Can anyone please help me. My DD wasnt well last night fever and bright red rash on her cheeks and forehead. Doc thinks it could be slapped cheek. If i am pregnant and catch it is there a high chance i will lose the baby.
I didnt want to tell the doc as i am only 6/7dpo and not even definitely pregnant. Ugh typical.
Sorry AF got your ladies, onwards and upwards. Still holding off testing as only has one frer and 2 digital ones so i dont think they will tell me until later on anyway.
There are risks, but they are small. As with any illness, be sure to take extra hygiene measures i.e. extra washing hands (all the family) and using alcohol gel. Our daughter had slapped cheek and was a little off for a day with bright red cheeks, but she didn't say anything to us about it so we thought her red cheeks at first were sunburn because she had been at the beach all day that day! She was fine and the symptoms didn't last long. She was generally ok, she simply said after she felt a bit off that day but it wasn't so much so she said anything about it. I don't know if you are aware, but after having slapped cheek you are immune (I think, I'm sure I read this when she had it), so if you had it (which you probably did during childhood), then you won't catch it but I'm assuming the risk to baby is still there, but still small. Also, once having it, it isn't unusual, especially for children, to see a recurrence of red cheeks from time to time, especially if feeling a little under the weather. Our daughter has red cheeks sometimes from it, but she doesn't experience any other symptoms. They don't usually, only the red cheeks
This is the NHS link. It sounds scary, but the risks are small so don't panic
https://www.nhs.uk/chq/Pages/1112.aspx?CategoryID=54
Actually, is it still there? The risk, if you are immune? You know I can't remember. Will Google...
Here we are - https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/slapped-cheek-syndrome/Pages/Introduction.aspx
You have to scroll down a little to see about pregnancy but it reads as though if you already had it you will be immune, which sounds as if the risk isn't there during pregnancy if you are?
I have some FRERs I'm waiting to arrive, they are estimated to be here between today and Monday! If they don't arrive today at some point I will buy a pack from town this afternoon, or perhaps some Superdrug early tests, I hear they are also good. Only thing with those is the tiny window, it annoys me! So I may stick with FRER if bank balance will allow. I usually test like a crazy person and usually buy too many of the more expensive tests the further into the TWW I am, which is a rubbish habit because they are SO expensive
