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I get marrid in 6 weeks ! My son was exposed 4 days ago to a child

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JacquiAliciaGill · 13/06/2019 10:10

Hi

I get married in 6 weeks today, on sunday my son was with his friend who on Monday came out in chicken pox . My partner has also not had it ! in the likely hood that they have got infected will the spots have gone and cleared up by the 25th July

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anotherrainydays · 13/06/2019 10:12

Yes

gamerchick · 13/06/2019 10:14

Chances of getting it are high

Could you partner get the chicken pox jab maybe? I dont know much about it admittedly. I would think it would be done and dusted by then but I think chicken pox can make an adult quite poorly if memory serves me right. You'd be better off popping into a chemist and asking the pharmacist for advice.

teyem · 13/06/2019 10:18

You can get a chicken pox vaccine that, i think, is effective if you get it within a few days of exposure.

They won't have scabs or blisters by then but the scabs do leave behind a little red patch that seem to take forever to fade.

cranstonmanor · 13/06/2019 10:19

Get the vaccine NOW. Not tomorriw, not next week, NOW. It will shorten the length of the disease.

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JacquiAliciaGill · 13/06/2019 10:21

Please help ! will they be spotty in 6 weeks ! x

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lovesawindyday · 13/06/2019 10:22

he might not even get it. my son had a mild dose recently but the baby didn't catch anything and they share drinks and all sorts. don't worry!

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JacquiAliciaGill · 13/06/2019 10:23

Ive had it i will be ok wont i , do you just ask your doctor for it will get my partner to ask ! 6 weeks is a long time so i mean they should be clear surley . Them being ill i can cope with before hand i will look after them but i dont want spotty pictures lol

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lululatetotheparty · 13/06/2019 10:24

I would also say get everyone the vaccine asap (some Boots and Superdrug give it I think). It would certainly lessen any symptoms if you did get it... and if you have a bad case it can be horrible especially in an adult....

teyem · 13/06/2019 10:26

I don't think you'll get the vaccine on the NHS. Will superdrug/ boots vaccinate a child Lulu?

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JacquiAliciaGill · 13/06/2019 10:28

Do i need it oh my god im having a melt down !

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ButterflyBitch · 13/06/2019 10:28

Tell your partner to get the jab. Having chicken pox as an adult is horrible.

teyem · 13/06/2019 10:29

Sorry, just being lazy, a quick Google shows that Boots and Superdrug will, so long as your D's is over one.

Illberidingshotgun · 13/06/2019 10:33

Your partner needs to get the vaccine now. As in today. It may be too late to prevent him getting it, but it should at least lessen the severity of the symptoms. It can be really, really nasty in adults. I had it when I was 11, and felt absolutely dreadful for a couple of weeks. I know of adults who have had to be hospitalised.

Your DS will have come out the other side of it by then, and TBH a few spots in photos are neither hear nor there (can be photoshopped out if you really feel the need).

Do impress on your partner that they could become quite poorly with it if he doesn't have the vaccine. I would imagine that the more likely route of infection would be for your son to get it, and then your son to pass it on to your partner, unless had a lot of physical contact with the infected child, therefore you are looking at potentially up to 6 weeks from last Sunday (although likely to be less than that).

Although very unlikely that he will be so unwell that you need to cancel (especially if he has the vaccine) it may be worth checking that your insurance policy covers this.

Illberidingshotgun · 13/06/2019 10:34

*here

teyem · 13/06/2019 10:39

Illberiding is right. If your kid is brewing chickenpox, that's 14-16 days. They are most contagious at the start do if your dhtb gets it then, taking another 16 days to incubate - so potentially 32 days. Blisters kick in, then scab and then take their time to fall off...so even if that's all over in a week, he'll be cutting it fine to look pretty for the photos.

NoBaggyPants · 13/06/2019 10:43

If your partner wants the vaccine it is £140 at Boots. He can search online to see where the closest store to offer it is located.

teyem · 13/06/2019 10:51

Just as an aside, were you breastfeeding at the time loves? I'm still amazed that my ds didn't get chickenpox when his siblings got sick and I always wondered if it's because I have natural immunity and he was breastfeeding. It's probably just coincidence but I'm nosey so I thought I'd ask. Smile

Mummyoflittledragon · 13/06/2019 10:52

Gosh £140 seems like a lot. But far less than a ruined wedding. I agree with his being vaccinated immediately. Good luck!

Purplecatshopaholic · 13/06/2019 10:53

Chicken pox as an adult is horrible. Glad you are focusing on the important things....

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JacquiAliciaGill · 13/06/2019 10:53

140 pound each from boots jees ! if they are gone in 6 weeks then im fine with it . Ive had it so id be very unlucky to have got it surely

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JacquiAliciaGill · 13/06/2019 10:55

This is important , i dont want my partner ill before after or during the wedding , how ever i know he will be just as gutted as me if he has it at the time of the wedding anyone would be , its only human

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JacquiAliciaGill · 13/06/2019 10:57

My partner was breast fed you know maybe thats why he never got it good thinking teyem, i wasnt breast fed and i got it

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AlunWynsKnee · 13/06/2019 10:57

tey I think bfing does share your immunity. It must be less effective once they start on solids as they aren't getting so much. I was horrified when dd came down with cp a couple of days after meeting her newborn cousin but fortunately cousin was bf and didn't catch it.

ScrambledSmegs · 13/06/2019 10:58

Having chicken pox as an adult is awful. A former colleague of mine ended up in hospital with it, caught a secondary infection, was lucky not to have a limb amputated and was off work for months If only one of them gets the vaccine is should be your partner.

Isatis · 13/06/2019 10:59

Breastfeeding is no guarantee of immunity. Both my children had CP and I breastfed them for over a year.