but just wanted to ask about catching infections during pregnancy…
as winter is almost here now…and so its common to catch infections such as flus, colds, chest infections etc.etc…
me and husband live alone at the moment…however its always been the case that whenever I go to my moms house…all the kids are usually there…plenty of them…and during winter months they always seem to have one infection or another…and i notice as soon as i come back from visiting them…i end up catching the same thing too and these kids tend to get infections more than usual! i mean i think theres so many of them that they easily spread it to each other…and hence their likelihood of getting it is much higher than for example kids who are not always surrounded by other kids…so what i wanted to ask was that I know its not good to catch certain infections during pregnancy and was reading a study which showed that birth defects and other problems are usually more common in the baby if the baby was conceived during the winter months…because of the increased infections during this time…
so considering in my family of nieces and nephews they ALWAYS tend to have one infection or another…is it best to avoid them especially during the first 3 months of pregnancy which are the most important months to take extra care as the baby is being formed? and considering that I for some reason always manage to catch whatever they have I personally think its best I avoid these kids especially in first 3 months of pregnancy simply because I ALWAYS manage to catch the infections from them…but what am I supposed to do when they invite me over…which they do quiet often…would it be rude for me not to go when the kids have infections etc? and to actually tell them that thats the reason im not coming? maybe they’ll think im just being too stuck up or something? its nothing like that its just that I dont want it to have any bad effect on my pregnancy and baby…just recently they all have very bad chest infections to the extent where they couldnt even breathe properly and had to use inhalers etc and were sneezing etc too
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its not that much of an issue tbh. just be normal. you cant save yourself from the flu germ thru the whole pregnancy. i got the flu quite a few times when i was pregnant even though i didnt go anywhere near someone with a cold... but i was out and about going to school... had to catch something sometime during the winter season...
you cant lock ureself up for teh whole pregnancy.... its just gonna make ure immune system weak.
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its not that much of an issue tbh. just be normal. you cant save yourself from the flu germ thru the whole pregnancy. i got the flu quite a few times when i was pregnant even though i didnt go anywhere near someone with a cold... but i was out and about going to school... had to catch something sometime during the winter season...
you cant lock ureself up for teh whole pregnancy.... its just gonna make ure immune system weak.
generally meeting people etc its ok .....but like i said, these kids tend to get the infection too much...more than normal....i dont know the reason for that....and usually its not just a flu or cold....its much worse stuff for which they usually have to end up in hospital
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sounds horrible.... i guess you can always use their illness as the excuse to not visit. just say you dont want to take any chances...rude or not. doesnt matter how they take it.
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sounds horrible.... i guess you can always use their illness as the excuse to not visit. just say you dont want to take any chances...rude or not. doesnt matter how they take it.
thanks for your reply:)
yeah i guess i'll use the illness as an excuse...but 1 or 2 of the women in the family can be abit rude....and will obviously make it out to be like im trying to be special or something...
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hehe... women always have a reason to nitpick on other women... koi nayi baath tho nahi. you just do what you are comfortable with. maybe make up for it at a time when no one in the house is sick.. and visit then?
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hehe... women always have a reason to nitpick on other women... koi nayi baath tho nahi. you just do what you are comfortable with. maybe make up for it at a time when no one in the house is sick.. and visit then?
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I wouldn't risk it! If its your own family they are bound to be even more caring towards your health and the unborn child. Besides I've read that running a very high temperature that if left unchecked (esp around the 8th week) can be very harmful.
Let the rude people be rude, the health of your baby is in your own hands. My doctor told me to avoid lifting kids/heavy babies and I had to be firm to my SIL about picking her kid up since that used to give her some respite when I held the baby, got support from hubby on that too. My hubby also didn't allow me to visit hospitals to meet ill relatives, the only time I go is for my own tests, my doc sees me in a clinic.
These days some cousins of mine have conjunctivitis (eye infection) and its automatically understood that given my pregnancy, no one is to visit either from here or there at all and put me and my unborn kid at risk.
Even your attitude towards your own health and safety, since its linked to that of your child, will change and you will find yourself more stronger and willing to take a stand against rude people. Heck I had to turn down going on a nice mountainous vacation due to risk from bumpy roads and high chances that I'd have to use public washrooms and get UTI.
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Whatever you do please do NOT tell kids' parents your real reason for not going if that's what you decide to do. One person or another will end up getting offended no matter how much they are concerned for you.
and these kids tend to get infections more than usual! i mean i think theres so many of them that they easily spread it to each other…and hence their likelihood of getting it is much higher than for example kids who are not always surrounded by other kids…so what i wanted to ask was that I know its not good to catch certain infections during pregnancy and was reading a study which showed that birth defects and other problems are usually more common in the baby if the baby was conceived during the winter months…because of the increased infections during this time…
I personally think its best I avoid these kids especially in first 3 months of pregnancy simply because I ALWAYS manage to catch the infections from them…but what am I supposed to do when they invite me over…which they do quiet often…would it be rude for me not to go when the kids have infections etc? and to actually tell them that thats the reason im not coming? maybe they’ll think im just being too stuck up or something? its nothing like that its just that I dont want it to have any bad effect on my pregnancy and baby…just recently they all have very bad chest infections to the extent where they couldnt even breathe properly and had to use inhalers etc and were sneezing etc too