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What is the best age to get chicken pox?

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Somersaults · 14/09/2012 20:27

DD is 10mo. Too young? We have a playmate with a friend we rarely see tomorrow and it seems she may have chicken pox. I'd love to keep the playdate but I don't want to expose DD if the risk is too great. I know people used to have 'chicken pox parties' to try and get the children to catch it while they were young. I don't know much about chicken pox and whether I should just stay well away or whether it's not a big deal if we keep the playdate and she does happen to catch it.

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bruffin · 07/02/2024 13:47

2cleverlovingchildren · 07/02/2024 13:43

I’ve never had chickenpox (37 years old). My 7 and a quarter year old dd has never had chickenpox. My 2 and half year old son has just developed an odd looking spot on his cheek and I don’t know if it is it or not. Worried.

This thread is 12 years old. You eould ne better off starting a new thread as most posters only read the op and eont see yours

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