Community› The Bump Month Clubs› January 2017 Moms
January 2017 Moms
New Discussion

I need to stop googling...have you ever heard of CMV?

JessTy3JessTy3 member
in January 2017 Moms
Hi Ladies!  Someone on my facebook feed shared an article about the dangers of contracting a virus called CMV while pregnant.  I believe it's something you can get from your toddler via bodily fluids.  Symptoms go undetected but can be passed to unborn baby.  Yikes!  Has anyone ever heard of this?  Is this something we need to be concerned about?
Report Reply to Post

Re: I need to stop googling...have you ever heard of CMV?

  • ceclarlinetloceclarlinetlo member
    @jessty3 I have heard of it, but I believe most people are infected with it as children and the issue would be if you are infected for the very first time while pregnant (like toxoplasmosis). 
    TW: MMC
    BFP1 12/24/14 - EDD 09/07/15 (D/C 8w1d)
    BFP2 6/12/15 - EDD 2/22/16 (D/C 10w3d)
    ———
    Diagnoses and Treatments
    PCOS (myo-inositol, excercize)
    Indeterminant levels of APS IgM antibodies (baby aspirin)
    Sub-septate uterus (hysteroscopic septoplasty 12/18/15)
    ———
    BFP3 05/02/16 EDD 01/09/17 DS born 01/05/17
    BFP4 01/28/19 EDD 10/?/19 🤞🙏

    Report Reply
  • Loading the player...
  • moosette113moosette113 member
    ^ this. I'm already positive for CMV and couldn't tell you when I would have gotten it. My Dr tested me early on for CMV and toxoplasmosis, saw that I was positive for CMV and then checked to see if it was a latent or a primary infection. More than half of US adults have it. It's something you could potentially ask your doctor to test you for to see if you're already infected to ease your mind, but drs generally don't spend a lot of time stressing about it. 
    *************************************************************************************************************Babysizer Cravings Pregnancy Tracker
    Report Reply
  • KMck27KMck27 member
    I saw that article yesterday too! I didn't want to click on it, because I knew I would freak myself out, but did and only read half. I figured my doctor is usually on point with things, so if this was as big of an issue as the article was making it out to be (on the same level as Ziki) I would be aware.
    image
    Lilypie Angel and Memorial tickers Lilypie Angel and Memorial tickers
    Report Reply
  • ParleyParley member
    my older sister just sent me this yesterday!  While i'm sure it's terrible for the families that are affected, for most people It can't be as prevalent as the article makes it sound or our doctors would say more about it.
    Report Reply
  • TinaBelcherTinaBelcher member
    We used donor sperm so I had to learn my cmv status before we bought (if I was negative but H was positive it wouldn't be a big deal because he would've already infected me, but if I was negative and our donor was positive it could have jeopardized the pregnancy. 

    But most people are positive by adulthood, it's a cold/flu like illness that you wouldn't probably know was different from your standard cold/flu 
    Report Reply
Sign In or Register to comment.
Choose Another Board
Search Boards
"
"