Runny nose, not quite right for 2/3 days, now spotty rash that's appeared since this morning........it's chickenpox isn't it??

[ToccataAndFudge]

Done the glass test and that's fine.

I can't remember exactly how DS1 and 2's spots started off but I seem to recall the very start was very much like a very faint rash of spots.....

Just changed DS3 and discovered it all over his tummy, in his nappy area, and a bit on his back.

He's going to have them bad like DS2 did I think. DS1 was covered fairly lightly when he had them - DS2 was like "dot man".....

Errrrm, yup.

DD is currently covered in pox. Didn;t start as a rash, more discrete spots. A few dotted around her torso. Now - blimey!

yeah that's the one Fallen - sort of cross between a rash and loads of discrete spots.

IT's weird how quickly it "grows" isn't it - in the last 20 minutes his back is becoming more "pronounced"

might just be a viral rash if it's more rashy and less spotty IYSWIM

do they look blistery? that's pox

It's incredible. She looks very forlorn but she's not particularly ill I don't think. No fever or anything now (day 2 of the spots).

bumpy - this is the very start of it I think (only changed him previously a couple of hours ago and he was fine).

I didn't see DS2's starting off a few years ago - he come home from school with them already "blistering".

But DS1 I distinctly remember starting off with a vague rash/loads of discrete spots - which rapidly grew and turned into blisters

DS3 had a fever 2(?) days ago = dosed him up with Calpol and he seemed to have perked up a bit yesterday and today - still snotty and off his food though

I live in hope that it's a viral/heat rash