Anyone Get Sick During Pregnancy?

I'm sure it's different because mine was not a virus....but I was hospitalized with food poisoning when I was 6 weeks pregnant. The doctors all told me that there was VERY LITTLE risk to the baby. They did an ultrasound (actually my first one) just to be on the safe side, but really were not concerned about baby.
The rest of my pregnancy was uneventful, and baby was big and healthy so I'm assuming it was all harder on me than on her.
Best wishes if you are indeed pregnant :)

I have had the flu twice and a sinus infection one time during my current pregnancy. The first time I had the flu was in my first trimester and I was told there was very little risk to the baby from the viral infection - the greater risk was to myself since it could compromise my respiratory system. The baby seems to be doing great from all checkups and ultrasound, so I wouldn't think there's a lot to worry about, but you should definitely talk to your midwife if you're still concerned.

I was also put on amoxocillan to clear up my sinus infection during my second trimester.

The first couple of weeks of pregnancy are a "safe" time when there is no maternal-fetal circulation so things are less likely to affect the baby. A normal cold or flu virus is unlikely to have any effect on a fetus at any rate. Best wishes!

Unless it's mumps or measles I wouldn't worry about general colds and stuff while pregnant. I'd worry more about taking medications to treat them. Try to avoid the meds as much as possible. There are a lot of naturapathic remedies that work quite well....

To make you feel better-- I have a dear friend who had pneumonia while pregnant and everything was fine!

I got sick when I was pregnant more often than I had in the previous 2 years - your immune system gets a little out of whack during pregnancy. Don't worry about it. Assuming everything is right with the baby, being sick won't hurt it at all. Congrats on your (hopeful) pregnancy!