22 weeks pregnant and have a question(spider bites)?
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Spiders emit a very low level toxicity in their bites called "magnomonognia". It is usually harmless to healthy adults, but on a developing fetus the results can be fatal for the baby. Poison Oak, while very annoying, is harmless. In fact, Native Americans who were carrying children used to ingest it in a tea. Poison Oak has great antioxidants in it that boost a childs immunities. In your case however, I would go to the emergency room immediatly and tell them about the spiders. If you can identify them as best you can so that you can tell the doctors what bit you.
Keep an eye on it, keep antiobitics on it, but you should be just fine.
As a rule, if itchy and a bit of swelling is the worst of your symtpoms, you're going to be fine. I would watch for an allergic reaction, but if not, you AND the baby will come out just fine.
by all means go to the doctors. spider bites are some thing not to play around with. I was bit under my arm and swelled so bad I needed surgery to have all the affection and pus cleaned out, so please go. good luck with the baby.
Well if the bites occurred yesterday and those are all your symptoms you will probably be fine, however definitely pay attention to your body. Do you know if you can use beneadryl cream? That will reduce swelling and itching. You can probably check it out more on the Medmd site.
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