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jandj+1
12-10-2006, 11:19 PM
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?



curlylocks
12-11-2006, 06:58 AM
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!
QueenOfThePride
12-11-2006, 08:50 AM
Think of it this way, according to that study your baby has a 98%-99% chance of being unaffected. Those are pretty good odds.
QueenOfThePride
12-11-2006, 01:01 PM
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.
QueenOfThePride
12-13-2006, 03:31 AM
Have you been able to get in touch with Momtezuma Tautara? How are you feeling?
jandj+1
12-13-2006, 08:26 AM
Have you been able to get in touch with Momtezuma Tautara? How are you feeling?

Thanks for the gentle reminder :o

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.