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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...
Anyone Experience Chicken Pox After Having the Vaccine?
Asked by S.A. from Detroit
on August 16, 2009
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I'm wondering if anyone has childern who have gotten the chicken pox after getting the vaccine. My daughter has the marks, and keeps getting new ones, yes the old one ...
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- most of my children have had both the vaccine and also later cases of the chicken pox. My one son has had them 3x AFTER getting the vaccine, which is - IMO - useless. ...
- If you think she might have the chicken pox, please take her to the Dr. I thought my son had a mild case...turns out it was just an allergic reaction. But she sho...
- chicken pox lasts 7-14 days.. with new pox forming and others healing. a mild case would be less pox and less overall illness... lower fever and not feeling as sick...
My Son Has Red Bumps
Asked by J.M. from Boston
on May 14, 2007
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My son woke up yesterday with weird rash on his belly followed by red spots on the bottom of his belly by the diaper. I brought him to the doctor and he said it was j...
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- J., 9 months of age seems a little early (to me) for your son to have chicken pox. The rash seems to be localized to the abdominal region. To help rid your son of the...
- Usually now children are vaccinated for chicken pox. Has your son recieved that vaccine yet? My son had the same thing and I paniced and took him to the childrens ER. ...
- Well did they have white in the middle?...my son who is now 4 had this real bad rash all over his body it looked like bug bits, thats what I though it was anyways I di...
Strange Bumps
Asked by B.U. from Minneapolis
on May 28, 2008
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So a couple of days ago I noticed a couple of bumps on my 1 year old that did not seam to bother her in any way. So I let it go and did not think about it again. But ...
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- My 5 year old daughter gets them about 1 to 2 times a month. We also have no clue why but are thinking that it is when she gets worn down. It seems that she gets them ...
- B., I had a rash a few weeks ago that only got bad when I was sleeping. After I was up awhile most of the rash went away. When I would sleep, the rash would come ...
- Maybe she is having a reaction to what her sheets/blankets are washed in, or there is some unseen bug(s) in the bed and biting her. My guess is that since she gets the...
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...
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 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 Contagiousness
Asked by A.V. from Seattle
on March 5, 2009
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Hi Mammas!
So, I found out that a little girl in my son's pre-school class has Chicken Pox, and was having her first outbreak of the pox's on Tuesday, when my son w...
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- I think even if they do catch it, it will be gone by the time your husband comes home. I don't know for sure, but I imagine that chicken pox contagiousness is similar ...
- Hi A., My kids are of such an age that I am trying to give them chicken pox so I've been reading up on this. Chicken pox is most contagious before the pox break out...
- I don't think he will catch it, but try and plan for the best scenario, because worrying about it won't help. You don't know how much contact he had with her at presch...
Possible Chicken Poxes
Asked by E.J. from Dallas
on May 15, 2007
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Can you still get the chicken poxes even though you got the chicken pox vaccine? I thought my daughter got bit by some mosquitoes(sp?) during the night. Now they all o...
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- Yes. My daughter had the vaccine when it came out when she was around 2. At age 11, in 5th grade she had some spots in March. It was after a vacation and I freaked ...
- I've had all 3 incidents. My olest had two mild cases of the chicken pox when we was round 2 and this was before the vaccination existed. My 11 year old was vaccinat...
- Yes you can still get them, but they usually are not as severe. Take her to the doctor to make sure it's not something else.
Friends Daughter Has Chicken Pox
Asked by A.M. from Seattle
on April 11, 2007
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my friend just found out that her daughter has chicken pox, and they were just here for easter. my daughter is up to date on her shots and i am 6 1/2 months pregnant. ...
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- I agree that the chances of getting them are slim. However I would talk with your doctor. I have heard of kids getting chicken pox even tho they were immunized. Your ...
- Just because you had the vaccine doesn't mean you can't get them. I had the vaccine as a child and I still got them. If she does get them she probably won't show signs...
- If you have had them twice and your daughter has had all of her shots, then you should not get them. Chicken pox are nasty, but usually once you have then you should n...
