My son has chicken pox and im pregnant

Any pregnant woman who has been exposed to someone with chicken pox or shingles should consult her doctor. And there has been chicken pox in his nursery class. I am weeks pregnant and I read everywhere that it is dangerous during pregnancy.

As far as I know, I did have chicken pox as a chil but will it affect me being so close to the virus? Netmums Parent Supporters are on this board on weekday evenings, from 7.

Typical they’d arrive when my son gets the chicken pox- way to scare a pregnant lady! My month old son has woken up this morning with spots on his back, which I think are chicken pox. I had antibodies anyway. I myself had chickenpox when i was younger but i started feeling really itchy every where nothing has come up though so i think its just the worring that im going to get then thats making me itch. She is off right now with him but is returing to work soon.

Im just wondering how the whole thing works. But figured it should ask just in case.

If her son has it, can it be passed on from my co-worker to me? How did my baby get chicken pox ? Chicken pox is caused by the varicella zoster virus, which passes from person to person with remarkable ease. Hairy only if you were exposed to someone with an active chicken pox outbreak. I am currently pregnant with my second child. My son is and has got chicken pox.

I was wondering what are you views as. I am 25-weeks pregnant and had chickenpox as a child. I realise this means there is little or no risk of contracting the virus again and therefore. Doctors give unbiase trusted information on the benefits and side effects of Had to treat Chickenpox: Dr. Chicken pox infection can be dangerous if it affects the pregnant woman during first and second trimester as the however third trimester the mother is more exposed to adverse effects.

If a woman is immunized against chicken pox or has antibodies produced as a consequence of previous varicella infection, she needs not to worry about the. Looks like chicken pox his so had the vaccine but clearly they still can get it, just apparently not as bad. Chickenpox is an acute, infectious disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus and is most commonly seen in children less than years of age.

This virus, if re-activated in a person who has had chickenpox previously, can also cause shingles (herpes zoster), a disease that tends to be more prevalent in adults.

However, as discussed above, the illness tends to be unpleasant and there is some risk of complications. In short: See a doctor urgently if you suspect that you have chickenpox when you are pregnant , or within seven days of giving birth. How will I be treated if I’m exposed to chickenpox in pregnancy ? Doctor on Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment, and More: Dr. He is immune to chickenpox. My Oh step sister is pregnant and out doctors informed us that as long as the pregnant women has had chicken pox then they are immune.

A primary chicken pox infection occurs in only 0. Women who do acquire chicken pox while pregnant , especially in the third trimester, are at a greater risk of developing varicella. It really depends on whether or not you’ve had the virus inthe past and at what stage of pregnancy you’re at. If you had chicken poxyourself when you were young, then your body’s most likely immune to the virusnow and you’ll be far less likely to contract it.