Bee stings in pregnancy??

[miskilla]

Hey girls just a quick note to ask about bee stings! I just got stung out by the pool, I put ice on and all that jazz... but Im worried about if it's safe in pregnancy.
Iv googled and it doesn't come up with much of anything! A few stories scared me so I stopped reading. Will probably call the poisons hotline thingy but I just thought I'd put it out here too incase anyone else has had one during pregnancy.
Way to freak me out! Hope poor lil bubs doesn't notice!
Thanks!

[crumpet]

hmmmm im prob not much help but have u had a reaction to a sting before???

id keep an eye on the spot it stung and see how ur feeling in say an hour??

but def a good idea to call the poisons line as a precaation!!

hope u all good!!

[Alan]

Hi Miskilla
Providing that you are not allergic to bee stings then everything will be fine. A bee sting will not harm your baby

[miskilla]

Thanks guys! I feel better today

[Astrolady]

I was stung by a bee @ 10 weeks gestation with our 2nd born. Usually a bee sting does not bother me, but during pregnancy I seem to be allergic My foot was up like a balloon, and then some cream that a GP recommended I ended up being allergic to as well.

Was not a fun couple of days. I have been stung again since and once again not an issue in the world. It was definitely a bee that stung me during pregnancy as well.

[Bridget]

Oh - this happened to me a few weeks ago and I had a panic and tried to google it. I worried all night but bub seems to be fine. When I thought about it logically I realised that most people who have problems with bee stings have difficulty breathing. Since the baby isn't breathing yet and is getting its oxygen via the placenta I decided it would be fine.