We’re currently expecting our first dc.
Dh has never had chickenpox. I want him to get the vaccine before dc is born; he thinks I’m being over dramatic.
My reasoning - chickenpox in adults is usually a much more severe illness, and his chance of catching it will surely increase once we have a child of our own (given the rate it spreads at among children).
Even if we vaccinate our own dc against chickenpox - which I will do as soon as they are old enough - his chance of coming into contact with a contagious child will surely be higher as a parent. E.g. soft play centres, class parties, play dates etc...
He thinks that if he hasn’t caught it yet, he must already have ‘sufficient immunity’. He has two siblings, both of whom had chickenpox at the same time, and he didn’t catch it from either of them (despite MIL’s best efforts), so reckons he’s already immune. I’d rather be safe and make sure.
AIBU?