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chicken pox

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ilovesprouts · 02/02/2012 12:06

my dd is 16wks pg ,the little girl nxt door has got chicken pox ,she been round at my dds house playing with her ds1 ,is my dd at any risk ? she sbeen told to ring her midwife and is now panicking.

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NightLark · 02/02/2012 12:10

has your DD had chickenpox before?

Seona1973 · 02/02/2012 12:51

depends whether your dd has had chicken pox before

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ilovesprouts · 02/02/2012 12:54

shes only had a couple of spots

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ragged · 02/02/2012 12:57

I don't understand who might be at risk, the 16 week old? Aren't they under HV not MW?
DD got cp at 15 weeks, she was fine. Didn't sleep so well, some spectacularly awful looking spots around her bits & eyes, nothing to it, otherwise.

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ilovesprouts · 02/02/2012 12:58

no my dd is 16 weeks pg

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Seona1973 · 02/02/2012 12:59

she may be immune then. She could get a blood test to check if she has anti-bodies to chicken pox

NightLark · 02/02/2012 13:10

If your DD hasn't had chicken pox before, it is a risk for her baby if she catches it.

If she has had it she is very likely to be immune and her baby won't be at any risk.

She needs to be checked by her gp and, if unsure, she may have an injection of immunoglobulin to minimise any risks.

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ilovesprouts · 02/02/2012 15:16

she only had a few when she was younger about 3/5

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