To not know what to do? Norovirus, newborn baby and c section

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Hi, Posted in here just as seems to get a lot of answers. just need some advice.

Basically cut long story short.

-Family member got sick with stomach bug on Saturday, last vomit/diarreah Sunday.

• Other family members waited a few days to see them (going off 48h rule, which I've now read might not even be the case)

-family member resumed on Thursday and saw some other family members for tea -Saturday now and said family members now have D&V. Presumably from the original family member.

We've luckily not seen anyone this week for various reasons. But the problem is, we're due to have baby #2 via c section on Tuesday. Original family members and family members who have got it now were out childcare and backup childcare for our toddler ☹️ meaning I either let toddler go as planned Tuesday morning (if they stop vomiting tonight or tomorrow and are well enough) or I give birth on my own and have husband stay at home with toddler to prevent getting it.

Either situation seems shit. So upset 😭 but don't know what to do. What's worse? Having c section alone or us all possibly getting the bug/noro when bringing newborn home. Petrified baby will get it and be very ill as seems like something that could be very very harmful to a newborn?

read online and you can be contagious for 2 weeks after. No one was aware about this as 48h rule is what's widely knows so no one's fault. I'm just so upset.

If husband stays at home with toddler and I have section alone when will we then be able to see family realistically? 2 weeks? ☹️ Christmas and my birth feels ruined and no idea how I'll survive the first few weeks without my support system.

Didn't even want a bloody c section (medical reasons have forced it), petrified enough already without this now. Can't be postponed, but doesn't really matter I guess as a few days probs won't make the difference.

Anyway, what would you do if you were me?

Congratulations! I am so glad it worked out so well for you

Yay! Well done OP, enjoy your baby.

Awww how lovely - congratulations!

I promise you, there is absolutely nothing that goes into a spinal to prevent infection. There is 2 drugs - a local anaesthetic that makes you numb. And a strong opiate painkiller either diamorphine (heroin) or fentanyl if the former still has supply issues. Nothing else is given spinally (the only things I can ever think of is your own blood, to fix a complication of a spinal or chemo in some forms of blood cancers)

The antibiotics go in your hand drip, everyone gets them

Kindly, you've misunderstood

Yay congrats op! Hope your anaesthetist was a good photographer too xx

Thanks everyone!

@Destiny123 thanks for all your messages, they really helped and I felt nice and prepared going in to it! My anaesthetist was an amazing photographer haha! She took my phone and took the most amazing pics of him being born- just incredible xx

I don't know why you keep on hammering it home.

I know I got something in my spinal and I didn't get an infection that time. Just give it a rest, kindly? I remember the discussion with my consultant obs and the anaesthetist! There's no need to clog up the OP's thread with it!

Can you have dp on speaker/video call during/just after the birth?

Because I've been an anaesthetist for 10years and you're talking rubbish (providing you gave birth in the uk as cant speak for foreign practice), but feel free to live in delusion if makes you happy

They probably changed the antibiotics you got in your drip, there's also some wound dressings that can help reduce the risk.

Obs know very little about the minutiae of spinals having worked with them for years so I wouldn't give any weight to that

Fab so pleased for you! Enjoy your baby