be going on honeymoon to a very much affected area, called our travel agent who said if we swap destinations within the next 3 days, we only have to pay a small transfer fee and will be refunded any money, if our initial holiday costs more than the one we choose to swap to.

I'm a natural worrier anyway so not sure if I'm blowing this out of proportion and falling for the 'hype'. My partner absolutely doesn't want to cancel or swap, says that:

It might hit Europe anyway eventually, so we'd be cancelling for no reason.

We've paid extra to book our seats, if we choose another destination, the flights would have already been opened and we may not be sat together. For both of us it will be our first long haul flight.

If we're to believe the fact that once it's out of your system, you're all good to go: we'd be cancelling for nothing. I reckon the bloody thing will cause long term effects

It took us weeks to choose somewhere: there's a lot of places we can't go (same sex couple). So Morocco, for example would be out.

Flying in April: a lot could happen between now and then (good or bad). Planning on TTC when we get back. But if we wait until then, and cancelled, we would lose thousands a lot of money.

I know nobody can say what the right thing to do because nobody really knows if hing has mutated, or if there are long term effects because it's still pretty new. But WWYD? The two of us are in totally different mindsets, with neither wanting to budge.

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Igletpiglet · 06/02/2016 20:00

Swap. Definitely not worth it if risk of conception

banff82 · 06/02/2016 21:02

Just wanted to add re. Morocco, my cousin and her girlfriend were there literally 2 weeks ago and had a great time, no problems at all. They went to Marrakech, Essaouira and on an overnight trip to the Sahara. I've been there too and it's a beautiful country.

specialsubject · 07/02/2016 11:49

lweji are you sure the mosquitoes are that organised? I understood that you could get more than one of the four dengue (?) strains in an area.

Lweji · 07/02/2016 11:51

You can get more than one strain of dengue in the same area. But not in every area.

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