Chicken Pox: Myself
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Chicken Pox
Asked by L.W. from Colorado Springs
on October 1, 2009
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How to deal with chicken pox? My son is 6years old and just started developing a rash and says it itches?
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- Oatmeal baths work great. You could buy the one made by Johnsons & Johnsons or Aveeno. Calamine or Caladryl lotion also works to help soothe the itching.
- Does the rash look like mosquito bites? Has he developed a fever? Is he cranky? If so, it's probably chicken pox. If not, It might be something else. As for wha...
- Hi! I'm glad your son doesn't have chicken pox! I just wanted to chime in and tell you that unless your child has the initial Varicella vaccine AND the Booster shot,...
Chicken Pox
Asked by A.F. from Detroit
on May 21, 2009
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I would like to expose my daughter to chicken pox. If anyone has a child or knows of someone with this virus, would you please contact me. Thank you!
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- Try posting on the local Finding your Tribe area on mothering.com. You might get some actual responses to your question, as opposed to people just telling you whethe...
- I got the vaccine as an adult and am glad I did. My kids all got it when they were young, and get a booster at 18 and then are done with the vaccines. It's not true ...
- I guess I'm on both sides of this, so I felt compelled to comment. I've never had chicken pox and when the vaccine came out, I was in college. I have been repeatedl...
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 K.W. from Orlando
on November 3, 2010
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My 2 yr. old son has had the chicken pox vacine, but a few days ago little red spots began popping up, mainly on his tummy. At first I thought they were just insect bi...
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- My daughter also got a mild case of chicken pox from the vaccine, I don't think there's a need to go to the doctor unless he starts to run a high fever. My daughter d...
- If you think your son might have chicken pox, take him to the doctor. If it is, it needs to be diagnosed medically in his chart. If it isn't, maybe they can tell you...
- Have you compared the spots to pics on the Internet to be sure it is chicken pox? My oldest dd got red spots on her stomach when she was around 2 and did not have any ...
To Chicken Pox or Not to Chicken Pox.....
Asked by C.S. from Sacramento
on February 4, 2009
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Any thoughts on this? When I was a kid our mothers networked together to make sure we all had the Chicken Pox before a certain age. Now with the vaccine I'm not sure w...
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- Here is what I know. Chicken pox is better to get as a child than an adult. Once you have chicken pox you are not supposed to get it again, there are exceptions. Th...
- Know what? I'd err on the side of caution and keep your daughters away from it if you have an 8mo old with Down's... you don't want any chance of the baby getting cp ...
- Hi, For what it's worth, I believe that the vaccine is the way to go. Whe I was about 20 years old my blood work showed that I had never been exposed to chicken pox ...
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 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 J.F. from Seattle
on June 8, 2008
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We almost made it to my little girl's 1 year check-up but a few days before a friend phoned to let us know that she had been diagnosed with Shingles, after spending th...
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- In our experience, all 4 of ours got the "chicken SPOTS" (THEIR words for it=-hee-hee!) within days of eachother. They had a slight fever, the "itchies" and finally, t...
- Hi J.! Chicken pox ran through our family three years ago. The only thing I remember is that MELAGEL worked wonders on their itchy bumps, and helped them to heal bet...
- Hi, I have been through this 5 times and at that time they did not have the vaccine. I do have a 4 yr old son and grand daughters ages 4, 2, 2, 1 yrs old. they all hav...
Is This Chicken Pox or What?
Asked by K.R. from Dayton
on June 14, 2008
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We just discovered a small spot on our little girl (6 mos. old preemie) 1/4 in. below her right eye. There is only 1, but it looks like a small pimple. I don't know ...
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- You sound just like myself (all worked up over something that is probably nothing). Anyways, I would watch it for a couples days paying attention to the size, shape an...
- probably not the chicken pox, they generally start under the arms or on the stomach. It is probably just a small pimple. It is nothing to worry about, my DD used to ...
- i understand that with children you would rather me safe then sorry, but this scenerio doesn't really work in this case. if it is chicken pox it won't help you to kno...
Ongoing Chicken Pox
Asked by K.S. from Portland
on July 29, 2008
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My 2 1/2 year old daughter was immunized for the chicken pox at age one and now has the chicken pox. Both me and and brother got the chicken pox twice (each once in c...
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- We didn't take the vaccination, so we have no experience with the post-vaccine chickenpox, but my daughter caught it the old-fashioned way when she was 17 months old, ...
- Hi K., The vaccine doesn't provide 100% immunity, especially with just the first dose (I think it's something like 70%). But cases in kids who have had at least one...
- I unfortunately did decide to vaccinate my daughter and then she got them last year. Not as bad as if she had not been vaccinated. She had them for about 2 weeks tot...
