but what about taking out a child that might be harbouring chickenpox, ie they have no symptoms but they have been exposed to it? when mine got chickenpox (the elder 3 have all had it) they didnt pass it onto each other, so once the chickenpox affected child was not contagious ie spots all WELL scabbed we went out and about but the others could have been carrying the virus, should we have stayed in?
for me my elder 3 have all had chickenpox but they did not give it to each other, they all got it seperataly some months apart, ds4 and dd still ahve not had it despite ds4 being exposed to it when ds3 had it and numerous times since then at pre-school etc ditto dd. should i have stayed in once ds3's chickenpox was scabbed over incase ds4 got it? are there guildlines on this? i took the line that if they didnt seem ill, then i would go out (once the infected child was not infectious) and i warned people that one of mine had had chicknepox and as such the others COULD be contagious, but i didnt keep them in, had i have done we would have stayed in for an extra 20days for no reasons as they didnt catch it from their siblings?
ds4 has been exposed loads this year, it went round the pre-school for 2-3mths as one child after another got it, yet he still hasnt caught it! but theoretically that whole time he 'may' have been infectuous, what are you meant to do in that situation? i chose to go out but warn pregnant people, those will babies under 1 and anyone i thought/knew may be at risk.
i think the op can only take the advice of her dr and if her dd shows no signs of chickenpox then go on holiday but be prepared, if she shows any signs ie a cold, irritable, seeming run down then cancel? but you cant cancel on a 'what if'? or should you?