my dh and i are. he is taking a new job towards the end of the year that will require frequent travel to south america, precisely around the time we were originally TTC. being pregnant in the middle of summer is not ideal, but we're moving to FL in the fall and figure it would be better to get the first trimester in the books before we go.

so, it's get pregnant in the next 3 cycles, or hold off indefinitely. no pressure!

For those who haven't seen it, this article might help calm some fears - http://www.slate.com/articles/double_x/the_kids/2016/02/women_who_get_zika_might_not_have_fetuses_at_risk_for_microcephaly.html.

The truth is that no one really knows what will happen or how serious this will be. We were going to start TTC in Feb or March, but will now play it by ear based on the information available at the time. I'm the PP who shared the info re: the aegypti mosquito - but that has also been true since 2011 and there haven't been any big outbreaks of dengue or chikungunya in the DC area either.

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Anonymous wrote:Doesn't really matter...at 20 weeks microcephaly would be cause for termination. Not to make light of that decision, but it wouldn't be a surprise problem at birth.

I read that they can't reliably diagnose on ultrasound until much later - like 28 weeks.

You can see the 4 quadrants of the brain and fluid very easily at 20 weeks. My assumption was that Brazil is having issues due to lack of good medical care, ease of access, etc.

They also do not allow abortion except in very limited cases (life of mother at risk or rape)

Anonymous wrote:The mosquito that currently carries it is NOT in DC, but a mosquito which experimental tests have shown can carry it, is here.

Actually, researchers recently announced they had found a population aedes aegypti in Capitol Hill (http://www.ajtmh.org/content/94/1/231.abstract?etoc).

Is this outdated? Because it seems to suggest the cutoff in VA is 28 weeks
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/06/18/us/politics/abortion-restrictions.html
Sorry to be bringing this up for those whose beliefs differ. I'm just trying to understand where the 20 week number came from?

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Anonymous wrote:Doesn't really matter...at 20 weeks microcephaly would be cause for termination. Not to make light of that decision, but it wouldn't be a surprise problem at birth.

I read that they can't reliably diagnose on ultrasound until much later - like 28 weeks.

You can see the 4 quadrants of the brain and fluid very easily at 20 weeks. My assumption was that Brazil is having issues due to lack of good medical care, ease of access, etc.

Anonymous wrote:Doesn't really matter...at 20 weeks microcephaly would be cause for termination. Not to make light of that decision, but it wouldn't be a surprise problem at birth.

I read that they can't reliably diagnose on ultrasound until much later - like 28 weeks.

Doesn't really matter...at 20 weeks microcephaly would be cause for termination. Not to make light of that decision, but it wouldn't be a surprise problem at birth.

The mosquito that currently carries it is NOT in DC, but a mosquito which experimental tests have shown can carry it, is here.

I'm not stopping yet. Will revisit the decision in a few months if that means first tri would be during the summer. Like most others on this board we're dealing with IF and age and definitely feel there is a cost to waiting.

We are considering TTC soon, but Zika has me freaked out. My dad (a doctor (but not an OB)in a southern state) says he would suggest waiting. Of course, who knows how long it will take for the virus to spread and everyone to eventually gain immunity? The mosquito that carries it is found in DC. Complicating factors, my partner is not likely to be on board with having another kid unless we do it very soon. Ugh.

We were going to TTC this summer and my husband started joking about putting it off until the zika stuff settles, but now he's not joking at all, and I can't say I totally disagree. I am not a worried person but I mean I am super into seeing where this all falls before pulling the goalie.

Just got my bfp so fingers crossed.

Well we've been TTC and are pausing this month due to a trip to Carribean. I am paranoid.

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Zika won't get here in the next couple of years, and even then, it won't be widespread. But that doesn't mean you should put off TTC. That is NEVER a wise move.

Uh you are wrong. Everything I've read said it WILL be here and the mosquito that carries it IS in this region.