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Does chickenpox always=lots of blisters?

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Beauregard · 26/02/2007 21:53

DD1 has a temperature and feels unwell,off her food(unusual for her)headache and about 8 faint spots on her body and approx 4 substancial 'headed'ones.

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ScottishThistle · 28/02/2007 20:10

Oh poor wee thing, medised's a godsend though!

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Beauregard · 28/02/2007 20:09

Well today she is feeling even worse
Lots of spots keep appearing now and she still cant shake this temperature and cough, and she was sick again today despite not really eating.We are on number 2 of the lost spot heads.
I think i might give her some Medised tonight as she hasn't slept all day.

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Jbck · 28/02/2007 15:03

DD had it at Xmas (what a kind Santa) she only got 5 spots in total but was quite poorly & ended up with an accompanying chest infection which GP says is not uncommon. Hopefully although not a lot of spots other symptoms were quite bad so Dr didn't seem to think she'd get it again. Only one spot on her face just beside her eyebrow & she managed to knock it off whilst washing her face so she's a lovely wee scar, funnily enough I have one in almost exactly the same place from CP as a child.
Hope your LO is feeling a bit better & not too spotty.

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BettySpaghetti · 28/02/2007 13:41

Any more spots today PFNM?

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VeniVidiVickiQV · 27/02/2007 20:26

Get some eurax cream/lotion and some piriton syrup too.

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Beauregard · 27/02/2007 20:13

lol
Shame i bought calamine cream.

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BettySpaghetti · 27/02/2007 20:11

Just remembered a tip I read (on here?) - to entertain children with chicken pox give them some calamine lotion and a paintbrush and let them join the dots, either on themselves or each other .

Hours of fun!

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Beauregard · 27/02/2007 20:08

so she isn't out of the woods yet .

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VeniVidiVickiQV · 27/02/2007 20:08

DD only had a few spots for a few days, and then within 8 hours she was covered head to toe.

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Beauregard · 27/02/2007 20:06

Thankfully yes ive had it Betty

Hope your ds doesn't get it too bad scooby!

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BettySpaghetti · 27/02/2007 20:04

Have you already had it PFNM?

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ScoobyDooooo · 27/02/2007 20:03

I am having the same dilema CP is going round ds's pre-school & he has not had them yet, i have notived a few spots on his back they are red but not blistery, he seems quite cherpy but a bit hot, will wait & see what the morning brings, fingers crossed

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BettySpaghetti · 27/02/2007 20:02

Boom Boom

(don't give up your day job!)

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Beauregard · 27/02/2007 20:00

I bet your name back then was BettySpottotti

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BettySpaghetti · 27/02/2007 19:55

Hopefully she won't get too many more spots PFNM. When DD had it (when she was about 14m) she only had about 6 spots.

I'm half expecting DS to get it as its been going round at nursery (although not in his room and he only goes 2 mornings a week). I'd rather he caught it now and got it out of the way as I was 19 when I had it and had millions of spots - so not a good look for a 19yr old

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Beauregard · 27/02/2007 19:51

Thanks ScottishThistle

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ScottishThistle · 27/02/2007 19:48

Hope your ds is feeling less itchy very soon!

I had Chicken Pox when I was 15, still remember it to this day! (itch, itch, itch!)

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Beauregard · 27/02/2007 19:47

Well the gp confirmed it.
She has a few more spots now and looks quite poorly with temperature and cough,although not too scratchy at the moment.She is also still complaining about pain in her back on the one side ,i did tell the gp but she didn't seem too concerned.
Hope it isn't kidney pain or something?
I worry about this as she has never really drunk much and we always have to nag her.

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BandofMothers · 26/02/2007 22:34

No probs. When they're poorly and itchy, you'll try anything. Even breakfast in the tub.
I was lucky, neither of them scratched much. My friend had to tape socks on her 3 1/2 yr olds hands to stop him scratching in the night.

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Beauregard · 26/02/2007 22:29

Thanks will give it a go if neccersary.

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BandofMothers · 26/02/2007 22:29

Yep. Apparently it soothes the itching. I was sceptical too, but it seemed to wqork and she went to sleep much better. Actually not the baby but dd1 who is 3 yrs.

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Beauregard · 26/02/2007 22:27

Oats as in porridge?

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BandofMothers · 26/02/2007 22:24

Agree with Kristina, but if itching is driving them mad, try an oatmeal bath. Very soothing. Normal oats in a sock, chuck it in the bath and yse it like a sponge. Obv being really careful when washing and drying, not to take the tops off the spots.
I kind of splotted the lotion on with a cotton ball, really thick. Seemed to help a lot. Not Boots brand it's runny.

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Beauregard · 26/02/2007 22:22

its

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Beauregard · 26/02/2007 22:21

No doubt if it the pox then dd2 will be next.

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