5th's Disease

While at school yesterday morning, the school nurse came to me and let me know we had a case of 5th's disease on our hallway. If a pregnant mother is exposed to this in her 1st trimester, it can cause a miscarriage. I am in my 2nd trimester, but my doctor called me in to be on the safe side. They drew blood to see if one I have immunity to 5th's disease and two to see if I had been exposed to it. They had to send it off, so I won't know anything until Monday or Tuesday. I am not worried, so you guys aren't allowed to worry either.

Last spring, practically the whole kindergarten class came down with 5th's. I knew we would be trying to conceive within the next few months, so I tried everything I could to get it before I became pregnant. I never got the rash, but I still could have exposed myself at that time and created immunity. I'll let you know when I hear something from the doctor. Click on this link to learn more about 5th's disease:
http://children.webmd.com/tc/fifth-disease-topic-overview