My daughter got them last Sunday, they all scabbed over by Thursday. Can she go back to school tomorrow (please god!) even though the spots are still visable?

Sarah

Officially, yes, but be careful - other parents can be very stroppy about spotty children!
Cathy.

I agree.

When my 2 had chickenpox, we'd booked to take them on a Butlins holiday & were staying in the Noddy accomodation. My oldest had got over it, but the youngest was at the "scabs falling off" stage. We went to the doctors, who said we could go & that she wasn't contagious, doc also said if anyone had a problem they could phone him & he'd confirm he was happy & had told us to go.

We went, but noones kids were allowed to sit by mine & it was "come on Billy-over here" & "don't play on that Flossy, come here".

edit to add - my 2 girls had a great time & had no problem getting on the rides as the other children dissapeared when mine were around.

Thanks Cathy that is my main worry....The parents!!!
Apparently there are 3 children off (mine included) but if any more come down while mine has gone back i can see the finger pointing to us.

Having never gotten chicken pox as a child I think I'd be pretty stroppy if I were a classmate's parent. Perhaps have a word with your doctor and her teacher and see what they say?

I'll see the teacher 1st yes, i never took her to the doctor as there's nothing they can do for pox anyway.
I'll leave it in the schools hands and see what they think. (She hasn't got many spots and only 3 small ones on her face, she mostly has them on the trunk).

When my boy got chickenpox at infant school all the other parents sent their children round to play with him, hoping they'd get it too!
:)

I think they should be thanking you if they get it...much easier for them to have it as a child then an adult I think....I never had it as a child and when my daughter got it I got some spots but my son never got it, then a year later my son got it and I got it again just a few more spots then last time...Guess you can get it again once you had it but not that common.

I was told once it was scabbed over they are fine and not contagious...It takes about a good 2 weeks I think :)

Good luck :)

Please be careful.  My neighbour has a child with leukaemia who is at severe risk from people with chicken pox as he has no immunity.  She tries to maintain as normal a life as possible for him but does need the support of others to keep him safe.  Every single spot needs to be firmly crusted over before the risk of infection to others has passed.

Jackyjat i understand that, but rest assured there is no child with any sort of life threatening illness in her class. Maisie is quite a poorly child at the best of times and has had too much time off school already and apart from the fact i'm sick of her at my side constantly ;) she desperately needs to be back with children her own age as myself/hubby and dog are of no subsitute for a gang of 4yr olds! :D
Thay are all crusted over and are fading, i was just confused with the spots still being visable but i think it's best to see the teacher and see what there policy is.

Many thanks..Sarah

check with school policy it varies between schools if a child in the class has an ongoing immunity problems then you will find they will ask you to keep her at home untill all have gone completly

Just to let you know she has gone back to school this morning!!! :D :D :D
Maglaura the only child in the class with immunity problems is my daughter lol, she was sooooo excited to go back and sorry to say so was i :)

know that feeling when mine are off i just pray they get better quick LOL

I think you'll find that chicken pox is more infectious before the spots appear anyway.
Whe my girls were at primary school there was a girl there suffering luekemia, we all had a letter with the parents phone number and were asked to ring them and let them know if our kids were under the weather in any way, so they could consult the specialist and asses the risk.
This girl is now a lovely 16 yo and cured of her problems.

Ingrid

Just to let you all know, chicken pox can be dangerous for children with asthma too, if they're using oral steroids.  Mind you, my boys came out in spots the day after we'd visited the asthma consultant!!!  Also, I have to say that if my boys were bad enough to be taking oral steroids, they would be too ill to go to school, but you never know about others.

Chicken pox can also be extremely dangerous for children with eczema...if the two cross infect your child can end up seriously ill in hospital :(
My 2 boys ended up in hospital on morphine drips because of it :(
Donna x

my g/daughter hadc/pox 3 weeks before xmas. just when my daughter thought it was safe her other 2 came out in spots on xmas eve.luckily they werent ill...just very itchy.