Anyone worried about the MRSA bug....?

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Maybe I am being completely irrational and panicking unecessarily but as this is my first DD I am of course worried about the whole birth in general but what is worse is the fear of when you are in hospital of catching MRSA! Every week I seem to read more cases of people dying from this and it is making feel quite negative, especially as I have asthma and this is a disease that affects your lungs. Think I will be taking some cleaning products with me......anyone feel the same about this??

My dad got it in hospital after having a hip replacement several years ago they ended up having to take the false hip out again and left him without a hip for about a year he then had another false one put in.

Anyway the MRSA has gone and he is fine but he does have cellulitus but think that is unrelated.

I would take some anti ...... wipes with you though and make sure that drs and nurses wash their hands with hibi-scrub. Also wash your hands often.

The moral of my story is that you can actually get over MRSA.

i used to do bank nursing when i was 17, 10 years ago, MRSA was around then - it is not a 'new' thing.

People carry MRSA without knowing. I think we just have to put things into perspective and be knowledgable about it without listening to some of the ill-informed crap printed in some of these newspapers!

I agree snmum. We were just talking about this at work. I know people do catch MRSA, but a lot of the stuff around at the moment is media hype (bl**dy Daily Mail). Essentially, if you're a healthy person before you go into hospital you are very unlikely to catch MRSA. Please try & relax & enjoy the birth of your daughter. Good luck.

Nice to hear positive things for a change!! Know I am probably panicking for no reason. Thanks guys.

Terrified - in fact have thought about changing hospital after a nice frriend phoned to tell me that the hospital I am due to give birth at has the highest rate of MRSA in the country!!

Have an appointment to look around next week but have been assured by the Hospital Admin that the programme was talking about the A&E not the maternity ward!!

Have ben told by midwives to take somke wipes in with me and some spray and wash often and make sure I see anyone who is going to touch me or baby wash their hands beforehands or wear clean gloves!!

Or I may even take that stuff that you don;t need water for just rub and it kills the bacteria and get everyone to use that first!!

Oh Twinkie, she didn't have to do that . Was hoping you hadn't seen the hoo-ha.
Frankly I expect the other local ones are little better. The QE, where dd was born in 2003, was filthy. I got through three packs of Dettox wipes in eight days. But I didn't get MRSA and neither will you I hope.

The bugs that cause MRSA have been around since forever, but in the past they could be killed with strong antibiotices. Now, for various reasons, they are resistant to (almost) everything. Lots of people are carriers of these bacteria - I think I heard somewhere that around 1 in 3 of us are - and for most of us they don't cause ill-health. The problems arise when someone has an open wound or their immunity is compromised in some other way.
All hospitals (potentially) have a problem with MRSA - it's how they deal with it that makes the difference. Cleanliness, both of wards and people, to stop the spread of infection is very important and unfortunately hospitals, and indeed wards within hospitals, very greatly as to how clean they are. I think that most hospitals are now beginning to take the issue very seriously although things still aren't perfect, or anywhere near it in some cases.
If you are concerned, you could take some alcohol gel or wipes with you. Also make sure that anyone, especially medical/nursing staff, touching you or your baby has washed their hands first. If the hospital isn't clean then make sure you complain.
I'm sure things will be fine though.

Bloody Hell Marina - was thinking of taking one pack will get onto Ocado as was going to pack my bag this weekend!!

I had an ahem, dicky tummy, Twinkie. And no I did not use the wipes on my own person
Sure you will only need one pack!

dh's grandma contracted MRSA in a hospital aged 94 due to a horrid gash on her leg. She was in hospital for ages but managed to fight it off.