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Is It Safe To Get Pregnant With MRSA Infection?
I have just been told I have MRSA as does my 2 year old son (from nose swabs). Son had boils on his face, clearing slowly. I seem to have had one but have used his antibiotic cream (Bactroban 2%) and this seems to have worked. My son has also been prescribed Erythromycin ethyl succinate 400mg, I have not yet been prescribed this. We are told to put Bactroban inside our nose for 14 days. I have a pimply rash on my stomach under my chest ( has been there for a long while). My feet have felt quite strange (pins and needles in the last couple of days). I am breastfeeding a 4 month old. How concerned should I be. I feel run down but put it down to having a 4 month old. I have started thinking about trying to conceive as I am 40 both children were conceived via IVF and took a long while. How concerned should I be about this with respect to my plans.
Wed, 20 Apr 2016
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I have gone through your query and understood the concern. Since you are a feeding mother, you need to be extra careful not to contaminate the baby. Please see a physician and get the rash examined. If needed, go for oral antibiotic therapy. Mupirocin (Bactroban) has very good proved efficacy. The infection as well as the need to feed the baby apart from taking care of a toddler, put together must be causing the weakness. In the current scenario, I would suggest some delay in trying to conceive again. This is needed to recoup and become healthier once again to cope with yet another pregnancy. Hope this helps.
I have gone through your query and understood the concern. Since you are a feeding mother, you need to be extra careful not to contaminate the baby. Please see a physician and get the rash examined. If needed, go for oral antibiotic therapy. Mupirocin (Bactroban) has very good proved efficacy. The infection as well as the need to feed the baby apart from taking care of a toddler, put together must be causing the weakness. In the current scenario, I would suggest some delay in trying to conceive again. This is needed to recoup and become healthier once again to cope with yet another pregnancy. Hope this helps.
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