To take child out with chickenpox

Oops sorry ! Clearly I cannot keep up 🙈😂

Op has already been out … 4 days ago

Exactly, it's a live vaccine. You cant while pregnant. Ive no immunity to rubella or measles despite being vaccinated. I'm pregnant and have to be really careful when out and about. Though rare rubella is devastating

Sorry OP I’m in the no camp . My son spent a week in hospital with chicken pox he was seriously unwell . I myself naively (even after having 3 other children get over it no issues ) didn’t know the true risks .

Do you have a back garden (sorry if this has already been asked !)

Hope your child feels better soon

I know it’s not always posssible as some GPs don’t have them, but I always sit by the window and open it, even in winter

Helpfully I’ve been to the doctors today, sat in the waiting area as there was only one person in there with a child. I don’t know why reception didn’t do a side room as she was plastered in chicken pox so now I’ve got to fuck about speaking to haematology
brilliant

This is how you spread an infection.

Or she could ask her child to stand back while she orders the coffee? She knows the risks and has proposed Covid style distancing.

If she’s got new spots, then no I wouldn’t take her out - it’s not fair.

It’s highly unlikely that a
child, likely with gloves / mittens and fully clothed, outside, in a countryside setting, is going to spread CP

Exactly, if it's only one person serving in a takeaway kiosk, that's presumably OK and they're fair game! 😡
Unless OP and others are expecting some kind of coffee vending machine in the middle of a forest somewhere....

She doesn't need to be coughing near people to spread chicken pox though, it's a big enough risk anyway

How would that posters child 'kill anyone' in the situation she sets out?

I’m immunocompromised due to chemo. The risk to those of us with wonky immunity is not just catching chickenpox, it’s that it can turn into sepsis and kill us. Keep your child away from others, as previous posters have said. Hopefully not too many more days.

I’m immunocompromised, the coffee shop bit is a bit worrying, unless it’s an outside one in the park, other than that just keep yourselves to yourselves and enjoy your walk . If she starts coughing, keep her away from others, but outside the virus should dissipate quickly

If your child is breathing, the other people in the space they are in MUST ONLY be members of your household.NO public spaces at all, unless you are seeking urgent medical care. The person you walk past on the street could be immunocompromised and could die of chicken pox, as could the baby in the park. You either risk killing someone, or you stay home.

I think it's fine to go for a walk outside but not places where other people are .

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When mine had it, I could take two weeks off to chill with them, which I did. It was warm
ish though and they played in the garden when they wanted to.

Tbh I wouldn’t have seen anything wrong with taking them out for a walk alongside the canal, but I would’ve taken my own coffee if I wanted a drink. The canal is very quiet during the day, apart from lunchtime.

I agree. Some people consider their own needs just for comfort and fail to do the right thing. Irresponsible parenting gets on my nerves.

Chickenpox is infectious so it would be unreasonable for you to take your infected child to a populated destination. It woild be selfish as there are vulnerable people who would be more susceptible to illness and may get it worse than others.

Suck it up. It won't last forever.

Outside well distanced if you must. Chicken Pox can be really serious to adults. My husband got it at 35, normal healthy man. He was so ill hallucinating with fever and itch absolutely covered in spots. After 3 weeks developed pneumonia, strong antibiotics lead to thrush in mouth and throat couldn't eat for weeks. He lost 2.5 stone and was off work for over 2 months, it was a good 6 before he got his energy back. You can't always tell who is vulnerable.

OP I hope the PP above has demonstrated why your child’s couple of weeks of boredom indoors (I’ll not mention yours because you’re a bloody adult and should be able to make sacrifices) does not compare to the months and months, sometimes years or lifetimes, an immunocompromised person is stuck indoors. And why they can’t even risk getting fresh air because of selfish people who don’t follow rules and think of others.

That's effectively condemning everyone who has had aggressive cancer treatment to a glass box forever. That's not the way life works. My child was that child. 7 months post cancer treatment, he caught chicken pox at school. It spread to his brain, causing encephalitis and over a month in hospital, an extraordinarily painful lumbar puncture, a central line in his neck and over 3 weeks of anti virals that caused kidney failure but couldn't be stopped because then the encephalitis would kill him.

I'm glad going outside did your child the world of good. I hope he didn't kill anyone else while enjoying the change of scenery.

10thlittlemonkey · Yesterday 09:32
DD age 3 had chickenpox. Today is day 7 since they first appeared. She's loved the multiple pyjamas days but we are starting to go stir crazy! She had new spots appear yesterday overnight and I'm not sure any of us can handle another 5 days cooped up indoors. Other than spots she's here usual self (ball of energy!) I was thinking to go out for a walk along the river. Maybe grab a quick take away coffee and cake and perch somewhere outdoors. Thinking 'covid social distancing' style rules would apply here for our own sanity surely?
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