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amother
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Post 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.
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amother
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Post 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
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amother
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Post Sun, Nov 10 2024, 10:50 pm
In England we all get chicken pox
How old is your youngest
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oneofakind




 
 
    
 

Post 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.
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amother
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Post 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…
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amother
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Post 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.
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amother
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Post Sun, Nov 10 2024, 11:13 pm
amother Cherry wrote:
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.


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.
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amother
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Post Sun, Nov 10 2024, 11:25 pm
amother Cherry wrote:
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.


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.
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amother
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Post 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
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amother
Cyan


 

Post 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…
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amother
Darkblue


 

Post Mon, Nov 11 2024, 1:49 am
amother Cherry wrote:
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.


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.
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amother
Navyblue


 

Post 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.
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amother
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Post 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.
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