Worrying about covid

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Hi all

I am 34 weeks pregnant
I also have a DS aged 5 in primary school

I'm starting to worry and think all sorts..
What if DS picks up covid from school in the week/days leading up to my due date? Who will look after him whilst I'm in labour if he has covid? What happens if I have covid when I go into labour?

He was off school yesterday with a high temp / slight cough, thankfully negative PCR and much better now so back in school today but it's got me thinking!

I know whatever happens will happen but I keep thinking 'what if' about everything!

Not a lot you can do about the risk from your dc really, so yeah, as you said, just try not to worry. I know easier said than done, but unless you have other risk factors other than pregnancy, your vaccines should make covid way less serious if you are unlucky enough to get it.
Hope you don't! 😊

I’m the same. I’m 39 weeks tomorrow, have 3 at school. My youngest was poorly with a cold. I have taken them out of school as were poorly with a cold but today I wrote to the heads asking to take them out till the baby is here. If they catch Covid now, that means having no one at the birth. That also means us being poorly, more risks during birth too.
I would of been happy to send them, but this whole households not having to isolate has just caused to much anxiety. 😢.

I think this is going to be an ongoing worry even once baby is born, when you have other kids in school they are forever bringing home bugs and viruses. I read a thread on here not long ago where many had taken their kids out of school ahead of due date just to be cautious, you could do that.

@InnPain for me it’s about the birth. I managed to get my second jab 2 weeks ago it was late as I was advised against it at first. So baby will have antibodies. For me it’s hopefully about giving birth with dh there abs hopefully having time to heal.
After that baby should have antibodies and I will be in a better position to fight it :). I’m also asthmatic so always get a cough.

Yes same here. It's annoying as it's made me wish pregnancy away in the hope baby will be here before I catch Covid as I feel like it's just a matter of time.

Almost 40 weeks now with C section planned for Monday and thought I'd made it, but DC woke with a bad chest and continuous dry cough. Should get the PCR result tomorrow but it's made me feel like going to hospital alone to have my baby is a real possibility :(.

I've been in a bit of a state and feeling guilty about all the stress this baby is feeling because of this crappy situation.

But it can't be helped and I'm sure long term it won't matter as long as everyone is healthy, it's just a bump in the road. Good luck!

It’s tough isn’t it. I contracted it at 36 weeks (now 38). It was a pretty horrific 2 weeks but am slowly recovering. My son started school last week - which I missed.
My biggest worry was going into labour and not having my husband with me..he also tested positive.
Thankfully we are out of the worst of it now but I can totally understand why you would wish to shield yourselves now at this critical time. I would potentially do just the same.

If you have covid when you go into labour, you still go into hospital but as I understand it you are effectively in a sealed room, full PPE for the midwives, you won't be put on a mixed ward etc, but you will still get the medical care you need. If your partner has covid when you go into labour, then he wouldn't be able to accompany you.

This has been on my mind too. The plan, all being well, is that my Mum and Dad will look after the kids while I am in hospital, and dh will be with me. If the kids, or dh, have covid when I go into labour then I'll take my mum into hospital with me and leave dh at home to look after the kids (assuming he's not too unwell). If dh was really ill with covid then I guess my dad would watch the kids while my mum came with me, or I'd go to hospital alone while my parents both watched the kids. If my parents had covid when I went into labour then we'd see if a friend could watch the kids and if not, then I'd go it alone in hospital while dh had them. It'd be pretty unlucky for any of these to happen, but the worst case scenario is that I'm in hospital alone, which I could cope with if that was the only option.

Are you double dose vaccinated? If you are even if you get covid is very likely it will be mild - unpleasant and will mean at hospital they will be in PPE, but serious illness is very unlikely.