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Fifth's Disease
I am an elementary Art teacher and I am 22 weeks pregnant. I work in 6 different elementary schools and there have been several outbreaks of 5th's disease in all my schools. I am very nervous about being around these children and I am experiencing high anxiety. Since I teach Art it is very hands on and I work very closely with these students. I lost a baby last year and I am so worried about contracting 5th's disease as I had my titer drawn and found out I am not immune. I would really rather stop working at this point to lower my risk of exposure. With only 10 days left in the school year I feel as if I should stop working now. I am having such high stress about it and I am really concerned. I want to get a Dr. not but my OB /GYN said they would not write a note because of 5th's disease. I don't know what to do?
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Re: Fifth's Disease
If you feel that worried about it, I will stop working and take care of you and the baby. Stress is not good for your or the baby and you need a piece of mind and to relax. I will talk to a doc to see the real risks. I am not sure what insurance you have, but a lot of insurances provide a nurse for you to talk to while pregant. I had one with Harvard Pilgram and I used her for a lot of questions i did not want to discuss with my OBGYN or to ever get a new prespective on things. they are maternity nurses and know a lot of info.
Best of luck and I hope you get to relax soon!
The good news is, it's usually only an issue in the first half of pregnancy, and you're over halfway through. So even if you're exposed, the risks are pretty low.
But if you're that concerned (and I understand the concern, my SIL was in early stage of pg and had an outbreak), see if your district will work with you to either limit exposure or let you call it a day a couple weeks early. They may be more accommodating than your dr.
GL