Anyone have chickenpox in SW19/18

[Darlingdamsel]

Hi there

I have a two year old and am starting full time work in a month. It would be lovely for him to get the chicken pox out of the way if anyone has it?

And yes I did look into the vaccine. There is too much mus-information as the UK authorities aren't advocating it. I don't feel comfortable wit the risks.

Thanks!

Stefanie

I didn't want to take time off with CP, and more importantly I didn't want her to be really poorly. She had just had Hand, Foot and Mouth disease, which I think is generally less serious, but was miserable. So I got her immunised against CP. It isn't a routine vaccination in the UK, but is in many countries and the UK is generally behind the US in its vaccination programme. Even if you don't agree with vaccinating, intentionally infecting a 2 month old sounds irresponsible. 2 month olds are tiny and vulnerable. What if he gets sores in his mouth and refuses to take milk? You'd end up in hospital and feel terrible. The potential consequences can be permanent.

There are websites devoted to this shocking idea and advocating the return of "measles/chicken pox parties"

Full of dodgy "statistics" and tenuous links.

I agree with everything MrsDV has said.

What an idiotic thing to want to so to your child.

*do

Interesting that 'TeamSouthfields' comes to the rescue....must be an SW19 thing to expose your child to potentially dangerous illnesses

Teamsouthfields are you the OP? Coincidence if not I reckon.

Or maybe TeamSouthfields has had a bit of what the op has had? Maybe there's something in the water?

OP what will you do if your child has an illness you can't 'time?' Chicken pox was actually a breeze compared to horrendous gastric flu that lasted well over a week, chest infection that went on forever and loads of other child hood illnesses.

Excellent point valium.

DD has had CP recently (aged 2.5) contracted from nursery. We were very lucky and she sailed through it, and despite the fact that I have what could be considered, well is, a very senior role in a large organisation, shock, horror, I took time off to care for her and my employer and team understood...

Not in your area, but wanted to add that my mum took me to my friends house when he had chicken pox before I got to old, she wanted me to have it younger so it was less awful.
I thank her for it.

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Or maybe TeamSouthfields has had a bit of what the op has had? Maybe there's something in the water?

I bloody hope not as I'm a skip away.

I just meant, about 95% of kids get cp. It's much worse as an adult. So if they are going to get it anyway, may as well time it for when you're off work?

Well that's what happens in our neck of the woods! And I don't know any kids who have had complications from cp. It is extremely rare. And I get that the people who post on the Internet are those who have had bad experiences, but the fact remains that most kids get cp and 99.9% of them are fine 5 days later.

99.9%?

Where'd you get that from? It is bollocks.

Hth

Chicken pox as a kid does not mean you won't get shingles when you are older. So there is you not knowing what you are talking about OP.

Kids can be really really ill with chicken pox and it is miserable if they are.

Your tone is very rude, especially considering you are asking for help.

Something else you are wrong about - I had chicken pox as a kid. Have had shingles more than once and badly two of the times. So you haven't done your homework very well.

Someone I know exposed her child intentionally to chickenpox. Her DD came down with it 1 day shy of the 3 week incubation period. The person who mentioned this will clash with your return to work makes a very important point if you are thinking of just the practicalities of this fitting around work/childcare.

Just to add I would never expose my DS to an illness knowingly. It feels very wrong.

I consider the potential CP fever very dangerous. Any fever in childhood can be.

Those who vaccinated how did you go about this - thanks xx

SquidgersMummy - DD has her CP vaccine at the private travel clinic in our nearest big town. I guess that places that offer single MMR jabs might also offer it (not sure as DD had the normal NHS MMR. She needed 2 jabs with some time in between. I think she was about 14 months when she had the first jab. I only stumbled upon it when I took DD to have a flu jab as I get them free at work and didn't see the point in me being protected from flu but not DD. The nurse thought we were there for the CP jab. I hadn't realised that it existed until then.

Having known a child who developed encephalitis after their mum did exactly what you want to do, who will never forgive herself. Please don't.

Let nature take its course