Covid positive while pregnant

Testing positive:                         32 weeks pregnant. 

Yes you read that right I sadly tested positive for covid at 32 weeks pregnant. We believe I caught it while we was away in London. But can not pin point when or how I got it. However I have an idea of when I started getting symptoms. So I will break day each day, how I felt and the impact it had. 

So I got the positive lateral flow on Thursday 8th. After having a negative test in hospital on the Tuesday. Ben and Ariyah were negative. We retest with lateral flows throughout. And send a lab PCR test off on the Friday which came back ......... 

We tested before we went away and we're all negative. We all felt fine but just a procausion. I felt fine when we left for London on Thursday. My midwive had even been so my blood pressure, temperature and everything was fine. The journey there so fine had masks on the whole time, washing hands ect... Stayed with Ben's aunt that night. 

Friday we went to Kew gardens and I still felt okay. It was hot and I was tired from lots of walking but generally felt well. Went out to eat at bills for dinner but restraint was empty. We did get on buses bit was being careful. Masks and hand sanitizer. 

Slept well in Ben's aunt's BnB, however they had a people stay previously and they didn't clean it fully because it was just us staying. But woke up Saturday still felt fine. 

We went out for breakfast and then to my private scan. Again masks on the bus being careful. I only took mask off to have sips of water. 

After scan we did alittle bit of shopping. Again mask on the whole time. Hand sanitizer. We then got a bus to our friends. Had a catch up. Again I felt fine. Just achy and tired but put down to being busy and my sdp. 

Sat night felt fine had MC Donald's with Ben's family. And slept well again. 

Woke up Sunday felt abit sick and achy. Ate egg sandwich and felt sick. Didn't have appite but still felt fine. Then walked to friends again just achy and tired. But actually okay. Had bit of sandwich but wasn't that hungry. 

Then got bus to Battersea, went to park for hour and bus home. Still felt fine just tired again. Got in had roast and me and Ben went out. I just was achy but felt good. Hips and back hurt. We went to the theatre where I had my mask on most of the time insept eating and drinking. Washing hands, hand sanitizer the lot. 

Did not really sleep as was back late. Felt very tired and achy. Just wanted to sleep the next morning. 

We packed up and went to our friends. I was hungry, felt sick. I started to feel dizzy tired like I was high while I was there. Going hot and cold. Put it down to lack of sleep. 

Monday is when I started to feel off and funny wasn't eating much but had some MC Donald's and kept food down. This is when I think my first signs could of started. 

Monday night we was up late again chatting. But again I felt abit better in the evening. Didn't really sleep ariyah was up. 

Tuesday was my worst day by far. I woke up feeling so sick and dizzy. Kept going hot and cold. Just felt awful like I had bad flu. By whole body ached, I have numbness and pins and needles in my legs. I managed to eat around 10am however it didn't stay down. I couldn't even drink water. 

Sarted to push through and again but it down to the pregnancy. As I had alot of sickness come back, and dizziness throughout. We had a busy week where I hardly slept or ate properly. 

Me and Ben took ariyah swimming. It helped alittle, still felt faint and light headed. When we got out the pool walking back to our friends. I literally felt freezing. I was shaking, achy and felt so faint. 

I tryed to lay down and sleep but my whole body was shaking. Couldn't eat still. I had this horrible feeling in my legs like numb ach. Like when your so cold your muscles hurt inside. Headach, dizziness, vomiting. you name it. I felt so bad. I was breathing heavy and  had heart pulpatations. Ben rang an ambulance who took me to the delivery ward at st Thomas's hospital in London. As I had also not felt baby move that much eirther. I had not eaten or drink anything because I felt so ill. 

In the hospital the did a covid lateral flow and it was negative. After that they gave me anti sickness injection, fluids in a IV drip. They also took some blood tests. The midwives were amazing in there. I had a room with the view of London eye and big Ben. It was private so was able to take mask off as I tested negative too, so midwive said to stay comfortable as I dizzy and feeling faint. 

The put me on the monitor to check baby as well as my OBS. My temperature was normal, and oxygen levels. Blood sugar was fine too however I had a really fast heart rate. It went to 179 at one point and was sitting between 138-150 where it's meant to be below 100. Baby heart rate and movements were fine. He was happy wiggling around. The monitor did show I was have hardness like contractions, meaning the midwive had to check my cervix and do a swab. 

My cervix was closed which is good and now sign of infection which she did swab for. She also did a swab for pre term labor which flags up if there is any amniotic fluid leaking. Which came back negative. This meant my waters had not broken and their was low chance of that happening. Which is very reassuring. 

Next test they did was an ECG which measures your heart. They did this because my heart rate was so high. But again came back fine other then being fast. Which can happen when your dehydrated. Which is what they assumed from vomiting and not eating or drinking enough being pregnant. 

Later that night my bloods came back that I had low potassium levels, which again happens when you vomiting alot and are dehydrated. Linking in with my sickness and loss of appite. They gave me potassium tablets to take for three days and I was able to leave the hospital. 

I got back to friends around 11.30pm. slept okay on and off as kept getting hot and cold and was on the sofa. Kids woke up that morning so I went back to bed in their room. Woke around 8am with this cold. Felt congested and had alittle sore throat. I did also have a bit of a cough but nothing bad. Again thought it was being so dehydrated and run down. It is normal for me to get sore throat and cold when I have down too much and am run down. 

 I got up and still couldn't eat. Was sick again and just felt horrible. Hot and cold, congested, sore throat achy. Not as bad as yesterday but still not right. We had to travel back home to Ashford today as well. I thought ones I got home rested and started these tablets i would feel better. It was a long journey home and again I was up and down all day. One minute I felt okay next I felt awful. I felt so dizzy and hot at points I though I would faint. Got home late had dinner, bath and went to bed. 

Next morning Thursday. Woke up still with a sore throat and cough. I had slept 12 hours too which was not like me. But I did feel abit better. I still felt very tired which was odd. Started to take first lot of tablets and feeling rough, still coughing. Ben was due back to work so we decided to take the lateral flow covid test since we had been away. Yes I had one on Tuesday in hospital but just felt like something was not right. 

Tested positive 

Thursday 8th 4 days in. 

There is was Positive covid test straight away. It came up in a instant. I was so shock and upset didn't know what to do. I had to go sit up in the bedroom as Ben was negative. He tested Ariyah but hers was not clear. So we reorder more tests. 

Ben was amazing he rang round track and trace booked us proper tests, told everyone who we had been around and sorted everything out for me. I was so scared about the impact on the baby. I rang the hospital and spoke to a midwive. Who reassured me baby would be fine. That I would fight the virus and as long as I had no problems breathing, that I keep hydrated then baby is okay. That as long as I'm feeling normal fetal movements which I was. I would just ride it out and stay strong. 

I did however have to be prescribed blood thinning inject because I am isolating in my bedroom. And where I am ill I would not be walking around much, mostly laying in bed resting. This is just a procausion to prevent a blood clot. Ben had these injections while on bed rest so we knew how to do them. 

My midwive and another consultant rang to check how I was which was lovely. 

After my positive test. When we retested Ben and Ariyah were still negative. And everyone we been around who tested where negative too which is a relief. I hate to have made everyone sick, although I got it from somewhere. 

But actually come Thursday when I tested positive I felt fine. I still had a cough was very minor. I was congested and sneezed a few times, but actually felt well. Just felt like I had a small cold. My sore throat and body aches had gone. I did have moments throughout the day where I felt alittle dizzy or sick but nothing horrendous. I had also got this throught my pregnancy. 

Friday 9th 

Possible day 5 as I started feeling unwell Monday but only second day of positive test. Again I slept really well better then I have been during the pregnancy. I woke up feeling fine. Managed to eat and had my appite back. Again small cough ever now and then. But snotty and bunged up. Meanwhile I generally felt fine. Tbh I had felt worse just from pregnancy symptoms and tiredness in the whole pregnancy then I did now. Actually felt pretty good. 

Towards the afternoon on Friday I felt abit dizzy again, felt hot and uncomfortable but I was bored laying in bed. I did then have random moments where I felt tired and drifting to sleep but then be wide awake and fine. Towards the evening I felt sick so I slept a bit. When I woke I felt and was abit sick but I had not eaten with my tablets. So ones I ate I felt fine again. 

Saturday 10th 

Again slept well, wake up late at 8:45. Felt fine at first. However then cough came back and felt very congested. Like I have flem in my throat. Which was making me cough. But other then that I felt fine. 

This afternoon I got very tired and napped most of it, however since waking I have had on and off hot flushes, and nauseous. I haven't been sick but feel lots of flem in my throat. It is werid because it's very on and off. One minute I feel fine and great and could get up and do things then suddenly it hit me and I felt very ill again. That night I couldn't slept, kept coughing and had the achiness in my legs again. It's like a deep bone/muscle ach, with feeling cold. 

Sadly this evening our lab test came back and Ben is also positive, he started to also feel abit ill. He has a cold and sore throat now. Then getting a bit of achy tiredness. Because he is positive there was now no point stay apart so he came back up to sleep in bed. However as ariyah is still negative we have to just continue being careful. Washing hands no kissing her and just being clean and safe but unfortunately we can't stay away from her so she is bound to get it. 

Hopefully our symptoms stay mild and if she does get it she not too sick eirther. They say children don't get it as bad. 

Sunday 11th. 

Did not sleep at all, kept waking up coughing, very achy. I have that weird deep ach in my legs and then in my arms as the morning went on. I felt very sick today too. 

One and off dizziness and feeling hot. The cough got worse again because I felt I had flem stuck in my throat. This made me feel sick. 

I also had this low ach in my belly. Which was slightly worrying with being pregnant. However it was from my hips, and under my bump which I think is mainly from not being up and about. 

I also slept most of the day. 

Ben just has a cold and feels hot abit. None of us have fevers as such just feel hot and temperature around 37.3 currently. Got worse this evening, very achy where my legs hurt, dizzy and sick again. Not much sleep due to pains and achs

Monday 12th 

I am on day 8. Ben around 4 so little behind me. He still has a cold and back is achy. 

I ventured downstairs and out of bed today. It was so lovely to give my baby a cuddle after 5 days of not seeing Herm she was so happy, giving me all her toys to play with her. Unfortunately it did not last long. I was sick and dizzy, so bed sent me back to bed

I am coughing loads today which is hurting my chest. And still feeling abit hot and achy. My appite has gone again and don't feel like eating but know I need to. 

Tuesday 13th 

9 days since my symptoms started I actually started to feel a bit better. Again still had this cough and burning pain in my chest. Again I managed to get some sleep then went downstairs for a while.

That night the cough got worse, my chest hurt and was hard to sleep. All I check doing was coughing, bring flem up which was no nice. I also felt like I had something struck in my chest which was making me heave and nearly sick. I was worried I was going to aspirate. 

I literally did not sleep at all and when I did I was having bad dreams about going into labor with covid. It was scary.

Wednesday 14th. 

I did feel better today however due to having stuck a rough night with my cough and bad dreams, I pretty much slept most of the morning. 

Ben was still doing everything, caring for me and Ariyah despite having covid too. We tested again as I was now 10 days since symptoms. Ariyah was still negative thankfully, Ben's still had a faint positive line. Where as mine was finally negative after a whole week in bed and being very unwell. 

Despite getting a negative results I still had this cough and still felt very weak and tired. I went downstairs and was able to talk to friends and family on video call which was nice. But felt very weak and had to go lay back down. 

Later that evening I was sick. I vomited the coke I had drunk again why do I do this to myself it was horrible that I am not drinking coke for a long time. However ones I had brough up whatever was stuck in my chest I immediately felt better. So clearly needed it. After that I felt loads better was able to drink and eat much better. My chest no longer felt like I had something struck in it. 

Thursday  15th 

I woke up feeling like human after a week in bed, meaning I  was able to actually to go downstairs and be with Ariyah and Ben. It was nice to be out of the bedroom although I still felt sick and flemmy. I was stills struggling to eat and drink leading to more vomiting, feeling general weak but nowhere near as bad as I had felt previously. I believe this is just lingering from my body having to catch up on the energy and fight this virus but also just normal pregnancy sickness now too.

Friday 16th and the weekend. 

After ending up in hospital on a drip and potassium tables and blood thinning injections, then being in bed sleeping most of the week. I can finally say I feel so much better, I didn't realise looking back how I'll I was but no I think we are both finally through the other end. Both still tired and taking it easy but can started to get back to doing bits round the house, eating more and just getting back to us. 

I will still need to rest in order to not do to much and make myself sick again, as well as just take it slow to get ready for this baby. 6 more weeks to go now. Baby seems to be doing well moving around a lot now as I'm getting whole body parts sticking out my tummy and seeing my skin move. 

Emotions this week. 

It was a roller coast to say the least. The last week had been busy as it was being away.  We haven't spend much time relaxing together and where I felt so unwell and in hospital on the Tuesday. Me and Ben had slept apart as I stayed on the sofa at put friends and Ben slept in the bed with Ariyah as she was unsettled too. 

Then ones I got that positive test I was so worried for the baby, I rushed upstairs to protect Ben and Ariyah as they were negative. It was so hard having to shut myself away in the bedroom in a hast of panic. But it had to be done to protect them both. However this was not easy, getting harder each day. While yes we been together while we had been away. That night before when we got had got home Wednesday. I also kissed Ariyah good night. But if they were negative I needed to stay away to stop them getting sick too. I would do anything to prevent it. 

The rest of the week was so hard. I had to stay in the bedroom, only leaving to go toilet where I didn't touch anything, wore a face covering and had my own toilet paper. I had hand sanitizer next to my bed which I used before and after leaving the room. I didn't touch things I just stayed safe in bed. 

Ben would bring me food, water, medication and eirther leave it outside the door or come in with mask and gloves on to put it on the bed. At least that was we could see each other a bit and me not be so lonely. I had the window open in bedroom and the bathroom to for air flow again to help stop the spread. Ben would wash his hands and clean things after I had given my plates and stuff back to him. He has been amazing. 

I would then facetime them from upstairs so I could still play and talk to ariyah this was hard. It was heart breaking knowing I had to be on the screen and not there in person. She probably was confused, knowing I'm upstairs but couldn't see me. We explained to her why I was upstairs that I was ill and need rest to get better. That I didn't want to make her or daddy sick. She very clever and takes in alot more then we realise I believe. She would say love you and kiss the phone it was so lovely but horrible to not be able to hold her. I would hear her at the bottoms of the stairs shout dada, love you this broke my heart. 

I cried alot !!!! 

The week without hugging or seeing them both was so horrendous. Hardest thing I've done really. 

Saturday ones Ben test positive he was able to come back to the bedroom and I was not so lonely. However still was werid as didn't want to kiss or hug and make each other worse. Also I didn't want to hug or kiss Ariyah as she was negative. 

I did go downstairs with a mask on. One the Monday. Ariyah was so happy to see me and to see her little face light up as she cuddled and starred at me so very special. She just wanted me to play tho however I was still so weak I couldn't and it upset her. But she cuddled on sofa with me for s bit til I felt to ill again and had to go rest. I'm taking it easy little bits now and then downstairs. 

Support. 

We have some amazing people who went shopping for us. Then picked up my prescription from the hospital. We are very lucky to have people around here that are able to help us out in these hard times. So thank you to everyone who helped, and checked in on us too. Those who are meant to be family some did not even bother to see if we were okay so definitely know who we can rely and count on to be there. 

It has been a challenging week, at some points I really felt so bad I though il be back in hospital. Ben had a few moments with chest pains but they pasted quickly. Ariyah has managed to stay healthy and her cheeky active self the whole time. Although being lock indoors after a week away was very hard one her. She such an outdoors active child. 

But now after almost two weeks all being in isolation we now all negative and can enter back out into the world. Scarely just as all the restrictions have been dropped. So it now not legal to social distance or wear masks. We will continue to wear mask and be careful however and erg people to please respect space and be careful this has not gone away just because the government dropped restrictions. We don't want a third wave and lockdown. We want our children to begining to get back to normal life and for our baby due to be able to met family and friends. To be able to still do everything we want, seeing loved ones, soft play, parks, baby groups, ect let's just keep each other safe as well.