Sunday, October 16

Sniffle

It’s funny how days can start out one way and then turn into something totally different.

I woke up this morning feeling kind of crummy. Bad enough where I thought about called into work. Then I freaked myself out with all the horrible things that I could imagine having a cold could do to my child. Or may be I had strep, after all one of the kids at work had it. Despite my panicked state, after a nice cup of (decaf) tea I managed to convince myself to lie back down, get some more sleep and take it easy.

I’m so glad I did. I slept away a good part of the day, but arrived at work fresh, if a bit clogged up. I worked with a nice group of kids tonight. Nothing good happened, nothing bad happened, but somehow it turned into a very pleasant day. I've got a bounce in my step to prove it.

I’m still a bit stuffed up and I admit that I'm a little concerned about the effects of getting a cold on my fetus. In reality, I know that all I can do now is take care of myself, which I’m already doing, so I can recover quickly and not get sick again. I’m pretty sure it’s not strep, as my throat doesn’t even hurt anymore. While I know I’m better at hand washing then most of my co-workers, this little scare has kicked my into super-duper vigilant mode, a welcome reminder.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Sounds like a good day for chicken noodle soup and a feel good movie.

utenzi said...

Your antibodies are circulating in your baby also, Lora. Not the B lymphocytes themselves, of course. They're too big to cross the placenta. But that gives your baby the same cell based immunity that you have.

Janet said...

Sorry you are feeling under the weather. It sounds like just a cold and baby jam, I am sure, is not going to start sneezing, too.

I went to Mexico when I was 5.5 months preg with Darian and came back with Montezuma's revenge. She was fine and has no memory of that experience. :)

Take care!

tapestrygirl said...

oh sweetie, stress would be worse than a cold!
your present is on the way this week, i promise, i promise!!
xoxoxo