Food Poisoning?

jrussell16

A little TMI ahead...

On Thursday night I had a pretty severe case of food poisoning (or maybe it was a stomach bug) and I spent the entire night having diarrhea every 15 minutes and stomach cramps. At one point I called my husband in to put a cold washcloth on the back of my neck because I was pouring sweat and felt like I was going to pass out. It was terrible. I spent all day Friday laying in bed with stomach pain and very bloated. I ate nothing and had a low fever, never higher than 100.0.

I'm 4w5d and I'm worried about my little bean getting through all of this. I had a loss last fall and I'm very nervous about every little thing and this has made me think there is no hope. Am I right to be nervous? I want to think that babies are pretty resilient but I can't stop the anxiety.

KilgraveMadeMeDoIt

Consider that women can be very, very ill with morning sickness without hurting their babies and fevers under 102°f aren't associated with poorer outcomes. You probably haven't done any harm at all; pregnant women deal with illness very often and it's only a few bugs that are especially dangerous in pregnancy. Call your maternal care provider if you're worried to ask them for their recommendations, though. 

AandDM2014

I too had a fever this past week and was extremely worried for a few days until I got to my US. The doc saw a tiny heartbeat, which made me feel a tiny bit better. As long as you keep your temp as low as you can you should be good. 

rooftop

I think biggest concern is just staying hydrated. keep pushing the fluids and hope ya feel better