Hi all, fairly new to this, so bear with me! DS2 (14 mths) sent home from nursery today as he's showing symptoms of chickenpox. Poor lad has had a time of it - feverish Friday/Saturday, emergency doctor Sunday to be diagnosed with an ear infection, then Tuesday it's chickenpox!? My question is about his spots - I've read previous messages but none seem to mention this. how long do they take to form blisters? As he's been fevered a few days his excema has flared so can't tell if he has spots on his torso, but the ones on his arms and legs haven't blistered as yet, but do seem to be making him itch. DS1 had chickenpox as 2YO and I seem to remember the blisters appearing almost at the same time as the spots.... can anyone out there remind me how this goes - and do I need to be braced for a lovely big puss-y baby in the morning?! I feel quite bad for him as he's currently on the Calpol, Nurofen, Amoxycillin and I'm having to consider piriton as well - poor kid's gonna be doped up to the eyeballs!