Following my thread yesterday, dd definately does have chicken pox ... so now tell me about cures & potions please

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hurrah

So, she is utterly unbothered by the spots (mercifully still very few) but in a bath with oats anyway (that's right isn't it?)

Som, I have acqueous (sp?)calamine lotion - do I apply even if she seems fine - does it help them heal or is it just an itch reducer?

TIA

Eurax lotion is magic for itching
really

Piriton if he is over 1.

My nurse told me not to use calamine lotion as when it dries it makes the spots more itchy..never heard of the oats..both my girls have had chicken pox(the eldest has had it twice) and wasnt really inchy so they were lucky too.

Hopfully your DD will be the same..goodluck

BTW hemp cream from the bodyshop is great

Ohh, good tips all, many thanks.
Will keep the calamine in the cupboard then, summersun.

Put the oats in an old stocking and tie under tap (rather than just slinging them in the bath) or your DD will have porridge up her important little places and not be pleased. Calamine is good if you have some, and if she is miserable or a bit feverish then give her some calpol/medised.

Ah, whoops, that makes sense madamez

we used a calamine & aqueous cream combo (from over the counter at sainsbury's pharmacy) dirt cheap and very slatherable.

cut nails short

max out on paracetamol/ibuprofen/piriton if she gets v itchy and poorly.

oats in stocking in bath as madamez describes.

cut nails - genius! Thanks.

I used oats in the bath and was also told to put a bit of salt in the bath water when the spots get to the scabby stage - supposed to help the healing process - can't tell you if it worked or not but it did no harm

MAkes sense, Aniyan - vague recollection that salt does help healing

My one happy memory of chicken pox is that ds was so itchy he refused to wear anything, including his nappy, in bed.
He'd been dry at night for ages but was not at all happy about going nappy-free till then - there was no looking back after that!

my dd's have just got over chicken pox and were really poorly, these are the things that helped:

handful of bicarb in the bath along with oats, tied up in a muslin, (bathed them 2 or 3 times a day, as that was where they were happiest!)

metanium nappy ointment on their nappy area, where there were some huge sore looking spots

socks on youngest dd's (1) hands at night

medised

cbeebies

we did try calamine, made them both scream, and piriton (knocked them both out, but made them seem even more grumpy next day). Hope she doesn't suffer too much.

Homoeopathy is wonderful for childhood illnesses. No side effects and really works.

Thanks for those last two suggestions - we have a good stock of medised & cbeebies, hazeyjane

We also have a brilliant local homeopathy/alternative health store, so I might pop in there on Monday (if dd doesn't look too infectious to be taken out

We treated DS and DD with oats and baking soda (agree that calamine is the devil's itch maker, ouchy.....) as well as homeopathic remedies as indicated.
They both had different 'versions' of chicken pox (DS didn't itch, very few spots, DD itchy wiggly thing covered in spots) so the homeopathic remedy they needed was different in each case. Good luck!

DD had it recently. Used a antihistermine (cant spell it right) and calamine (which she wanted dabbing on with cotton buds and she was covered in spots) but it seemed to help. The dr said any nappy creams work too as they help rashes etc. Loose comfy clothing too. DD wore nappies around the nhouse with loose top and leggings (baggy) if cold.

Piriton best if itchy. Mind you I have only happy memories of childhood chickenpox. I stayed off school (hooray!) and all my friends came to play because their mums wanted them to catch it. My mum made me a ragdoll with fashionable wardrobe too. Just wonderful all round.

We were told to make up a paste of bicarb in a little water and dab it on the spots. Worked a treat - dd2 is back at nursery after it tomorrow.

We did piriton for the first couple of nights when she was really itchy but after that just baths.

All sounds good. what do you do about scars?
my DD is just over c.p. but has huge scars where the scabs are falling off..

I've used Bepanthen and vitamin E oil. She's 4 TIA

my ds has it currently quite mildly, how long off school? whens safe to go back? his started last Wed.

my ds has it currently quite mildly, how long off school? whens safe to go back? his started last Wed.

They say it's safe to go back to school/nursery when all the spots have scabbed over - means keeping a v. close eye on things if DC has a lot of them!

thanks Aniyan

I'm a recent convert to homeopathy, not believing in it previously. My DS1 got chicken pox in February. Doctor prescribed a homeopathic remedy that he had every hour and I swear, he didn't scratch once. To cure the grumps I just gave Calpol in the evening. I urge you to try the homeopathic route as I've never seen such a swift and effective way to reduce the itching.