Chicken Pox

rorygbluz · 09-01-2005 8:55pm #1

my Two year old girl is destroyed in chicken pox any help out there

Carpenter · 09-01-2005 10:34pm

rorygbluz wrote:

my Two year old girl is destroyed in chicken pox any help out there

get eurax cream and it will take the itch away for up to 10 hrs

KoNiT · 09-01-2005 11:15pm

Our fella was completely covered when he was 1 yr old, we used calamine lotion.
We would strip him down completely & pour it all over him & keep dabbing more into the scabs till they wouldn't absorb any more. Put light loose fitting clothing
on the child.

Ring your local doctor, s/he may offer an antihistimine or alternative remedy to help.

Nevyn · 09-01-2005 11:49pm

Both mine had it at the same time thankfully,

The creams are good but we also had phegrame ( sorry can remember the spellig) it was a kids antihistimine took the itch away and made them drowsey
so they could sleep.

From akids point of view it is a nasty thing to get from aparents it there are alot worse childhood illnesses out there.

Do ring your gp or babynurse or pratice nurse for up to date advice.

http://www.baby2kids.ie/common_childhood_illnesses.htm

Mr. Presentable · 09-01-2005 11:55pm

Calamine lotion, twilight, and lots of attention to keep them from scratching. It's likely to be a tough couple of weeks :-(

rorygbluz · 10-01-2005 12:08am

poor thing has it on her eylids too my wife has it also and my other two had it
thank God...Again many thanks for the advice

jinxycat · 10-01-2005 12:10am

well here's a few things, use calamine lotion or bath them in warm baths with baking soda, it helps to ease the itchiness. cut the nails short as it'll stop them from scratching them and forming scars. if they have a temperature or anything give them calpol or bruffen, DO NOT GIVE ASPIRIN. definately try to distract them from scratching.

if your wife has it she should go to the docs because it wouldn't be the same as chicken pox it'd be shingles.

Oryx · 12-01-2005 7:42pm

jinxycat wrote:

if your wife has it she should go to the docs because it wouldn't be the same as chicken pox it'd be shingles.

Adults get chickenpox, and after seeing my hubby with them Id rather have shingles.
You can get oil in the health food shops which is very good for itching too, but id say the original poster is over the worst now..