Ladies due in Sept/Oct/Nov 2012, gather here!

It's a bacteria that causes very bad diarrhea, usually in older patients in nursing homes.

Clostridium difficile - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ah right, you should be ok if you didn't handle it? xx

Mocha, I have a friend who had that, and she caught it from handling poop. I bet you will be okay. If you are worried, talk to your Dr... sorry that your dad is in the hospital on his birthday, but I am sure he was happy to spend the day with you and the family.

Thanks for the reassurance about the cramps, ladies. I guess I wouldn't be so worried except that they seem stronger than what I have had up until this point, and yesterday was the first day I had really felt m/s, and today nothing, so I hope that doesn't mean anything bad. :(

Yeah, hopefully we're not at risk. I do worry about my Mom, though, since she often helps the nurses change his diapers, etc. She's pretty healthy, but she IS 70 years old... The word from the hospital was just to watch for diarrhea in anyone who's high risk, like the kids and me, and if we notice any to go to the doctor.

H, I'm sure it is all normal xxxx Mine were strong too!!!

Mocha, be stringent with hygeine/hand washing etc xxx

We told our 9 y/o today she is so excited :)

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Originally Posted by Mochagirl

I was visiting with my family this weekend - it was my father's 70th birthday, and he's quite ill and has been in the hospital for many months now, so we all congregated there to celebrate with him as best we could. I managed to keep my pregnancy hidden from everyone, even though I have a huge, bloated belly. Now I'm worried, though, because right after we returned home we found out my Dad's been diagnosed with c. difficile. Apparently the chances of contracting it without direct contact with fecal matter is low, but I can't help but worry since I think it can be pretty dangerous in pregnancy....

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Hi Mochagirl,

I noticed your post on the main forums page, and I had to respond. I got c. difficile during my 3rd PG. I contracted it after being hospitalized for severe hyperemesis, and I'm sure I caught it in the Emergency Room bathroom before I was admitted to a regular room. The ER bathroom was dirty and I was in such an ill, weakened state that I wasn't very careful. None of my family members caught it from me (even though they spent time with me in the hospital) and I recovered just fine. My unborn baby was unaffected by it all.

I don't think you should worry about catching the c. diff; I think you would have to have used your Dad's bathroom and not washed your hands to have a risk of catching it. Hope your Dad recovers from it soon!

-myGirl

Thanks, myGirl - it's nice to have some reassurance from someone who experienced it! :HH:

And hope your dad is Ok Mocha xxxxx

Dating scan tomorrow at 3pm :) Had another hcg blood test to check levels again should get results tomorrow.

I have a scan tomorrow too, TTC5! Good luck with yours!

good luck with your scans!