When to worry re sleep baby with chickenpox

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Ds is five months. Has chicken pix which came up on thurs night and today is all over him. He slept well last night albeit next to me, from 7pm-6am then 8am-10.30am then 12.30am-1.15pm then 2pm until who knos as still asleep now at 4pm. In relatively good spirits and alert and eating when awake. Obviosuly being ill makes you sleepy - so should I worry he is sleeping so much?

If you can rouse him easily and he is alert and eating I think he should be fine. But you know your child best and if he seems different when awake to normal seek professional advice

Sleep is a great healer, I wouldn't worry unless he is difficult to rouse as previous poster said.

Hope he feels better soon, poor little thing.

Just think of it as a virus that wipes you out. As long as he's not too feverish or grumpy when awake I wouldn't worry (DD had it at 3.5 months).

Agree with the others- as long as he can be roused and is alert when awake, I wouldn't worry.

Sorry for typos am on phone.

Thanks for replies. When awake he is alert and playful though clearly in discomfort

sounds okay then. Hope worst of it is past soon.

Thank you. Think it is yet to come - no blister have popped yet and many spots yet to blister. Heart absolutely breaking for him and he is covered.