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

[JacquiAliciaGill]

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

My partner never goes to the doctors hes a pain he just says i will be ok stop worrying ! nightmare men

What if your baby gets it now- spots in a couple of weeks then your partner catches it off the baby?

The vaccination for your partner sounds like a good idea

If thats right then Isaac should get it by then end of next week and then will have 4 weeks to get over it Brill! same for my partner IF the big IF he gets it lol

The receptionist at the doctors has said they want give him the vaccination unless he is showing symptoms !! so ive said hes to speak to the doctor . Why they cant just give it i dont know it being so easy to catch

OP I know £140 apiece is a lot of money, but surely it's worth it? I wouldn't bother with it for your son personally, but I definitely would for your partner.

incubation period is 10-21 days and you're infectious for 2-3 days before you come out in spots.

So if your son was exposed on Sunday (June 9) he could come out in spots anywhere from next Wednesday (June 19) to the end of the month (June 30) and could be infectious but spot-free any time from this Sunday (June 16) to June 29.

If your partner doesn't stay completely away from your son until the end of the month, he could be infected at any point from June 16 to June 29. If he were infected on June 16 he could come out in spots as early as June 26. If he were infected on June 29 he could come out in spots as late as July 20. He'd then have active infectious blisters for around a week before they crusted over (so could potentially be covered in blisters up to July 27) and he'd be crusted-over spotty for another week or so after that (so potentially up to August 3) assuming he didn't get any complications.

It's not the gp that will give the vaccine. You get it done at the chemist and pay privately

Why they cant just give it i dont know

Because chicken pox vaccination isn't available on the NHS.
You'd be best to contact a local private GP clinic and ask their advice, if you would consider private vaccination.

Some people will tell you it's just a few spots and they felt fine.

They're the lucky ones.

You've posted your son's name.
The incubation period is 10-21 days. Your partner presumably has not been exposed at this point (?) but if your son develops CP then your partner will then be exposed and will potentially get it 10-21 days later unless he's already immune, which could make him ill immediately before your wedding. The vaccine is only available on the NHS under very specific circumstances, but he should be able to have a blood test to establish if he is immune - he may have had a very mild case in childhood and be immune in which case you can stop worrying. If he's not immune you can pay to get him vaccinated, which would be a small price in comparison to having your wedding and honeymoon plans ruined. I don't see anything 'brill' or 'LOL' about any of it - it can be nasty even in small children, but particularly in adults. Let's hope they are both ok.

My children had it 3 weeks apart so whole thing lasted 3mths!

sorry never been on here before fauls of habbit .

Sorry but it’s not the same for your partner - CP is much more severe in adults. Also, it can incubate for 21 days. That’s 3 weeks. If your son gets it in 3 weeks, your DP could get it 3 weeks after that. Which would be in 6 weeks. You say £140 jeez but what’s £140 compared to the money you’ve presumably already shelled out for the wedding? You can get away with not vaccinating your DS in the timeframe but your DP absolutely needs to have it.

Thank you for your help

Well I was breastfed as a baby and so were my siblings and we got everything, including chicken pox, so I don't think you can assume that your partner will not get it.

Breastfeeding may have a slight protective effect during the period the baby is actually being breastfed, not later on in life

Oh shit, I shouldn't have said anything and confused the issue . I just wondered if breast milk had a mitigative effect on a breastfed baby. I wasn't, in any way, suggesting it could offer life long immunity.