First trimester fever

[Susanne2]

Hi everyone,
I’m new to mumsnet - looking forward to being part of this community.

I am 10 weeks pregnant with my first and between 8+6 and 9+1 I had the most awful cold with a fever running up to 100.3F. I did take paracetamol but I am worried about the hours I was in bed asleep not knowing what my temperature was. My cold is still dragging on 10 days later but not had a fever since.

I cannot stop googling impacts of fever in first trimester - I’m reading articles that say risk of birth defect is 3.5 times higher. With a base risk of 3-5% does that make my risk 15% now?
It is causing me so much anxiety and I’m no longer enjoying my pregnancy as I just keep thinking about what I have done to my baby.

I guess I’m just looking for some mums who have been in my situation or someone that can just help to calm my anxious thoughts. How can I get past this and enjoy my pregnancy again.

Hi I had a flu bug at 10 weeks was in bed for 5 days and definitely had a fever. Saw midwife who was not concerned and said baby is unlikely to be affected unless its very very high and you are hospitalised. I'm 36 weeks now and have had no issues. It's a worrying time but the chances are your baby will be fine.

Thank you so much for your reply it means a lot! I hope at 36 weeks I can pass the reassurance you’ve given me on to someone else! ❤