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post #1 of 6
12/11/06 at 2:19am
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So, the day after I found out I was pregnant, I found out I had chicken pox. I've talked to my midwife about it (she didn't want me coming in, though. Huh, fancy that?) She's not concerned, but I'm flipping out a bit. I guess I'm kinda high-strung.

I found a study published in Lancet in June 94 that indicated that the probable risk of congenital varicella syndrome for cases where the disease was contracted before 13 weeks was pretty low, 2 cases out of 472 in the study. Does anyone know of more recent, or larger, studies?

Or have any words of comfort/wisdom?
post #2 of 6
12/11/06 at 9:58am
Hi, I'm sorry you are going through this, I would be freaking out too. I am a scientist and had a quick look through the literature - a good resource I found was
http://www.otispregnancy.org/pdf/chickenpox.pdf
It looks like the chances of problems are around 1-2% if you are in the first trimester of pregnancy, but most babies were fine (which is good news!). I would recommend you have the midwife or OB do an U/S later in the pregnancy to see if they can put you at piece of mind.
Hope you are feeling better soon!
post #3 of 6
12/11/06 at 11:50am
Think of it this way, according to that study your baby has a 98%-99% chance of being unaffected. Those are pretty good odds.
post #4 of 6
12/11/06 at 4:01pm
You should PM Momtezuma Tautara. You can find her in the vaccination forum. She knows a lot about viral diseases and nutrition. She cured herself of hepatitis C with selenium and vitamin C.
post #5 of 6
12/13/06 at 6:31am
Have you been able to get in touch with Momtezuma Tautara? How are you feeling?
post #6 of 6
12/13/06 at 11:26am
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Originally Posted by QueenOfThePride View Post
Have you been able to get in touch with Momtezuma Tautara? How are you feeling?
Thanks for the gentle reminder

I just sent her a PM. We'll see what she has to say.

It's amazing how different my mindset is now that I'm feeling better. All scabbed over, I'm a lot less stressed. No way to change things (not that there ever was), so I might as well relax and assume the best.

And I'm starting to feel pregnancy symptoms, which makes me feel more connected to the new life inside me.
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