temperature in pregnancy, how harmful?

[bambi06]

im just getting over this awful bug going round with the cough and temp and had real trouble getting my temp down even after paracetamol and still feel pretty awful since friday...when i was having temp my baby started to get very lively and am worrying its harmed baby,BTW im 19 weeks pregnant..am i safe do you think and is there anyone else out there that had temp etc whilst pregnant but baby came out alright in the end as i read tha ta high temp above 103 fro three days can cause birth defects..help [worry emoticon] i dont think it was tha thigh but i`m not sure as thermometer has broken!! any advice dear ladies?

where did you read that ?

the foetus is fully formed at 12 weeks, and if you are 19 weeks, then the baby has been formed for some time and is simply growing and putting on weight....

lots of women get ill when pregnant , with bugs and fevers, and deliver perfectly healthy babies !

i read it on one of those pregnancy/mom sites, cant remeber which one though..perhaps it meant only in first trimester

i should think that you will be absolutely fine

if you are concerned, then you can call NHS direct or your midwife...but i imagine that all is well....

I think it is under 12 weeks only. I remember being very worried when I was pregnant as I was ill constantly from 6 weeks until 14 weeks, with a bad flu, which turned into a chest infection etc. I had a high temperature and stupidly refused to take anything

my ds is fine by the way!!