TBH, I'm actually a bit scared to be posting about this, so I'm begging everyone who wants to reply to be nice to each other and remember the love.


DD is fully immunised to this point. She's now 18 months old and time to do the chicken pox vaccination. I believe in the benefits of immunisations, and she has no risk factors that we are aware of. But when I realised this was the next one, I feel like I want to ask questions. I never had it, but suffered badly with chicken pox as a 13 year old. It covered every inch of me, and even down my throat. I remember it vividly.

My concern is that if DD gets chicken pox, and it's bad, how am I going to feel. But if she has a reaction to the vaccination, how am I going to feel?

I guess I want to know why YOU PERSONALLY chose the way you did with this particular vaccination. And any tips on where I can research this further would be much appreciated. I've been searching on the web, but haven't found much, and google sometimes isn't my friend!!!!!!!!!

Also -- and please please note that this will NOT impact my decision in any way, do I have to get this vaccination to be eligable for the money given out for vaccinated kids? Quite simply, I don't want to be expecting money that isn't coming. I don't vaccinate for the money, just curious if the chicken pox vaccination is exempt from this.