Chicken pox

[Flopberry]

My son had chicken pox 2022, prior to him having chicken pox my daughter had a bad fever and tonsillitis, around 3 weeks later my son got the pox…. My daughter didn’t get them (we didn’t separate them)

there has been an outbreak of pox at the nursery and school, my youngest is in nursery and we fly out for holiday in 2 weeks, however AIBU to be super overly anxious that she’s Infact not had them (people reckon her illnesss was it but with little to no spots) and the fact she didn’t catch it after my son…. I want to stay positive and I am driving my husband crazy.

we had her vaccinated for pox yesterday (not starting a vax debate) as even after exposure it can be effective or lessen the infection.

I wouldn't worry. Sounds like she won't get it. My 3 had to be vaccinated against it as we lived in Australia and needed it for daycare. However when we returned to the UK one of them still got it despite being vaccinated- but it was mild. Remember 90% of what you worry about never happens!

Thanks I just really need this break and have such anxiety about been stuck abroad… and it audit me and the kids as husband is working.

I would take some long sleeved tops and trousers just in case. DS had it post vaccination and only had a few spots with a maybe two hour fever after that he was fine in himself

Yes. Similar for my little one. She had about 6 or 7 spots and a runny nose. Nothing as bad as the full virus that all the other children at nursery had.

Thanks, fingers crossed

Fully prepared to be pounced on but aren’t you infectious 5-7 days BEFORE the spots come out?

Isn’t the problem that they won’t be able to fly?

It’s about 1-2 days. But what are you thinking with your point? You don’t quarantine yourself every time you’ve come into contact with chicken pox, just in case.

If it helps, while the spots can appear 7-21 days after exposure, in the vast majority of cases (my children and friends) it seemed to be 14 days on the dot. That might help with your planning/knowing if they’re getting it?

I doubt the spots would appear six months after the OP wrote this

I meant that the child playing out with the spots wasn’t contagious to anybody else at the time.

No
The incubation period is 7-21 days but you're only infectious for 1-2 days before the spots appear and until they crust over