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Chicken Pox in NH

post #1 of 19
4/11/09 at 10:22am
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We exposed 12 days ago and DD just started showing signs of cp yesterday. Small spots in early stages with one blistering spot. She has the classic runny nose, had the fever yesterday. We will be arranging playdates over the weekend and into Monday/Tuesday. The closer they are to their breakout date the more contagious they're supposed to be. It goes without saying but I'll say it anyways, please only make arrangements if you are healthy. Lets keep this going! I'm on the NH seacoast about 20 mins from Portsmouth, NH and Salem, MA for those needing travel info.
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post #2 of 19
4/12/09 at 11:27am
Glad to hear the exposure worked, mandcc96. You're the 2nd family who visited us when my DS/DD had the pox to report back that you got it! Hope your DD is feeling better soon.
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post #3 of 19
4/12/09 at 1:22pm
I just sent you a PM - I missed the last round of exposures so he'd be healthy for his endo appointment. This time, he's good to go. Let me know when you'd be available.

Jen
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post #4 of 19
4/12/09 at 8:47pm
Dang, I wish I had seen this yesterday, I would have driven out there with DS today. I have to work 10 hour shifts all this week. If anyone has any outbreaks this week and is available over next weekend, I am willing to drive a few hours away from Burlington, VT. DS is 2 and I want to start trying to find CP soon.
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post #5 of 19
4/12/09 at 9:08pm
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Just pm'd you Jen. Sorry I didn't get to you sooner...been out doing the family thing all day. Also, she now has lots more spots....she seem to just Pop all over today!
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post #6 of 19
4/12/09 at 10:37pm
Subbing to watch if this moves toward southern Vermont-ish...
Good luck everyone- a 'pox on all your houses!
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post #7 of 19
4/13/09 at 10:07pm
Thanks for having us over to play today! Your daughter is a cutie.

Hopefully I'll see some chicken pox around here soon!

Jen
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post #8 of 19
4/13/09 at 10:58pm
Whoever has them next please let us know, I so need Isaak to have a good exposure by June before the new bean is due....otherwise I'm waiting another year or so and that's pushing it a bit close to school...

Willing to travel for spots!

Thanks!
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post #9 of 19
4/14/09 at 12:41pm

spreading Pox to Maine?

To mandc96!!

I'm trying to figure out if/when we could come!! Do you think your DD will still be contagious today or tomorrow? Please feel free to call, 207-793-8933, if you'd like.

I'd love to bring the pox to Maine!!

Take care,
Sarah
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post #10 of 19
4/14/09 at 1:39pm
Isaakspacifier!! I believe that if you expose your fetus to the pox you might have some serious complications, I just googled this: Women who do acquire chicken pox while pregnant, especially in the third trimester, are at a greater risk of developing varicella pneumonia. Varicella pneumonia is a potentially life-threatening infection of the lungs by the varicella virus.
Just an FYI.
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post #11 of 19
4/14/09 at 2:06pm
svmaine....would that be true even though I've already had the pox as a child plus shingles??? Wouldn't I be immune therefore it wouldn't get to the fetus? I'll have to email my ped.
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post #12 of 19
4/14/09 at 2:09pm
Checked and I'm in the clear as I have already had it. YAY!
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post #13 of 19
4/14/09 at 3:21pm
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Hi everyone! So glad to see so much interest in this area. Jen, it was such a great visit. Hopefully we'll be hearing from you in a couple of weeks with good news! I do have to say yesterday was a rough afternoon since most of her blisters went through the turning point and started the rupture/scab stage. I don't remember this being that painful for my older daughters. Anyways, she has several small spots left so I think we're starting the healing process. I'm not sure if she'll be very contagious after today (or even today). Hopefully we'll have some new cases soon with the cases we've shared so good luck to everyone!!
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post #14 of 19
4/14/09 at 8:35pm
Phew!! Sorry for the scare, for some reason I was convinced that even if you already had chicken pox that it could be dangerous for your infant, whoops, oh what 3 boys have done to my brain!!!
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post #15 of 19
4/14/09 at 11:18pm
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Just wanted to give you all a heads-up. Got a pm from the media today (ABC/Good Morning America). Sleepdeprivedmommy is supposedly one of their producers looking for an interview. I'm not interested in their interviews and just wanted to let you know that they're looking. Best of luck to everyone, looks like we're heading toward the home stretch with most of her pox scabbing over! Woohoo...there is an end in sight!
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post #16 of 19
4/15/09 at 4:22pm

Bummed I missed it

Aargh! I was in Southern NH over the weekend for Easter, would have been so close to the seacoast! Being so busy with the holiday I missed the post. Good luck to you all. I hope the chicken pox make their way to northern NH.
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post #17 of 19
4/29/09 at 7:29pm

Any CP left?

I live in Montana, but am driving out to NH the last week of May. I would really like to expose my DD. Thanks!
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post #18 of 19
5/4/09 at 12:03am
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keep an eye on the posts ... it seems to still be around. Good luck!
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post #19 of 19
5/14/09 at 1:08pm
Here's a big thread we've had going for a while about sharing pox in VT/NH/ME:

http://www.mothering.com/discussions...&highlight=pox

Could we all stick with that one thread, so everybody gets the message when there's activity? That would rock
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