My daughter is not getting chickenpox!?

Question

I wanted her to get it now so it will be easier but I took her round her cousins house 5 weeks ago who had chickenpox and they played together all day but nothing. Also 3 weeks ago my friends son had chickenpox so we put them together but still nothing!
What is going on?
She is 17 months old and I breastfed for 12 months, but her cousin is 3 and still breastfeeding and she got it so it can't be that can it?

She was with her cousin everyday before the spots were there too.
She is 1 1/2 a good age for getting chickenpox I think

I know breastfeeding can;t cause chickenpox I'm not stupid!
I just meant that might have given her an immunity since I am immune to chickenpox.

And I am not paying to get her immunised it's not exactly a serious disease is it its just some itchy spots.

Answer 1

she will get it at some point, she must have a good immune system

Answer 2

I also chose not to have my older children immunized against chicken pox and tried everything I could to have them actually get the virus. Nothing worked, but they did eventually come home from school with them - over Christmas break, of course! The problem was that my second daughter had such a severe case that I was wishing we'd gotten the vaccine. You can never tell if it's going to be an easy case or if it will be severe and it can have pretty serious side effects. My 4 month old got a few spots at the time and ended up getting shingles a few years later. Not fun at all. When I had my 4th child, I made sure he got the vaccine. If he ever does get the chicken pox, it will at least be a mild case. Some schools require proof of the illness or the vaccine for entry now, too. Just some things to think about.

1) Chicken pox is no party. If your child gets it, he's likely to develop a rash of itchy, painful blisters accompanied by fever and fatigue. If the blisters get infected, he may need antibiotics. They may also leave permanent scars, possibly on his face. If he's going to daycare or school when he gets chicken pox, he'll have to stay home for eight or nine days.

2) Chicken pox can be serious and even deadly. Every year an average of 9,000 people in the United States end up in the hospital with complications such as pneumonia or encephalitis (a brain infection), and about 90 of them die. Researchers think the virus may also make your child more susceptible to a nasty bacterial skin infection.

3) The vaccine will protect your child from the worst of this illness. While the vaccine isn't 100 percent effective (about 15 percent of vaccinated children may still get chicken pox), vaccinated children who come down with the virus will have only very mild symptoms. (That usually means fewer than 50 blisters, no fever, and less sick time.)

4) The vaccine can help protect your child against a related disease called shingles. About 10 percent of adults who have chicken pox earlier in life get this rash of extremely painful and disfiguring blisters on the face, chest, or abdomen. The blisters can be inches across.

Answer 3

my daughters 3 and 6 years old just gor them over xmas, 4 weeks apart from each other. My eldest has been around so may kids with chicken pox before and that was her just getting them, yet my youngest got them 1st time being with kids who had them.

It is wise for them to have them when little, my 3 year old was no bother at all with them, 6 year old had more spots and a little more itchy, but it was a lot less traumatic than i thought it was going be.

I didnt breast feed any of my kids, i think its just really depends on there own immunity. She will get them in time.

Answer 4

Chickenpox can be a serious disease. About 1 child in 10 has a complication from chickenpox serious enough to visit a health care provider including infected skin lesions, other infections, dehydration from vomiting or diarrhea, exacerbation of asthma or more serious complications such as pneumonia.
Your daughter is so young, chickenpox can be serious. Please don't purposefully expose your child to a disease that can easily be preventable with an inexpensive shot that runs about $5 with insurance.

Answer 5

OMG stop trying to infect her. I am 22 years old I have never had the chicken pox until about a month are 2 ago. They were not bad at all just on my stomach. If shes going to get it then let her get it on her own. I understand that you want her to get it early so she doesn't suffer later but people are different. Some get it once, some get it twice and some don't get it at all. My husband had it twice. Once when he was real young and it wasn't all that bad, and once when he was 12 and that time he had them so bad they were on the bottom of his feet and in his mouth. He couldn't walk are talk. Keep your child vaccinated and not infected because its not 100% positive that she wont catch it again.


OMG did you just say you WAS NOT paying to get your 1 1/2 year old immunized?!? A shame

Answer 6

I know what you mean -its suppossed to be easier to cope with when they're younger. I have been told though that if you have chickenpox before you are 2 you can still get it again when your older as your body doesn't build immunity so perhaps its not a bad thing if your daughter gets it in a few months time.

Answer 7

I agree that you should get her immunized not infected. The chicken pox are no fun! Does shingles run in your family? It may sound far fetched but my good friend has shingles (he's never had chicken pox either). It's not severe - he doesnt get the pains and whatnot - just redness in the face every once in a while. What is funny is that IF she does have shingles she could be the one infecting her cousins and your friend's son! Hahaha, isn't that a hoot?

Anyway, if shingles isn't the answer then she'll get them in her own time. But I wouldn't recommend them so young. A 1 1/2 year old doesn't know that it's bad to scratch.

Answer 8

wen i was younger if a member of the family had chicken pox we all went and had a chicken pox party! but i was around 5 and not 18 mnths. do you no how awful it must be at 18mnths to be all itchy and groggy and you cant explain properly how you feel? . shell get things as she gets older and her immune system will grow but to inteneionally give a child of her age an illness just doesnt seem right to me.

Answer 9

Breast feeding doesn't cause chickenpox. Maybe your child has a natural immunity. Two of my sisters had chickenpox-- three of us didn't. My kids both had them but I didn't get them. Luck of the draw, I guess.

Answer 10

I understand that u want her to get chicken pox now, as its better to get them when u are young as its less painful. My little boy is nearly 3 and he has them now, he must have picked them up at playgroup. He isnt bothered at all by them even though hes covered in them.
Some people want there children to get them so its over and done with and it can make u quite poorly when u are grown up. Its also not dangerous to pregnant women.
Some children just dont seem to get chicken pox, my nepehew is eight and hes been around lots of children with them and never caught them.

Answer 11

i remember having chicken pox when i was 16 (long time ago now LOL) , i felt so sick, i had swollen glands and obviously wanted to scratch my skin off..... if i felt that ill at 16 how do you think a 17 month old will feel? i know everyones symtoms are different (some milder than others) but i would just be thankful she has'nt had it yet, she will get it when & if she is ment to...
have you had chickpox yet? if not, why are you putting yourself at risk anyway.. didnt you mention in another question that you were pregnant????