MSE Parents Club Part 10

tiamai_d

I need a cure for dry itchy tired eyes that doesn't involve eye drops, cos thats just wrong!

redmel1621

weezl74 wrote: »

What's been playing on your mind about readiness?
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Not so much preperation-wise, more to do with having two young-uns...I've been here before and am scared of a repeat of the first few years after ds2 was born!!! Anyway, probably too much to go into on here, I am fine though. I am one of those who just gets on with it:)

I hope you get everything finished off soon and can start to relax. I have had no connection for a little while so not sure if you managed to resolve work issues...I hope you did:)

SusanC_2

SugarSpun wrote: »

Why does there need to be a shingles vaccine when we can just let kids have chicken pox and get natural immunity? I'm not in favour of unnecessary suffering but it does seem to be a bit ridiculous. In general I'm pro-modern medicine but not when it goes so, so far.

It's ridiculous isn't it.

tiamai_d

Hw cool are these bedrooms? http://www.tumidei.it/tiramolla/soppalchi.htm

probably cost thousands... wonder if a joiner can knock something similar up?

redmel1621

SugarSpun wrote: »

Why does there need to be a shingles vaccine when we can just let kids have chicken pox and get natural immunity? I'm not in favour of unnecessary suffering but it does seem to be a bit ridiculous. In general I'm pro-modern medicine but not when it goes so, so far.

I may be wrong here but I don't think having chicken pox is a cure for getting shingles in fact I think you are more likely to get shingles if you have had chicken pox but you can also get shingles whithout having had chicken pox....like I say I may be wrong but I am sure I have had this discussion with both the pharmacist and patients when I used to work in the chemist??

redmel1621

Now important question....do I buy a bigger tent from eBay that is a fantastic rolls royce of tents, but get it second-hand or do I buy a new tent....still an excellent reputable make but not up the the standard of 'other' tent?

SusanC_2

redmel1621 wrote: »

I may be wrong here but I don't think having chicken pox is a cure for getting shingles in fact I think you are more likely to get shingles if you have had chicken pox but you can also get shingles whithout having had chicken pox....like I say I may be wrong but I am sure I have had this discussion with both the pharmacist and patients when I used to work in the chemist??

The chicken pox virus stays in your body and can reactivate later in life expressing itself as shingles. Repeated exposure to people with chicken pox reduces the likelihood of having shingles. Because in the US children are routinely vaccinated, people who have already had chicken pox are not exposed to people with chicken pox and so as a result more people are getting shingles.

tiamai_d

Shingles is caused by the chicken pox virus attaching to a nerve and going into a dormant state. It may then wake up years later (or not at all) ausing shingles. A person with shingles can spread chicken pox to others from the rash they get, but not shingles. Shingles is chicken pox on a nerve, not in the entire body.

Many people have chicken pox, or come into contact with chicken pox but don't get ill so they don't know they have had it.

jillie1974

anyone done anything they said they never would with LO's??

for me its using a soother. always said i never would but after wasting b/milk to help him sleep i gave in. (i refuse to call it anything else but a soother as well)

tiamai_d

and am I the only one who thinks viruses are just so cool? Biologically speaking.