GRRRRRRRRRR - looks like dd1 has the MEASLES!!

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She has not been well for a few days - we thought she just had a bug.... she rallied this morning and seemed right perky compared to the last few days so I sent her off to kindy - they call me and ask me to come and get her as she is covered in a rash ( no rash when I dressed her this morning!!) and it looks like measles.... haven't seen the doc for confirmation BUT looking at all the info we have - she has displayed the symptoms, the rash looks like the pics..... SO i feel like a crap mum for sending her to kindy when she was unwell... and possibly infecting every other child there.....

AND I agonised over giving her the MMR and we went through a real struggle regarding that - she has the jab and still ends up with the measles... HOPEFULLY the comment that the MMR prevents them from having a worse dose is true and dd1 has a mild dose.

I also have to try and keep her away from dd2 who is not old enough to be vaccinated....

BUGGER!BUGGER!BUGGER!

on top of that I just remembered she has had a catch up Hep B vaccination last friday... poor wee darling!!!

It could be just an effect of the Hep b vacc - jabs can often cause minor symptoms of the disease it's preventing. And often rashes can accompany plain old colds, so I wouldn't be hasty in jumping to conclusions about measles until you've seen a doctor.

Sorry she's so poorly though, hope it doesn't last long and she's over it soon.

poor dd1 hope she gets better soon

Well thank goodness - not measles.... seems it is a reaction to the virus that she obviously has along with the antibiotics.... so thank goodness - stopped antibiotics and the rash is starting to already subside. SHe has cheered up somewhat tonight so we shall see...... a number of people said measles including the clinic nurse etc but the dos said nope - did all the checks anyway BUT no measles... YEH!!

Also even if it had been measles by the time the rash appears the most contagious period is past so I wouldnt feel too bad about sending her to preschool and she was feeling better at that stage. Glad it is nothing though and all is on the mend.

yowling...that is what i thought but apparently measles is contagious up to a number of days after the rash is gone!!

glad its not measles- but usually with measles the rash coincides with feeling really really rotten so it was never very likely. Everyone says measles as soon as they see a rash!

Hope she's better soon.

yes- measles is very contagious. Starts with very heavy cold like symptoms and husky cough. If ever any of mine get very husky coughs I always check for whit koplick spots in the mouth- that's diagnostic- they go as the rash appears and the temp shoots up again.

Worried now! Dd had a really high temp last night (though down this morning) and has a husky cough. What do white koplick spots look like bakabat?

Look inside the mouth- they are on thelining of the mouth and look like little grains of sand with a red bit round them. Go to google images and do a search for them- there's some good piccies. Don't worry mine have had lots of husky coughs but never measles...