There is One detail I often forget, Dear Readers, and that is to take a before picture when I start to work on any project that has been languishing for a while. I wrongly assume that I will be able to find a picture somewhere in my archives that shows just where I was when I stopped working on the project.
Women who are planning on becoming pregnant or who are pregnant should be tested for HIV as soon as possible. The womanâs partner should also be tested. The March of Dimes recommends that all women of childbearing age who may have been exposed to HIV should be tested before becoming pregnant.
1 HIV testing for babies born to women with HIV is recommended at 14 to 21 days after birth, at 1 to 2 months, and again at 4 to 6 months. 2  The test used (called a virologic HIV test) looks directly for HIV in the blood. 3  Results on two virologic tests must be negative to be certain that a baby is not infected with HIV.