Sweetheart, maybe you're having side effects from the pregnancy. I hope you have a safe delivery of your blessed child. Get that hiv thing out of your head, ok?

No risk, no testing needed, maybe some pain killers for your natural birth. Stop thinking of hiv right now! Apologize to your baby...Who science has proven can feel your anxiety...And start concentrating on eating that salad with peanut butter, cucumbers and strawberries, coated with pasta sause. Yuc!

Good luck with the baby!

Thanks a lot for your comfort and information. Both my baby and I are very grateful for your kind words.

Yes, I think pregnancy brought me into a paranoid state. I always worry everything that might infect my baby. But I still got a little problem that I hope you can give me some hand on too.

To testify if the blood stain was dried or not, I also used some toilet paper to wipe it. Of course I didn't wear any gloves at that time. The blood stain seemed to be dried for I couldn't wipe it off with toilet paper. Unfortunately, I only washed my hands using cold water (no soap) for several seconds afterwards. Then I felt itchy on my arm due to a pimple, so I scratched it using the same hand with which I just held the paper to wipe the blood stain. Now I began to freak out because the pimple was broken. Do you think if the virus(if still active in the dried blood) could break through the several layers of toilet paper (unsoiled, dried paper) and get to my hand? Is there any possibility that hiv can be transmitted in this way? (by my dirty hand, first trying to wipe off the blood stain with toilet paper, and then scratching the pimple on the arm).

Thank you very much for your patience.

Thanks a lot for your words, debbeard79. So since my hand had no direct contact with the blood, does it mean the unsoaked layers of toilet paper provided a barrier for preventing the virus from coming onto my hand?

Btw, you said hiv virus can only survive 17 seconds once it hits air. But according to cdc, it might take several hours for the virus to be dead. Could you please tell me where you got this 17 seconds life time? Thank you again for all the help you offered.

Stop trying so hard!

You're fine, no need for any testing. Don't get too into the specifics and science of hiv. Don't go looking for it, especially during your pregnancy. Fear of hiv can cause irreversible effects on your child.

Rub your belly, listen to boring classical musci, think of baby names, get ready cause it's coming.

And it's not hiv.