hand foot and mouth disease

My friends bub has this virus and I know nothing about it...does any one know if it's safe for me to be around her?

Yeah I did some googling before and it said that same thing...but the info I found was that it wasn't common for adults to get because most had been exposed to it at some time. It also said if a pregnant woman *did* contract it there was no proof what it did to the unborn child.

I have no idea if I've been exposed to it...so I've told my friend not to be offended but given the dramas of the last week (I'm still getting the occassional light bleeding/discharge) I'd rather play paranoid and re-arrange dinner...

I don't think she is offended but I really just want to play it very safe for the next 5 weeks at least when I reach week 38.

Feel free to call me paranoid....

I'd probably be inclined to do the same Paws. Don't feel like you're being paranoid. The last thing you need after last week is any extra stress.

Yeah Paws I think that it's good to be cautious - I mena its only a few more weeks of pregnancy and then afterwards you can catch up with her - better safe than sorry I would say and I think any decent friend would understand that!