Sending child to nursery with potential chickenpox?

[Asiama]

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My son potentially has chickenpox - neither the nursery nor the GP are sure, as he has just 3 tiny marks. He is well in himself otherwise. The GP has said he can go in and the nursery have said they will take him if there are no new spots in the morning. AIBU to send him in?

My gut says that it's probably chickenpox as there was a confirmed case in his group so I'm worried about the impact on other children and parents.

NO
Don’t do it. There’s a good chance he could pass it on to an immune compromised person or someone’s whose pregnant.
It’s really not worth the risk

Yabu. What about any pregnant workers? Immune compromised family members of children? Keep him at home!

Honestly, if you think it's chicken pox, don't send him in! I'm amazed nursery have agreed to take him if there's been a confirmed case already.

Don’t send him. Gobsmacked GP and nursery have said he can go tbh.

Oh and I hope he continues to feel fine
Mine sailed through chicken pox, we were very lucky and I enjoyed the sneaky week off! (Different times obviously!!)

Where are his spots? I’m sure it’s the fluid from the blisters that are infectious so if they’re on his tummy or back then I’d send him in... are they itchy? If so then I’d not. And if on the face or hands I’d not send him in too.

Hmmm just read it’s also from the saliva- so yeah maybe not. But if he only has a few spots he’ll be able to go back early next week anyway.

I would be really cross if parents are knowingly sending their child in with chickenpox in my sons nursery. Keep him at home till you know for sure.

I thought my daughter had chicken pox hundred of times she never did and I repeatedly kept her off. She finally got it in reception. The whole class had it. I had sent her in as she had no spots by breaking got a call to say she had it. The spots come out quickly.

It might be the first crop. To be honest I would leave it 48hrs as then he might be covered.

Please don't send him in

DD1 only had a couple of spot for the first 48 hours and then she got more.

Of course you don’t take him in -

Is this even real!?!

Yes it is real, why would I make up a question like this?

I'm also very aware of the impact on vulnerable people, which is why in my OP I said I'm thinking of other people and therefore asking for a third opinion after speaking to both the nursery and the GP who said it's ok.

YABU.

What makes you think its chicken pox?
Have the spots blistered?

Absolutely DON’T send him in.

Chicken pox can cause severe shingles , the pain of which is indescribably awful.

Chicken pox may be mild for him but cause severe pain in another.

You only get shingles if you've had chicken pox in the past. Chicken pox will not cause shingles in someone else

Please don’t send him in if you suspect CP.

And I mean that having contact with someone with chicken pox will not cause that person to get shingles. They would only get shingles if they had chicken pox when they were younger

@dementedpixie

There are no blisters and the spots aren't properly red, which I think is why the nursery and the GP aren't sure if it's chickenpox. If the nursery hadn't pointed it out I wouldn't have noticed, or just thought it's a scratch.

I would keep off and see how it progresses. Chicken pox isn't just a mild illness for some, both my sons got it really badly and ended up needing further treatment

I'm not sure it sounds like chicken pox but it may progress overnight so keep an eye on them

The nursery noticed it on Tuesday afternoon and since then it hasn't progressed. We kept him at home today just in case.

I have no experience of chickenpox and never had it myself, so am struggling to know what to look out for, especially if the experts don't seem to know either!

Keep an eye on them but don't send him.back untill you are 100% certain it's not chicken pox. Nursery will not thankyou for a chickenpox outbreak on top of a pandemic. (Neither will the other parents)