to go on holiday with my chicken pox ridden DC?

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Basically my DC all have chicken pox. we are due to go on holiday in 2 days.

my friend has just said ' I hope you have insurance now you wont be going away' and then proceeded to tell me how unreasonable I was being when I said we were still going and how dangerous it is for others. I am well aware of this, I have several extended family members who are immune-compromised so understand the risks to them.

we are driving to the holiday destination and staying in a stand alone private house with private pool. obviously I will not take DC into the service stations or supermarkets etc but as far as I can see there is no reason for us not to go as they wont be in contact with anyone other than us.

so, AIBU to still go on holiday in this situation.

I'm a bit out of date but I thought the chicken pox vaccination was on offer now ? or can immunosuppressed people not have it ? or pregnant women ?
My Dcs were very young (2 and 4 I think) when they got it .DD1 was fine apart from spots Dd2 was very cross the day before the rash came out but otherwise fine . I thought it was only adults who tend to be ill with it (I was 16 and had spots in unmentionable places .. )

But realistically, what are the odds of OP children being in contact with anyone, never mind a pregnant woman or someone with a compromised immune system . Not sure if the virus could be borne in the swimming pool water though...

DD and I both had it this time last year. She had maybe 50 spots, I was absolutely covered. They were everywhere - especially on our backs and bottoms, there is NO WAY I could have sat in a car for ten hours. I was in and out of bicarb baths snd dousing myself with calamine lotion. Even having clothes brushing my skin was agony. You just don't know how they will be and its not fair to subject them to such a long journey. Sorry OP - it's a no from me!

Sounds totally fine.

Go, if you think your DC are up to the journey.

so, no stopping for a coffee or a wee, no petrol stops, no getting out to run around stretch your legs, no opening the window in close contact with the person dealing with your chunnel booking, no missed chunnel or delays? don't ask MNetters go and speak to your GP if she/he says you are OK to travel then fine but take a professionals advice. being immunocompromised is a horrible and serious thing. you could infect someone who become seriously ill and you would never know as you would be long gone. please get a professionals advice and then act on that. please.

I took my poxy DC on an aeroplane a few years ago.They came out while were on holiday in the USA and didn't want to get stranded there.Nobody stopped us
If someone is immunosupressed it's their job to protect themselves IMO.

Yes may, how dare people with illnesses go out into public, expecting others to take precautions to stop them from getting seriously ill (or worse)

People like you are disgusting.

If someone is immunosuppressive its their job to protect themselves IMO

I have no words....

I kind of wish I hadn't bit, may is clearly a GF

hanna, from the NHS site

Chickenpox is infectious from one to two days before the rash starts, until all the blisters have crusted over (usually five to six days after the start of the rash)

How can someone protect themselves from selfish idiots?

YANBU IMO

nhs advice, from their chicken pox page is to keep them at home for five days. so one child is clear and two will be on day 3. You would only need to delay by 2 days.

We came home from Disney Paris some years back to find out about a week later, the eldest had an unexpected souvenir, the chicken pox. I got it too for the first time (in my 40's). I was not flattering about people who take sick kids on holiday... That being said I could not imagine traveling when I had it, I was miserable.

'How can someone protect themselves from selfish idiots?'

...by not flying?

My DC has just come down with the pox, we're due to go camping tomorrow so obviously a complete no no, am hoping it's over quickly so we get to have at least a few days away, but don't think I'd fancy a long journey with those sorts of restrictions and the risk of them worsening so far from home, I'd probably delay a couple of days if I were you.

may with attitudes like yours they may aswell just stay in the house!

My dh caught chicken pox from other holiday makers last year. It is vile in adults. He had to stay off work for 3 weeks. It was dreadful.

When my daughter started chemotherapy treatment we were told public transport was out of the question; this is a prime example as to why.

I'm immunosupressed by 3 different medications presently so I guess it's my own job to protect myself anD tough if I don't??
Well I do protect myself as well as I can by avoiding contagious people, but if they are selfish enough to not follow medical advice then that puts people like me seriously at risk. Bloody unbelievable!

What do the doctor and Port Health at the Channel Tunnel say? You should be basing your decision on that, not your own opinions and Mumsnet.

I originally thought that you were going to a house in the UK and thought it was fine. Abroad is iffy and you need to be sure that you're not putting others at risk or even travelling "illegally" regarding Port Health.

So, may the people undergoing chemo should just stay at home and undergo even more misery. You do know that any infection can make a chemo patient seriously ill, or prevent them from having their next treatment? Worse case scenario, an infection can kill them.
But why would you care, because obviously they shouldn't go out at all

I didn't say don't go out.But planes are notorious fro spreading infection, so it would be just stupid to fly if you are immunosuppressed.