My pregnant sister has H1N1.

emiliemadison · September 2009

She just got the Tamaflu spray today. Ugh, I hope she's ok. To make matters worse (for me), she took care of my kids on Wed.

oparcm · September 2009

I hope she is ok. It is good that she got the Tamiflu. I hope your kids make out ok too.

camrude · September 2009

That sucks.

Did they test for it or is her dr. just assuming she has it because of her symptoms??

Ciarrai · September 2009

DD#1 has it. Just diagnosed this morning. I'm already on the Tamiflu, but we're just waiting for DD#2 and I to get it. They're really worried about me b/c I'm PG and I have asthma that's worse when I'm PG. I just keep washing my hands. Wash your kids hands and all your stuff - sheets, towels, etc. as much as you can. Keep using the hand sanitizer...and hope for the best! Hope your kids don't get it.

oparcm · September 2009

Ciarrai:
DD#1 has it. Just diagnosed this morning. I'm already on the Tamiflu, but we're just waiting for DD#2 and I to get it. They're really worried about me b/c I'm PG and I have asthma that's worse when I'm PG. I just keep washing my hands. Wash your kids hands and all your stuff - sheets, towels, etc. as much as you can. Keep using the hand sanitizer...and hope for the best! Hope your kids don't get it.

How is your dd doing with it? I hope she feels better. Did she have a high fever and such? I'm so nervous about this. Hope your dd is going to feel better soon.

wildflower865 · September 2009

How safe is Tamiflu when you are pg? I'm wondering in case something arises for me since I am pg and a teacher.

We all had the swine flu already, though the doc doesn't rule out that we could get it again if the strain switches a bit. The best advice I can give, whether you have it now yor haven't had it yet, is to regularly take probiotics, which are safe in pregnancy. DD and I are on them and we each got swine flu for one day (me) and 3 not really bad days (DD) compared with DH and DS who are not on probiotics and had it for a week each and were miserable. Probiotics help make your immune system stronger.