Gecko has chickenpox! 2 weeks to the day that dd2 started with spots.

[TrinityRhino]

the first 5 p[opped up in the 20 mins that I was in the waiting room waiting for my post natal check.

doctor says she should have it very mildly, everyone has been telling me it will be hell. I have my fingers crossed

I got calamine lotion and aqueous on prescription so that was good

ugh fio that sucks

did your dh suffer really badly?

oh poor gecko (and poor tr having to deal with it)

This wont help, but told you so........

dd2 got it 2 weeks after being at dd1's playschool.
Calamine good. dd2 was covered and looked like a little ghosty, but she was fine really. Didn't seem to bother her much, but she's quite chilled out.

You can try an oatmeal bath if she's really uncomfy.

Hope she has a mild case. Don't worry.

no dd1, dh and I have all had it before

just remember that it's worse when older

hope she's not to ill trinity.

oh dear! for you and gecko! poor little poppet!if its any consolation - at least it will be over and done with early on

Don't get boots calamine tho, as is runny. I think i got mine from Moss which is the one attached to my surgery. It was nice and thick, and worked really well. It was so thickly encrusted in her hair by the time I could bath her again, it took weeks to come out!!!

thats true cathcart, shame it's in the holidays though

hate to tell you this but if she gets it mildly at such a young age she might not be fully immune and may get it again.

She can't scratch them either so minimal scarring. dd2 has a scar on her bum that's really bad as was huge and always wet in her nappy. took ages to heal, was like bed sore

Oh dear poor baby gecko

She's only tiny. Fingers crossed she gets it mildly.

funny you should say that cali, It was 'oh fucking arse' tghat I said,probably a little too loudly, in the docs waiting room when I first saw the spots on her forehead

I swear the spots are popping up before my eyes

I'm sure she looks sad

They do seem to just appear out of thin air. TR. As long as she seems ok. DD2 looked quite pathetic all white!!!

well she slept ok lastnight and there are more spots this morning
dd was at her worst on the second night since the spots so fingers crossed for today and tonight

Oh no

So sorry to hear this TR. In my experience it was worse for the second child to get it, and in my case like you that was also the youngest one. I found calamine aqueous cream the best to stop the scratching. I do hope little gecko has it mildly tho. But if she gets bad, do get yourself along to the doc for some meds for her

{{{{{gecko}}}}}

{{{{TR}}}}}

thanks everyone

should i be worried that she seems to be sleeping more today than she usually does in the day
she is easily rousable and feeding the same just sleeping more than she usually does. I assumed that when illyou do sleep more(if you get the chance) but I was just wondering if it is ok?

That will be the pox TR. But make sure she feeds enough - if she is sleeping so much sh may miss a feed, and she will need the energy - plus she may wake more at night if she gets hungry... Keep us posted x

thanks losty, will do x