25 weeks and husband doctor in intensive care

[Beula82]

Hi
Wondered if I could get some advice. I am strictly socially distancing following government advice for pregnant women. I live in a small flat with my husband who is an intensive care doctor working daily with coronavirus patients who are seriously ill. I’m worried about him catching it and me from him. Is anyone else in a similar situation? What would you advise? I want to stay where I am because I am a high risk pregnancy under different specialist teams at my local hospital. And of course he needs to be here for work. Is this a huge risk or am I worrying unnecessarily?
Thanks in advance.

Can you stay with someone. I know that's an awful proposition but it's provably the safest thing to do.

I'm not sure but currently at work as doctors looking after suspected covid patients three of the doctors are pregnant.

Is it possible to sleep in separate rooms for now? Could you make the sofa comfy for him or something? Other than that if make sure there is frequent hand washing and keeping a bit of distance if you’re in the same room rather than sitting right next to him. It’s horrible but you have to think of the baby first I suppose, and tell yourself it’s only temporary.

How many weeks are you?

The trust I am working for is offering hotel accommodation for staff is that on option for him to keep him away from you

Sorry just saw you are 25 weeks. At least you’re not in the first trimester (and therefore still have a long time being pregnant left).

Mine is also an ITU nurse looking after Corona patients. We have been through lots of scenarios but have decided to stay in the same house as I will go mad anywhere else. He is sleeping in the spare room!

Hi OP,

My DH also works in ICU in a busy London hospital and I'm 30 weeks pregnant. After working last weekend, he developed a cough and temp so we are currently isolating completely (living apart). However as there is no routine testing for Covid19 for NHS staff we wont know whether he has actually had it or not. So after the 7 days isolation is up and he goes back to work, we will be living together but distancing as much as possible. We're fortunate that we can use separate bedrooms and toilet and we will be attempting to keep 2m apart, washing hands, using different utensils, cleaning lots etc.

It's a really difficult and stressful time for all of us. Like many pregnant women I'm concerned for my own health and that of our baby, and worried about the care I will receive both antenatal and postnatal, that I won't see friends and family etc etc. However I'm also worried for my DH's mental and physical health considering what he's likely to face over the next few months.

Ultimately its a personal decision that no-one else can make for you. I found reading the RCOG advice very helpful and personally, we have decided that this solution is the best for us. I don't want to be away from my home and DH and I know that the officials are being very cautious in putting pregnant women in the vulnerable group. As this is a new virus there really isn't enough evidence to say for sure there is no risk to pregnant women and babies, but there's no evidence to show Covid19 is a risk to us either.

I'm just trying to take each day as it comes and enjoy my last few weeks of pregnancy as much as I can. I figure the less stressed I am, the better for my baby. Let me know if you want to chat more since we're both in a very similar situation xx