HELP! 9 month old with really severe chickenpox...any tips?

[JolieGirl]

Hi all - my little one has got terrible chickenpox with so many fluid filled spots in his hair, ears, body, back and nappy area. He is inconsolable most of the time, can't sleep & won't eat. He's had a tepid bath this morning with bicarb of soda in (apparently this helps!), have smothered him in eurax (like calamine but better according to pharmacist), and he's wearing a v soft babygro. Any one got any other tips?? Oh have also given him calpol. He's got short nails too. Prob doing everything I can but if anyone can help you guys can!!

[LilRedWG]

Medised has an anti-histamine in as well as paracetamol, so will ease the itching, ease the pain and probably help him sleep.

[LilRedWG]

Here. Most chemists stock it behind the counter. Hope he is feeling better soon.

[MrsBigD]

JolieGirl, sorry to hear your lo is so poorly. DS hat chickenpox when he was 2 and that was bad enough.

I used a combination of calamine lotion, aloe vera gel (nice and cooling), piriton syrup, calpol + neurofen and also put oatmeal into his bath which seemed to help. Must be good as even my dry skin came out nice and soft

Hope he feels better soon

[JolieGirl]

thanks ladies - he has just fallen asleep so fingers crossed he gets some much needed rest...! MrsBigD what do you mean by oatmeal?? I have visions of popping baby into a big bath of porridgey lookings slime!!

[MrsBigD]

close LOL... put oatmeal in sock and let bathwater run over it