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Did anyone's fever in early pregnancy (4-6 weeks) cause Birth Defects or not?

ftmnewbftmnewb member
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How high and how long did the fever last?
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Re: Did anyone's fever in early pregnancy (4-6 weeks) cause Birth Defects or not?

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    paytonpedropaytonpedro member
    I had a fever, with Covid, at 9/10 weeks and my anatomy scan was perfect. Baby is due in a month and we expect no issues at all. 
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    knottiec1bd6c5399b4642aknottiec1bd6c5399b4642a member
    @paytonpedro That's reassuring to hear that you had a good anatomy scan! I had COVID at 12 weeks with a fever for 5 days. I was very careful to keep the fever under 101 with Tylenol. My doctor said as long as the fever doesn't go higher than that, it should be okay. I'm a bit worried about whether the fever or the COVID itself will have any effects either during pregnancy or early development after birth.

    My 13-week ultrasound looked good, but I'm anxious to see if all will be okay at my anatomy scan next week. 
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    ftmnewbftmnewb member
    Same! Mine was brief and I kept it under 101 but I had it earlier (right at 6 week mark) which increases risk for NTDs. Counting down days to anatomy scan!
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    knottiec1bd6c5399b4642aknottiec1bd6c5399b4642a member
    edited July 2022
    @ftmnewb Just had a normal anatomy scan, so it looks like COVID probably didn't do any harm 🙂
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