Would you take your child to play group with a post chicken pox scabby face?

[puffling]

Although dd is no longer infectious, her spots/scabs are really noticeable and we've had some looks in the shops. She's ok to go to nursery on wednesday, but we normally go to play groups on mon and tues. I don't want her to miss them, she already missed last week and is bored at home, but I know the mums will all be panicked that she'll infect their babies.
Should I take her? What's the etiquette?

As long as spots scabbed over should be fine.Both mine had it over 4 week period and would have gone batty if had not gone to usual activities

If you are sure she is not infectious I would go, saying quite loudly to anyone and everyone, 'yes, isn't she still spotty, but she is not contagious, and she was so looking forward to coming out, I knew it was ok to bring her...'

Then if anyone is bothered they will know she is ok iyswim.

I def took out my dc when they were spotty but not infectious

drives you up the wall staying in doesn't it?

I would take her as long as she is not contagious.

Thanks for the advice. I'll take her to the smaller group but the monday one is heaving with people coming in throughout the session and I don't want to explain all morning.

Both mine had it together so I was in for a fortnight. My ds (then 7 months)had it worst on his face (I lost count at 160 spots!) so when we went back to our toddler group he still looked pretty bad with the scabs. But no unkind comments or looks received. I say go puffling!!

I lurked in the house for days after my chicken pox last year mainly as my face was very spotty - most people were sympathetic though. I'm sure most post-CP mums know the incubation/infection period and won't make any derogatory comments.

Anyway, didn't they use to have 'illness' parties so if one kid got mumps in a street, all the children were exposed to the disease at an early age?