Re: chicken pox

[Guest guest]

My son's doctor didn't recommend it, because they don't know for sure if

it means you will not get it, and that it might only delay it (which is

an awful thing to get when you are older--in the form of shingles). She

said that if he had not gotten chicken pox by the time he was, say, ten

or twelve thereabouts, then, I should give it to him then to try to

prevent him getting it as an adult.

Instead of oatmeal baths, you can use witch hazel and/or aloe vera

extract in the bath water to cut the itching. Also, if your child can

take it, Benadryl also helps (with itching and with sensory issues).

Vivace, 26yo w/Asperger's Syndrome, Dysthymia, and PTS

Mother of , 6yo w/Autism and heaven knows what else

[Guest guest]

Hi

My son had chickenpox when he was little too. He had a fair few spots on his

feet and everywhere else of course. I carried on putting on the FAB. I

bathed him at night and put oats in a pair of tights, and put it in the bath

and then rubbed calamine in. Really they have a really bad 3 days but all

in all it is usually 7-10 day but with the worse 3 in the middle. I gave

calpol when it was bad.He was just pickled and itchy. It is not nice but

there is light at the end of the tunnel!!!!!!!!

Rach, Steve & Connor (3 tomorrow)!!!!!

-- chicken pox

hi all,

now please don't laugh, even tho everyone else has.

my 6yr old came out with chicken pox 3 weeks ago. on tuesday my three

other children came out with spots. yipee!

the thing is my 5month old, ollie, has got spots on his feet under his

dbb. they've only gone as far as blisters at the mo but am worried for

when they go scabby under his boots, will they rub etc?

has anyone gone through this? and has the spots/dbb been/caused problems?

haz of lincoln.

[Guest guest]

Hazel,

My son got chicken pox when he was 14 months old from the chicken pox shot.

He was actually in the hospital for 5 nights 6 days. Anyway we continued with

the DBB and all went smoothly as far as his feet went. When they scabbed it did

rub one scab off, but was very minor. Maybe it was the fact that he had lost 6

pounds and was just plan sick, that we didn't worry as much about that. It

ended up healing rather fast and no traces of any marks now.

Hope this helps you and good luck with all those chicken pox.

Tabitha

Hazel wrote:

hi all,

now please don't laugh, even tho everyone else has.

my 6yr old came out with chicken pox 3 weeks ago. on tuesday my three

other children came out with spots. yipee!

the thing is my 5month old, ollie, has got spots on his feet under his

dbb. they've only gone as far as blisters at the mo but am worried for

when they go scabby under his boots, will they rub etc?

has anyone gone through this? and has the spots/dbb been/caused problems?

haz of lincoln.

[Guest guest]

thank you for your replies.

it's now day seven of the chicken pox and all is settlein down. he's

only got a 6 on his feet and they haven't errupted into big sores.

unlike his face and hair which have great big scabs all over.my poor

babys no longer got loverly soft skin!

only had a few nights were he just would not stay asleep in our bed

never mind his own. but last night he did go in his bed and slept as

usual.

if anyone tells you having chicken pox as young as possible is easy,

there lieing, my 3 1/2 yr old and 6yr old were brill, hardly any

complaints. my 9 yr old daughter was a differnt kettle of fish.

enough of my wows, it must be hard for you guys with this mumps thing,

i can remember having mumps and it not nice.

haz of lincoln. uk.