Farm / petting zoo pregnant

[ecossegirl91]

I’m around 24.5weeks pregnant with baby 2 and had planned to take my toddler to a local play farm / petting zoo with the nice weather. He can feed the goats here. If I don’t touch the animals (most behind fences anyway tbh) and everyone washes their hands after will this be safe?

Yes :) Have a lovely time!

Fyi

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/pregnancy-advice-on-contact-with-animals-that-are-giving-birth#:~:text=Further%20information-,Risks%20in%20pregnancy,particularly%20sheep%2C%20cattle%20and%20goats.

@AnSolas yeh I saw this but thought since I’m not helping any give birth it would be ok?

Its a low risk but your son/you are in contact with transfer materials eg soil on shoes etc and also depending on other families to have good hygine.

Its in the middle of lambing and the small animals are cutest so even though its low risk I would give contact with farm animals a miss

Forgive me if I’m being dense but I thought these things were not airborne and only if ingested? So licking things or eating / hands in mouth without washing?

I can always send dad out to the animal bit and I can sit in the farm shop with cake!

Tbh I would not any type of expert, just always told that women should be careful as the sheep herd can have it before their handlers know that there is a problem.

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/chlamydophila-abortus

The petting farm should have risk management in place so the risk to any herd would be low but sheep/lambs etc in sheds are sleeping in dirty beding so dusty air appears to create a risk.

Hopefully someone in the industry can give you a better answer.

May be a non issue anyway, we arrived at the farm and he ran straight for the soft play indoor atea and doesn’t want to leave! I’ll assume that this is safe even tho it’s on the farm

Yep we went in the indoor soft play for hour and bit then sat out the front of the cafe and shop eating ice cream. Didn’t go near the animals in the end 🤣 assume all is well!

Yes you'll be fine as long as you don't hand feed any animals and don't go near any lambing ewes

Absolutely safe. I live on a farm. Didn't go near lambing shed. But other than that could walk by it.

Can confirm zero animals were hand fed … zero animals were even seen 🤣🤣

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