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Bringing a Baby to a Chemo appt?

Melissa17Melissa17
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A friend is going to have her final chemo on Monday, I was going to hang out with her for a while during the session. 

Thoughts on bringing a 2 month old with me? 

Melissa 

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  • mommajen8mommajen8 member
    i don't see why not., i bet it would make a lot of the patients smile and brighten their day to see a beautiful little baby!
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  • mrsrose16mrsrose16
    Sure, if the baby is allowed. It will give you lots to talk about and I'm sure she would appreciate the company. I hope your friend is doing much better.
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  • JulyFiveBrideJulyFiveBride member
    I would. I had to go to the chemo area in our hospitals to get IVs while I was pregnant (good ol' m/s) and all the older patients there getting chemo were all over that. A lot of them talked to me and my belly. :)
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  • ripemangoripemango
    dd was a preemie - i was told to avoid ppl on chemo treatments due to their weakened immune system. I do not know, however, how long I'm suppose to abide by this.
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  • hav2runhav2run
    They may not allow you to bring the baby into the chemotherapy area.  Mainly because babies have a weaker immune system than adults, and many of the drugs they use for chemo can leach through the skin and body fluids of the chemo recipient.  They may not want you to chance having your baby be exposed to the toxic drugs.  It's a liability thing more than a real issue, because chances are your baby will not leave your arms while you are there, making the chance of exposure very slim.
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  • Erin Mary AckermanErin Mary Ackerman member

    No.  Some of the stronger chemo treatments have noxious odors, as well as chemicals that absolutely cannot be touched by pg women, so probably not babies.

    Also, the comprised immune system would worry me.

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  • JARbabyJARbaby member

    No way. My mom is a Chemo nurse and says no, no, no...some of the chemo drug fumes can harm your baby and your baby can harm those w/o an immune system.

    So a 2 fold NO!

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