My neighbor infected with HIV delivered her baby but infected too
@cacay1 (83220)
Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
August 18, 2023 12:43am CST
My neighbor who was infected with HIV with her liar husband delivered her baby girl the other month. And the news spread to my neighborhood like wildfire. After one month the baby was checked only to confirm she was infected with HIV. According to the doctor during pregnancy, HIV can pass through the placenta and infect the fetus.
During her prenatal periods, she never told her ob that she has HIV. Also during giving birth and breastfeeding HIV passes to the baby.
She does not know what to do. Many told her in the past to abort her pregnancy to avoid the risk of transmission which she did not do. Her life will never be the same again and her baby's life will always be condemned which is not her fault. How could this be solved? It seems a chain reaction, no ending problem.
The mother must tell her baby when she grows up about having HIV. Do you think the child once grows mature can accept her fate?
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@arunima25 (85441)
• Bangalore, India
18 Aug
That's unfortunate.
I hope that the child as she grows up has to be made aware of the situation. She needs to know it as she has to manage with it and deal with it. She has to be prepared for it.
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@cacay1 (83220)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
18 Aug
@arunima25, yes and she will surely feel devastated. She must know once she is at the right age. The baby is so unfortunate.
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@arunima25 (85441)
• Bangalore, India
18 Aug
@cacay1 They will need a good support and motivation to carry on. Life is going to be tough for both mother and the baby, for no fault of theirs. I hope that they have enough support and strength to lead a quality life and one with dignity.
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@cacay1 (83220)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
19 Aug
@arunima25 , her family, and the family of her ex provided them with financial needs. She supposed not to accept but her family advised her not to hate her in laws because they are innocent.
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@cacay1 (83220)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
18 Aug
@LadyDuckDuck, that's right what kind of OB didn't prognose the HIV during pregnancy or prenatal sessions.
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@Fa_Maverick (9458)
• Australia
19 Aug
That child needs antiviral treatment like now
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@cacay1 (83220)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
20 Aug
@Fa_Maverick I will tell her mom. She's not easy to talk she's irritable this time.
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@Fa_Maverick (9458)
• Australia
20 Aug
@cacay1 hope so with intervention she can go into viral remission which means her viral load will be so low she wont be able to pass it on.
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@allknowing (130064)
• India
19 Aug
A chain of lies is what I see. Nothing can be done now.
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@cacay1 (83220)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
19 Aug
@allknowing ,that is right, she has to accept her fate and move on with her baby.
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@RebeccasFarm (86830)
• United States
20 Aug
Over here, these days, there are good meds for HIV now.
This is very sad what happened.
As long as the child receives love in life..so sad.
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@cacay1 (83220)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
21 Aug
@RebeccasFarm, yes so sad hoping she could accept her fate when she learns about getting infected with HIV when she grows up.
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@wolfgirl569 (95533)
• Marion, Ohio
18 Aug
That's sad. But they have some very good medicine for it now
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@cacay1 (83220)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
19 Aug
@wolfgirl569 , yes there is good medicine but their reputations cannit be cured by the bad mouths of the neighbors.
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@Beestring (13359)
• Hong Kong
18 Aug
That's unfortunate. The poor child needs to be aware that she has this sickness when she grows up. She has to accept the fate and has the courage to deal with it.
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@ogbenishyna (2970)
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18 Aug
oh , thats a very pathetic situation. I thought there is a medical procedure for preventing issues like this. Hopefully both of them will survive the issue.
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@cacay1 (83220)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
18 Aug
@ogbenishyna, yes, they will survive but the society will defame and dishonor them. They're only victims.