Chicken pox 2 month old

My friend sons had chicken pox just as she was had her 2nd son, he caught it when he was weeks old , he did have it very mil I think the younger they are the more of their mothers antibodies they have in their system which makes it more mild. My dd had it when she was about months old and she had it very mild. Chicken pox is caused by the varicella zoster virus, which passes from person to person with remarkable ease. If she ends up with chicken pox , the best thing you can do for your baby is not worry.

If she starts acting increasingly distressed or in pain, then call the doctor for an appointment to ease your concerns. I got a call from my sister about her 4-year- old son.

Only percent of people have not had the natural virus or been. Well my month old got it from her dad. But he didn’t even touch her. She broke out after taken her bath the night before. She woke up covered in spots.

So called the doctors office was the first one seen that morning and he gave her medication for chicken pox and said just make sure she drinks her bottles and get rest. She has some red bumps on her hea body and leg. The red bumps on her head has turned dry and in brown colour but she has no fever.

Treatment of chickenpox in children is aimed at symptoms while the immune system deals with the virus.

My MIL was just diagnosed with shingles. What does chicken pox look like when it starts? Why can chicken pox be so dangerous? How to stop chicken pox? What are the side effects of chicken pox?

The chicken pox vaccine may be bundled with the vaccine for measles, mumps, and rubella in one shot, called the MMRV (measles-mumps-rubella-varicella). Who shouldn’t get the chicken pox vaccine ? The older a person is, the worst it gets. I know this, I had chicken pox at 2 and it was the sickest I remember ever feeling. Because my year old had a bad headache and temp with hers and worried how my month old will cope with it. The mother of a newborn baby breaks out in chickenpox less than days after the birth.

Doctor on Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment, and More: Dr. Your child has fever more than five days. Raff on chicken pox symptoms in year old : If the illness is just starting then seeing your pediatrician is recommended as Acyclovir may be helpful in shortening symptoms and reducing severity.

If your child has been sick for a few days then the care is supportive. Netmums Parent Supporters are on this board on weekday evenings, from 7. Children with a poor immune system. A one- month - old infant was exposed for the last days to chickenpox.

What should be done to protect the exposed infant, who is too young to vaccinate and past the time for varicella zoster immune globulin (VZIG) administration (hours)?

Rice responded: It is possible. It is possible, though babies have immunity from their mothers, so it is less common and typically more mild of a disease if they do catch it. Still, if there are known individuals with the disease, i would recommend not exposing a four- month old to them while it is still active. I am year old guy and I got chicken pox , the prooblem is I have a one and half month old baby.

Hi thereAs per the title my month old DD has potentially been exposed to chicken pox on Christmas Day. Plus, info to help you decide whether or not to get the varicella vaccine. Info on treatment, prevention, diagnosis and symptoms of chicken pox and other baby conditions at TheBump.

Months: My nearly month old ds has had a runny nose for a few days but has been otherwise happy. My daughter who is now years old had chicken pox as an infant. The only thing that showed was one or two pox on her eyelid.

Several years later my siser-in-law brought her family to visit not realizing they had been exposed to chicken pox before they left on vacation. This same daughter was again exposed and got a bad case of chicken pox.