Oh, yes. And baby makes two.
(FYI: Baby Wily had her 2-month check-up yesterday, weighing in at 13#, 3 ox (63rd percentile) and reaching 23 1/4 inches (88th percentile). We'll have to return next week to get her first set of vaccines. Apparently, sick kids do not make for good vaccination risks.)
Showing posts with label chicken pox. Show all posts
Showing posts with label chicken pox. Show all posts
Friday, December 12, 2008
Tuesday, December 09, 2008
A pox upon our house!
Huzzah!
Many of you know we love science, but perhaps you did not know that we've been shunning the vaccine for Varicella zoster (chicken pox). It's not a bad vaccine, but it just seemed like too much. A shot for a disease that is typically harmless (yes, there are rare complications and we are keeping an eye open for those). Since Toddler Jeneric successfully contracted the virus on her own, we're done with that debate. And the timing couldn't have been better, since most of the activities have wound down for the year and she will be better by the holidays.
You might wonder about Baby Wily. In children under 6 months, chicken pox is quite rare as they still harbor the antibodies from their mother (provided she had chicken pox and, as I'm sure Jenni's parents can attest to, she definitely had the chicken pox). On the off-chance that Baby Wily does come down with chicken pox, it is likely to be quite mild.
Many of you know we love science, but perhaps you did not know that we've been shunning the vaccine for Varicella zoster (chicken pox). It's not a bad vaccine, but it just seemed like too much. A shot for a disease that is typically harmless (yes, there are rare complications and we are keeping an eye open for those). Since Toddler Jeneric successfully contracted the virus on her own, we're done with that debate. And the timing couldn't have been better, since most of the activities have wound down for the year and she will be better by the holidays.
You might wonder about Baby Wily. In children under 6 months, chicken pox is quite rare as they still harbor the antibodies from their mother (provided she had chicken pox and, as I'm sure Jenni's parents can attest to, she definitely had the chicken pox). On the off-chance that Baby Wily does come down with chicken pox, it is likely to be quite mild.
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