Guest guest Posted January 30, 2004 Report Share Posted January 30, 2004 What is considered the ideal " safe " age to get chicken pox? My oldest two are vaccinated, but my youngest was not quite 15 months when the little girl up the street had it. I thought about exposing him then but he was getting over a cold and an ear infection, and I wondered if he was really old enough...any thoughts? M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 30, 2004 Report Share Posted January 30, 2004 I was 7 months old when I had it... " caught " it from my 2 year old sister who got it from our 3 year old brother. My kids were 2 and 4 when they had it. They handled it very well. Kay ******************** What is considered the ideal " safe " age to get chicken pox? My oldest two are vaccinated, but my youngest was not quite 15 months when the little girl up the street had it. I thought about exposing him then but he was getting over a cold and an ear infection, and I wondered if he was really old enough...any thoughts? M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 31, 2004 Report Share Posted January 31, 2004 when my older 2 were small & I worked pediatrics, it was said that anything before 2 wouldn't obtain immunity. Do I believe this? NO, and I didn't then! lol That was still back when I vaccinated & thought that doctors really knew what they were doing to our children. Both of my boys got it at 23 months (weird huh?) had it in 8/92 & Chase had it 5/95. They both did really well. was A MESS!!! but came out unscathed & no scars. Chase has one small scar on his right cheek. He had less & I don't even think I had to give him stuff for the itiching, he just spent the better part of the week in the bathtub! Good Luck. I don't know what's going to happen when Liam gets bigger! I hope I can find them! in Illinois sahm to 13, Chase 10 & Liam 4/3/03 Former Surgeon General Dr. Antonia Novello: " It's the lucky baby, I feel, who continues to nurse until he is two. " safe age for chicken pox? What is considered the ideal " safe " age to get chicken pox? My oldest two are vaccinated, but my youngest was not quite 15 months when the little girl up the street had it. I thought about exposing him then but he was getting over a cold and an ear infection, and I wondered if he was really old enough...any thoughts? M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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