can kids get chicken pox more than once?

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Dd (5) and Ds (3) had chicken pox last christmas twelve months. Dd came home from school on friday with a temp but no complaints, then woke friday night with earache, and had fever and earache yesterday. She is better in herself today but when I was drying her after her bath this morning I noticed she has about 10 red spots dotted about...

Ds has a bad cough, temp and generally out of sorts.. we have friends with young twins (12 weeks) and a 2.5 yr old visitting tomorrow, so you think its possible its chicken pox again? should I be putting them off?

THanks in advance

Yes, you can get chicken pox more than once. DD had them at 9 months, and again at 5. Distant memory now she is 14, but I remember the spots being little fluid filled spots when they were appearing...does your dc's spots look like that?

yes they can although it is unusual.

Yes. Fairly rare, but definitely possible.

Both of mine have had it twice. Each had one mild case and one that was much worse. At opposite times though.

Oh god life is hard enough please no! Also have 6 moths old baby

yes, I remember having quite badly when I was about 6 and I was really poorly with it at 18.

Could it be measles given current outbreaks?

But yes, I had CP twice as a child, it is possible.

Seem to remember it's something like 5% of people get chickenpox more than once...

Hope your d. Don't suffer too badly from them if they have got them again!