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Kids and exposure to shingles

yaleyale member
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Ack! We're visiting family next week and my 87 year old grandmother has shingles. She's been on meds for 5 days now, but my 10 month old hasn't had either of her chicken pox vaccines yet and my son has only had his first. The nurse at our pediatrician told me to keep them away from her. My heart sank when I heard this. She's going to be heartbroken. Anyone have experience with this? I need to call back and get clarification - does staying away from her mean, no touching or not in the same room altogether? Luckily we're staying with other family, but keeping her away from them is going to be awful.
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  • joshandpandajoshandpanda member

    as long as they are scabbed over, and not open, there shouldn't be an issue.  Our friend had them about a month ago and I freaked out because he didn't tell us when we hung out all day with our son there also.  

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  • hopefulmom81hopefulmom81 member

    I am anal, but I wouldn't have LO anywhere near shingles or chickenpox at this age.


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  • wedseptwedsept member
    I wouldn't have her exposed to my kids at all either.  I just wouldn't risk it.
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  • june2012momjune2012mom member
    When my LO was 2 months old I was diagnosed with a possible case of Shingles and I was breast feeding.  The pediatrician told me that he wouldnt get it as long as he didn't touch any of my sores.
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  • jennyelfjennyelf member

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    I wouldn't have her exposed to my kids at all either.  I just wouldn't risk it.

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  • jsimmjsimm member
    Its a tough situation, as my Mom had an active case not too long ago. I was very nervous, but from what I was told, from her doctor, that she was most contagious at the beginning.  DD was with her the same day that she realized she had shingles, and
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  • Katie829Katie829 member

    Like PP said, if they are scabbed over and not open the contagious period is over.

    I treated a patient with shingles when DD was 4 months old. I was concerned because I was always told to stay away from patients with shingles during my pregnancy

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  • BamaMom2BamaMom2 member
    My husband had the shingles two months ago and our 10 month old got chicken pox!!!!!!!!! My husband kept everything covered and didn't hold the baby and she still got the pox.
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