chicken pox ( this will be the 2nd time !)

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do these
look like
pox? when he had them last he was 3 he’s not 7.5 … his younger brother had what we throughly were very mild pox 2 weeks ago (wasn’t sure if bed bugs / bites etx or pox) but seems like was if this one
come out with them now ? he mentions this morning he had an i they spot on tummy then this evening at bath time he’s had more on back/ sides/ couple on neck and leg x

anyone else had them twice ? x more time off work 🙈

Yep, that’s classic chickenpox, and the timing of 2 weeks incubation is right too. Did he have it mildly when he was 3? It’s possible to have it twice, although a bit unusual.

We found that Eurax cream worked best, my ds had it so badly, but he was older. Antihistimines also - not cetirizine as if doesn’t help the itch much. The one with chlorphenamine maleate is best and helps them sleep too. Hope it isn’t too bad.

According to our GP, when DS2 kept getting really occasional spots, some which looked like chicken pox, over the course of a few weeks - there are a bunch of non harmful viruses which cause spots but don't have any other side effects so they don't worry about them. The spots could easily be one of those or a mild version of CP. mild cases won't always prompt an immunity in the body.

It puzzles me why people don’t just get their kids vaccinated?

Because it costs a lot of money....

Because it isn't done on the NHS and it's a fortune. Also, while unpleasant it's (usually) a relatively mild childhood illness.

thank you everyone ! x

will see what he’s like today .. i did think viral if not xx
when he had them before i wouldn’t say they were bad but they weren’t like my youngest wiht jsur a few on back and neck etc xx

we shall see :)

My dd has had it three times so definitely possible!

oh wow !was it mild each time !? thank you xx

mumof3 first time was classic spots everywhere when she was a baby. Second and third times much much milder. Torso only and probably only about 30 spots.

ahhh love her !! thank you xx

Immunisation for CP is not standard in the UK and has to be paid for, costs a lot! I think only those in the medical or caring professions get it for free.

In Australia it is one of the required ones - my DSs had to get a blood test to show they had an acquired immunity when we moved here in order to have it ticked off the list. (If you don't have vaccinations you are only entitled to the base line Family Tax payments so can lose a LOT of money).

a lot of people don’t know you can immunise. Wish I had. My dd had it twice.

My DD had it twice - the second time I was convinced she must have picked up flea bites from a friends cat. The 'bites' were around for a few days but it suddenly spread all over, then they vanished by the next morning.

thank you those who replied to me, i did think maybe viral :/ his got them scattered around but there’s a fair few more in his back today ! x