Anyone know anything about this? I have tried searching online and here, but am coming up empty handed. Everything I find online is about RSV and young infants, not about possible effects on a baby still in utero. I can call my OB today, but wanted to check here first for any BTDT word.

We spent time with DH's two sisters and their children last weekend. Our 8-month-old nephew vomited twice and had diarrhea while we were together for just a few hours. He recently returned from a visit to Pakistan with his parents, and SIL was sick before her son was. Not sure what kind of bug he has/ had and if he picked it up during his travels or not. MIL told us on Wednesday night that nephew was being tested for e coli. Lovely. Apparently, that test came back negative. Whew! So I guess he had some sort of less serious bug. He's feeling better now. None of us are showing signs of any GI bugs, so I am hopeful that we escaped that one. (DS and nephew were playing with the same toys and they were in nephew's mouth a lot.)

Other SIL has two DDs. The youngest (now ~8 weeks old) spent a couple of days in the hospital in mid-December with RSV. Poor little one had to have a spinal tap to rule out meningitis before they confirmed RSV. She seemed fine over the weekend and DH and I both held her frequently. On Tuesday, her breathing was raspy and SIL took her back to the ER. SIL called last night while I was at a meeting and said that niece tested positive for RSV again :( and that she also tested positive for strep and staph! The hospital thinks there was a lab mistake since she tested positive for too many things and there was a new technician on duty. They are re-running the tests with results due back today.

Of course, I started exhibiting cold symptoms earlier this week and DS's nose has started running again. I'm not overly worried about RSV in either of us, but I am concerned about any possible effects on the baby I am carrying. Online searches are not helping me, so I thought I would check in here to see if any of you have experience in this realm.

I've already told DH that we are not spending time with his family anymore until it is confirmed that no one is carrying any freaky illnesses. (Just kidding, sort of.)

TIA for any guidance you can offer.

Jerilyn
DS, Sean 10/03
expecting #2! EDD April 1, 2006, but anticipating a C/S in March: IT'S A GIRL!!! :)

"Baby makes days shorter, nights longer, home happier, and love stronger."