DS's have chickenpox and all they want to eat is cheerios or toast - is this ok?

[Holymoly321]

Ds1 is 3yrs and DS2 is 13 mths - both have chickenpox. All they seem to have eaten for the past two days is toast and cheerios and a few chips. I've tried offering other foods but they are not interested. Don't know what else I can do.

I would just go with the flow. Toast and cheerios fine.

Could you vary what is on the toast>?

Plenty of fruit juice and liquids.

I've tried mashed banana - nope, tried avocado - nope, cheese - they had a bit, peanut butter - they had a bit, butter, they like!

Milk? Juice.

Keep offering the toast and cheerios and wait for them to feel less horrid.

When I'm ill, I like to live on toast too.

Mmmm, hot buttered toast.

Don't worry, they'll be fine.

I let my son eat whatever he can manage when ill - usually toast, juice, maybe a small biscuit...

Mmmm, toast and cheerios sounds good to me. I let DS eat whatever he will eat when he isn't well - especially with chickenpox, their little mouths might be sore .

(The scars will look horrendous for a couple of months by the way but they will fade, DS had chickenpox in June and he doesn't have any scars now - his face was covered)

They won't have chicken pox forever and they might even get bored of cherioos half way throug. I would not worry too much as long as they drink enough.

God, yes. Cheerios are enriched with vitamins aren't they, and besides, it won't hurt for a few days!

Yep, go with the flow and make sure they drink lots of fluids (water, juice, milk - whatever they'll take).

thanks everyone, and Georgiemama, thanks for the tip re the scars - DS2 has horrific looking marks on his face poor bub - huge blistery type red things - I can DEF see them hanging around for a LONG time -boo!

Toast and Cheerios is fine...its excellent they are eating anything! Hope they are better soon xx

They will go honestly, DS was 15 months when he got it, and it was very hard to stop him scratching. A couple on his forehead he scratched until they bled but the marks have gone now.

Hope they feel better soon - as soon as DS's blisters scabbed we took him to the zoo to cheer him up!