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freaking out about slapped cheek

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Hangingbellyofbabylon · 27/03/2009 22:58

I'm 15 weeks and today had contact with a little girl (carrying, feeding, taking to the loo etc) whose sister has slapped cheek - the sister is at the red cheek stage so no longer contagious but the little girl I was looking after could be contagious now. Also the older sister is in my dd's class at school so my own dd could have it. I've read all of the stuff on the NHS website and it is worrying - if you get it between 9-20 weeks it's a massive 15% miscarriage rate. Crap, Crap, Crap. .

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MichaelaS · 27/03/2009 23:56

just read your post and don't know what to say but didn't want you to go unanswered.

how long until you find out if you caught it? is there anything your doctor can do to help like giving you antibiotics?

really hope you are ok, let us know what happens.

anniecam38 · 28/03/2009 07:21

HBB-Firstly what you need to do is ring your GP on Monday, you will need a blood test to see if you are immune, my GP told me most of us have built up immunity as exposed to it as a child. It will take about a week for blood tests to come back. Fingers crossed for you all is well. I had this worry when i was pregnant with DS, thankfully blood test showed i was immune. GP will discuss with you what happens next if you arent immune. Easy for me to say but try not to worry till you get your results back.

Sunflower100 · 28/03/2009 08:22

Yes get blood test - they can use your booking bloods if needs be. Thinking of you and wishing you well. Ive had a few similar scares in this pg.

changer22 · 28/03/2009 08:25

Get a blood test through the GP.

I did this after being with a friend's DS who had slapped cheek. It showed I'd already had it. My mother couldn't believe it but I think it was pretty common (but written off as a temperature) so hopefully you've had it already too.

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Hangingbellyofbabylon · 28/03/2009 08:35

Thank you I'm trying to stay calm but just feel so sad that something could go wrong, I was just starting to feel secure about this baby. I'll phone the GP on Monday - now have to phone my friend who was at the same place with me yesterday and is also pregnant.

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belgo · 28/03/2009 08:37

I had this worry during my pregnancy. I went to the doctor, explained my worries,and had a blood test for the parvo virus.

All was fine, I did not have the virus. I hope your GP can also give you the blood test.

neolara · 28/03/2009 12:47

I've just been through this worry this week. As others have said, ask your GP to check the blood that was taken earlier as part of the normal pregnancy screening. They checked mine in two days. Luckily it showed I was immune.

Someone on MN pointed me in the direction of the HPA website, which is a font of information about slapped cheek.

Good luck. The chances are that you will be ok.

popsycal · 28/03/2009 13:45

With ds3 I was in contact with slapped cheeck from about 14 weeks (I am a teacher and there was an outbreak)

I had to have blood tests and I wasn't immune so was susceptible. I had to have blood tests every 3 weeks then at 26 weeks, my own boys caught it (as well as chicken pox, but that i another story). I had to have growth scans every 4 weeks.

DS3 is 6 months and fine
I was told after 20 weeks, some hospitals do nothing but my hospital was one that erred on the side of caution. At 15 weeks, I am sure you will be fine.

You need a blood test to see whether you are immune first. I was very surprised that I wasn't, having been a teacher for 12 years!

popsycal · 28/03/2009 13:46

Just to add, my immunity test was done on my booking bloods which they stil lhad in the labs

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Hangingbellyofbabylon · 28/03/2009 18:49

thankyou, I'm feeling calmer now and will phone the midwife on Monday to ask about the bloods.

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sparkle12mar08 · 28/03/2009 20:31

Look out my previous posts on this, I had it and had growth scanes and all sorts. But to reassure you, it's not not a 15% miscarriage rate, it's a 15% increase in risk - not the same thing and much less worrying

You'd have to be really, really unlucky for anything really bad to happen - you'd have to have not had it before (over half of people have), you'd have to then have an active outbreak (unlikely even woth contact as infection from transmission is low), you'd have to then pass it to the baby (doesn't always happen), and on top of all of that the baby would have to get ill from it (often infections are present but not harmful).

Call your midwife first thing monday, get the test, and hopefully all will be well. I know how worrying this can be, so sending you lots of hugs in the meantime

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Hangingbellyofbabylon · 28/03/2009 21:47

Thank you sparkle - it all sounds much less scary in that context.

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sparkle12mar08 · 30/03/2009 19:46

Hangingbelly, did you get to call your midwife? Hope all is well x

Taxgirl · 21/04/2009 17:33

Hi everyone, this is my first post. I understand the worry about slapped cheek. I've had a call from hospital today to say I have contracted the infection while I've been pregnant, probably at around 18 weeks, and am also really worried. I'd like to know if anyone has had a miscarriage because of it and at what stage of pregnancy. My midwife seemed to think that at 23 weeks I'm probably past the worst time but on another forum site someone had miscarried at 23 weeks! Have already been booked in for scan at 29 weeks as echogenic bowel showed up at 20 week scan but it seems like a long time to wait to see if she's growing.

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