TTC and coronavirus

[Daisy1982]

Hello,

Me and my partner are trying to get pregnant at the moment. I'm worried about getting coronavirus when pregnant, as the fever from severe flu can harm the baby. I've had the jab for seasonal flu, but obviously this doesn't protect from coronavirus. Does anyone have similar concerns or any thoughts?! Not sure whether to stop trying for a few months until we know more about how bad the outbreak might be.

Thanks :)

Hi maybe phone your gp to ask for advice.
Ive just had a baby,i had a bad flu when i was first pregnant & my baby is fine but with this coronavius i dont know how high a temp u can get x

Thanks Mysocalledlifexx, I think I'll do that. That's interesting that you had flu while you were pregnant. Did you just take paracetamol for a high temp?

Im 7 months pregnant and have to admit im very worried. I also had flu at 9 weeks with my second and had to be admitted for 4 days due to the temperature x

Hi Jrobhatch29,

Thanks for your reply. It's so scary isn't it?! I have no idea whether I'm being overly cautious or not in deciding not to try for a while.

Hi Daisy, I have the exact same worry! I don’t know if I’m being over cautious but the it’s the fear of the unknown.
We are ttc post Mis, so it’s already quite a rollercoaster, and now i find myself having mixed feelings as I wait for my period. I obvs want it to be a positive but I will be nervous if it is. I hate feeling so worried, so you have my sympathies

I had the flu while pregnant.
Awful ear infection in both ears with a temp and a sickness bug....
One after the other!!!! 2 months of hell

I'm now almost 38 weeks pregnant and baby and I are fine, even after all the high temps

I was put on 2 different anti biotics at one point that were safe while pregnant

Hi, we are currently TTC and have have the same conversation. We have decided to stop trying for now, I still wonder if I’m being over cautious but I think if we did get pregnant I’d be so anxious about any risks from fever from Coronavirus.

It’s so hard to know what to do for the best.

Hello, thanks for all your replies! Still so undecided, but think we are going to try...despite the news being pretty worrying tonight! Aghhh, who knows xxx

I personally wouldn't let it stop you from trying. Most of the victims are men above 50.

I've stocked up on a few extra bits. My biggest worry is panic buyers and shortages of food and nappies etc.

As for actually getting the Corona virus. I've reasoned with myself. 50 people in a 65 million population..... That's tiny. Even if 10,000 get it (hopefully not) you are still massively unlikely to get it. Same with China. They have a massive population and not even a million cases.

Yes it's abit scary. But honestly don't let it scare you too much. Carry on as normal. The chance of millions catching it in the UK is unlikely as they will have to let us isolate if it carries on. China is the worst place with the outbreak and loads are mild and recovered cases.

I think the media is scaring people. It's frightening everyone. It's twisting everything. It's writing the same thing over and over in different ways. Boris is saying schools don't need to close yet the sun newspaper has printed schools may close for three months causing chaos just as a levels and GCSEs are beginning.

Ignorance is also bliss. Make sure you have plenty of supplies in your cupboards and carry on with life. It will be ok xx

Thanks guys. We are going to keep tryjng. .. I'm 38 so delaying for long doesn't seem very wise. Roozy, it sounds like you survived some pretty bad flu so that is encouraging!

I am pregnant and must admit I'm slightly anxious at the thought of getting it but I have looked into it. It seems the chances of actual coronavirus passing to the baby are almost impossible. The thing that could possibly be bad for the baby is the flu symptoms-which realistically you could get anyway (I know there is a flu jab available, but this doesn't protect against all types of flu.)
My sister had terrible norovirus at the start of her pregnancy and baby is fine.
If you are otherwise healthy I wouldn't let this put you off

I agree with PP I wouldn't let it stop you from trying . The risk is so small I'm sure someone did youve more chance of winning the lotto than catching it .

Even if you did catch it, the risk to baby would be small then and there are other things you could get that could give you a high temperature too.

I admit I am a bit worried but the media hype doesn't help...only 51 cases is not many at all.

I'm 42. Currently 24 weeks.

The first trimester was bad. I had cold after cold (from our toddler in nursery). I'm pretty sure I managed to get a mild form of the flu a few weeks back. Felt like my thigh bones had been crushed for a few days and then a gland swelled up in my neck to the point I couldn't swallow. I'd had my flu jab. Partner and son had the same bug though and were much worse than me. Son was screaming and ended up at hospital with a ruptured eardrum.

Not sure I had a temperature in the latest round but I've had several in this pregnancy.

I had 2 MCs last year so am ultra paranoid. I think CV is the icing on the fucking cake for me, seeing as though 2 people in my town have tested positive. I'm not scared anymore. Because actually, you can do everything right, as I've seen before, and everything can just go wrong.

OP, the likelihood is CV could become endemic, like the flu. You can't let it dictate your life. And although there isn't much in terms of research, of 9 pregnant women they studied Wuhan, all lived and none of them passed it on to their babies.

I understand your concerns, believe me, but I wouldn't let it stop me.

Hi SnoozyLou, that sounds like a difficult few months, I hope you and your family are all better now. Good luck with the rest of your pregnancy. I agree, you just have to get on with your life, especially as they say CV might last for two years!

I agree with @Cookiecrumble887. Good luck OP!

Thanks @Daisy1982. I know it's worrying, and we were already pregnant by the time news broke, but as it stands even now, we'd still be trying. The risk is very small. There are lots and lots of very small risks (toxoplasmosis, listeria, flu), unfortunately. It's just another one on the list.

And actually, if this does force everyone to be more aware and practice better hygiene, that cuts your risk of picking up other things too.

Wish you all the best.

We were a bit relaxed but now being very careful having looked at the complication / maternal death rate for SARS / MERS until more info comes out about the new Coronavirus.
www.contagionlive.com/news/covid19-sarscov2-and-pregnancy-does-the-past-predict-the-present

I don’t want to worry anyone though - from the cases in China it looks like third trimester infection likely less bad than with the other corona viruses.

This is the latest guidance from the Royal College of Obs and Gyne:

www.rcog.org.uk/coronavirus-pregnancy

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