Covid & Pregnancy

So I’m 17+5 and have tested positive for Covid today. I’m not in anyway and anti vaxer in fact before I became pregnant due to my type 1 diabetes I’ve already had 5 jabs however I’m not having it pregnant. Personally I can’t see how in 3 years we can go from it’s not safe for pregnant women to now saying it’s safe. There is simply not enough evidence to prove otherwise in my humble opinion; Maybe in 20 years when it’s proven to be safe for my baby then yes. What I wondered is if anyone has had covid whilst pregnant how were you? I would say this is just a mild cold however I am so so tired and my blood glucose is running high. Other than that I’m doing ok. Anyone have any experience of covid and pregnancy 🤰🏼

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I had covid in my last pregnancy and I was 28 weeks. I hadn’t had the vaccine. It was the first Christmas of the pandemic when everyone caught it so my whole family had it and I was no more poorly than anyone else. I went into hospital a couple of times to be checked over, particularly when my blood sugars were playing up. I would say just keep an eye on things as you would if you had flu or a chest infection. If you’re running high and can’t get your bloods down an insulin drip in hospital for a few hours might help stabilise things. The exhaustion is hard! Hope you feel better soon. I think I have it at the moment too but don’t want to test haha!

yes don’t test then you don’t have it 🤣I’ve only tested as the hospital need to know to help with my ridiculous out of control BG. I’m running my basal at 40% increase and pumping loads of Insulin into me. I’ll speak to my type 1 team tomorrow. Thanks and I hope you don’t have the Rona x

I am also type 1 diabetic.. I also didn't have the vaccine this year whilst pregnant... AND I also caught COVID when I was 17 weeks pregnant.. I felt pretty rotten with high blood sugars, but only lasted maybe 3-5 days and I was back to normal! Fingers crossed will be quick for you 😊

thanks for your reassurance x

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Oh my God, oh my God I hope this is not true!!!! I’m kind of scared

I’ve been throwing up and taking a shit all night!!! I just hope that it’s not what I think it is

Small head reported following 20 week scan

Has anyone else had it flagged that their baby is in the bottom 5th percentile for head size?

They said everything was fine whilst we were in the scan and then I got a phone call the next day saying that it’s on the small side and we’re being referred to a paediatric specialist at St George’s. Has anyone else had this and how did things go??

Would you bring 9 week old to a family party of 35+ people?

These are also people who will want to pass the baby around and get a turn to hold him. He just got his 2 month shots two days ago

Exercise 6 weeks after c section

What movement did people start to introduce? I won’t do anything too vigorous until I’ve seen the pelvic physio as I don’t want to compromise anything that may have been extremely weakened through pregnancy! But just wondering what types of classes/movement people started off with?

Induction experience

I just wanted to share my experience with being induced as I wasn’t sure what to expect and thought it may help others.

I opted for the foley balloon which was inserted at 8am Saturday morning, I had to stay in hospital due to hypertension and protein urine however usually you can just go home once this has been done. The insertion of the balloon was not painful, was slightly uncomfortable as there was slight pressure. I actually found having the cervix checked prior to be worse (again not painful at this point just uncomfortable) The balloon had little effect and after having it removed I was still only 1cm. Removal also was pain free and hardly even noticeable.

I then had my first dose of the gel and definitely noticed a difference, I started experiencing period like cramps almost immediately however they were light and manageable. After 6 hours I had another cervix check and although my cervix was soft it was still only 1cm and was only open at the front. I had another dose of the gel and felt an increase in pressure and more intense cramping where I now required pain relief (codeine). After another 6 hours I had another cervix check and I had now dilated to 2-3cm however was still quite difficult to get all the way through so a third gel was recommended which I agreed to.

Almost immediately I noticed the difference and was in considerable pain, I had paracetamol and codeine however the contractions had now become intense and a lot closer together (around 3 minutes apart). After a couple of hours I had my last cervix check and was 4cm and taken down to the Labour ward to have my waters broken and an epidural.

I had been in my room for approx 20minutes when my waters broke by themselves and I was now 10cm and actively pushing…. There was no time for the epidural and my beautiful girl arrived into the world within 2 minutes of pushing.

All in all I would say the cramps/contractions were manageable up until the third gel where it became pretty unbearable however it was for a very short time a gas and air helped take the edge off. The worst part about any of it was actually the later cervix checks where after stimulating the cervix my contractions were at their most painful.

If I had to be induced again I would skip the balloon and opt for the gels immediately as thy had a quicker effect and I would have been out a lot sooner if I had done this to begin with.

One more thing, I’ve never believed when people say “you forget the pain once they’re here” but I can honestly say this is true. It’s been 4 days and I would do it all again in a heartbeat.

Anyone else experiencing this?

Gave birth (vagina) 5 days ago and yesterday morning and this morning getting lot of pain in my right bottom side and lower back