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Hiya

Little spiderman has come down with Chicken Pox. They werent so bad at first, now theyre in his eyes, lips, everywhere. He's on calpol and anti-histimine, being doused with calamine lotion, but does anyone else have any tips? Also last night, he hardly slept, dozed for a few hour tossing and turning, but 1.30am was wide awake till dawn

Any concoctions or anything that can help him would be appreciated!!!

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how old is your little one?

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He's 3 1/2. Havent seen him sit still for so long before!

Just wanted to say thanks to Emzy as well for all her help. Proper star!

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When my little lad got them, they weren't so bad ( thank god ) BUT, I did find sitting him in a cool bath for ages helped!!! I just put loads of toys in the bath, so he wouldn't get bored, and he sat for a good hour/ hour and half .... it seemed to ease it when it was at its worst.



Hope the poor little mite gets better soon.x

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insted of cal lotion u can now buy a cream this is supposed to be better,

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cheers folks ;)

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chiken pox is something Reece has never had, i think he had measles when he was young but never anything else

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Zack has never had them either!!! Even though I have always tried my hardest to put him near kids that have them ( better to have them young, than when older ) But he refues to catch them :rolleyes: Even when Brad had them.

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lol well next time you know someone with them Mel, lets kick Reece and Zack out with to play with them

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Honest, it doesn't work!!! Either he has had them but only mild and we mistook it for a rash, or his body is working over time and just not letting him get them!

The amount of kids he has played with that had them, and he got nothing.

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Ty got them on christmas eve a few years ago. oilatum is pretty good, anything for excema should help with the itching.

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The cream is called Eurax miles better than cal lotion

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I'll keep that in mind for if Rhys ever gets them, it's just been round at nursery tho and he never got them:rolleyes:

Saffron got them 5 times in total tho from the age of 2-5

Was told she never got a strong enough dose:eek:

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If anyone wants a play date somewhere with infectios child, please just shout.

I charge five pound entry fee.........

Only kidding, but seriously, anyone that wants to be infected, please let me know.

Am slowly going stir crazy

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why would anyone want to infect their child?...LOL

iv never had them, thankgod:rolleyes:

anyone ever had the worser one....SHINGLES!!!???

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You have just answered your own question there panther!!!

If a person does not get chicken pox when they are young, they end up getting shingles later on in life!!! I have nursed a fair share of people with shingles...... and that is why, I would do anything for my kids to have chicken pox NOW!!

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i thought ya only got shingles when ya have had the chicken pox !...:(

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Nah, you get them later in life if you havnt had chicken pox and builtup the immunity, and it aint pleasant

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seems i was right.....

Anybody who has ever had chickenpox can develop shingles, and most people do have chickenpox in childhood.
People who have not had chickenpox cannot get shingles (some people with shingles claim that they have never had chickenpox - but this probably means that their original bout of chickenpox was so mild that it was not noticed (sub-clinical) or that the patient has forgotten because it was so long ago).

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A3022525

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Yes, I stand corrected!!! Just been reading a few articles ... very interesting, glad we brought the topic up now.

BUT, I still would prefer them to get it young.... they are lads you see, and you know what fully grown men are like with even a cold :eek::D

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Get it right to them its Manflu - to us its a cold

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A bit of bicarbonate of soda in a cool bath helps, the creams you need are either Eurax or there is a calamine and glycerine cream, it stays on longer than the lotion. The anti histamines should be helping too.

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why do men think they are dying when they got a sniffel???

and they say we are the weaker sex!!.......LMAO

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well - i have been told that putting essential oil - lavender in a warm bath helps with the itching

and shingles cannot be caught from chicken pox - but chicken pox can be caught from shingles when they are at the blistery stage
shingles lies dormant in your nerve cells and you can get it only if you have actually had chicken pox ( being exposed to chickenpox virus doesnt mean you will get lots of pox - you may only get a couple and think they are a heat rash but your body will build the antibodies for it - you just may not get many symptoms)

bless i hope he is better soon

( i also heard that vinegar in a bath with warm water can help - but i know which i would prefer to try :D

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Yeh Keetah aromatherapy oils will help, a couple of drops of lavender & calamine essensial oil in his bath, calamine brill for skin conditions & itching, lavender will help the skin, relax & aid sleep, tried & tested:D

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another very old remedy to take the itch out of the skin is oatmeal baths.....and it doesn't need to be as messy as it sounds.....you just put a handful of porage oats into the leg of a pair of old tights and let the hot water run through it until it runs clear.....discard the oatmeal and then add cold water to make a coolish bath.....leave the lad in it for as long as he is comfortable and then pat dry with a soft towel.
(if you leave him a bit damp it will help keep him cool too.)

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i should imagine that this would help lots - one of my charges has really bad flare ups of excema and she has a natural - oatmeal based cream - i couple of days of putting it on twice a day and it has cleared up
works better than any excema cream i have seen

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I remember using this old tip many years ago when daughter had chicken pox and it worked a treat. I have also used essential oils to relieve itching and promote sleep......but they aren't something that everyone will have in the home...whereas porage oats maybe in the back of your cupboard..please note Ready brek won't do:D

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:D

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Can u get oatmeal based creams ?? handy to know, tho dont fancy bathing in a oatmeal cereal bowl:eek:

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Stanleymad...if you follow my tip it isn't messy at all......the water is just a bit milky looking.

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Sorry, don't think this is correct at all AccyLass .. probably just other rashes of some sort. Would be extremely rare to catch even twice.

Anyway, don't let them have contact with other children until all the scabs have formed, otherwise will infect others.

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Chickenpox is very common in children, and it tends to only cause mild illness (for more information see Related topics). Once you have had chickenpox, you usually become immune to it for life, although on rare occasions people can catch it again.

http://hcd2.bupa.co.uk/fact_sheets/M.../shingles.html

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A couple of suggestions in here ... if not useful, is quite funny :-

http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f...pox-20083.html

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Hiya All

Thanks for all the hints and advice.

Yes Emzy you were right about your vinegar idea an the oatmeal. Think you should work in the medical profession!

On another note, I know that there are oatmeal based creams for eczema- likkle spiderman suffered from that as a baby as well. Cant for the life of me remember what its called though.

Heres hoping little one has a decent nights sleep. He tries his best not to scratch during the day, but at night he's movin around a lot and really restless with it. Hes got a couple of really nasty looking spots, and a couple of spots in nasty places on his body, bless him. We're not leaving the house, luckily i have people running to the shop etc for me!!!

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I dont suppose he will sleep with gloves on?? I know, it's warm.... but it could stop him scratching the heads off in his sleep.

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aveeno is the one i know x

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onlyme......I was in the medical profession for 29 years.....am not going back to that again.......but the oatmeal thing is donkeys years old......I think my gran passed it on to my mum...and so on.
But grans today don't seem to have that kind of expertise anymore....they can tell you what you are doing wrong with your mobile phone though :D.
Hope the little guy had a better night and is on the road to recovery.

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I've had both Chicken Pox and Shingles, Chicke Pox when I was 5 Shingles about 3 years ago, can't remember much about the Chicken Pox, but I don't want shingles again in a hurry, just like someone sticking hot pokers in you:eek:

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Send spiderman to bed as a power ranger!! :D It could work............

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lmao emzy. Knowing him, he'd go for this idea quite willingly!

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There ya go then, sorted lol

Did the little man get a better nights sleep last night?

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a bit but postie woke him up this morning with a bloody recorded letter.

put him down for an afternoon nap cos he was done in, and slept fitfully for about 45 mins, kept half waking up and crying. Had a lie down with him, as soon as i left the room, he woke up and cried again.

Am now off out to shoot some chickens, Dont care if its nothing medically to do with them, the name association is a good enuff link for me

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someone has already done for a few chickens...does that count? something to do with bird flu

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Aaaawwwww! Tell him I said get well!

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Well what can I say.. My little spiderman is all spotted up and theres nothing we can do about it bless. He was here the other night and so well behaved had a bath, doused in colomine lotion, slept all night , when he got up The spots had multiplied ..
Grandad Made him laugh though when he lifted him up to the mirror so he could see the spots on his tinkle..lol he thought it were hilarious.
Sorry Onlyme hun . I got the better side of his pox and you now have the more weary days.. You know where I am hun xxx

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Cheers me dears. I will tell him in 15 years time you were laughing at his winkie, on an internet forum tho ;)