Chicken pox - is this amount 'normal'?

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Dd is 18months.
The spots started on Monday.

She basically can't sit down or lay down on her back because of the amount all over her nappy area. She just cries and jolts her body. Has to sleep on all fours and even then it's only for minutes before she's crying again. Every crevice has masses of them. This is the top of her thigh as can't really post a photo of her genitals etc. But her whole bottom and whole vulva/labia plus thighs etc are absolutely covered worse than this thigh. She has loads of normal ones over her body but they're not so concentrated like this or blistered like this. They're more spread out with blistered ones here and there. Whereas every single one in her nether regions is blistered and she's completely covered. Which I know is probably nappy/moisture/warmth/wee related but it's extreme.
Is this just normal? Or should I be talking to a doctor?

I'm bathing her in oats, calamine lotion applied, nappy free time, changing nappies every hour, calpol for pain and if she does itch I'm giving piriton. Dh is going to get some virasoothe or poxclin after work. Anything else I can try?

Ds who is 4 had it a few weeks ago and he was absolutely fine, a little temp but his normal self and just normal spots, nothing like this. Whereas she's just crying mostly and fidgeting or sleeping. Has a temp. Off food, can't get her to drink much at all in way of milk or water. I feel terrible that I can't make it go away .

Sorry have rambled. Basically have we just got to ride it out or is there some magic medicine I can ask the doctor for? And any tips to make her comfortable?

Thanks

More pics. Are the big ones on her back infected? Oh I hate this

Poor little lamb. I don’t have any advice because I don’t know but it sounds really tough for both of you. That’s certainly a lot. You could always call the GP for advice. I hope she feels better soon.

This does look very severe. DS had it badly on his back, but other ares ok.

I would call 111, or call the go and suggest showing 5he photos rather than going in as infectious

I don't know what they would add but I do think it's worth seeking advice for. It's very severe isn't it, poor little thing. And calpol alone isn't much though obviously she can't have ibuprofen. Ring your surgery and see what they say. Hope it starts getting better soon

Your poor DD! I think I would phone the gp but if I'm honest it sounds like your doing everything you can. Are the ones on her back warmer and the redness spreading as that is a sign of infection. I would also give her the piriton as regularly as possible as may help her get some sleep. for you both!

Apparently it's worse if you catch it from a family member. DS looked like that - his face, neck and genital/bum region were the worst for him. So many pox we couldn't see any unaffected skin in those areas.

If you're worried about infection don't hesitate to get her seen. HCPs would always rather see a non-infection than miss an infection. And I don't like the look of those two on her shoulder blade. They're very angry and the redness around seems to be quite a large surface area.

Otherwise, bathing in Head and Shoulders is supposed to make a massive difference. Unfortunately we couldn't try it due to eczema, but highly recommended by friends.

Oh bless her, that looks so sore I think I'd definitely speak to GP asap as it looks on the very severe end to me and some of them do look like they're getting infected.

There's a wide range of normal but that's a lot, and those worst ones look nasty.

Taking a poxy child to a waiting room full of sick people is not to be done lightly. Ring GP surgery and ask if you can bring her in, or if you could email photos through and have a phone consultation.

CP does resolve pretty fast - blisters should normally be crusted over by 7 days or so.

Does she get eczema? My son has eczema and when he had chicken pox he looked like that. It seemed to affect his skin terribly.

I agree with others that that looks like a severe case. I also would call GP for advice as some do look infected. Hope she feels better soon.

Does your surgery offer online consultations? My DP emailed in a picture of an infected bite and a GP prescribed him medication online. Perhaps ring the surgery and explain and ask them to review the pics as a matter of urgency. Poor little thing

Poor soul. That does look nasty. Poxclin is wonderful and will ease the itchiness of general chicken pox (having used it on my own pox). However in this case I would call the GP this afternoon as it does look like she has it bad.

Thank you all.

Dh has been to pharmacist and has come home with poxclin. The pharmacist saw the photos and said she doesn't need to be seen by a dr and doesn't think they're infected but that she has got a pretty severe case.
He didn't get my message about head and shoulders in time. So will get some of that when I can.

I don't think the red areas are hotter, she's hot everywhere but they're no hotter. And don't think it's spreading.But I will keep checking. If they get worse then I'll call doctors surgery or 111. Obviously won't take her into doctors surgery, I'll call and get their advice.

She doesn't have eczema.

It's just shit

Your poor, poor dd. No advice but gosh what a nasty case of chicken pox- just wanted to say I hope she's feeling brighter soon. Being a child can be bloody miserable sometimes!

I'm afraid I disagree with the pharmacist. DS had a few spots like this (with the red area around it) and they were infected. Started on ABs straight away.

I'd seek a second option from the GP. Our Gp gave us the last appointment of the day so the surgery was deserted.

Poor little thing. It's a rotten time but thankfully it is usually a pretty quick illness. We used Aveeno Oat Bath sachets which were amazing and normal
Aveeno as neither of our DC could tolerate all the lotions.

Hmmm I'd have to agree with a PP above and say some of them are well on their way to infection, particularly around the nappy area. I'd call your GP and ask for advice, they may say bring your DD in and wait in a separate waiting area or prescribe an AB cream without seeing her. Always better to check, we had some terrible advice when DS had the pox. He was only 3 months old and the GP I spoke obviously thought I was being dramatic when I described how bad they were. He eventually agreed to see him and was horrified. We got AB cream for the infected ones on his bum and belly, but he's still terribly scarred at age 10.

How is your DD feeling now?

I phoned the GP but they didn't have any appointments and didn't want me to send any pics as doctor wasn't there but they had some kind of clinic on this afternoon with someone, can't remember the job title exactly but some kind of pharmacist who could prescribe stuff if needed, so I took her. He wasn't concerned about the spots, though did say she has got a really bad case but they're fine, not infected. Just told me to keep an eye on her temp and if calpol isn't helping then it would be wise to contact hospital.
She's still not very happy but she's managed to eat a bit of food, half a bottle of milk, a little water and have a little sleep though she won't sleep tonight so far. I'm hoping tomorrow we wake up slightly better or even the same, rather than still getting worse .