https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Fri, 10 Apr 2026 08:01:59 +0000 Sat, 19 Jul 2008 12:35:32 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.05 360 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=18618 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=18618&PID=443929&title=slapped-cheek-parvo-virus#443929 Author: kmarie
Subject: 18618
Posted: 19 July 2008 at 12:35pm

Sounds like you've sorted it out

Last year I was one of four teachers who were pregnant at school and slapped cheek was going around. I only suspected I was pregnant at that stage so hurried along to the drs to check for sure. When tests confirmed that I was, my doctor recommended I have a blood test to check if I was immune, and stay off school in the meantime. It turned out that I was immune (even though mum doesn't recall me having it as a child) so I went back with no probs. However two of my colleagues had doctors who told them to stay away until they reached the safety of 20wks and the other one took a day or two off and decided it wasn't much to worry about so she came back, even though some of the students who were hit hardest were siblings of children in her class. In the end I guess it all depends on the advice you're given!

Hope it all worked out well - as there are no more posts here I'm assuming all is good?


K

Edited by kmarie]]> Sat, 19 Jul 2008 12:35:32 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=18618&PID=443929&title=slapped-cheek-parvo-virus#443929 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=18618&PID=425019&title=slapped-cheek-parvo-virus#425019 Author: cat007
Subject: 18618
Posted: 26 June 2008 at 8:02pm

Exactly as your obstetrician said - the only risk is a very small chance of a miscarriage if you contract the virus in the first 20 weeks of pregnancy.

I have just been through the same thing as we had a case of a child having it at my sons preschool. However, I cant even tell if he caught it or not - he has a cold and slightly rosy cheeks but its nothing serious at all. I have also been exposed to it and did have a flu-like bug over the weekend but I seem to have come right and had a scan - nothing has affected my pregnancy.

I personally wouldnt worry too much - apart from having an antibody screen, there isnt a lot we can do about it. Also in our mothers generation, we probably did have it as kids but our mothers didnt know what it was and put it down to the flu or something similar. A lot havent even heard of "slapped cheek".]]> Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:02:54 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=18618&PID=425019&title=slapped-cheek-parvo-virus#425019 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=18618&PID=424803&title=slapped-cheek-parvo-virus#424803 Author: kiwisj
Subject: 18618
Posted: 26 June 2008 at 4:18pm

I love my obstetrician

He just called to say there is a low chance of me contracting parvo virus as most adults have been exposed to it as kids.

And IF I did get it there is a very rare chance of miscarriage, but not abnormalities.

BUT if I like (and given I work with kids) come on down for a antibody screen. Yay, so just about to pop down to the clinic and do that ]]> Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:18:34 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=18618&PID=424803&title=slapped-cheek-parvo-virus#424803 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=18618&PID=424782&title=slapped-cheek-parvo-virus#424782 Author: kiwisj
Subject: 18618
Posted: 26 June 2008 at 4:02pm

OK someone please tell me I am worrying about nothing

Just heard from the mother of the children I nanny for (part time) that her son *might* have slapped cheek - but if he does it's not contagious any longer because he already has a rash. If this is the case, I was probably exposed to it over the past couple of weeks (I have spent two afternoons with him, more time with his younger brothers who DON'T have a rash)

Had a read online - seems that in early pg slapped cheek can be very serious if the mother catches it at passes on to the fetus. But there's nothing you can do if you have it or if you're exposed to it as it's a virus!

I can't get hold of my Mum to see if I have been exposed as a child myself (ie have natural immunity) but am waiting to hear back from my Ob's receptionist re getting a blood test to check my immunity.

In the meantime called the mother back and asked if he has actually been diagnosed with it, but turns out it was just a suggestion from his preschool teacher and no, it's not actually going round at school at the moment.

Argh! Sorry for the novel, just not sure what to do next! I am meant to be working this afternoon and feel like there's nothing I can do anyway even if he HAS got it, but there's nothing like being pregnant for making you worried ]]> Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:02:48 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=18618&PID=424782&title=slapped-cheek-parvo-virus#424782