Quick Question - Do i have to tell Health visitor or docs that ds has chicken pox?

[faeriemum]

DS is 2.9yrs old.....he has caught the chicken pox from my 5yr old sister......its his 2nd day with spots....he's having the usual uncomfortable itching....but isnt unwell in himself.....he's eating and drinking and i have all the lotions and potions to keep him happy..........but are the health visitors or docs meant to know he's got them????

no .. but mention it next time .. or write it in the back of his red book

haven't seen an HV since DD wsa 8 months old and that ws under sufference

not unless you want to tell them. might mention at routine appointment that he's had it (for his records?).... but no need to do so specially afaiaa

Don't think so. I never bothered to tell them about it.

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thanks, i'll write it in his red book and give the surgery a call to ask them. ta!

Might it be a good idea to document it - just in case anything ever happens to you and they need to know if he has had it? Also to verify that it is chicken pox - quite a lot of people think they've had it but without a swab you can't be sure.