What should I watch for with chicken pox in a 6-month-old baby?

[buckeyefan08]

As if I needed anymore on my plate right now...
Payton brought home two papers today. She was exposed to head lice and chicken pox. I know ther is nothing I can really do to prevent either of them ( I do use coconut shampoo for the lice and so far so good) My question is what should I watch for as far as the chicken pox go for the baby? He is 6mo. old and I don't know if he got the shot yet or not.

 

[ChefBeckyD]

Ugh! Don't have any advice - but DS (who's 4) brought home 2 papers yesterday too - one for head lice, and the other for strep throat. Just have to watch them closely I guess.

DS had the Chicken Pox vaccination, but got them from the neighbor girl anyway. It was a mild case though.

 

[Teresa Lynn]

if they get chicken pox do not let them bathe
when my kids had them my youngest daughter was 6 months old the dr told us not to let them have a bath and they wouldn't scar. They had the watercolor paintbrushes and would paint caladryl on their "itchies"
None of the 3 have a single scar.

 

[Jenni]

When my son (he had the shot)was 6 he came home with chicken pox... and gave it to my seven month old son. It was sad looking on a baby but it was harder on the 6 year old. The baby didn't seem to care...
I hope you get lucky and don't get either!

 

[thecougchef]

As if I needed anymore on my plate right now...
Payton brought home two papers today. She was exposed to head lice and chicken pox. I know ther is nothing I can really do to prevent either of them ( I do use coconut shampoo for the lice and so far so good) My question is what should I watch for as far as the chicken pox go for the baby? He is 6mo. old and I don't know if he got the shot yet or not.

can you get a immunization record from your pediatrician??

i had chicken pox when i was in preschool & i have a scar right inbetween my eyes....and various other places. ofcourse, 20 years later they are barely noticable.

 

[chefsteph07]

I don't think they can get that shot for chicken pox till they are 12 mo but I could be wrong..it's been a while!

 

[buckeyefan08]

Just found out... They have to be 12mo.

 

[kaseydee]

I didn't get chicken pox until my late 20's.

 

[shed]

I have never had chicken pox

 

[Intrepid_Chef]

He is probably protected by your immunity at 6 months so he may be OK.I'm so sorry the creeping crud is creeping its way toward your house!Watch for itching ....

 

[chefsteph07]

We got a flyer a few weeks ago about lice and my daughter's school. I'm trying not to freak out about it.
Fortunately we don't have the pox going around...I didnt' get that till I was in 8th grade. I am proud to say that I started a school epidemic of pox and I have no idea how I got it.

 

[ChefEileen]

if they get chicken pox do not let them bathe
when my kids had them my youngest daughter was 6 months old the dr told us not to let them have a bath and they wouldn't scar. They had the watercolor paintbrushes and would paint caladryl on their "itchies"
None of the 3 have a single scar.

Never heard that you shouldn't bathe them. All 3 of my kids had chicken pox, my youngest was 12 months old and none of them have scars. Caladryl didn't work, I used Aveeno® Oatmeal bath and it worked great!

Lice - totally different story:yuck: Not fun. I used Nix's®, the Pharmacist receommeded it. You have to use it a few times during the week like a shampoo and it did help get rid of them. It was the washing of everything that the child laid on that was such a pain:cry: