Chicken Pox: Older Child
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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...
My 2Yr Old Has Chicken POX
Asked by M.R. from Dallas
on February 20, 2008
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My 2 year old son is in his 3rd day of having CHICKEN POX
Does anyone have any good advice to help me on this 7 to 10 day journey.
This is my o...
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- This usually works for kids a little older, but if your 2 yr old can take instructions well, this will save you and your child a lot of frustration! Take a tube sock ...
- My 7 year old daughter had them beginning on Thanksgiving Day. And, YES, she had the vaccine. She just got a lighter case of them - 80 to 100 pox instead of hundreds...
- OMG... I have the PERFECT solution! My mother did this for me and I have done it for each of my 4 kids. My youngest (almost 3) had it a week before she turned 1! ...
I Think My 3YO Has Chicken Pox, but Had the Vaccine!?!?!?!
Asked by K.A. from Johnstown
on January 15, 2010
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Can anyone tell me if what i'm looking at could be Chicken pox? My 3YO had the chicken pox vaccine (whenever you normally get them), but she developed what we thought ...
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- Chicken Pox does not stay in 1 area. Could be a staph infection. I'd get her to the doctor. The other child's illness may be totally unrelated.
- My son had that happen to him. From what I have heard it will give extra immunity against future chicken pox.
- It doesn't sound like it to me. But if you suspect it you should take them in immediately to have them checked as it's contagious. You can still get chicken pox ev...
My 8 Month Old Was Exposed to Chicken Pox
Asked by G.S. from Salt Lake City
on December 28, 2007
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I am interested in hearing from other moms who have had their infant have chicken pox prior to their 1 yr immunization. I'm a first time mom and very concerned, tryin...
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- My six week old got chicken pox and I was terrified! It didn't turn out to be that bad though. Usually little babies don't get it as bad as older children. I just did ...
- All but 3 of my children have had chicken pox. (None of them were under the age of one.) I can tell you that it makes for a long week, but my kids actually have fond...
- G., In away it would be a blessing for your children to get the chicken pox before he had to be immunized for it. My children have never had the chicken pox but my...
Chicken Pox That Hurt. How Can I Help Her?
Asked by J.K. from Mansfield
on November 24, 2009
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Ok so this is the last of my three kids to have chicken pox... They went in birth order too how funny. My 10 year old got chicken pox first... he was feeling ill, slig...
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- Have you called their doctor? If they are in her mouth,sounds like sahe has them pretty bad. He may have something to help. I remember cool baths with baking soda to s...
- I have heard that usually when you get chicken pox from a sibling it is a worse case than from a stranger. I don't know how that works, but our first child to have th...
- This isn't going to help you, but for anyone else reading...if you know your child has been exposed to chicken pox, then as soon as they show symptoms, take them to th...
Has Anyone Else Had Experience with Chicken Pox Even After Having 2 Vaccines?
Asked by W.Y. from Scranton
on October 23, 2006
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My daughter has chicken pox even tho she had shot as a baby and booster 10 years later. She has a lot of pox, but no bad symptoms like itch or fever. That's where th...
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- W., Yes, you can get the chicken pox after the shot, but having them three times really is not in the normal range. (Having the shot is like having a mild case.) So ...
- My 2 boys got chicken pox also even though they had all their shots from the pediatrition since day 1 of birth.They got them in 1st grade,the doctor says somtimes this...
- NOOO..I DIDNT EVEN KNOW IT WAS POSSIBLE...THIS IS NEWS TO ME...HAVE U ASKED THE PEDITRCIAN YET TO SEE HOW AND IF IT WAS POSSIBBLE?
Anyone Ever Have an Older Child Get the Chicken Pox Virus?
Asked by K.C. from Hartford
on September 1, 2008
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My youngest daughter, who is eleven, has a case of shingles. She, along with her older sister and brother, had chicken pox when they were young. She was only six mon...
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- Hi K., When my oldest son was in 1st grade he too brought home the chicken pox. He missed the vaccination due to a bad batch and a change of pediatricians. A few we...
- I too just recently had shingles myself and I will tell you they are not fun. It's very dangerous to get them on the face though. So keep a close eye on her that it ...
- Have you looked into Reliv nutritional supplements? They are great and designed to support the immune system. They are 99% absorbed (vs. vitamins or many other suppl...
Chix Pox Immunization Question
Asked by F.V. from Lancaster
on January 21, 2008
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Hiya Mom's,
My son will be 1 year in Feb. He will be getting 2 vaccinations one of them is for chicken pox (I already had them when I was a child as did my hubby). I ...
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- My daughter just turned one and i decided to wait till Feb to have the shot,but i also do family gatherings on Sundays and my uncle just had a lung transplant and once...
- I had my son at my nephew's birthday party when he was about 1 year old (maybe 1 1/2)and another child there had been exposed to chickenpox and was not vaccinated yet....
- My daughter is 4 years old and she has yet to get the vaccine for chicken poxs. My 6 year old had her when she was around 1 year and she had a reaction to it. That is ...
Rash All over 6 Year Old
Asked by E.M. from Louisville
on September 18, 2010
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My 6 year old came home from school yesterday with a rash on the back of her legs, elbows and ankles. i rushed her to urgent care and the doctor said she really didnt ...
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- When I was in high school I had Scarletina (which is like Scarlet Fever without the fever). It was a rash of little red dots all over my torso. I don't remember it b...
- Look at the roof of her mouth. It may not be sore, but there might be spots which are a sign of Hand, Foot and Mouth. Also, the blisters/rash for HFM are bilaterall...
- I agree with Debi. It may be fifths disease! I am dealing with this myself. My son had fever and a swollen face. He was itchy all over & developed a lacey rash on arms...
7 Year Old with Bumps
Asked by L.M. from Texarkana
on December 18, 2008
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My 7 year old daughter has little red, pimple-looking bumps on the tops of her thighs and a few on one arm. I noticed them a few days ago. She said they don't itch or ...
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- I'm not sure its the same thing but my little girl had bumps under her arms and on her ribs. Red at first, then white with a core (I dug some out). I searched the net ...
- Keratosis Pilaris... also called Chicken Skin. It looks like pimples or chill bumps, primarily on the arms or top of thighs and can sometimes be on the booty and lowe...
- I also have bumps on my arms, thighs, and cheeks. When I first started getting them, they were red, but as I have gotten older, they are just skin colored. My pediatri...
