To take dd with chickenpox to playground?

[chickenpoxy189]

Dd2 (5) is on day 2 of chickenpox. She’s got lots of spots but isn’t ill at all and is getting very frustrated from being at home all day.

She’s got lots of energy, but we only have a tiny garden.

Would it be unreasonable to take her to a local playground tomorrow that is usually empty during school hours? It looks like the weather’s going to be really nice where we are.

Obviously we’d leave if anyone else turned up.

you would be in a bit of a 'spot' (sorry) if there were already people there when you arrived, and you would have to divert her elsewhere...

It's fine.
You're far more categories risk of passing it on indoors.

If it's empty then crack on.

Only proviso.... sunscreen. Can't run it into spots and spray one might irritate the spots?

Maybe go in the morning after school drop off before the sun gets going?

..or if you didnt notice someone arriving...

Personally o wouldn't as you could expose people on way there on way back etc

I'm sure you can tire her out in a small space okay star jump games and other stationary games where possible

How would she feel if you took her then 30 seconds later had to leave as someone arrived or if you got there and young kids were there? Chances are with it being nice youbgvkuds will be out with parents or Childminder's

Absolutely not on. There are a lot of people whose health could be seriously comprised. Just no.

Yes.

How can you think for a second that this is acceptable?

I would. Having said, one of mine sailed through chicken pox with just lots of spots, virtually no fever, but the other was really quite poorly for 24 hours and wouldn't have felt like going out playing at that point.

We avoided the playground when my child had chickenpox but had the same problem in terms of size of flat and outdoor access. We found a quiet area of the park well away from everyone else, or the same in the local forest, both of which were empty at certain times of the day. Is there anywhere like that near you?

Also we went to play in the woods rather than a playground so didn't see another soul to infect.

Basically, I didn't think it was fair to allow mine loose in the playground due to the risk of infecting others, especially people who might be immunocompromised such as pregnant women, but I felt the risk was minimal in a quiet corner of the park with everyone else at shouting distance....on the odd occasion when someone came closer, I called over to them that he had the pox so they could stay well away.

YABU. Completely. What on earth makes you think it's okay to risk infecting others?

She touches equipment; others touch equipment...

Woods, forest, beach?

you dont want a spot bursting and her leaving chicken pox juice all over the slide do you?

Outdoors is different to indoors or on public transport, who knows what anyone walking down the street might be infected with! Outdoors she'd have to cough or sneeze on someone to infect them, unless they touched her exposed spots.

www.nhs.uk/chq/Pages/2586.aspx?CategoryID=200&SubCategoryID=2002

How selfish. Yet another person who thinks their needs trump everyone else.

TheFaerie who? Me? Not the OP, she's just asking a question not acting without considering others.

I genuinely think that in an open air setting there is no risk of spreading the germs unless you are within arm's length.

Going to soft play would merit your response, or on a bus, or to a toddler group or party etc.

Outdoors is totally different.

I think people just jump on the bandwagon on these chickenpox threads to virtue signal without risk assessing.

Who are these people the OP's dd is going to infect in an empty playground?

Are you serious? My son is immune compromised. I can't believe some people are so selfish.

drinkingwine can you explain your thinking please? How would your ds, or those like him, be endangered by the OPs dd playing in an empty playground?

She's going to be on day 3 tomorrow, so probably not even infectious any more, and going to an empty playground. How is she going to impact on anyone?

How do you ever risk going to a park if your child has a compromised immune system? Most childhood diseases are infectious before they have any symptoms.
It must be very difficult for you.

Could be worse - you could let your obviously chickenpox infected child (blisters definitely not all crusted over) wander around the duty-free at Gatwick trying on sunglasses. I kid you not and it certainly put me off trying on sunglasses there ever again.

Bloody hell NO!!

Just find another way to amuse her.

Full of energy is no excuse to risk the health of other people.