Have you gotten strep from your young child?

[Green_Tea]

My dd2 has had strep at least ten times and I have never caught it. The last time I had strep was in college.

[AnnieW625]

My kids have never had strep. I had a few times as a kid and my parents never got it from me. The last time I had it was in college and I got it from my roommate because we shared close quarters.

[tabegle]

The first time I got it, dd1 was 6 months old and still breastfeeding. I got it from her daycare, but DD1 never got it. I had never had it before and I was really knocked out from it. Could barely drive home from work.

DH has also gotten it from the kids.

[jk3]

Yes - twice

[american_mama]

I think that is a crazy statement. My family of 5 had 9 cases of strep between May and July this year, plus one false alarm. Everyone got it twice except DS, who was 6 years old and the first case, then DD2, then DH, then me, then DD1.... then DD2, DD3 a few weeks later.. then DH and me a montht later. We spent about $550 out of pocket on strep this summer.

This is the first time my kids have ever had strep, and my oldest is 12. I haven't had it since I was in elementary school. In fact, I never hear parens in my area talk about strep so it's something I never thought about until it showed up in my house.

SOmetimes doctors are just wrong. When DD1 had her first ear infection, I knew nothing about them and remember the pediatrician saying adults rarely get them. But DH is quite prone to them, as is a co-worker, so I think that doctor's statement was way too general.

[Mommy_Mea]

I got it once from DS2, but he has had it 8+ times (thankfully rarely now that his adenoids are out!). It was awful.