chickpox for the 2nd time.

[morethanamum]

My little boy who is 3 1/2 years old appears to have chicken pox even though he had it when he was 18 months old! Is that possible??I thought you could only get it once?

[Goodsoulette]

funnily enough my little un has just had it AGAIN he isnt 2 yet. Sometimes people dont develop a proper immunity to it the first time round.

[alijangra]

A mild dose the first time round does not guarantee immunity.

[spudqueen]

I've had it twice. I still have a scar on my eyelid from scratching when I was a kid but I caught it again from my own children. I went to the Doctors saying it couldn't possibly be chickenpox as I'd already had it, but she said, yes, it IS chickenpox and you can have it more than once. I have since heard of someone having it three times.

[Emz26]

I have had chicken pox twice. The second time was worse than the first.