My 5 and 3 year old haven't had chicken pox yet. Would like to get it over with...

When did yours get their chicken pox

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Kids don't get chicken pox here. They get vaccinated.

As above, not sure where you are based but in the UK we get vaccinated against chicken pox.

My girl got it at 2.5 from nursery, the whole class got it at once and hers was very mild. Half a dozen spots and a few days of piriton, if I didn’t get the email about other classmates I would have hardly noticed.

My son is almost 2 and hasn’t had it but he’s had the chicken pox jab. It only became part of the nhs jab schedule from 2024 onwards, so your eldest like mine never was eligible. You can pay privately for it or wait till it’s available for them soon, our GP wouldn’t give a date.

The jab doesn’t stop you getting chickenpox, but it greatly reduces your chances of getting it.

We vaccinate

Ask in a local mom group for a play date with an infected child ☺️ probably not advised though..
Or pay for a private vaccine.

🇺🇸 vaccine at 12 months and booster after that.

Mines nearly 6 and nothing yet. He misses the vaccine but apparently will get one I might actually ring GP and see

My 5yo had it before she was 2yo but my 3yo hasn’t had it yet.
He’s being vaccinated next week.

If my 5yo hadn’t have had it, I’d pay for her to have the vaccine at this point too. Can’t be waiting around for chickenpox to find us and then having to take time off work 😂🫣

My kids are vaccinated, but I was not. I got it at seven years old. My sister got it at four just after I did

Both mine had chicken pox in reception. Most of their class had it but I’m from the UK and until recently the nhs didnt vaccinate. Think I was that age as well.

UK have only recently brought in the vaccince as standard on the NHS - previously people had to pay for this.
My 4yo has had one vaccination (in his pre-school jabs) and won't get another unless we pay for it. The nurse said the first dose offers 95% protection though.
My 2yo has had his first vaccination and will get his second in the pre-school one.

Neither of mine have caught it so far and it has been in the nursery a few times so hoping they'll never have to deal with it!

I was 6 when I had it and it was NOT fun.

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Confused about sterile bottles

This may sound silly, but I’m a FTM so any advice would be appreciated 🥹
My baby is 11 days old, and at some point I would like to start going out more but I’m confused how the bottles will be sterile in a bag, I currently use the Tommee Tippee bottles and the Tommee Tippee UV steriliser but I read once they are out the steriliser they aren’t sterile anymore? Maybe I’m misunderstanding it. Just wanted some advice on what other people do 😊

Aibu overthinking sunglasses ??

When I was in my partners car yesterday I found sunglasses down the wee side passenger bit but they are usually sunglasses id wear and I said to him are these yours and he was like naw they must be yours cause your the only one that’s been in this car but I have a head like a siv I can’t remember but I leave sunglasses lying everywhere, I have a pair in my car .. and I also have ones left in my boyfriends house that have been there for ages. But I can’t remember 🤣 I think I was at a fair middle of August and bought a pair for a pound.

How are we dealing with creepy neighbours?

Only lived at my address for 5 months, I can’t go into detail of everything that’s happened with this 1 neighbour because it’s too much 🤣 but basically he’s weird and creepy as f*. He’s wanting too much information about my toddler, i am 4 weeks pp and haven’t answered the door once (since giving birth) to his parcels being left here or him ringing my bell. I feel like I’m being a bad neighbour but he’s just too much. I don’t want to stand at my door having the same repetitive conversation of him delving too much into my life, while I have a baby and a toddler now to watch.

Also my dog only barks at him…

He stares into my window every time he walks by (he lives right next door) honestly I wish I could spew every encounter I’ve had with him here but it’s too much 🤣😅 anyway - how do I stop feeling like a nasty neighbour? I don’t want him to hate me incase he is a psycho and tries anything but I also don’t want him to speak to me…

No poo for 6 days.

My hasn’t had a poo for almost 6 days now. He’s mostly breastfed and once in a while on formula. Have spoken to health visitor but was adviced to
Monitor. I’ve also done lots of exercises with my baby like bicycle ride and tummy massage but nothing. His tummy is soft and winds a lot but no poo yet. Should I still be worried ? Almost 7 weeks

Sleep regression

My god! This regression is getting worse and worse!

My lo has gone from sleeping through and loving daytime naps to waking up every 30mins-1hr in the night and needing to have dummy put back in and rocked. Also refusing daytime naps ALSO 5am wake up every day…I didn’t order this….help

How long did your breastfed baby take to get back to birth weight?

I have just had my 5 day appointment and my baby has dropped 9%. I've been booked for a reweigh on Monday and told if she's lost more we will be sent to hospital. I said that's fine but I will refuse any feeding plan as I was put on one last time ( triple feeding) and it made my daughter projectile vomit and my mh plummet. She then asked if I had through about pumping and I said no I won't be pumping 5 days PP and 1 day after my milk has come in. Honestly the whole appointment has left me so angry at the pressure they put on us to get back to birth weight in 10 days. My partner also said she was weighed wearing a hat and blanket ( I had a c section so couldjt se)