AIBU to try to stop the DC from getting chickenpox?

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I've put this here as there is more traffic but this is probably more of a WWYD.

We are very close to exchanging contracts on our house and will hopefully be moving in about 4 weeks - big move, have never moved with the DC before (they are 2.8 and 6 months) and need to do lots of work on new house before we move in.

DS1's CM texted me yesterday to say that a girl who goes there on a Thursday has now got chickenpox (so was probably contagious on Thursday). DS1 goes there on Monday and Wednesday only and would not have been in contact with the girl but two of his friends who we see a lot during the rest of the week are there on a Thursday.

So.... do I:

a) send DS1 to CM, see friends as usual and just deal with chickenpox if it happens?

b) stop sending DS1 to CM for the rest of our time here and avoid friends so as to try to avoid chickenpox?

c) something else I haven't thought of?

I realise this is an immensely dull thread for AIBU so thank you if you have read this far. I am concerned about DS2 getting it so young (6 months) and I am worried about the impact it could have on the move if one or both of the DC have it.

DH being no help whatsoever and basically saying do what you think is best so I'm turning to MN.

TIA :)

I may well be wrong but isn't chicken pox contageous before the pox appear?

Just carry on as normal. You dont know your ds is going to develop it. All children will get it at some point unless they are vaccinated. You will never know when your dc are incubating something so just want until the spots develop and then deal with it.

Fwiw both mine had it at the same time a couple of years ago. Ds was about 15 months and dd was 5. They were both fine, only mildly Ill.

I can't see the point in vaccinating for it really.

I'd carry on as normal. My dcs have been in several similar situations and still haven't had chicken pox yet!

Thanks so much for all your responses. I've decided to risk it and carry on as normal. Will avoid DS2 coming into direct contact with DS1's friends as much as possible and deal with it if it happens.

Will get in some poxclin and piriton just in case...