To take everyone to Scotland when ds has chicken pox

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We have booked a lodge in Scotland from sat to Wednesday as a half term break but ds has come out in spots today.... He seems ok in himself but obviously has the pox

Should we still go away? Thoughts please!

How are you getting there?

We are driving

This may kick off.

Is it just you in the lodge? No other guests? No public transport?

Unless you plan on keeping him in the lodge you have booked for the whole break then you would be unreasonable to go.

Annoying as it is you can't take him out and about just because it fits with what you had wanted to do

Yes just us.... I know very contentious obviously would be rubbish if we can't go but wouldn't if it was the wrong thing to do

I'd go, just keep him indoors and take it in shifts to go out exploring. I'd probably also take a relaxed view on country walks (if he's well enough) just steer clear of very populated places.

Is this the kind of thing travel insurance would cover. Thing is we are going to visit my brother so he could visit we could drive to his etc.... Think though I am just struggling to accept we won't get our holiday we've been looking forward to will have to get over it!

YWBVU to go I'm afraid. To go on holiday and keep him cooped up indoors without all of his toys and home comforts would be horrible for him, and if you took him out then you risk passing it onto someone else. I think you will have to rebook :( .

We have booked a lodge in Scotland from sat to Wednesday as a half term break but ds has come out in spots today.... He seems ok in himself but obviously has the pox

Should we still go away? Thoughts please

Don't bring them up here TBH i would stil go you are going to be in the car and going to the lodge the spots will have started to go crusty by saturday and if I remember right the virus will have gone by then ,

Which lodge so that we can avoid you like the plague

This might just swing the Scottish independence vote

I'll never tell...,,,

Seriously thanks for advice I needed it as I have so far had mil "don't go" and DM "def go!" so rather confused!

how nice of you to spread it around handbag, I am sure anyone you came into who was immunosuppressed will be so pleased you decided to carry on as normal.

This might just swing the Scottish independence vote

yes keep the pox we dont want it

Im confused mine are older so can't remember are children stil contagious when the spots come out and if so when do they stop being contagious

Handbag, utterly irresponsible and idiotic

OP, Please reconsider, your DS may well become more ill as time passes and want to be round his home comforts. I mc'd at 12wk after being exposed to CP (suffered a hideous mc, complete with haemmorage and also contracted pneumonia - a known complication in adult CP), so threads like these really get me and I should probably hide them

If he's come out in spots today, he'll not be infectious by Sunday - 5 days usually,so wouldn't unduly worry about spreading it, he may not be very comfortable in the car but a good dose of piriton might make it bearable for him.

Mrsjay, you're infectious until the last spot has crusted over.

Handbag, seen your latest update. I hope you didn't come into contact with anyone who could have benn affected. My experience clouds my judgement and when I saw you say 'carried on as and when...' I assumed the worst.

Sorry bunnyjo x posted, didn't mean to sound insensitive, sorry you had such a bad experience, unfortunately people are most infectious with CP for the week before the spots come out.