I work with a young girl who has been diagnosed with chickenpox. I have had chicken pox myself when I was about 7 years old. I am 13 weeks pregnant and am worried i may have caught them, because you can catch them twice and symptoms dont show until 2-3 weeks after being exposed. Has anyone else been in a similar situation, if so what did you do?
2007-07-29 16:55:15 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
Yes it is true that you can get chickenpox twice depending on the degree of how bad you got it the first time around. I dont know how old you are but I can tell you that the chances of you getting it again are low.
It also depends on if you have close contact with the girl you work with. In order to get chickenpox you not only have to be exposed to it but it is not airborn so you much be exposed by touching her, drinking after her, using the phone after her etc. It is spread via contact so that means you must have touched her or touched/used something after her. After that you must provide it a way to enter your body like touching/rubbing your eyes, putting your fingers in your mouth, not washing your hands before eating after touching something she did...
Since you are pregnant I would call your OB and tell them that you have been exposed. There is a blood test they can do to see if you have enough antibodies in your system but not sure they would do that since it is a expensive test. I would just call them but I would say that you are more safe then you think since you have had them before.
2007-07-29 17:04:45 · answer #1 · answered by amh172 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi i would call your doctor. My mum had them twice and the second time when she was an adult was worse than the first time as a child.
Not sure about harm to you and baby, but i would do some research. Hope you dont get them, and your baby will be fine.
2007-07-30 00:18:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, since you have already had them you don't have to worry aobu chicken pox. Your baby is protected by your immunity to them.
2007-07-29 23:58:45 · answer #3 · answered by Ryan's mom 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
call the ER if you are really concerned ask for the labor and delievery floor and ask them. but you could always wait and call your OB dr tomorrow. im not sure. never heard of someone pregnant getting them. but my OB loves for people to call with their concerns if they are honestly concerned
2007-07-29 23:59:40 · answer #4 · answered by Teri 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're probably okay, but if you start to have any symptoms, call your doctor immediately!
2007-07-29 23:59:33 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I thought you could only get chickenpox once..........
2007-07-29 23:59:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
see your ob and let them know you were exposed could cause possible birth defects.
2007-07-29 23:58:36 · answer #7 · answered by sarah r 4 · 0⤊ 4⤋