How can you tell if lo's got chickenpox?

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I don't know where it starts on the body or what it looks like or any other symptoms.
DS1 has a few rash like spots on his front and back which are just appearing.
Help!

I think you usually start behind the ears but on the trunk and back seem right aswell..better get the calamine lotion out lol

Its been going round at DS CM's so I had been watching out for about 10 days before DS actually came out with a rash. I think symptoms which can occur before are a slight temperature, runny nose, decreased appetite and an upset tummy. Ds had the last two. It seems rife atm though so most probably is!

just spots on chest area at the moment. you can feel them too iykwim

spots can come out anywhere and in any order. The main way to distinuish them from any other stype of rash, is to look for blisters. They are filled with clear fluid (yellow is i think impetigo)and will burst after a couple of days.

Spots tend to appear in batches over a period of about 5 days.

hth

Tigs.

thanks tigs, no sign of yellowy puss blisters, may just be heat rash? although he has only een wearing pants today.

(or clear fluid)