Chicken pox

Hi OP wondering how your little boy is tonight? Whether the antibiotics are kicking in. Hope you are both ok.

That doesn't look like chicken pox to me. Chicken pox is blisters, those look more like huge red patches.

I was responding to someone who addressed me. Leave ME alone.

Dd2 had chickenpox at 6 months, and was literally covered head to foot. We said she didn't have spots; she had spot.
But they were more concerned about ds when he had it aged 3 a few years later, because although he wasn't quite as covered, they were inside too. He had them all over the inside of his mouth and they thought down inside.
They were both pretty miserable though. (dd1 otoh was 3yo, had less than 50 spots and was not ill at all - just gave it to dd2)

I'm not totally convinced it looks like chickenpox from the photos, partially because of how it's concentrated on the arms. Can you see how it's patchy on the arms, and the legs look fairly clear? My experience of chickenpox is that it's covered all over.
OP, can you go back for a second opinion?

God you’re really pushing that aren’t you? Leave OP alone.

Take him back if not improved

Well, if it isn't chicken pox, then she's still got time to get him vaccinated against it in case he gets it in the future, then I guess.

@jessiesj99 Chicken pox vaccine doesn't protect against hand foot and mouth and this looks like a severe case of that. My son had it like this, initially misdiagnosed as chicken pox. He had chicken pox much later and it was far less severe, he was much better in himself than he was with hfm

We have chicken pox going round the nursery I work at and in 30+ years of working in childcare, I've never seen such severe cases. A few have been on antibiotics for infected spots. I hope you're little one gets well soon.

There's always someone who wants to stick the boot in to a poor stressed mom.
Honestly.

I’m all for people getting the vaccine, my comment was more aimed at whoever it was said £150 is a “small fee”. It is for some people but not for many. I’ve actually thought about getting one of my children the vaccine as my eldest has had CP but second child never caught it despite being exposed plenty of times and is now a teenager. £150 isn’t a small amount of money to me but CP is apparently even worse the older you get.

I get that some people can't or don't want to pay for it, but many people will pay.

Just because some people can't afford something doesn't mean no one can.

Tbh, I don't know anyone who can't afford to pay £150 if it means their child doesn't have to go through something so unpleasant. Not to mention sleepless nights for the parents.

This must be v unpleasant for this little boy, so if one person saw my post and got the vaccine, then it's worth it, surely?

This!

I know it's no use for this parent as it's too late. My post was to raise awareness to others that a vaccination is available 😀

Yes my youngest got it at 11 months (too young for the private vaccine here before a PP criticises) and it was like your son's arms but all over her body. I'm not exaggerating when I say there wasn't a square cm of clear skin anywhere. Huge angry spots you could feel through clothes, that then turned into massive scabs.

She does have quite lot of faint scars on her back, and a couple on her forehead. They're very faint though, I don't think anyone else would notice them. Probably more on her scalp but they're generally hidden by hair.

I had assumed they were a myth but oat baths really really helped soothe it.

What may be a small fee to you is not for others especially with lots of children. Also Chicken Pox is not really unpleasant, in the majority of cases kids feel absolutely fine with it. Hence the CP parties of old.

Your poor little baby, that looks so sore! Can’t add any more advice that others haven’t said already but hope it clears up soon and your little one feels better.

As an aside, £150 isn’t a small amount of money to many people.

Poxclin mousse is better than calamine as it doesn't dry hard on the skin. I remember having that as a child! My DC got relief from poxclin and a cool oatmeal Aveeno bath . Hope he gets better soon x

The chickenpox vaccine costs around £150 for 2 doses so not that small a fee especially if you have multiple children.

Maybe if my kids hadn't had it by the time they were teenagers I would have considered it but they had it age 3 (dd) who gave it to ds (5½ months).

The vaccine is available privately for a small fee, at most Boots and Superdrug stores.

It's not patronising for someone to point this out, lots of people don't know about it.

Obviously it's too late for this kid, but anyone reading could benefit from the information.

It's a standard vaccine in every other western nation, NHS didn't introduce it because of money and unfounded fears about it negatively impacting population level resistance to shingles in older people.

Chicken pox is really unpleasant, taking the vaccine is a good idea. It's safe, effective and saves them from unnecessary suffering.

Does that comment make you feel better? It's completely pointless commenting on the vax. If he has already contracted chickenpox. Also, it's not free from the NHS, and some people can't afford it.

Please don't be so heartless in the future. This mom is clearly worried about her baby, and comments like yours are at best unhelpful and rude.

I'm with others, tepid baths and oatmeal or bicarb in the bath. Oatmeal lotion may help to soothe as well. Not sure if he's old enough yet but good old calamine lotion (the pink stuff) works well at soothing the itch. Also get him back into so some scratch mittens. If he does scratch a blister, it needs to be washed in mild soap and water or put into the bath.

Hope he feels better soon.

Looks like infected exczema not cp

It's well known in the UK, and been around for years. Tbh when you have children you need to make it your business to find these things out. Nothing condescending about it - just advice to others.

My son was very wheezy with chicken pox, and the GP suggested Piriton, perhaps that would help here?

Also @JessiesJ99 are you talking about the UK? Because the vax isn't part of normal childhood immunisations here and isn't even that well known about. Your condescending post is unnecessary.

This is why it's so important to have the vaccination. Poor thing - I hope he feels better soon 😢