2007-03-13 22:31:28 · 28 answers · asked by curlyloxx 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Grade-Schooler
I had chicken pox when I was 22, and though I admit the joint pains were bad, and the scars took longer to disappear than it would have if I had had it as a kid, it was no big deal at all.
Just make sure that, if she does get it, she gets proper nutrition and adequate care, so that she does not develop those really dangerous (indeed, life-threatening!) complications like pneumonia.
Many kids don't get chicken pox at all these days, as everybody is immunized from it by vaccines. But yeah, the younger one gets it, the better one's body can handle it.
2007-03-13 22:42:43 · answer #1 · answered by Lady_Lawyer 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Well in a sense no, there are many adults in life who have not had chicken pox's. Catching chicken pox's as an adult however is generally considered more severe, than if you were to catch it as a child. It is then known as shingles.
This is why many mothers gather together at friends house's if they know a child there has chicken pox's. If you have any more concerns it is always best to speak to your doctor about the matter
2007-03-14 05:39:10 · answer #2 · answered by Sir Basil Cheese Wrench III 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If she was vaccinated she may not get them. She has to be exposed to someone with them and there haven't been as many cases of chicken pox as there use to be. Be glad she hasn't gotten them yet. My son did get exposed to chicken pox when he was about 8. My girls are 5 and 6 and haven't been yet.
2007-03-14 08:18:22 · answer #3 · answered by Melanie A 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are vacinnations against chicken pox these days - did your daughter have the vaccination?
Chicken pox can be much more devastating and dangerous in adults than in children, so it's important that she be immunized to protect her. We are well past the days of parents dragging all the kids in the neighborhood to the house with the kid with the chicken pox so that they all get it. Nowadays, immunization works to prevent it at all.
2007-03-14 05:36:42 · answer #4 · answered by lily 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I didn't have it until I was 39 - caught it from the little girl next door after a Christmas visit - it was awful at that age - I thought I was dying. If your daughter can come into contact with children with chicken pox at this age and catch it, I promise you it will be so much easier for her than if she gets it when she's an adult.
2007-03-14 05:40:01 · answer #5 · answered by Roxy 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Not everyone gets chicken pox, so it's not a problem if she hasn't yet, but it is much worse if she gets them as an adult rather than a child. To save her pain later on, ask your doctor to vaccinate her.
2007-03-14 10:00:29 · answer #6 · answered by jessie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no there is nothing to worry about..but the younger she gets it the better for both of you..because when people get older having chicken pox is harder for them because as we all know the immunity system in the childrens bodies is better than the adults..so when having is in childhood is better for her because she will feel it really bad when she is old and she will feel the pain more..try putting her in the same room with babies having chicken pox playing with them and touching them she will get it..but i am going to repeat there is nothing to worry about,,
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2007-03-14 05:56:19 · answer #7 · answered by confused citizen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No I don't think so. I'm 22 and still hasn't had chicken pox.
2007-03-14 15:01:48 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
my 10 year old has had immunization for chicken pox has yours? I have included a link on it ..
2007-03-14 05:37:32 · answer #9 · answered by kasee_715 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your child might have gotten vaccinated for chicken pox, I know my 11 year old and my younger 2 children have all been vaccinated for it.
2007-03-14 09:18:59 · answer #10 · answered by chefck26 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋