chicken pox

[Balders]

can a 6 month old baby that is being breast fed catch chicken pox if the mother has already had it?

[phae]

YES! Don't worry, the earlier they catch it the easier it is. They just carry on pretty fine and the spots dont seem to bother them so much when they are young.

[enigma]

My little girl who's two and a half has it just now and so far my nine month old son doesn't have any symptoms but i've been told that he may develop it and I have breastfed both of my children. Don't panic if your baby does get it though because as phae says , it's better they get it young as i have heard it can develop into shingles if an adult catches it in later life and it can be linked with infertility problems in men.

[Lily_b]

I'm glad it's not just my kids with Chicken Pox at the moment.

My daughter had it 2 weeks ago & my son sprouted spots on Sunday. He's got it far worse though, we've just got to the itchy stage. ;-)