it's 4 am here and I've been unable to go back to sleep. A few hours ago I woke up and noticed a white rice-like worm in my hair. I immediately knew it was tapeworm because my cat has been treated for it before. He was sleeping on the header of my bed & I guess they must have fallen off and ended up on my hair. The vet is closed on wednesdays so I'd have to wait until tomorrow to call. But my biggest concern right now is my unborn baby. I'm scared I may have ingested a segment or something. God I hope I didn't. I cleaned up the header and my pillows and let my cat sleep on the floor. I was sleeping on my left side hugging a pillows. I haven't found any dry segments there but Im freaking out more because it was in my hair. I have 2 cats and they both like sleeping on my bed. But now I guess I'm going to have to let them sleep elsewhere for the sake of my unborn baby. I haven't been able to go back to sleep because of how worried I am that this will harm my pregnancy. It's my first so every thing that has been happening to me (pregnancy-wise) scares me. Now this happens and it's another worry for me. I hope my baby isn't affected by any of this. I know I might have posted this on the wrong thread but I didn't know where else to put it.
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. You would have to ingest a flea that is carrying tapeworm eggs (or eat a rabbit that has tapeworms (raw) but I think that's unlikely 
). From what I can find, tapeworm isn't harmful to the fetus unless it's an advanced infestation, bad enough to remove nutrients. It's unlikely you'll get it, and if it does happen, you can take meds once you're in the 2nd trimester. If you're worried you can have your doctor run a stool sample. 
