I am trying to figure out if my little one has it. This is the third time I have wondered if she had it. Obviously, the first two times she did not have it. She has been exposed in the past and did not get it, when her best friend got it and she played with her at nursery. Then her cousins had it, came over for a two hour play date, hugged her and played with her....she still did not catch it. Now, someone in her school has it (but not in her class). She has 2 spots on her face, one on her arm and two spots elsewhere....however, no more additional spots 24 hours later, no fever, playing, eating and basically just normal. The two other times I thought she had it, once she was a baby and had a different type of virus that brought on a rash that lasted a couple days, was not it. The second time, it was again some spots...maybe like 2 or 3. But hard to tell if its bug bite or what. I have two older kids who had chicken pox before and my memory, the spots increased quickly....like 3 to 6 to 10 etc. I sent her into school, but I cannot help but wonder if I should be keeping her home just in case. However, I also have health anxiety, and cannot keep her home every time I see a spot appear. I am not worried if she has it, more that I am worried if she has it if I send her into nursery spreading it. But I also do not want to just keep her home every time I wonder if she has it or not. Sorry, for my rambles.
Do the spots always increase at a fast pace? Or can you just have a few? Do you just send them in until you know for sure they have it?