I'm five weeks pregnant and toddler has chicken pox.

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Help calm me!
Rang NHS direct, they said not to worry as I had cp as a child. However, have just googled, and it says call GP urgently if pg and in contact with someone who has cp. Am now mega worried. Planning on calling GP first think tomorrow, please set my mind at rest til then! :(

Don't panic! If you've had cp you're very unlikely to be immune but your GP can check your immunity to be sure if you're worried. You may even have had it checked at your booking in bloods during your last pregnancy, I know I did and in some areas it's routine.

I was pg when dd1 had cp. It was fine

Oops, I mean you're likely to be immune

This happened to me. I had cp as a child and therefore because I was immune I didn't catch it.
The baby was fine. She's now a 5 year old!

Please don't worry.

Please dont worry. dS had CP when I was pregnant. The midwife calmed me right down as I had had it as a childso would be ok.

Thank you all so much. So why does the website say go see the GP immediately, panicking me?

What website was it? Dr Google isn't always the most qualified

www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Chickenpox/Pages/Complications.aspx

Hi it's completely fine, please don't worry. My then 2 year old got CP when I was 40 weeks, delivered a week later and was told that baby has their mothers immunity even if not breastfeeding for the first couple of months. Your midwive or GP will be able to do a blood test based on your first appt samples to confirm immunity. Only thing that happened was my wee girl couldn't obviously come into hospital to visit, but was home within 12 hrs so no problem!

Are you sure you read the right bit?

The NHS website says:

"If you’ve already had chickenpox, it’s extremely unlikely that you will get it again. However women who have come into contact with someone with chickenpox or shingles should see their GP is a rash develops ." (is should be 'if' but the page has a typo).

Thanks, joan. Incredible how common it is during pregnancy. Am still a bit stressed, darn website.

I posted an almost identical thread a few weeks ago. Was assured by 111, ooh and midwife that there was nothing to worry about. Speak to your gp tomorrow to reassure yourself though.

They are probably just being careful. Give your GP a call tomorrow to put your mind at rest but I'm sure you'll be fine

Pregnant women

If you're pregnant, chickenpox can occasionally cause complications.
For example, your risk of developing pneumonia is slightly higher if you're pregnant, especially if you smoke. The further you are into your pregnancy, the more serious the risk of pneumonia tends to be.
If you get chickenpox while you're pregnant, there is also a small but significant risk to your unborn baby.

If you are infected with chickenpox during the first 28 weeks of your pregnancy, there is a risk that your unborn baby could develop a condition known as foetal varicella syndrome (FVS).
This syndrome is rare. The risk of it occurring in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy is less than 1%. Between 13 and 20 weeks, the risk is 2%.
There have only been a few reports of FVS due to an infection from weeks 20 to 28 of pregnancy and the risk is thought to be much less than 1%.
Foetal varicella syndrome can cause serious complications, including:
scarring
eye defects, such as cataracts
shortened limbs
brain damage
There are also other risks from catching chickenpox after week 20 of pregnancy.
It is possible that your baby may be born prematurely (before week 37 of the pregnancy).
And if you are infected with chickenpox seven days before or seven days after giving birth, your newborn baby may develop a more serious type of chickenpox. In a few severe cases, this type of chickenpox can be fatal.
See your GP urgently if you're pregnant or have given birth in the last seven days and you think you may have chickenpox, or if you've been exposed to someone who has chickenpox.

Ok, thanks.