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Chicken Pox
Asked by S.P. from Santa Barbara
on March 31, 2008
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My 10 year old has chicken pox and I was wondering if my 8 month old would get them. Do I have anything to worry about? What do you think?
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- Hi S., I am sure your little one will get them. My daughter was a vaccinated and she still got them from 1 day spent with her cousin. They were very mild and only la...
- Hi S., Can I come to your house for a play date? :) Good luck with this-I hope your kids aren't too miserable.
- Hi S., Well, from experience of my little children, my 9 year old had the chicken pox and yes my 2 month old son caught it. It will happen eventually because of y...
Chicken Pox
Asked by M.L. from Reno
on August 1, 2009
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Have any of you experienced Chicken Pox in your children even after the vaccine? My 5 year old daughter woke up this morning with 9 little blisters...took her to the ...
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- All three of my kids had them, it took about four weeks of being home bound LOL. Seems that they did not want to have them at the same time, so one child got them, ten...
- Long ago before vaccines, we pretty much all got chicken pox. My mother said I had about two or three blisters. However, my daughter got it about age 6 or 7 and had a ...
- My kids had them I wanted them to get them its not that big of a deal when they are little. I know several kids who had the vaccine and got them in high school NOT GOO...
Chicken Pox
Asked by A.D. from Sacramento
on September 13, 2008
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hi all,
my 2 1/2 month old has been exposed to shingles and from what the doc says has a good chance of getting chicken pox. Has anyone experienced it at such a you...
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- My boys were 2 and 3 years old when they got chickenpox. One had a severe case the other a mild. Due to the fever and such, I'm certain it's more dangerous for babie...
- The younger the better. As I remember with my oldest son he was about a year old when he got chicken pox and it wasnt bad at all. Hardly any bumps and a low grade fev...
- If your child gets the pox, give him/her benadryl. I REALLY helps with the itching! Mom of 4
Chicken Pox
Asked by K.V. from Portland
on August 30, 2008
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Hello all, hoping someone can help me with this. My four year old daughter has come down with several red/pink spots starting with just a couple on her back that origi...
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- My son (9 months) had German Measles which never blistered and eventually went away. They only stayed in the neck/lower back area and maybe a tad on the leg. I wouldn'...
- There is a simple blood test you can get to see if you have an active case of the chicken pox. My husband's doctor was sending him in to get a different blood test, a...
- Hi K., I am one of those rare freaks that has never been immunized for the chickenpox and has had it multiple times. I have had the chickenpox 7 times, no it did n...
Chicken Pox
Asked by S.A. from Lawton
on May 20, 2008
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I would like to thank everyone that has helped with my sons allergies. I have received some great advice and again i have another question. This time on my 4 year old ...
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- Are you sure they are chicken pox? The reason I'm asking is I was under the impression the vaccine "wore off" when it was much older -- teens? The good news is that ...
- Do not let her scratch. I have a few scars from when I had chicken pox as a child and they are from the scratching, not the pox itself.
- She will not have scars if she does not scratch any of the scabs off. I know that is hard especially if she is itching. I used calamine lotion on my boys, but I al...
Chicken Pox
Asked by T.P. from Atlanta
on May 30, 2007
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HELP!!! My son has broken out with a severe case of chicken pox. This is the second time he has gotten them. The first time was when he was 3 or 4. He is now 11 an...
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- Have no fear!! Both of my children had them 3 times and they have them bad as in you couldn't tell where one blister started and the other. The worst was when they ahd...
- Hey T., I read about your battle with your son and his chicken pox, my son both had them neither case was as bad as what your going through, but the severe itch...
- Have you tried calling the doctor to see if he could prescribe him something stronger?
Chicken Pox
Asked by A.D. from Louisville
on June 9, 2008
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Sorry, I know i just posted about dust ruffles but my husband came home and was playing with my son and I noticed several bumps on his back and shoulders which i belie...
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- Last summer my daughter got roseolla (sp?). I freaked and thought she had chicken pox. The doctor said the chicken pox would have white centers... hers was just a rais...
- Put him in a dark room, cover him up enough to make him sweat. This should make them come out all over if its the chicken pox. My daughter was exposed to them at pre...
- if it has spread then its prob chicken pox alot of time sit starts on the chest back or groin. sadly there is nothing you can do for it besides calamine and lots of oa...
Chicken POX????
Asked by H.S. from Minneapolis
on March 26, 2007
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My son recived the shot for chicken pox almost 2 weeks ago now and he now has a rash all over is body that is little red dots and today we noticed a few bigger red do...
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- My daughter was allergic to zithromax(antibiotic)4thor 5th time being prescribed it, and had welt like hives all over her. They went away all on their own within hours...
- I don't know if that is from the shot or not but my son is allergic to penicillin and that is the reaction he got when we found out about his allergy to that. He was ...
- My son got a rash about a week after getting the chicken pox vaccine. I took him in to the doctor fearing he had gotten chicken pox but I was told it was just a side ...
Chicken Pox?
Asked by A.D. from Tyler
on November 30, 2008
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Would any of you mamas out there know if Chicken Pox could start on the hiney and spread down the legs? Both of my children (ages almost 3 and 16 mths) have a rash th...
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- Chicken Pox looks like blisters. Not like bites. When they are new you can see fluie in them. When they get old, they dry and look scab like. Google it and view ...
- Don't waste time asking here. Go to the pediatrician!
- Chicken pox usually start on the torso. What you describe doesn't sound like it and I've been through it will two of my children. Possibly bed bugs? Although it wou...
Chicken Pox or Mosquito Bites?
Asked by T.J. from Chicago
on September 28, 2008
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My daughter has two red bumbs on the left side of her neck and I can't fiqure out if they are mosquito bites or the start of chicken pox. She had a chicken pox vaccina...
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- Hi T.~ It could be a Mosquito bite or possible spider bite. I would keep an eye on them. If you want peace of mind, then I would go to your Ped. office and have t...
- You can get chicken pox after getting the vaccine. My brother can attest to that since two of his children did. I would google chicken pox or pictures of chicken pox ...
- They are mosquito bites I am pretty sure because Chicken pox starts on their trunk of the body and spreads that way. You would notice a lot more than 2 as well. Mosq...
