Hello mnetters, I'd really appreciate your perspective as it's possible I'm being a bit hormonal and precious. Also I've not had to deal with any infectious diseases yet (dc not quite 2).
So friends A are old and very good friends of mine, they live about an hour away and recently came to stay with friends B - my neighbours, whose youngest dc plays with mine regularly (they also go to nursery together). I was busy working over weekend so had made no firm plans to see family A. As they were en route friend A casually announced to friend B that their dc2 had just developed chicken pox...but they still stayed in their house all weekend, despite the fact that dc was very poorly, B's dc2 hasn't had it yet and they seemingly were oblivious to hints that maybe they should go home.
My aibu isn't really about this - that's between them and family B - but I'm 34 weeks pregnant, neither my dc or dp have had the pox so we're basically going to have to stay away from this other family (and possibly keep our dc off nursery the next two weeks) as it would be a bit of a disaster for us if they caught it. I really really don't want to be looking after a poorly child and partner in the last bit of my pregnancy, but more importantly is that we avoid infecting a newborn as I gather it can be really serious. AIBU to think they really should have thought a bit about the possible consequences of rocking up with a very infectious child? Or is chicken pox something people are generally quite laid back about?
AIBU?
AIBU to be hacked off about chicken pox?
pigsknickers · 09/07/2016 16:21
That's interesting fuzzyowl and from some random googling that's what seems to be the case; nobody knows. I remember asking the doctor if DD would need boosters in the future and she said no she wouldn't. Obviously that isn't right or at least she wouldn't have known if that was right. 
Funnily enough, both of mine were vaccinated at 12 months (we lived overseas at the time and it was mandatory) yet have both just had it last week. It was much milder than normal (as a result of the vaccination) - in fact, DS only had 6 spots in total which I actually thought were bites... And sent him to school all week as a result! It was only when DD started breaking out a week later did we realise (via the gp) that they were chickenpox. Even she had it mild with perhaps 50 spots in total. She was miserable for a couple of days until we managed to get piriton in her (she has always refused to take medicine) but by day 3 she was bouncing around and all spots had scabbed over by day 5 (which meant she was no longer contagious).
The gp assured us that while she was contagious she was only a real threat to pregnant women who had never had it (it could affect their unborn baby). I've also done my own internet research and it seems to be actively encouraged for children to get it sooner rather than later....
But, that said, it is probably the last thing you want to deal with in your state - I just wanted to assure you that you and your baby should not be in any danger.... But I would avoid both families for a while.
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