To be really cross that a parent sent their child to school knowing they have slap cheek

[tryingtobemarypoppins]

but not know that I, there class teacher, is pregnant.....

Hi tryingtobeMaryPoppins, my DD had slapped cheek when I was just turning 20 weeks pg. I had all the tests as a precaution but every medical advisor I met reassured me that after 20 weeks the risks are minute.

I didn't catch it anyway, which was just as well as tests showed I had no natural immunity. DD showed no signs of illness besides appearing at the breakfast table one morning with the rash, by which point it was all over anyway.

Good luck!

TryingtobeMaryPoppins, forgot to say that I hope all is well...

Thanks again everyone. I am only 8 weeks so I guess that puts me at slightly more risk of misscarrying (3% I think I read). Blood test tomorrow so fingers crossed.

I was going to phone school tomorrow and see if we have had anymore cases, if not I may as well go into work as I either have it anyway or hopefully have immunity.

What's wrong with these people? It stinks of not being bothered to look after their sick children to me.

Fingers crossed for you.

Some people are just inconsiderate. A mum at school asked me to look after her DD for a while. When I dropped her home I told her mum that she'd been coughing alot. Her mum said "oh yes, she's really not well, had a raging temperature all night!"

Thanks then!

Good luck with your test and congratulations on your pregnancy. If you teach you've probably come into contact with it already. I had slap cheek go round my class with 1st pg but I was into 2nd trimester and was fine. I also remember having an argument with a parent who brought a child with d&v back the next day, she later apologised. I am currently 10wks pg and have a dd with chickenpox luckily I'm fine.

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Slapped cheek is currently going around our school, we had a note home to say its only contagious before the rash appears so unless the child appears unwell you have no way of knowing they are getting it.

The school said that the nurse had advised as long as the child was not unwell that they could attend school with the rash as its no longer contagious at that point.

Junglist, your comment was a little off. The child is fine to attend school so why shouldnt they?