Re: chicken pox for 5 month old baby?

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i was told by sheri when my daughter had a chance to go to a pox party, to wait until the baby was at least a year and to make sure both children were in perfect good health! so thats what i've been waiting for. my kids are the same as yours only now my son is 9 months and my daughter is 3... 

On Wed, Jul 7, 2010 at 11:12 AM, michimews <michimews@...> wrote:

 

I have a 5 month old and 2.5 year old. not sure if we want to be exposed to chicken pox yet. Is it better to wait til baby is older to expose? He might not even catch it now. What are your experiences?

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I wouldn't go out of my way to expose them but there's no guarantee they'd get it anyway. My youngest is 11 and still hasn't gotten it. I don't worry about it any more than worrying that they should get any other diseases. I think people want their kids to get it as if chicken pox is special in that it's not a big deal. But neither are a lot of other diseases. If we had the same attitude about measles, mumps and rubella, for example, there would be way fewer vaccinated kids.

But, no, I wouldn't want a cranky baby with CP if I could help it.

Winnie chicken pox for 5 month old baby?Vaccinations > I have a 5 month old and 2.5 year old. not sure if we want to > be exposed to chicken pox yet. Is it better to wait til baby > is older to expose? He might not even catch it now. What are > your experiences? > >