So I’m 37 weeks pregnant and due to have an elective c section in 2 weeks at 39 weeks.
Weve just had a notification from our 16 month old’s nursery to say they have a few confirmed chicken pox cases. None of them are in the baby room where my son is, currently just the older kids, they’ve said they’ll keep me updated but he’s due in on Thurs.
We don’t think my partner has ever had chickenpox (although his mum doesn’t half talk rubbish 95% of the time so I couldn’t say for certain whether I believe he’s never had them).
He goes 2 full days a week, obviously it’s expensive & paid for in advance, plus he gets 2 fun days of activities that he’s just not really getting at home currently with me being so pregnant and having such horrendous PGP.
Do I send him in and pray to the chicken pox gods he doesn’t catch them or just suck it up and keep him home for 2 weeks? Thinking it would need to be this week and next due to the potential 14 day incubation period. He’s a super healthy, energetic toddler whose generally got over nursery illness pretty quickly so I’m more concerned about him giving it to his dad and him getting really unwell/being unable to be present for our c section. I’ve definitely had them as a child and will breastfeed so feel confident newborn will have a level of immunity.
What would you do?