Chicken pox help please

[FrozenMargarita17]

Hi

My nearly 11 month old has chicken pox and is really suffering. The spots are in her mouth, her eyes, her nappy and she is absolutely miserable. (And consequently, so am I!). She won't let me put her down even just get her some food without sobbing. She won't have anything other than milk now.

Is there anything anyone can suggest to help her? I've got some poxclin which helps momentarily and I'm giving her lukewarm baths/showers (she loves a shower so it distracts her for a bit).

We've been stuck in the house for 3 days now and more spots are still coming out and I don't know how much more I can cope with! We're both barely sleeping and it's not helping either.

See if the GP will prescribe you piriton over the phone. You can only get it on prescription for under 1s. It helped my 9 month old DD a lot.

Thanks @spotspot the GP seemed really dismissive earlier. She's currently screaming because she's so uncomfortable and itchy and can't sleep.

I am also crying because it's been relentless for 4 days :(

I would definitely get piriton from the chemist, it will really help you both get some relief from the misery.

Vaccination doesn't guarantee protection - when my DD got it at nursery, a couple of children who had been vaccinated also caught it, and quite badly too.

Thank you @TeaandHobnobs I don't feel so bad now! :)

She's a little bit better today

Good to hear @FrozenMargarita17! Hopefully she is on her way out of it now

8 drops of lavender essential oil in the bath along with bicarb will soothe the spots and make them less angry. It'll also relax her.