AIBU To give the chicken pox Vaccine to daughter

[ChampooPapi]

Posting her for traffic as well as the fact I may be being very unreasonable!

Should I just wait for her to succumb naturally like myself (and other daughter) way back when.

Or if you can afford it should it be done? my daughter is coming up to 1 year and it seems its given between 1 year and 15 months

Is it worth it?

Thanks all!

Both my dds had the vacirella (sp?) vaccination in Oz when we lived there. We came back to the Uk and they both got chicken pox 🤷🏼‍♀️

On the shingles point, when my Dc had their chicken pox vaccines I was told they could still go on to get shingles just like a person who has had chicken pox. Because they’ll have the dormant varicella virus, which can then flare up into shingles. So anyone is just as likely to get it whether they’ve had actual chicken pox or the vaccine.

I would have vaccinated both my DC, but in both cases they got chicken pox before I'd made a decision/organised it. Luckily, it was mild for both.

I've never had it and didn't want to get it as an adult. Decided to get myself done and get DS done at the same time. Did with DS2 too. If you can afford it I would say do it.

We’ll be getting DS (13mths) done at the end of this month as we need to leave 4wks minimum between this and the MMR.
I would vaccinate him against anything available if it prevented him suffering from an illness. He started nursery in November and is picking up everything!!

A child in my town died from chicken pox complications a few years ago (I know this through media), so I would absolutely.

Im back and forth on this. I think DS might forget to get the booster as an adult so will only get him the vaccine if he makes it to 18 without catching it

In the early 90s my mum's friend died of CP (it went to her brain or something) after being previously healthy so important to have it as a child or get vaccinated as an adult.

Yes, I considered it for a while but in the end the possibility of DC having a severe infection and the cost of at least a week off work to care for them (self employed so unpaid) made it an easy decision for me. £65 per dose at Superdrug.

I had my 7 year old vaccinated last year as she hadn't had cp. I was sick of worrying before every holiday that she would get it!
I asked at my local surgery when I was there for something else (a smear I believe!) and they ordered it in for her. 2 doses, 4 weeks apart and I paid £70 for them both so seems like I got a bargain compared to others!!

I’m old fashioned so still use a paper diary. In the back of each years diary I write the date of my next smear test and the year all my DD will need their boosters. Then I just have to transfer this to the new diary next year. I’m sure there is a more tech savvy way to do this in the 21C!

Yes to your question OP, it was free.