pregnancy and ?? chicken pox

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newmum2 · 05/10/2010 13:11

Hiya

I am 21 weeks pregnant and i have a 2 1/2 ds. His childminder has just told us that chicken pox is around at the minute and that another child with her has it.

My child does not have it yet but I have never had chicken pox before and am now worried

Anybody else experience this and what shall i do. What happens next if anything?

Thanks

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MmeLindt · 05/10/2010 13:18

Presumably the other child is not at the childminder's at the moment?

You can have your son vaccinated, it is not 100% protection but better than nothing. Not sure if you can have the vaccination when pregnant.

annie51 · 05/10/2010 13:50

You can get tested to see if you are immune to chickenpox, I am and have never had it. You may need to fudge the facts and say that you have contact with someone who has chicken pox.

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newmum2 · 05/10/2010 15:44

Child not at childminder and DS so far no symptoms but think it is a 2 week incabation period.

I phoned my midwife and have to go for an immunity test to see if i have any immunity to chicken pox

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frakkinnakkered · 05/10/2010 15:52

I think if you're at very high risk you can be given the vaccine whilst pregnant but as with all vaccine's it's a risk although the HPA classify it as no risk here.

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It is a 2 week incubation period, I don'tknow whether a vaccine for your DS now would do any good.

ash1971 · 05/10/2010 22:00

During 1st trimester I was tested for immunity (my dd1 had the pox), negative, given gigantic vaccine, still caught it. This meant that bump had to be monitored every month - for growth of head and limbs, mainly. I was also seen by the consultant obs/gynae bloke for a talk about possible turn of events.

I have to say, it was a stressful time - but as everyone kept pointing out to me, the stats are very low in terms of negative effects. Also, at 21+ weeks, I think you are on pretty safe ground (I did a lot of inevitable reading!). In the US preg women are routinely screened for Chicken Pox as we are for Rubella - seems sensible to me, but hey.

After all the worry dd2 was completely fine. Although I still blame her totally anarchic behaviour on the pox! Lots of luck with your tests and the rest of your pregnancy!

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