Son has chickenpox and I'm 8 weeks pregnant, should I be worried?

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I have had chicken pox when I was a child, but I'm still not sure if the embryo is at risk. Does anyone have any advice or know anything? I'm panicking ever so slightly because this pregnancy is the result of assisted conception, after 2 years of trying and 2 losses along the way.
Thanks x

If you've had it you're fine. My dd had chicken pox when I was pg with ds and my mother swore that I'd never had it. My midwife just had to call whereever it is that they store all the blood samples you give in pg and get them to test for immunity, which was there, so I must have had it at some point.

I googled this very issue last night and the consensus seemed to be that as long as you have had it, you will have developed an immunity to it which will protect your unborn baby as well.

However it can be very dangerous if you have not had it yourself. So if you are at all worried / unsure call NHS direct or your midwife.

Ask for a blood test to confirm your immunity....i did this myself at 8 weeks as DD4 got chickenpox....try not to worry, its only a problem if youve not had it...stress is worse.

Thanks, do you know how soon I should get blood test? I mean, can I get it done at GP on Monday, or should I try to get it done a a hospital before then?

Hmm, sooner the better, call the antenatal unit and ask them as it takes a little while for the results to come back

If you know for sure you had chicken pox as a child then there's nothing you need to do. This is the official NHS advice I got when I asked.