Hi,I have been worrying so much over the past 3.5 months,I am 7 months pregnant which is making me worry even more,please help.In August, the day after having all my antenatal screens done (inc hiv test which was negative) I was at a beach in spain on a saturday afternoon with my mum and 2 kids,while walking along the beach just at the point where the incoming tide just reached, which was 'shingly'(as opposed to sandy)and wasn't that pleasant to walk on,I suddenly felt something a bit more unpleasant than the usual tiny stones I had been walking on under my foot.I looked down but didn't notice anything strange;no bleeding or no visible needle.I continued to walk on,this time in the water a little.
A few minutes later while sitting on the beach I looked at my foot for any marks but couldn't see anything so I put the incident out of my mind.But the next day I begin wondering "what if .....I stepped on a needle that was buried in the sand?,maybe it didn't bleed because I was in and out of the water?" I told my mum and dh of my worries,but they say I am being silly.Now I am scared of breastfeeding baby,I have ordered a rapid hiv test online,but am terrified about taking it.
I am also worrying about my son,who was on a beach with me during the summer,it was a very stony beach with lots of shells and his sister noticed blood on his foot which was in and out of the water,he didn't feel anything (like a needle) sharp he says and doesn't know why his foot was bleeding,also no needle s were noticed,but I am still worrying about him too.Please reply anyone with any information or views which may help,is there much of a risk in either case of getting hiv?