What is this on my daughter's skin?

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She has about eight little tiny spots - they look like tiny blisters and the skin is a little pink around the edge. They are isolated & not in clusters - most are on her torso.

I will take her to the doc's obviously but can't right now!

Any thoughts? Thanks. Should I avoid the party she's scheduled to go to - I guess I should...

Chicken pox.

Could be the start of chicken pox?

Definitely sounds like chicken pox. Probably best not to go to the party.

Sounds like the start of chicken pox to me too - chest/stomach is most often where it starts. Looks like the party is off.

Just seen identical looking spots on internet pic of chicken pox! You're clearly right - thanks so much all. Party's off! Poor girl...

If she gets sore & itchy with it, my own GP suggested I gave DD Antihistamine to ease it, it was brilliant for her,

but I was surprised to realised that not all GPs suggest giving it, usually suggesting something topical like calomine instead - antihistamine was FAR better for DD when she was at her worst with it

hope she's better soon

Probably best to avoid the doctors too.
We diagnosed DD via internet pictures, phoned up the Doctors and they said it sounded right and they'd rather we didn't take her into the surgery. They advised piriton ( which she hated and as a result now refuses all medicine.. even calpol, and we've not managed to hide it in drinks either. ) And calomine cream.
We also found putting bicarb in the bath eased her itching too.

Hope she gets better soon.

I won't take her to the doctor's now we know what it is. Thanks so much for suggestions re antihistamine - really appreciate it. We've only just got over Scarlet Fever (!) which was a 10 day course of ABs, so she's used to getting down nasty medicine!

AIBU to think that going to the party ( if your DD is not unwell ) would be a good thing and that infecting other children who haven't yet had chickenpox is good at a young age.
My BIL caught it from his children in his 30's and was very very poorly and was off work for 3 weeks!
Both my DS's had it when they were under 5 and were really just vaguely under the weather. I took DS1 round to a friends when her DS had it specifically to get him to catch it

Bearcat yes you're being unreasonable unless all the other people at the party have agreed to this.

Going without their specific agreement would be utterly wrong.

bearcat, that is the most irresponsible thing you could to tbh, what if someone there was pregnant but hand't had pox? What if one of the children knows someone who is immune suppressed? What if the parents don't want their children to have chickenpox right now?

Would have been a dreadful thing to do at my DD's party since one of her best friends was undergoing chemo! It's not a decision to make for other people, you have no idea what their personal circumstances are. They could be planning to fly in the next couple of weeks which they wouldn't be able to do if a child had CP. I also know a couple of otherwise well children who have ended up being hospitalised with CP so it's not reasonable to assume that because they are young they won't get too ill. It's the luck of the draw.

OP piriton for the itching and nurofen/calpol if she's feeling unwell. DD tried several different lotions and potions on her spots when she had it but definitely found calamine lotion the most helpful. I hope she doesn't get too poorly with it.

your best to let your daughter avoid the party,if chicken pox is around it will run ripe through your daughters school anyway you really dont need to get the blame for infecting other children like someone else said it might not be good timing for some children.my eldest daughter has never cought chicken pox even though everyone in her class got it and both her younger siblings have had it at different times,its one of those things you cant do nothing about she might or might not get it as a adult.