Any experiences of pregnancy after a toxo infection? Spiramycin?

[spilttheteaagain]

I lost my daughter at 20 weeks in early October. The only thing that came back from all the tests was a strong toxoplasmosis infection, which the consultant said was the most likely reason we lost her

He strongly recommended we wait 6 months from the birth (so 4 months from now) before ttc again. He said he rarely recommended waiting but in our circumstances thought it would be best.

That was on Nov 25th. But on Nov 23rd and 24th we'd been having ttc sex. We stopped. I ovulated on 28th...
Period is officially late today, I have all the same early symptoms as last time. I have done 2 tests both with the faintest of squinters on...

Does anyone know anything about pregnancies imminently after a toxo infection? Is the infection neutralised by now? I probably am not quite yet immune, (antibodies take a while to build up) so will have to be incredibly careful for a while.

Has anyone taken spiramycin in pregnancy for toxo?

How did everything pan out?

bumpetty-bump. Anyone?

I can't help you but know a friend of a friend got Toxi during her pregnancy. I know she went to the FMC (who are wonderful by the way - I went there but for different reasons).

www.fetalmedicine.com/fmc/

and was scanned there and then had an amnio later in the pregnancy which found that the infection hadn't reached the baby thank goodness.

Her husband told me that he had to go to France to get the antibiotics as the treatment here wasn't very good (and it is much more common in France). I think the NHS aren't so good with dealing this it seems.

Perhaps they could put you in touch with someone in the UK who might be able to help.

Spilt - hope someone answers your Q! Hope the result is what you want and all pans out ok. xx

Hi Split I have just looked this up in my medical disorders in pregnancy textbook and it says "The incubation period is 10-25 days, after the inital acute infection the parasite becomes inactive and remains dormant giving lifelong protection, but can be reactivated if the immune system becomes impaired. Generally, reactivation in a seropositvie woman carries very little or no risk of transmission to the fetus"

This sounds very reassuring fsmile so I take it you are pregnant this is very exciting I am so pleased for you.

whoops just tried to link a smile lol here you go

Also wanted to say that I lost a baby earlier this year (33 weeks) so know how awful it is (and hence lots of dealings with the FMC). I also got pregnant again very quickly... which is of course wonderful but also, at least for me, has been difficult in dealing with the grief etc. at the same time... so that compounded with the Toxi for you must be very tough. I hope you are ok on that front and my fingers are crossed that everything will be ok for you with the Toxi - with any luck 6 months might be very conservative.

Hi Spilt, what me23 posted seems reassuring but I suppose the best thing you can do is contact your doctor.

I hope it is all good news. Let us know how it goes. xx

Thanks girls.

me23 that looks reassuring but as ever quotes no timescales! I've seen the doc who has spoken to the microbiology guys and established that as the infection was about 3 months ago then the risk to this pregnancy should be minimal. Also that the only drugs they would give for toxoplasmosis in pregnancy are not licenced for the 1st trimester anyway. So pretty much it is a case of crossing fingers and hoping that this time the odds are on our side not against us. Early scan though to see how it's doing.

lucy so sorry to hear about your baby. It's such an appalling thing to go through. Yes I think I get what you mean about the challenges of still grieving whilst having a new pregnancy too. I'm already totally torn. I am 3+5 but should be 29 weeks exactly today. This second baby would never have existed if our first had made it. And we desperately wish she had. But we also hope we get to keep this one. We'll always wish we had both but that would never have been possible. I'm excited about this new baby and completely devastated at the loss of the first. But when I regret my loss I feel a bit like I'm wishing this one away, or when I'm excited about this one I feel heartless....
Waffling, sorry, but I agree it is odd and hard. Thank you.

Spilttheteaagin - gosh I really recognise those feelings... but you know I had never thought (and no-one had ever said to me) that if I hadn't lost the first baby I wouldn't be pregnant with this one... and that is a lovely thought that I will hold onto. I am 30 weeks today so take heart that that will happen to you too. From reading the other posts and your last one it sounds like the Toxi is very unlikely to be dangerous which is good news.