DS just got a positive LFT and I am 8 months pregnant!

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I have taken him to have a PCR test to confirm if he has covid or not. I am just panicking. Our house is tiny. I have shut him away in his room which he doesn't mind, sorted separate towels out for him to use when he is in the bathroom. Moved his sister into my room (they currently share a room)
I am going to go through the house with Detol and wipe over all the surfaces and all the windows are open to get fresh air in.

I am just super scared of catching it, I haven't had a vaccine yet due to the mixed messages provided to pregnant women about it being safe. One moment it was a definite no no and then all of a sudden they were saying it was ok but when I asked any of my care professionals if it was safe they wouldn't confirm it.
I plan to have the vaccine as soon as I have had the baby but thats a bit late now. Just incredibly scared of catching it and ending up on a ventilator. I know another pregnant woman that this has happened to.

(Please don't come on here and say it's my own fault for not having the vaccine, I am very pro vaccine, I just haven't been given any confidence in the long term effects of it by my health care professionals and I would never forgive myself if I hurt the baby)

Just looking for a hand hold really. DP is away with work and I am stuck dealing with this all on my own

I’ve had the vaccine (also 8 months pregnant) because I’m asthmatic and I had a rough time with COVID in the first wave. But even I don’t think you should panic. The risk of your ending up in the ICU if you are otherwise in good health and don’t usually struggle badly with respiratory viruses is thankfully small, and by this stage in your pregnancy if you had to deliver early it wouldn’t be the end of the world. Just take it one day at a time, buy yourself an oximeter just in case, and if you do get ill make sure you monitor baby’s movements with extra care.

@NanaPorsche Sorry to hear about what your daughter went through. Hope her little one continues to catch up and do well.

[quote RoseAndGeranium]@NanaPorsche Sorry to hear about what your daughter went through. Hope her little one continues to catch up and do well.[/quote]
You're very kind

@NanaPorsche

My daughter had coronavirus when she was 30 wks pregnant. Her daughter (4yrs) had probably brought it home from school - her class bubble had closed which resulted in two weeks off at October half term.

She told the midwife who then brought round blood thinning injections for her to do once a day.

She became quite unwell which resulted in her going into labour at 32 wks. She was sent home from hospital the day before she had the baby - they told her she wasn't in labour and there was no possibility of having the baby in the next two weeks.

Baby came within 15 mins of arriving at the hospital the next day (7am).

He needed oxygen because his lungs weren't mature. If the hospital had believed my daughter the day before she could have had a steroid injection with regards to baby's lungs.

Baby was discharged after 3 wks in NICU.

He's quite 'behind' with regards to milestones due to prematurity.

He tested negative for coronavirus whilst in hospital - so it seems it didn't pass to the baby.

Have you contacted your midwife - you may need those injections.

My daughter also had to have the injections for 6 weeks afterwards.

@NanaPorsche I'm so sorry to hear this, it sounds very stressful! Obviously the hospital were very remiss in fobbing your daughter off. I just wanted to say that there is no guarantee your DGS's lungs would've been OK with steroids. I had two doses of steroids with DS2, with a good few days left before he arrived. He was delivered at 38 weeks by planned section and still needed to go to SCBU (HDU) to be given oxygen as his lungs weren't ready. I'm just sharing in the hope it might help with the anger/ resentment you have over your daughter not getting the right care (which is absolutely understandable, but an unpleasant emotion to be living with).