Chicken Pox

[numnum]

I don't know if I'm being old fashioned but there is a couple of us in our group of mums who feel that the little ones are going to get the chicken pox at some point so theres no point keeping them in hiding, avoiding going out etc etc....

It seems to be the talk in our small community that so and so's child was in contact with a child thats brother had chickent pox so then that child's mum has predicted the day their child should get the pox and is then staying in and not going near other childre.

a friend has now cancelled birthday parties, family occasions, days out because they keep thinking (by their calculations) their little on is going to get it and they've still not had it.

its now all the mum's sit and speak about and calculate when their kid "should" get it!!!

we've tried to say to the mums their going to get it at some point and not to worry. i was never kept in hiding when i had chicken pox

do you worry about the chicken pox in this way?

another person has not seen family members for over a month because they keep thinking their one is going to get it

[redcrx]

I wouldnt deliberatly go out of my way to ensure my child caught it, like with pox parties, but i wouldnt stay in hiding because its doing the rounds.

[shanilisa]

My son was vaccinated against it which does not prevent chicken pox but gives a much milder dose if he does get it. He has been around children with chicken pox and has not got it as yet. So, no I don't worry about it.

[sqad617]

What a load of rubbish.

Is that what modern parenting involves today?

Carry on with you and your family's life as normal....if they get it. they get it and if they don't, they don't.

[k8bailey]

I would keep mine in if she had it, but not on the off chance that she would develop it! When there was chicken pox going around baby bailey's nursery, she'd been hospitalised by a stomach bug so I kept her off nursery a little longer than needed, so that she didn't get CP too, but normally I wouldn't have minded, like everyone has said she's going to get it at some point.

Having said that though I did keep her away from her cousin a couple of months back, who probably wasn't infectious any more, on the off chance that if she caught it from him she would be have it on her 1st birthday!! :(

Maybe they're just making excuses not to see familly members - I might start doing that lol!!

[Picky]

Hi numnum

When baby Picky had his original bout of chicken pox, I kept him off nursery as advised by both my doctor and the nursery policy. It's all very well 'Dr' Squad saying if they get it they get it, but some parents don't want their children to catch it if at all possible, hence why I felt it was more responsible to keep my son away from a situation where he could potentially infect others. I personally did not worry about baby Picky getting chicken pox but that that was my own opinion.

Px

[redcrx]

i dont think the question here is would you keep your child away from others if your child had CP, of course parents would unless other parents wanted their children to catch it.

Its usually spread around nurserys because they are contagious BEFORE spots start to show as well.

picky, you did right keeping him away from nursery when you know he had the pox or something that could be contagious.

[Picky]

Hey Red

It's so difficult to know what to do with most parenting issues - sometimes I feel I can't do right for doing wrong! I suppose you just have to do what you think it right.

Feeling a bit stressed again, can you tell??!! Px

[redcrx]

lol, i had noticed :)

is baby picky still sleeping well, or has the unknown illness ruined it?

you must be feeling very fed up in this heat too, have you got the icecube eating urge? thats all i did at end of mine lol.

[Picky]

He's sleeping fine now (thanks to the sleep guru!!). I am hot and bothered and uncomfortable - off to the midwife in a bit so we'll see what she says about things. Didn't before, but want an ice cube (or 20!) now!! x

[sqad617]

Picky.

"It's all very well 'Dr' Squad saying if they get it they get it, but some parents don't want their children to catch it if at all possible, hence why I felt it was more"

How do you stop your kids becoming infected?

[Picky]

Ofcourse you can't stop them getting infected, but as I said "if at all possible". Surely by reducing the risk it is more of a responsible thing to do.

We are locking horns over chicken pox aren't we, my goodness!

[roomster]

My 16th mth old is just recovering from the pox and WHAT A NIGHTMARE!! He didnt have many spots but his mouth was completely blistered, wouldnt eat or sleep (couldnt suck dummy). Im glad its out the way but its something i will dread if i have another child.