Pregnant and Covid Positive - Help!

[CJ14]

Hi ladies,

I'm 17 weeks pregnant and waiting on results of a Covid test. My partner, who I live with, tested positive on Christmas Day after having symptoms the day before. I tested then too and I was negative.
Christmas evening, I started with symptoms and since then, they've got a little worse - cough, aches, shortness of breath when doing minor things.
I'm 99% sure my test will be positive due to the circumstances above, but just wondering if anyone else has been positive, symptomatic and the baby has been fine?
I'm coughing a lot and worried that is going to affect baby.
Was meant to be meeting my midwife tomorrow for my 16 week check-up (already delayed because of Christmas) but as I'm isolating, I can't see her until 7th January now! I'll be over 18 weeks then - nearly 19!

Any advice or reassurance would be great.

Thanks xx

I haven't but there have been a few of these threads where mums have shared they were fine and baby was born healthy.

My 16 week MW appointment but was phonecall just checking if I had any queries. They don't seem to take you really seriously until 28 weeks plus!

Still of course contact them if you are positive in case the suggest anything in particular but sounds like rest and paracetamol from the other posts.

I hope you turn a corner soon so you can feel better and relax x

I read the other day that there is little evidence that baby would be at risk as C-19 doesn't travel through the placenta so I hope that's reassuring! I think it's a case of look after yourself, make sure you're eating and drinking and only take paracetamol
Get well soon!

The Royal College advice suggests there's no additional risk before 28 weeks. The additional risk after this is that you are likely to get a more severe infection. There does appear to be any additional risk to baby.

*doesn't that should say

Sorry you're feeling poorly and worried and others are being tiresome some people should avoid these boards!

The risks seem to be in the third semester but, even at that point, are fairly small for baby. My friend tested + and was unwell days before planned c-section and they just postponed it to let her recover/get beyond inflectiousness and her wee girl was fine!

Thank you for your replies, and reassurance. Really does mean a lot.

I didn't see the deleted posts? Were they something I should have seen/shouldn't have missed?

Many thanks again - appreciate it like you wouldn't believe x

@CJ14 I had covid, a few weeks ago, just made me feel more ill than I already was! Take it easy as your immune system isn't as strong as normal when pregnant

@CJ14 how are you feeling? Found your thread as i now 17 weeks, husband is positive and now i feel unwell. Any advice?

@Fishingforhappiness
Sorry to hear you're in same situation.
I went and got my test done, which was of course positive. I let my midwife know as soon as I had the result and she referred me to an NHS Covid hubsite on the same day, to check my oxygen levels so I'd suggest doing the same - they gave me a little machine that I check my levels every day and they call me for a check-in and to get my results - so far, no concern.
I'm ok though, just sleeping and feels like I have a flu/bad cold so rest and hydration is key.
I have lost my smell and taste though - I'm on day 6 from symptoms starting and only lost these senses yesterday.
Try and keep away from your husband though - sleep, sit and eat separately etc. Even if you get your positive as you don't want to cross over any further infection - that's what we have done anyway and it's served us well, and it's what nurse suggested too.
But defo get a test ASAP as your midwife cannot do any referrals without a positive.
Just relax and don't panic though. They have no concern on the baby. It's just us as our immune systems are lower than they would be so want to keep an eye on us.
Just a case of riding it out and hoping symptoms stay mild.
If you have any other questions, let me know. Happy to help xxx