rockergirrl responded July 19, 2007 at 10:24PM

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I opted out of the Chicken pox vax too. I also do not do the flu vax for my kids. My pediatrician only suggested that if they don't get the Chicken pox by age 12 to then consider it.

  Smasuzzo responded July 20, 2007 at 8:12AM

  

what happened to the day when kids actually just got chicken pox lol. I remember the experience pretty positively. Oatmeal baths, disney movies, and lots of pink creamy stuff lol... other than that I felt pretty good and drove my mom up the wall... plus its kind of fun... part of my eyebrow is white... and has been since... i had A HUGE HONKING chicken pock and it turned part of my eyebrow white.... always a good story to tell

  rockergirrl responded July 20, 2007 at 8:15AM

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The two main reasons are: it is more convenient for parents to give the shot because then they don't have to take time off of work when their kid gets sick and it makes the drug company lots of money.

  vtmomof2 responded July 20, 2007 at 6:14PM

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I gave my kids the chicken pox vax, I did it because having the chicken pox is awful and if you get it as an adult it is deadly, I learned that when a friend of my dad's spent a couple of weeks in intensive care with it and they weren't sure he would make it. When my daughter was in kindergarten her entire class had chicken pox except for her and she was happy to avoid it after hearing what her friends went through. She was also exposed at 2 weeks old and developed a mild rash which the doctor said may have been the disease. Plus chicken pox can re-appear when you are older as shingles which is a very painful disorder.