When do they give chicken pox vaccine

amother

OP ↓

Sun, Nov 10 2024, 10:38 pm

I think dh has shingles and my kids are young. I’m so nervous they’re going to catch it and get chicken pox. Not sure if they were vaccinated for that yet.

amother

Brass

Sun, Nov 10 2024, 10:45 pm

amother OP wrote:

I think dh has shingles and my kids are young. I’m so nervous they’re going to catch it and get chicken pox. Not sure if they were vaccinated for that yet.

Call their doctor in the morning and ask them to look up if your kids are vaccinated. In any case it’s good idea to call their doctor to ask if there’s anything you should do for them

oneofakind

Sun, Nov 10 2024, 10:58 pm

If they are older than 1 yrs and they catch the chicken pox, they'll probably be immune for life and don't have to worry about getting it as adults.

amother

↑ OP ↓

Sun, Nov 10 2024, 11:01 pm

oneofakind wrote:

If they are older than 1 yrs and they catch the chicken pox, they'll probably be immune for life and don't have to worry about getting it as adults.

I’d rather they don’t catch chicken pox…

amother

Cherry

Sun, Nov 10 2024, 11:04 pm

Chicken pox is not deadly and is not dangerous. My daughter got it and was fine after afew days. I managed it and she had no pain bh

She is now immune for life. As am I (I had chicken pox as a kid too)

Compared to my older kids who got the pox shot and can get shingles later on chv when immunity wears off

Lesson learnt.

amother

↑ OP ↓

Sun, Nov 10 2024, 11:13 pm

amother Cherry wrote:

I am having a difficult pregnancy and just really don’t have the strength to deal with several sick kids and husband. I still would rather they not catch it.

amother

Aquamarine

Sun, Nov 10 2024, 11:25 pm

amother Cherry wrote:

Your information is wrong. It is much LESS common for people who have been vaccinated against chicken pox to develop shingles (as opposed to people who have had chicken pox in the past). I know many people (myself included) who had shingles and we ALL had chicken pox as kids.

amother

Nemesia

Sun, Nov 10 2024, 11:27 pm

amother OP wrote:

I am having a difficult pregnancy and just really don’t have the strength to deal with several sick kids and husband. I still would rather they not catch it.

You should be more concerned about you than your kids. It’s very dangerous during pregnancy if your immunity wore off. Call your OB asap and they can check your tigers

amother

Cyan

Sun, Nov 10 2024, 11:35 pm

amother Nemesia wrote:

You should be more concerned about you than your kids. It’s very dangerous during pregnancy if your immunity wore off. Call your OB asap and they can check your tigers

Sounds scary. I’m sure you meant titers…

amother

Darkblue

Mon, Nov 11 2024, 1:49 am

amother Cherry wrote:

Like another poster said- it’s those that have had chicken pox that are at risk of developing shingles when older.
You’ll need to get a shingles vaccine to prevent that.
Much lower chances of getting shingles if you’ve had the chicken pox vaccine but never had chicken pox.

amother

Navyblue

Mon, Nov 11 2024, 5:19 am

Short answer is somewhere between a year and 18 months. When my husband had shingles though we were very makpid to keep it covered and the baby didn’t catch it.

amother

↑ OP

Mon, Nov 11 2024, 5:51 am

amother Nemesia wrote:

You should be more concerned about you than your kids. It’s very dangerous during pregnancy if your immunity wore off. Call your OB asap and they can check your tigers

I actually had shingles myself around 15 years ago which is why I’m not panicking but will call my OB regardless.