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DDs school breakout, I'm pregnant.

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PollyBlue6 · 22/11/2021 17:15

Hi guys.
I think my anxiety is getting the best of me so I need some help.

DD is in year 7. School was closed Friday due to an increased rise in covid cases.
It's rife amongst students and teachers.
Everyone has needed to be tested and DD is negative so due into school tomorrow.
If it gets worse they are talking about closing down certain year groups by end of the week.

I'm 36 weeks pregnant, unvaccinated (booked for next Monday, wanted to wait untill I knew baby was safe) and I've got a few hospital appointments untill 38 weeks, could possibly be induced early.

Do I send her in? Or keep her off and carry on with remote learning? Just this week untill we know more?

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kokokokokokokokoko · 22/11/2021 17:17

i personally would keep her home

ihatethecold · 22/11/2021 17:19

Keep her home

Satsunday · 22/11/2021 17:20

Agree..keep her home

WheelieBinPrincess · 22/11/2021 17:22

Too late now but you could have saved yourself a hell of a lot of anxiety if you were already vaccinated.

The baby or you will not be as safe if you catch covid, so I don’t get your logic there at all. ‘Safe’ would have been getting vaccinated months ago.

willithappen · 22/11/2021 17:27

At this stage it's a risk for you regardless. If you are keeping kids off school you need to shut down all other risks also. It can be caught anywhere and as you are not vaccinated you'll need to stick to the isolation rules if you are pinged even as a close contact and negative.

I'm 33 weeks pregnant and caught Covid last week. Have both jabs and have a bad cold as my symptoms, although that's passed and today it's just like entire body is sore but not sure if it's Covid or pregnancy. Never been more relieved that I got the jabs. I've had a scan postponed because I can't go in. I'm also secretly glad it's come now rather than closer to giving birth as the anxiety around what could happen and the isolation during birth would panic me

Muchtoomuchtodo · 22/11/2021 17:30

I’d send her in. You could go overdue and your one dose of the vaccine will have little effect for the first 2 weeks. It’s really not fair for her to miss that much time off school after everything that they’ve all missed through this pandemic.

Hand washing, change of clothes etc as soon as she gets home.

ollyollyoxenfree · 22/11/2021 17:31

@PollyBlue6

Hi guys. I think my anxiety is getting the best of me so I need some help.

DD is in year 7. School was closed Friday due to an increased rise in covid cases.
It's rife amongst students and teachers.
Everyone has needed to be tested and DD is negative so due into school tomorrow.
If it gets worse they are talking about closing down certain year groups by end of the week.

I'm 36 weeks pregnant, unvaccinated (booked for next Monday, wanted to wait untill I knew baby was safe) and I've got a few hospital appointments untill 38 weeks, could possibly be induced early.

Do I send her in? Or keep her off and carry on with remote learning? Just this week untill we know more?

Personally I'd discuss with your midwife/HCP, but would also be tempted to keep DD at home if possible, especially if you have other risk factors.

The chances of you getting seriously ill are still very low, so try not to worry

Roughly two-thirds of pregnant women with COVID-19 have no symptoms at all, and most pregnant women who do have symptoms only have mild cold or flu-like symptoms. However, a small number of pregnant women can become unwell with COVID-19. Pregnant women who catch COVID-19 are at slightly increased risk of becoming severely unwell compared to non-pregnant women, particularly in the third trimester. Pregnant women have been included in the list of people at moderate risk (clinically vulnerable) as a precaution.

www.rcog.org.uk/en/guidelines-research-services/guidelines/coronavirus-pregnancy/covid-19-virus-infection-and-pregnancy/

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PollyBlue6 · 22/11/2021 17:43

I've got an appointment at the hospital tomorrow so going to ask them, also found a walk in centre tomorrow to pop into on the way home for the covid jab.

I've already had Covid so aware of the symptoms. Going to keep her off tomorrow and see what the midwife recommends tomorrow.

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PollyBlue6 · 22/11/2021 17:44

I've also done PCR and negative.

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Unavailableusername · 22/11/2021 17:49

I wouldn't send her in and I'd get a walk in jab asap.

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PollyBlue6 · 22/11/2021 17:50

That's the plan for tomorrow.

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Unavailableusername · 22/11/2021 17:57

Great. I'd keep her off an extra few days after it personally unless she could stay with a family member that is jabbed? Better late than never with the jab.

Hoolahupsaresquare · 22/11/2021 19:09

How long ago did you have covid ?

WaterAndRichTea · 22/11/2021 19:12

When did you have Covid?

ThirdElephant · 22/11/2021 19:16

If you've had COVID, you're protected to some extent already, so that's reassuring.

WonderfulYou · 22/11/2021 19:20

What does your DD want to do?

You could keep her home but for how long? And is your anxiety going to return as soon as she goes back?

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PollyBlue6 · 22/11/2021 19:44

It was earlier this year, maybe February?
DH is double jabbed.
I'm having it tomorrow at a walk in, if not for whatever reason, I've got an appointment for Monday.

DD has teacher training Friday & Monday so she's only at school 3 days this week, then when (if) she goes back next Tuesday I will of atleast had 1 vaccine.

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Hoolahupsaresquare · 22/11/2021 20:18

That’s quite a while ago - but then we don’t know for how long the immunity actually lasts so you may well still have some.

But even if you have the vaccine now you won’t really have much protection for a week or two so you’ll need to consider that.

It’s a shame as your anxiety around this situation could have been avoided without your daughter having to miss out on schooling.

But at least you are having it now and in a few weeks you’ll know you have some protection.

Hopefullywaiting01234 · 22/11/2021 20:29

@PollyBlue6 - I am no expert but I was recently in a covid ward as my gran sadly passed away with covid (double jabbed) and the consultant told us that if you have already had covid it is unlikely you will catch it again (although some people do) but as a rule of thumb!

Northernsoullover · 22/11/2021 20:31

Keep her off for a week, get a jab tomorrow.

shouldistop · 22/11/2021 21:28

Re-infection rates are very low so you're unlikely to catch it again. Get the vaccination though ASAP.

PineappleCubes · 22/11/2021 23:38

I would keep her off for a couple of weeks (till your jab's taken effect a bit). You much more likely to regret not doing that than doing it. But I too would shut down all other risks and basically shield from now on until I'd had the baby, because you're nearly there. Annoying for her to miss school, worse for her to bring covid home now and for her to always know she did (not that it would be her fault). Not worth it for two weeks in year 7.

I would also ask if you can do your 15 minute wait after the jab out of doors, too, as you're pregnant and at greater risk, if there's any way at all to manage that. Or I'd try to get hold of an FFP2 mask to wear.

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PollyBlue6 · 23/11/2021 14:36

They've closed the school to all year 7s and 8s until further notice.
Appointment went well, no need for induction and I've been jabbed Grin

Arm is sore, definitely getting a takeaway later.

Thank you everyone!

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