Chicken pox over Xmas - what do I need to stock up on??

[JugheadismyHero]

So I'm panicking that I'll run out of something over Xmas! What were your chicken pox essentials??

Dd is 5 and has chicken pox for the second time 😩 but my mind has gone blank. I ordered poxyclin from amazon prime last time but don't think it will be an option this time of year.

Virasoothe, kept in the fridge was a godsend plus an antihistamine
And paracetamol, not ibuprofen, if required

I hope she’s ok

Oats for oaty baths.

Thankyou! Just bought virasoothe and calpol, will get portion tomorrow.

How do you do oaty baths??

Generous handful of porridge oats, tied up in a muslin/footsie sock thing/anything that will work like a sieve and stop them clogging the drain.

Run tepid bath, swish oats round a lot, add child. I had to practically drag DD out, she loved it.

Bicarb of soda is also a good bath additive for soothing the spots.

Calamine cream (not lotion)

Oh and if you have / can make some ice lollies, that helps keep them hydrated if they get spots in their mouth/throat and don’t want to drink.

My DD is covered in scabs and I am waiting for my DS to come down with it so I share your pain!

Plenty of Calamine lotion-used a new cheap makeup brush to apply it, was very easy, painting a child!

Piriton
Oats for bath
Ice lolly/ice pols
Cold refreshing fruit eg grapes/watermelon.
Calpol

Brilliant thankyou so much!!

She's soo cranky. She had it when she was 3 but only mildly, maybe 4 spots in total.

Fingers crossed everyone's kids are spot free soon

When my DS had chickenpox over Christmas he would only settle if an adult was singing Away in a manger! So me DH and DMIL sang in shifts throughout the night.
So I would stock up on throat sweets for adults too!
Sorry, I know it's not funny, but brought back memories of a stressful Christmas. Hope it is a mild case.

A cool new bath toy or two.

My 3 had several baths a day, the oaty baths, calpol and piriton were the only things that worked.