Pregnancy and been in contact with someone that has chickenpox help and advice please????

Question

Hi everyone really worried as i am 10+4 days pregnant with twins but i have just found out someone i was with yesterday has now got chicken pox. The spots started coming out yesterday whilst I was with her and she kept cuddling me etc ( i had no reason to think it was chicken pox) now i am worried it is going to harm the babies! What is everyones advice? Should i ring my midwife!?? I have had the pox before bit i have heard people getting shingles which is far worse! Just dont know what to do? Please any advice would be gratefully recieved????

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I had chicken poxs before with my first pregnancy and it was fine my son has never gotten chicken poxs. However you could already have shingles in your system since you've already had chicken poxs you can't catch shingles from someone else's chicken poxs.

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If you've already had it, you should not contract it again and therefore it should not harm the babies. I'm saying this because I had a scare with fifths disease while I was pregnant with my second (it's been linked to birth defects in early pregnancy, and my older son caught it while I was pregnant) any my Dr tested me for the antibodies, he said if I was exposed as a kid then there's no reason to be concerned about baby contracting it.

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Talk to your doctor or midwife! I'm in the medical field and can't interact with patients who might have chickenpox or shingles... There is evidence that it can harm the baby (don't want to worry you) but your doctor or midwife can watch you and do tests to make sure your little baby is ok.

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This school year we had a chicken pox outbreak and those kids are all over me lol and nothing happened. My doctor said that I was immune to them already as I had already had it when I was little. I wouldn't worry too much :) if in 10 days you don't see anything you're in the clear.

Pregnancy and been in contact with someone that has chickenpox help and advice please????

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