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chicken pox
Hello all,
I am currently 36 weeks pregnant, ive been in vontact with my neice who has just been diagnosed with chicken pox. Ive had chicken pox as a child but am unsure if this can affect my unborn baby. Still waiting for doctor/midwife to call me back.
I am currently 36 weeks pregnant, ive been in vontact with my neice who has just been diagnosed with chicken pox. Ive had chicken pox as a child but am unsure if this can affect my unborn baby. Still waiting for doctor/midwife to call me back.
Yeah doctor just called me back now. As long as ive had chicken pox it cannot affect the baby :-).
I don't think it can affect baby while he/she is in your belly but your Dr would know better... have they called you back yet?
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