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HIV Prevention and Testing => Do I Have HIV? => Topic started by: worriedaboutmybaby on July 07, 2012, 04:38:41 pm
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I have a 20 month old and a 4 month old I am breastfeeing Just got a call from the Daddy that he tested positive for HIV & HPV I havent slept with him in a year I tested negative in both pregnancies ...So Now what should I stop breastfeeding my baby could he have or get Aids since his dad has it...could I or my older baby also have it....worried sick ...so confused..What should I do now???
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Worried,
Provided you last tested negative at least three months after having unprotected intercourse - with anyone - then you do not have hiv.
While the vast majority of people will test positive by six weeks, only a three month negative is conclusive.
Can you clarify your testing timeline?
Ann
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I was with him in June - August 2011 I tested during pregnancy tests negative in November 2011 Our baby was born in March 2012 He tested positive yesterday
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No way possible, you can't give your child something you don't have.
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Worried,
Your negative test in November was conclusive. You do not have hiv and that means your babies do not have hiv either.
You need to learn from this close call and stop having unprotected anal or vaginal intercourse. Here's what you need to know in order to avoid hiv infection:
You need to be using condoms for anal or vaginal intercourse, every time, no exceptions until such time as you are in a securely monogamous relationship where you have both tested for ALL sexually transmitted infections together.
To agree to have unprotected intercourse is to consent to the possibility of being infected with an STI. Sex without a condom lasts only a matter of minutes, but hiv is forever.
Have a look through the condom and lube links in my signature line so you can use condoms with confidence.
Anyone who is sexually active should be having a full sexual health care check-up, including but not limited to hiv testing, at least once a year and more often if unprotected intercourse occurs.
If you aren't already having regular, routine check-ups, now is the time to start. As long as you make sure condoms are being used for intercourse, you can fully expect your routine hiv tests to return with negative results.
Don't forget to always get checked for all the other sexually transmitted infections as well, because they are MUCH easier to transmit than hiv. Some of the other STIs can be present with no obvious symptoms, so the only way to know for sure is to test.
Use condoms for anal or vaginal intercourse, correctly and consistently, and you will avoid hiv infection. It really is that simple!
Ann
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Thank you so much ...I felt I was going crazy...So many thought ,,feelings and emotions.....For my Babies ...I am still very worried now about the daddy but no one wants there kids to be sick because of Adult mistakes....I have learnede alot today reading on this web page that I never knew before ....We are all so ignorant to Hiv untill it touches our lives...Kat
Thank you again