2007-05-09 07:22:27 · 11 answers · asked by andrea l 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
Wait for at least two weeks AFTER all the symptoms subside...
2007-05-13 07:10:50 · answer #1 · answered by sweetbarbiebabydoll 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
::Chicken pox in a baby that is less than two weeks old is life threatening. It carries a 25% mortality rate.:::
Is chicken pox dangerous?
For healthy babies, chicken pox is usually more of a nuisance than a real threat. On rare occasions, though, even healthy children can develop serious complications from chicken pox, like a bacterial skin infection, pneumonia, or encephalitis, a swelling of the brain.
If your child has chicken pox, call the doctor if she seems sicker than expected, if she develops a fever after the first few days, if the rash spreads to her eyes, or if the skin around the pox becomes swollen, painful, or very red.
If your child has a weakened immune system from a chronic illness such as leukemia or from taking high-dose oral steroids (for asthma, for example), the infection can cause grave complications. Some special protective measures, such as an injection of varicella zoster immune globulin or the varicella vaccine, can only be useful shortly after exposure. If your baby's immune system is compromised, call her doctor at the first sign of chicken pox — or even if she's only been exposed to someone who's sick.
Adults who come down with chicken pox can get very sick and are at risk for such complications as bacterial pneumonia. If you're pregnant and have never had chicken pox, read our article on chicken pox during pregnancy and ask your doctor what precautions you should take and what to do if you've been exposed.
People with chicken pox can pass the virus along by touching someone after touching the blisters or coughing or sneezing onto their hand, or by releasing it into the air whenever they sneeze, cough, or even breathe. The virus can also spread from direct contact with the fluid from the blisters before they crust over.
2007-05-09 14:50:39 · answer #2 · answered by rhonda_that_who_ib 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was under the impression that once the pox appear, then the incubating period is over. Its the time prior to that when they are infectious. I am no doctor tho, and they wont charge you for a phone call, so just pick up that phone and ask away! A nurse could help you as well, be sure to mention how old the baby is and when your son got his first symptoms, what stage he is in etc......Congrats on the new Nephew!
2007-05-09 14:33:53 · answer #3 · answered by AZrunner 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
after the fever is gone and the poxs have all busted open and started healing.. u can put ur child in a warm oatmeal bath to stop the itching and help bring the poxs out faster...
2007-05-09 14:33:43 · answer #4 · answered by kitttkat2001 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I was a kid my sister had chickenpox and my aunt had a baby. The doctor said that since I was immune I couldn't carry it so it was safe to visit.
I don't know if things have changed, but just give your/the baby's doctor a call.
2007-05-09 14:27:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Get your husband to watch your son and go visit, otherwise, you'll have to wait until he's well again. The last thing you want to do is get a newborn sick when the infant has no immune system yet.
2007-05-09 15:16:56 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
When all the pox are gone and his fever is gone. You wouldn't want to be the one to infect her newborn now would you?
2007-05-09 14:27:30 · answer #7 · answered by Starla_C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you've already had it then it may be safe, but I would check with a doctor beforehand and your aunt as well to see what she would prefer.
2007-05-09 14:30:03 · answer #8 · answered by Lwood 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
not yet... a few days after your child gets better
2007-05-09 14:28:58 · answer #9 · answered by Lulu <3 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no dear,
not yet... a few days after your child gets better
2007-05-09 14:46:48 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋