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Pregnant with flu

zlindsey75zlindsey75 member
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Hi! I'm 11 weeks pregnant today and have been experiencing a low grade fever on and off for the past three days. I went to see my doctor and she sent me off with some Tylenol to take when I feel I need to and antibiotics to take if fever is still there at day 4. Any moms experience this? I'm so nervous I don't want my fever to do any harm to my baby.
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  • BigboobsmcgeeBigboobsmcgee member

    Listen to your doctor and you'll be fine.

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  • PugsandKissesPugsandKisses member
    You do not have the flu. You may have a cold. Your Dr's advice is sound. Listen to him/her, they are medically licensed, and we are not.
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  • delujm0delujm0 member
    edited November 2015
    PugsandKisses said:

    You do not have the flu. You may have a cold. Your Dr's advice is sound. Listen to him/her, they are medically licensed, and we are not.

    This. Influenza is a lot more serious than a low grade fever...you'd be bedridden for days, if not a week. You have a cold. Take Tylenol for the fever and ride it out.
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  • goldie987goldie987 member
    edited November 2015
    Im sorry to hear you arent feeling well. Ditto to PP, you dont have the flu, doctors wouldn't prescribe antibiotics for flu as its a virus. Take the tylenol to keep the fever down and if your doc isn't worried, I wouldn't be.

    On that note, please do get the flu vaccine once you're better, the actual flu can carry a much greater risk of complications when you're pregnant, and because of your compromised immune system, you're more likely to catch it too.
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