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nadine05 
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Posted: 31 August 2005 at 10:18am |
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I have just found out that half of my 5yr old sons class at school has come down with chicken pox!!! He hasnt not yet had them, neither has my 2yr old AND we also have a 3 week old baby!! Im paranoid that the baby will get them - but am hoping that been breastfed shed have some protection. Has anyone had experience with chicken pox with a young baby??'
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lizzle
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Posted: 31 August 2005 at 10:45am |
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ooh, i just read about this in a pregnancy book. I'm sorry I can't find out what it said though.
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Posted: 31 August 2005 at 1:28pm |
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I'm pretty sure the youger they are when they get it the less severe it tends to be
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Posted: 31 August 2005 at 2:18pm |
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According to a book I have it is rare for babies under one year to contract chickenpox, especially if they are breastfed. Hope that puts your mind to ease a little.
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Gwyn_n_Pete
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Posted: 31 August 2005 at 4:31pm |
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Gracies nearly 10 months and she got chicken pox fron playcenter a few weeks ago. It has hardly affected her she hasn't been grumpy or anything, she's just got about 10 pox on her. It's better that they get them young so try and expose all your kiddies to it now. One of my girlfriends didn't get chicken pox until last year when she was 25 and she was sick as a dog for about 3 months.
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Roksana
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Posted: 31 August 2005 at 4:57pm |
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I got it when I was 9 and just after that my brother got it....he was around 1 years old or younger....and I dont remember it to be a problem. We had a handful of pox and recovered with in days....
I would not worry too much.
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Posted: 31 August 2005 at 9:22pm |
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Paige got them when she was 9 months, she hadthem on her face and back, but they didn't worry her. It was good in away she didn't know to scratch, like older kids dod.
Karen.
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AnnaD
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Posted: 01 September 2005 at 8:46am |
The chicken pox freak me out!! I have never had them and really DO NOT want to get them at this stage! I don't wanna be like your friend Gwyn and be sick for three months!! 
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Posted: 01 September 2005 at 9:23pm |
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I remember my Standard 2 teacher getting them and being off school for what seemed like forever. Of course it might only have been a couple of weeks, but it seemed like forever to an 8 year old!
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