AIBU to pop the shops with my pox riddled daughter?

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Daughter has erupted in pox spots overnight. She's ok in herself, a bit over emotional (she's 4).

So Sunday's activity is out obviously.

I've promised to make cakes with her, now I've realized I need actual stuff to make them.

WIBU to take her to the shop? Large supermarket in town 10minutes away, and possibly the pound shop for occupying tat?

I've got no one else to look after her, her grandparents are away and my husband is working and won't be home until 8pm. Couple of local friends are busy/avoiding the pox.

So, can we nip out?

Might not be an option in your town, it isn't in mine, but when I lived in a city the local taxi company were happy to be used for small shop runs like this + fare.

Chicken pox, as I understand it, is spread by direct contact with the virus. So if you cover the spots, ensure she doesn't cough and sneeze over anyone and make sure she doesn't touch anything, I think it's fine.

No it really isn't I'm afraid and people who think like this are the reason others get very sick. It is airborne. You are infectious from before spots come out until spots scab over (which is the point the virus becomes inactive) and the virus is spread via breathing in particles that spread though infected people breathing, coughing etc as well as direct contact. That's why it flies round schools because just it spreads so easily. If it was just direct contact it wouldn't be so common because you would just keep your kids home once spots come out.

From NHS website Chickenpox is spread in the droplets an infected person breathes, sneezes or coughs out, and in the fluid in the blisters on their skin.

Please do keep her in OP as much as it sucks.

2nd option. Drive a bit further to a tesco express petrol station. She can stay in the car. Job done.

That's fine. I would do that as you aren't affecting anyone else.

"Couldn't your friends that are avoiding the pox lend you the ingredients/go to the shop for you and leave the supplies on your doorstep?" This - plus does the fact your friends are avoiding not tell you yabu?

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Chicken pox, as I understand it, is spread by direct contact with the virus. So if you cover the spots, ensure she doesn't cough and sneeze over anyone and make sure she doesn't touch anything, I think it's fine.

A wrong - ex nurse here - it's also spread by droplet which can make it airborne, very easily spread.

B are you seriously expecting a 4 yr old not to touch stuff or cough sneeze into a hanky?

Car option sounds ok too, but please use handgel yourself before going in shop.

I think the car idea is good. At my Tesco they do a click and collect for groceries and it's literally like a drive thru round the back of the car park.

I can't believe you were seriously considering taking a child out who could potentially kill someone by passing on the virus because you needed to do baking? Nobody needs cakes that much.

Other ideas for being stuck at home with poxy kids include making playdough, cutting and sticking, CBeebies marathon. She may well start to feel quite poorly in a bit. Hope she's better soon.

I thought CP was airborne?

Isn't that why whole classes go down like flies with it when it does the rounds?

OP do you really have nothing in to do cake stuff?

Flour butter sugar - if you've got jam = jam tarts.

Or if you've got chocolate. Mix some cereal into chocolate = rice krispie cakes.

If DD is anything like my DS was when he first had them (he's had them twice and the second time made him really poorly) she wont be up to doing much anyway.

Tesco click and collect

If it's airborne is she okay to be making cake

No please don't! CP as others have said is a highly contagious airborne disease, no direct contact needed and spreads v easily. It can be really dangerous for pregnant women or those with a compromised immune system.

I know it's boring but you have to stay in until spots have scabbed for a reason. Get someone who's had CP to bring the ingredients for you if you can or do the Tesco Express plan. Or just embrace a TV day!

Like I said, unanimous.

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As PP have said, CP is airborne. It's shingles where you normally need contact with the sports to transmit the infection.

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If it's airborne is she okay to be making cake 

For our consumption obvs, I'm not going to do a yard sale!

:( could you get someone to drop the stuff round (or leave it on the door step to avoid infection!)?

How do YOU make cakes unicorn?!

Cancel the cheque!

It's chicken pox totally fine go to the shop and made cakes to cheer the poor Love up :)

NO what if there is a pregnant woman standing next to you in the line and she doesn't have immunity! You could kill her unborn baby!

OP, its more to protect vulnerable groups that you should keep her indoors. The elderly, young babies, pregnant women...

Shockolade not sure what you mean, I make them the same way everyone else does I just don't do it when ill, don't want gross stuff getting in there.

Cancel the cheque OP ha!

Always one idiot hookandswan

PeridotPeridot wow what a delightful person you are..... I'm actually not an idiot but if you feel better calling strangers on the internet petty names then you carry on my love :D

Also if you start a new thread telling us what you do have in we might be able to suggest a cake you can make. Eg oil can often be used as a substitute for butter, there are plenty of egg free recipes etc :)

I wouldn't, both my girls have chicken pox at the moment. I had to take my eldest to the dr on Friday as she has one in her eye and need antibiotic eye drops, my husband was in another city for work and my sister was at a funeral. All friends were either at work or at home with their own children that they didn't want infected.
I felt awful taking her out, we walked a mile there and back because we couldn't get the bus, I phoned the gp when we got there and waited outside the surgery so we didn't have to go in the waiting room and then went straight home and sent husband to the late night pharmacy when he got home to collect the drops. I'm still feeling guilty that she may have infected someone but I followed the advice given by the gp and certainty wouldn't have gone out if it wasn't an emergency.

Some feckless twats I used to watch on YouTube took their toddler son on a plane when he'd broken out in spots and used her doublewear foundation to try and hide them. But because they're on YT they have a huge audience of earnest 10 year olds who will swear till they're blue in the face that everything they do is perfect, no human being could do better. I just hope no-one ended up hospitalized...

Op - couldn't one of your friends/family members buy the stuff for you and drop it round? Otherwise make an online order for tomorrow and distract her with lots of cuddles and cartoons today.