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Winter sun and Zika whilst TTC

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Longtimelurker01 · 17/10/2019 16:28

Hi all,

We’ve been trying to plan a holiday for December to get some sun as I miscarried on our UK summer holiday this year so it wasn’t much fun! All of the places I can think of that would be hot in the winter are a risk for zika and I’m really struggling to decide what to do. I’m hoping I’ll be pregnant by December but if not then I definitely wouldn’t want to wait after we get home as is advised, and if I am then it’s obviously risky.

I’m going to discuss with my GP but I just wanted to see if anyone had any experience/wisdom or destination suggestions on here first. Thanks xx

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Whatelsecouldibecalled · 17/10/2019 19:03

We really struggled for a zika free destination. Not sure how warm the canaries or Cyprus would be at that time of year. Think you could be struggling in December. Maldives or Mauritius I think is zika free?

Avig14 · 17/10/2019 22:56

I hope this helps. My husband traveled to Asia to a few places with Zika. I really wanted to get pregnant but waited for a month after he came back, as advised by the gp. Conceived that month with our now 2.5 year old who is healthy and well. Good luck!

Celebelly · 17/10/2019 22:59

Canaries are warm in December. Not scorching but mid 20s.

Macbless · 18/10/2019 06:55

Sri Lanka is malaria and Zika free and is the most amazing place! Hope you find somewhere! Xx

Whatelsecouldibecalled · 18/10/2019 07:19

The advice is to wait six months not one.

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Longtimelurker01 · 18/10/2019 15:43

Thanks @Whatelsecouldibecalled @Macbless @Avig14 @Celebelly - I think we might have to settle for the canaries and hope we get lucky. I’d love to go to the Maldives or Sri Lanka but we’ve only got a week due to work so it’s a bit far to go.

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Happythoughts123 · 19/10/2019 07:37

I think Dubai is zika free And would be pretty warm in winter

Makeafamily19 · 19/10/2019 08:25

Tbh for a week you won't find anywhere hot on this side of the world. I went to Tenerife on NYE and it was nice weather but not hot, like 22/23c, guess it depends how warm you like it!
Zika is now very low risk but the risk is there and actually the guidance has been reduced to 3 months after you return for both the woman and man.
I went to Mexico in August for my honeymoon and weighed up the risk and decided it was so low I wasn't going to wait. Not PG yet anyway so doesn't matter now but it's a decision you have to make, your GP will tell you to wait.

eurochick · 19/10/2019 09:44

Oman?

HoldingOn2Hope · 26/10/2019 11:35

I had this discussion with my consultant and he basically said 'what do all the women who live in zika countries do?'
He told me to go wherever I want to as can't put life on hold (I've had recurrent miscarriages and still not live children)
I might look at Sri Lanka for December too :) xx

dietcokemum · 26/10/2019 11:37

Please don't waste a gp appointment for this. All the information you need is online. We are really pushed for appointments and you'll be stopping someone who is ill seeing their gp.

MyDcAreMarvel · 26/10/2019 11:41

The advice is to wait six months not one.
That’s for women, not men.

Whatelsecouldibecalled · 26/10/2019 12:46

My ivf clinic told me it would be a six month wait for women and men. The man can infect the woman or vice versa. In my opinion a holiday just wasn’t worth the risk to our potential baby. We went to Cyprus in the summer instead!

CL1982 · 26/10/2019 13:30

I wouldn’t risk it personally. How about Turkey?! It’s meant to be really nice atm....? Or South Africa is beautiful?

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Longtimelurker01 · 26/10/2019 15:40

Thanks all for your advice! I think we’re just going to play it safe with the canaries. I daren’t risk it. But very much appreciate all of your suggestions xx

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claireb707 · 27/10/2019 09:03

The advice if both partners travel is wait 3 months.
We are in same dilemma as we have a 2 week Caribbean cruise booked for over Christmas and are currently on cycle 2 of ttc. I'm 8dpo now and we will cancel cruise if I am pregnant but if I'm not we are debating whether to try again next month (as will be cutting it fine for cancelling) and then just wait another 3 months

Winter sun and Zika whilst TTC
claireb707 · 27/10/2019 09:05

www.nhs.uk/conditions/zika/

peachypetite · 27/10/2019 09:08

You don’t need to waste a GP appointment on this, inform yourself online.

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Longtimelurker01 · 27/10/2019 15:03

Just to clarify, I’ve got routine appointments booked with my GP anyway so would discuss it then, not book an appointment just for this!

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HoldingOn2Hope · 27/10/2019 18:33

@Longtimelurker01 Exactky! And tbh even if you did make a 10 min appt with your gp to discuss zika it's not a waste of anyone's time. I know there info online but it's very conflicting. Hope you find a sunny destination :)

dietcokemum · 29/10/2019 05:21

You're still going to take up more of your GP's time after you've discussed whatever the routine appt is for. Please don't.

RolytheRhino · 29/10/2019 05:31

Don't GPs usually have same-day and pre-bookable appointments? To get a pre-bookable one takes a few weeks where I am. I'd say if you want to discuss it with your GP then go ahead, but would add that they're not likely to know much about it and will probably just check the NHS database themselves and relay that information to you.

RolytheRhino · 29/10/2019 05:32

Also, Florida? That's warm pretty much all year.

HeronLanyon · 29/10/2019 05:37

Maldives does have warnings re zika.

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