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If one of your DC got chicken pox, how long til the others showed signs?

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MegBusset · 20/11/2009 22:42

DS2 (6mo) has just recovered from chicken pox. Got first spots last Monday (so 11 days ago), which had all crusted over by Saturday. Now he's only got a couple of small scabby bits left.

DS1 (2.9) has shown absolutely no sign of illness at all. Is it really possible he could still be incubating it? or am I safe to get out of the house now?

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IdrisTheDragon · 20/11/2009 22:46

DS got chicken pox (ie first spots came) on a Monday.

DD came out in spots exactly two weeks later.

So I would say that your DS1 could well be incubating it, but I would probably go out of the house as he may not be.

JodieO · 20/11/2009 22:47

My ds1 got it first, then ds2 got it about a week later, dd never got it at all.

castille · 20/11/2009 22:47

Between 10 days and 2 weeks IIRC.

drinkyourmilk · 20/11/2009 22:50

Dc 6yr got it then Dc 7mth got it 2 weeks later. Dc 4yrs never caught it. I would carry on as normal tbh.

LastTrainToNowhere · 20/11/2009 22:50

My daughter caught chicken pox from nursery. I caught it from her, and my spots came out exactly 14 days after hers. My husband (who also never had cp as a child) didn't catch it from either of us

Kafka · 20/11/2009 22:50

14 days

gigglewitch · 20/11/2009 22:54

precisely two weeks, false sense of security was just about develpoing then ds2, dh, grandma, the lot - all got it.

jennylindinha · 20/11/2009 22:55

Ooh, I'm interested in this. I had shingles 5 weeks ago (bloody awful, I have to say) then DD, 12 months, came out with chicken pox nearly 2 weeks ago. We are just waiting to see if DSD gets it. She is 10 and has never had it and neither has her mum... Eek!

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