Re: Re: Chicken Pox Exposure?

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Great advice, Jane!

 

On Sat, Oct 2, 2010 at 9:33 AM, Jane <janeshep@...> wrote:

 

There's no guarantee your kids will get chicken pox even if exposed. My daughter was exposed 5 times when she was little. These were strong exposures. She is now 15 and has never had the disease. She was tested recently for antibodies and does not have enough to be considered " immune " . I'm not worried about it. She apparently has not needed to get the disease. Does not having IgG antibodies mean she's not immune? Not necessarily. Immunity is way more complex than that. Considering all the exposure and no chicken pox as a young child, I think it's unlikely she will get chicken pox when she's an adult, but of course it's possible. If she does, I trust her body will be able to deal with it.

My advice is to let go of the worry and trust in your kids' bodies. If they take on this worry and carry it into adulthood, they may be more susceptible to disease.JaneHealthy Childhttp://www.healthychild.com

> >> > They give two shots now because they found that one didn't work. Zero plus zero still equals zero in my book. I assume you think they do work or you wouldn't be talking about vaccinating them. Why are you so determined that they get the chicken pox?

> > > > Winnie>

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I am also a worrier, too, so I know there's no stopping that! Now, what you need to understand is that the vaccine never worked. It didn't wear off. It never worked to begin with. "Working" is defined as presence of antibodies. That does not equal protection. It is a big myth which took me years to realize. I only quit vaccinating because I was concerned about side effects--well, not concerned. We experienced them. It was only over time that I began to understand vaccines don't even work. This is VERY difficult to grasp, I know, because it is so ingrained in us.

Once you do, the next step is to deal with this chicken pox business. My three older boys got it all within three weeks of each other in January 1997. I believe the vaccine came out in 1995. So, who knows if they even got the true chicken pox or if someone in their school had the new vaccine? At the time, two parents also got it who never had it before. The one I saw was covered head to toe with pox. She also was on antibiotics at the time for a tooth infection so I am sure her body was in no shape to fight it well. Oh, and both parents were just fine afterwards.

My youngest is 11--never had it. He was never vaccinated, so it was not the vaccine that kept him from getting it. So, I am in the same boat as you are in wanting him to have CP, only it would never enter my mind to vaccinate because it's all risk and no benefit.

Here is my advice: worry, but leave vaccines out of the equation. They don't work. They only cause disease.

Winnie Re: Chicken Pox Exposure?Vaccinations > I am most worried about my oldest and second oldest. They are > 12 and 8. They are the ones that were vaccinated (one shot) > when they were young. I am worried, because I know it wears > off, and I don't want them (or any of mine) getting chicken pox > as adults, as it is much harder on the body as an adult than a > child. I also don't want them to get another vaccination for > it. It is one option (but one that I really don't like). The > one I'm working VERY hard to do is find someone with chicken pox > and expose them to it. We have a 'sign up sheet' on a vaccine > free group on CafeMom. I started my own group on . I even > joined a group that centers a lot around Chicago (LOL! - I'm in > KCMO), where one wonderful lady offered to send me a lollipop or > shirt by mail if hers got pox (they didn't get it). I'm on > every site I can think of.> > I am really at the end of my sanity on this. I've been > searching for over 5 years. We started a little after my now 6 > year old daughter stopped her vaccinations. What to do? I > worry a lot. My husband tells me not to. LOL! I just tend to > have an overactive mind. I think a lot of what if and worst > case scenarios. I think it's strange, since I home birth. My > last was even unassisted. I can control my fears, and > anxieties, in the case of birth. However, when it comes to > sickness, I'm clueless. I am great at educating myself, but > I can't seem to get anyone to help expose my little ones.> > I just need some advice. I have heard that chicken pox is > easiest to come across in the spring. I have also heard that it > can take multiple exposures to contract chicken pox. However, I > have 6 kids, so hopefully, if I can expose them all, maybe one > will get it and then they will all get a good exposure. I > just hope it only takes one time, because if it's going to take > 5+ years each time I want to expose them... I just don't think > it's going to happen. > > > >> > They give two shots now because they found that one didn't > work. Zero plus zero still equals zero in my book. I assume you > think they do work or you wouldn't be talking about vaccinating > them. Why are you so determined that they get the chicken pox? > > > > Winnie> > > >