Guest guest Posted April 14, 2006 Report Share Posted April 14, 2006 IF your child is nursing, there is a good chance he will not catch them. Mine didn't when he was nursing at 18 months. Shari POX Question > > >> Come and get it!!! We have chicken pox. Will be contagoius for the >> next 2-3 day for sure. e-mail me off list anyone wants to get it. >> Dr. > > > I would love to . BUT FIRST.... DOES ANYONE KNOW THE BEST AGE TO > EXPOSE A CHILD TO > CHICKEN POX? Is 15 months old to young? > > Therese > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 14, 2006 Report Share Posted April 14, 2006 Therese, My son was 18 months old when he got the pox. He was a trooper. It did not seem to bother him at all. No complications. Just keep him well hydrated. Ann Marie > > > >> Come and get it!!! We have chicken pox. Will be contagoius for the >> next 2-3 day for sure. e-mail me off list anyone wants to get it. >> Dr. > > > I would love to . BUT FIRST.... DOES ANYONE KNOW THE BEST AGE TO > EXPOSE A CHILD TO > CHICKEN POX? Is 15 months old to young? > > Therese > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 15, 2006 Report Share Posted April 15, 2006 Therese, My two younger children were each nursing when exposed to the chicken pox. My daughter was 6 months old, my son was about 8 months old (each was exposed when the next older child was about 4 or so). Each got a few spots, but they weren't at all sick. I used to worry that they each didn't get enough of a case to really develop immunity. But each has been exposed multiple times as children and young adults and neither has had a case. So exposing a nursling of any age is a good idea, if you have had the chicken pox yourself. Warmly, beth beth Buchele RSHom(NA) CCH* Professional Homeopath Offices in St. Louis Park, MN 952-933-6068 and Menomonie, WI 715-231-6068 _www.healthnaturally.biz_ (http://www.healthnaturally.biz/) *Registered with The Society of Homeopaths, North America Certified in Classical Homeopathy In a message dated 4/14/2006 6:32:04 P.M. Central Standard Time, asejmlae@... writes: IF your child is nursing, there is a good chance he will not catch them. Mine didn't when he was nursing at 18 months. Shari POX Question > > >> Come and get it!!! We have chicken pox. Will be contagoius for the >> next 2-3 day for sure. e-mail me off list anyone wants to get it. >> Dr. > > > I would love to . BUT FIRST.... DOES ANYONE KNOW THE BEST AGE TO > EXPOSE A CHILD TO > CHICKEN POX? Is 15 months old to young? > > Therese Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 15, 2006 Report Share Posted April 15, 2006 I agree with Kimi--the older the person is, the harder they often get the " childhood " ailments. So if you've got access to the virus, go for it. And lay in a supply of Rhus tox 30C homeopathic remedy and calendula gel, stingstop gel and lots of books and story tapes. Warmly, beth beth Buchele RSHom(NA) CCH* Professional Homeopath Offices in St. Louis Park, MN 952-933-6068 and Menomonie, WI 715-231-6068 _www.healthnaturally.biz_ (http://www.healthnaturally.biz/) *Registered with The Society of Homeopaths, North America Certified in Classical Homeopathy In a message dated 4/15/2006 1:57:03 P.M. Central Standard Time, kwolffden@... writes: My personal thoughts are to get it over and done with! I have had infant, 3 and 5 yo with it and they did great, considering, LOL. (this was 19 years ago before they did the shot, pox parties were the norm) One of the neighborhood girls got them first and then all us moms went over for coffee and to let the kids " play " . So when all the rest broke out, they all were able to still play. So they were much happier than they would have been if they had to stay away from their friends. I sure with more parents would do this instead of vaccinating their children! Kimi ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ www.Jremedies.com Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord. 1 Corinthians 15:58/KJV [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 15, 2006 Report Share Posted April 15, 2006 beth, Shari, & Ann Marie, Thanks for your responses. Unfortunately, my 15 month old weaned himself a while ago. So he is NOT nursing. Nor is my 2 1/2 yr old. Should I wait to expose them both, til they're a little older? Any opinions? Therese Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 15, 2006 Report Share Posted April 15, 2006 My personal thoughts are to get it over and done with! I have had infant, 3 and 5 yo with it and they did great, considering, LOL. (this was 19 years ago before they did the shot, pox parties were the norm) One of the neighborhood girls got them first and then all us moms went over for coffee and to let the kids " play " . So when all the rest broke out, they all were able to still play. So they were much happier than they would have been if they had to stay away from their friends. I sure with more parents would do this instead of vaccinating their children! Kimi ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ www.Jremedies.com Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord. 1 Corinthians 15:58/KJV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 15, 2006 Report Share Posted April 15, 2006 HI Therese I have heard the best time to expose kids to chicken pox is between ages 5-8 when their immune systems are more developed, stronger and better able to process the virus with less complications. Also, I have heard that a lot of people find that their younger children don't contract them as easily/quickly or worse, they only exhibit partial symptomolgy and risk not becoming fully innoculated after the manifestation. In other words, they may contract the same virus years later (yuck!). As far as nurslings go I have also heard that if your kid is exposed and contracts chicken pox, they may have a less severe case since she/he is nursing. But that's not neccesarily a good thing, as they might not be fully innoculated. But if the nursing mom has had chicken pox then she is still carrying some transplacental immunity and the child might not get them. Also, because your body is SO smart, if YOU (the nursing mama) are exposed to the virus your body (breasts) will produce 2 immunoglobulins that will send antibodies straight from your breastmilk to your nursing child that will prevent her from contracting it (as your body does with all virus' it is exposed to). This information is from a woman who teaches classes on vaccines. She responded to an email I sent out in the Houston area looking for chicken pox for Abby. I have now decided to wait to expose her. All that being said, I got the chicken pox when I was less than 6 months old and am fine. HTH, h Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 15, 2006 Report Share Posted April 15, 2006 We used oatmeal baths to sooth our kids. Just grind the oatmeal really fine and add a cup or two to the coolish warm bath. You can add some baking soda too. Kimi ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ www.Jremedies.com Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord. 1 Corinthians 15:58/KJV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 15, 2006 Report Share Posted April 15, 2006 AMEN to the idea Kimi. Kimi wrote: Subject: Re: POX Question My personal thoughts are to get it over and done with! I have had infant, 3 and 5 yo with it and they did great, considering, LOL. (this was 19 years ago before they did the shot, pox parties were the norm) One of the neighborhood girls got them first and then all us moms went over for coffee and to let the kids " play " . So when all the rest broke out, they all were able to still play. So they were much happier than they would have been if they had to stay away from their friends. I sure with more parents would do this instead of vaccinating their children! Kimi --- http://USFamily.Net/dialup.html - $8.25/mo! -- http://www.usfamily.net/dsl.html - $19.99/mo! --- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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