My 1 year old niece has foot and mouth disease, which is apparently pretty common. I was supposed to see her tomorrow and am wondering if I should avoid the visit--I'm going to call my doctor in the AM but wondered if anyone had any experience with this while pregnant.
Re: Foot and mouth disease?
My son had foot and mouth a few months ago and my doctor said that it poses no risk to my pregnancy or the baby inside. Most adults have already had it or if they do get it show very few symptoms. However, seeing as we are all getting closer to our due dates, it is probably best to avoid it. If you were to contract the illness and then deliver your baby you could pass it on to your newborn, which could be serious.
Yes, stay away for sure. With all these early mamas you can never know for sure that you won't go into early labor. And it's very dangerous to the baby.
It's actually Hand, Foot and Mouth disease or Coxsackie, not to be confused with Hoof and Mouth disease which is something entirely different. It's really common in the summer. It went around DS's daycare last year. He got it and was feeling the effects for 2 weeks. Not sure how long he was contagious for though. He didn't give it to anyone else.