December 2006 drag yourselves over here!

[Indith]

Oooops no room to link to old thread!

Lol at AQ forgetting that she is pg Sure the madness will pass. And don't worry about my chocolate supply, I live round the corner from Tesco

Jabber I think you should pop ds in the post and I'll sned him on holiday with all my clibing friends, they do similarly dangerous stunts on a larger scale. He'd have a ball

O god, poor dd FGS....this is exactly why I can't quite bring myself to take dd2 over to spotty neighbour's, even though it might be better than catching it off dd1. All the girls I know who've had it, had it in their bits too

Have you tried bicarb in tepid bath? You probably have, but FWIW I found cold bicarb solution kept by bed in bowl with flannel the only thing that stopped me itching my skin off with pregnancy itch...not pox, admittedly, but as itchy and nothing else worked. Piriton, maybe?? Hope she's better soon, though I guess a few days...

Sleep vibes to Indith's ds (and sympathies on the Medised/Calpol withdrawal - we've had to use so much for dd2's constant night coughs, and its easy to do it out of routine rather than as need arises only).

DD had spots in her bits too. Ick.

Eli, it's hard to know what's best isn't it? It seems to go round almost constantly anyway - ds1 has been through numerous outbreaks at preschool in the last year and didn't get it. We think dd caught it on the plane on the way to S'pore (there was a very spotty child a few rows back) but logically speaking ds1 and ds2 should have gone down with it too but ds1 definitely caught it from dd as the incubation period matched. He certainly had it worse than dd but that may be because he's a) male, therefore genetically predisposed to suffering more and b) older so more capable of making a fuss.

Chances are they're going to get it at some point and dd1 may go down with it first on your plan so you're still in the same position. Whereas if you leave it, dd2 may well be older before she gets it and it won't be so much of an issue.

I remember my grandma telling me about the time my aunt caught mumps so she put my mum into bed with her to ensure she caught it. Mum didn't get it, but Grandma did. Best laid plans and all that!

Eli, it is a dilemma and I have often joked about shoving DDs in with some spotty child however, personally I wouldnt do it. I had CP as an adult and it is awful but I think to deliberately infect a child with a disease is not good. Given that your DD has been quite ill too I would let nature take its course and if she catches it naturally then so be it.

I have also read today (becoming an expert) that children with eczema type skin conditions or recent sunburn will suffer much more than others. Might explain why I had it so bad (month off work) and also why DD is suffering as she has skin like me.

It is so difficult. I wouldnt wish it on anyone as an adult but I wouldnt recommend trying to infect a child either.

DD1 has only just gone to bed. Could be a long night.

Huge sympathies, FGS. Hope you all get some sleep tonight.

Gosh, obviously a lot worse for girls (in bits and when they're older. It was a doddle with ds1. Horrible when there's little you can do until it's over, sending get well vibes over fgs & hugs!

Thanks for shoe vibes, jabber, got some! (and crocs for ds1, he'll be so happy!). Hope the party goes well, and Robby comes

DH and I have taken shifts but DD1 has whimpered/cried nearly all night. I am now totally dreading DD2 catching it as at least at 4, DD1 understands whats happening even if she doesnt like it.

DD2 is full of cold at the moment and is being a real pain. Probably picking up on DD1s stress too. Yesterday they were sat together and DD2 kept trying to stroke DD1s hair and was saying "Aaaaah" - trying to make her feel better.

Oh dear, much sympathy for the CP. Never had it myself so dreading ds getting it! My sister did have it and parents shoved us in the bath together, dried us using the same towel etc but I just didn't get it. Doesn't always work!

Ds slept

Next topic of study, domestic violence in Spain. Fun

Thanks for thoughts, FGS and Oli....have to admit, feel much the same way myself. Have always felt I wouldn't deliberately expose a child, and haven't, especially dd2, but someone scared me with GP talk of much worse case when caught off sibling... Made me feel an irresponsible parent if I didn't try and get her to have it before dd1 Still worried about that, though as Oli says dd1 may escape (again).

I've heard that too about eczema (dd1 has it), FGS, your poor little dd...sounds as though she's having a particularly hard time. Sounds as though you did too - though a month off work, as an adult, is about normal, from what I've read about CP in adults

Jabber, I think if my two haven't caught it by the time they're ten or so, I'd look into vaccination, would be interested in any info you or anyone else has!

Indith, glad the sleep vibes worked

Spanish domestic abuse was the topic my BF chose on her year in Madrid, for her thesis...sadly, a lot of material there, I think. Good luck!

I think you are right to shield dd2, eli. I think it's much worse if they have cp and a cold. both dcs ran a fever about a week after the vax and ds2 had a couple of spots but otherwise were fine. I had dithered about waiting on getting the jab in case they caught it naturally but it's so rare around here nowadays that I went ahead with the vax. Also, I have recurrent issues with Bell's Palsy which is caused by the Herpes Simplex virus, a cousin, so to speak, of Herpes Zoster which is responsible for cp. Zoster, once in the system from chicken pox can cause shingles later down the road. So if you did get the vax for cp you would in essence also protect them from shingles. Anyway, my personal experience has somewhat influenced my decision as well.

They might have to get an adult booster somewhere down the road as it's not really known if the jab gives lifetime immunity or not. They have recently been talking about giving a 4 year old booster and ds1 got it - except I wasn't aware at the time that it was optional and not on the school list yet I probably would have held off on it for a bit if I had known but the shot schedule over here can be really complicated and easy to misunderstand as to the what's and when's of jabs.

Happy cinco de mayo party Jabber. (Our 7th wedding anniversary tomorrow)

Poor babyglass - hope she's not uncomfortable with it. I wish dds would get CP sooner rather than later.

You all know how rarely Mr BP and I have sex. Well, last night, we actually did! Almost. It was all going swimmingly well, until I felt a small hand patting my shoulder - DD1 It was worse than my mother catching me at it (not that she ever did!)

Thankfully, she was mostly asleep, so I don't think she twigged. And of course I'm sure that it would do her no harm if she had actually realised, as I think most parents get 'caught' at least once.

Bugger. God knows when the stars will align again to enable DH and I to have a quick shag. It's a good job we've decided against any more children, because it would take a miracle!

Hope tonight is easier, FGS. CP is such a terrible thing

Am very inappropriately sniggering, BP! I'm lucky in that none of my dcs actually get out of bed if they wake. They just lie in bed and shout for me .

But then again, the chance of them ever catching us in the act is slim to none - my libido is very much awol at the mo.

FGS, how's dd1 today?

@ BP!

DD1 seems much better. She hasnt needed any piriton yet and she slept from 6.40 until 5.40 last night so I cant complain. DD2 woke up at the same time though

Good to hear that dd1 was okay FGS.

@ BP - lacking here as well.

Margo, that is so bizarre! Today is our 7th wedding anniversary too That's how the whole party tradition started. We do that instead of giving each other gifts.

FGS, glad to hear dd1 had a better night.

BP

How was the party Jabber?

Glad to hear things are improving FGS - that's given me hope for when DD finally succumbs (sp?) - there are so many lots of chicken pox going round here at the moment that I'm sure it won't be long before she catches it.

It was good! Smaller than I expected but still around 25 people. They were shooting the movie across the street so it gave an added attraction. I had another Robby sighting

Happy anniversary Jabber. Nice to know we share an anniversary with one another!

How was the open house today?

Happy Anniversary Jabber and Margo, and DHs of course

We were supposed to be showing to just one couple and they canceled at the last minute Of course, I now how a sparkling clean house

Thanks for the anniversary wishes Dh is actually having one of his better days today so that makes it a special day indeed!

Oh that is good!

Thanks for the good wishes too!

on your behalf, Jabber. But of your sparkling house. DH and I are taking a week off at the end of May to completely declutter, clean and touch up decoration so that we can get our house on the market. Hate the whole process.