Chicken Pox

[Chely]

Would you intentionally take your child to see another child with chicken pox so they catch it?

YABU - no way!

YANBU - yes, best they have it young.

I would pay for a private vaccine and campaign for this to be provided on the NHS.
It’s a horrid illness for the child and often spots need antibiotics, can be near eyes etc, leaving scars behind.

@kweeble

This. I’m
Extremely irritating and tell everyone about it because it’s so poorly advertised and what I’ve realised is the majority of parents don’t even know it exists!

Six year old boy died locally from the secondary infection from chicken pox. Rare but I wouldn't risk it now I know it can kill

Chickenpox hospitalised my child. Another toddler, who had it at the same time, died. I looked it up at the time and chickenpox kills more than measles or mumps in the U.K. (because we’re vaccinated against the other two).

Both of mine just had it (4 year old and a 5 month old). Both had it really mild. But I still regret not having them vaccinated (tbh the baby was too young anyway). The virus stays in your body for life and can cause shingles if your immune system drops. Why would I want them to risk that? My mum had shingles as an adult and it was really quite bad.

I had shingles when I was 13, it was horrendous and very debilitating, and I still have the scars over 2 decades later.

My DC also have scars. I would feel awful knowing I had willingly participated in giving them to them.

We had DS vaccinated because we knew family members and friends who'd had quite severe cases including hospitalisation, if you have it done at boots they also give you boots points on the £140!

Vaccinate your children if you can afford it. My siblings had chickenpox as adults. Both were very sick.

I wouldn't. I know it's rare, but I know someone who's grandson died as a result of contacting chickenpox. I couldn't forgive myself if that happened because I had chosen to expose them to the virus.

Mine got it when they were 9 and 7. 9 year old hospitalised for 5 days and scarred.7 year old admitted for a day-no scars. I WISH I'd known and had them both vaccinated.

Yep same ...I nearly list my 5 year old to Chicken Pox. He spent 3 weeks in hospital. It basically consumed his skin, and he has a gastrostomy ...it ate most of that....he had no skin on his bottom and required morphine for bottom changes.
Get the vaccine!!!

And even if we were ok with the idea of making kids sick to protect adults, and were totally ignoring the actual evidence… a shingles vaccine for adults exists

It's only available on the NHS to people over 70.