WWYD - Ziya risk

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twentynineteen · 12/08/2022 22:28

Hi, I'm 12 weeks pregnant and had my 12 week scan today (thankfully all is week). It was a happy day until an hour ago....

We are due to go on holiday in 2 days time to Cape Verde. My husband has today found out that there is a Zika risk and has said that it is too risky and we shouldn't go. I'm devastated. I know he is thinking of my health and the unborn baby's but that doesn't change how I feel.

We will also have an extremely disappointed LG (5) when she finds out we are not going on holiday.

This year has been tough, OH is dealing with severe anxiety and depression and I have been working towards this holiday as my escape and to keep my sanity. The holiday was booked before BFP and our insurance will not cover us for 'changing our mind' as travel is not prohibited.

I still want to go... AIBU to want to go??? for all of our sanity but also reflecting the hard year we have had and the fact that things will change for my LG next year when baby comes. We cannot afford to go anywhere else if we loose the holiday money and my leave is fixed, in any case there are slim pickings for accommodation and flights in 2 days time.

What would you do?? Please help me find some rational and logical thoughts (rather than it's not fair, I want to go!)

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Hatscats · 12/08/2022 22:31

I’d go, just cover up at night and lots of mozzie spray.
I looked into it a lot as we conceived the month after coming back from Thailand, the cases there were so so low, even though the official advice was not to conceive for 6 months after.

RunningFromInsanity · 12/08/2022 22:35

I went to Boa Vista last year and was surprised at the lack of mosquitos on the island.

SQLserved · 12/08/2022 23:02

I have sympathy, but would not go, it’s not worth the risk.

WithOneLook · 12/08/2022 23:08

Surely its a personal choice to be made by you and your family. Personally hell would freeze over before I got on that plane because it wouldn't be worth the risk for me. Others have different risk tolerances and that ok. Ultimately we have to live with the consequences the same with drinking any alcohol or eating liver during pregnancy (both of which are not recommended.....)

thunderonlyhappenswhenits · 12/08/2022 23:54

I went to Boa Vista a couple of years ago and took all the jungle spray etc I could fit in my case, didn't get bit once. We did go in January though so don't know if it was the time of year or the fact it's so bloody windy the mozzies just got blew away !

TruffleShuffles · 13/08/2022 03:36

Around now until October is Cape Verde’s rainy season and the worst time for mosquitoes. I went in October and me and my husband were ravaged by them amd I very rarely get bit. It obviously doesn’t mean you would contract zika but I think you would struggle to avoid mosquitoes.

chilliesandspices · 13/08/2022 10:49

If you get bitten by mosquitos will he spend the whole holiday panicking and ruin it anyway?

chipsandpeas · 13/08/2022 10:53

if you have book with someone like jet2 or TUI see if you can change the holiday to somewhere where zika is around

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twentynineteen · 13/08/2022 13:03

I've spoken to Tui and they were able to allow us to change the holiday (small sob story from me) - have spent to morning trying to find something in Europe that has room availability and flights. Been on hold to Tui for almost 2 hours - fingers crossed the booking updates OK!

Thanks for all your help!!

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