Slapped cheek

[Gagagalaxy]

Should I worry if I have come onto contact with an adult who's child has got it, or is the concern only if you come into contact with the actual child?

The child. There's prob no concern anyway tho- most people are immune as they had it as children without realising. Even if you didn't have it as a child, the risks are small.

Thanks

I am sorry but I am going to have to disagree with ellangirl. Slap cheek is very contagious and can be caught from anyone being adult or child and this year there is a particulary vicious strain going round, I know this as I have just been diagnosed with it at 10+4 weeks and have just been transferred to a specialist midwife for infectious diseases.
Yes the risks are small but if it goes indiagnosed it can cause miscarriage up to 20weeks, plus heart problems and anemia in the unborn child. If the medical profession are aware that you have had it then you will have your baby regulary checked which puts this risk down to anything going wrong considerabley.
I don't want to scare you but I really think it is worth going to your midwife and asking your midwife to check your bloods. It would probably come back clear but better to be safe then sorry. Good Luck xx

Sorry I meant to ask hoe far along are you ? This can make a differance

sorry HOW !!

I'm nearly 16 weeks so in the danger zone so to speak.

My midwife is impossible to get hold of so will try to arrange to see GP. I asked my parents and they seem to remember me possibly having it when younger. So fingers crossed.

Also the woman I work with is new abs in a different dept. i don't think I've spoken to her (wow i sound really unfriendly) but I've sat near/ next to her in the staff room at least once

*and in a different department

Hiya my friends little one had it and her doctor told her to avoid pregnant women for a couple of weeks. i did see her and her son a couple of weeks ago and he still had the red cheeks but wasn't contagious. if in doubt ask your midwife. hope all is ok - i am sure it will be :-)

Not all doctors are aware of it, the test is for the Parvovirus B19. Please push and get the blood test if anything it will put your mind at rest. Where abouts in the uk are you ? I am in West Sussex and it is rife at the moment ! Also if you do go through your GP tell your midwife you have done so, so she can up date your maternity records, midwives and GP's aren't always good at communicating with each other . I am sure they will come back clear,I was expecting mine too but I was just unlucky. Oh and also if you are infected it takes 3 -6 weeks to reach baby if it is going too so by then you should be after 20 weeks xx

I stand by what I said- risks are small. She can't catch it from an adult who does not have it, only from someone actually infected, that's why i said the child. A blood test may well show that you are immune, and if not, then being aware of the situation and some extra monitoring will see you right. Don't forget practice nurse or local blood clinic should be able to take blood for test too, and they're usually easier to get an appt with (well compared to my GP anyway!)

ellangirl how would you know if the parent was infected or not ? The incubation period is 2 weeks before any symptoms are seen.

I think I may have been exposed to slap cheek, my son had something that seemed very likely to be that. My midwife was able to get them to check my booking bloods which showed that at the start of my pregnancy I had been immune which was the reassurance I'd hoped for. GP was pretty useless tbh, I'd push to speak to your midwife, they should still have your booking bloods.

Indeed sproglet, you are right of course. I'm just trying to not scare the OP, she's worried enough already. The results of the blood test will make things clearer.
I'm sorry you have contracted this in pregnancy, and I hope everything will work out fine for you and bump.

Thanks for all the advice. I shall make sure I get a blood test so I can see what the situation it.

Sproglet I hope all goes well with your pregnancy and you are feeling reassured by the support and extra monitoring you are getting.

Thanks ellangirl and gagagalaxy the service I have been getting from the good old NHS has been brilliant ! Their support has been invaluable ! Just keeping fingers crossed and can breath a sigh of relief as soon as I am over the 20 week mark !

My DS had a nasty dose recently. Adults often don't have symptoms, or just have cold-like symptoms, and the rash doesn't come out until they have had it a couple of weeks, so I wouldn't take the risk.
I rang my MW and they had a sample of my booking in bloods on ice to test in these situations, so I didn't need to go in and have more tests, I just spoke to them on the phone and they sent it off.
I was told that if my booking bloods showed I wasn't immune before my pregnancy, they would test my blood in a couple of weeks to find out if I had caught it, and if I had, then I would have extra growth scans to check the organs were developing normally. I was 24 weeks when exposed.
As it was I was already immune, which apparently is the most likely outcome, but definitely better to be safe when the test is absolutely no hassle.

Just wondering, is it standard to keep your booking bloods frozen? I've never heard of that. Makes sense tho so they can test quickly for stuff.