Slapped Cheek = No School Run?

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Hi, I posted about this a while ago but does anyone have any experience with slapped cheek in pregnancy?

DS2 came out with slapped cheek when I was 4 weeks, DS1 came out with it when I was 7 weeks. I'm now 14 weeks and I've had blood tests every two weeks for the last 10 weeks to check for infection as it turned out I was not immune. Thankfully so far the tests have shown no sign of infection.

I just had what I thought was a routine appointment with the consultant (my midwife said it was because the DCs were big babies). She said I was referred because of the slapped cheek contact and if the slapped cheek was still in the school I shouldn't be doing the school run?

I've taken what I thought were sensible precautions, I didn't go to a school picnic and wasn't planning on attending sports day . However no one told me that the school run might pose a risk and I've been merrily carting them back and forth for the last two months.

Also its the summer holidays in two weeks and I was planning activities for the DCs which will involve contact with other peoples children, otherwise I'll go stark staring bonkers cooped up for 6 weeks. I can't wrap myself up in bubble wrap for the foreseeable. Can anyone give me an idea as to what the risk is in mixing in the open air with groups of people (think standing in the school playground, park etc etc). I can't avoid human contact, I'll get really depressed very, very quickly.

Hello, just been through similar (all clear at 20 weeks thankfully!) And wasn't advised to avoid children - not sure how I could anyway - because the contagious period is before symptoms show there is really no way to avoid it. You could be exposed anywhere.

I know it's not that reassuring, but I would keep doing the school run, personally.

Thanks for your reply, I think that seeing as both DSs have brought the infection home with them & this has been going on for 10 weeks, panicking now about the school run is a bit redundant? It's just ramping up the anxiety levels at a time when I thought we were nearly in the clear

This is my 3rd pg as well! DD and DS both had it when I was 14 weeks.

Try not to worry too much. I know it's hard, and I worried the whole time, but everything was fine in the end.

Hi, I had slap cheek (it's parvovirus) last year and I was told not to get too close to anyone who could be pregnant but my doctor also said it's not as big a risk as other viruses like rubella. Don't quote me on it or anything though! I was really poorly with it and definitely would find it impossible to cope with it during pregnancy as both have made me ridiculously tired!!

I am a teacher and pregnant. We have had slapped cheek at school and I had to be tested. It came back clear. It is probably unrealistic to expect you to avoid children for the next few months.