OHbaby! Forums : dreaded chicken pox strike again. https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Mon, 06 Apr 2026 15:27:27 +0000 Thu, 23 Nov 2006 12:28:02 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.05 360 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=4538 <![CDATA[OHbaby! Forums]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ <![CDATA[dreaded chicken pox strike again. : Oh I feel sorry for Ayja, that&#039;s...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4538&PID=88453&title=dreaded-chicken-pox-strike-again#88453 Author: busymum
Subject: 4538
Posted: 23 November 2006 at 12:28pm

Oh I feel sorry for Ayja, that's an awful amount of spots - so good that you guys got your photos done before all this started.

My understanding is that little babies (under 6mos) usually don't get pox because they still have mum's immunity during that time? And when I checked out the mum-being-a-carrier theory with my Doctor's office, I was told that the only way seemed to be if they had touched a spot and not washed properly after. So I would say Janine's work will not be a prob at all.]]> Thu, 23 Nov 2006 12:28:02 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4538&PID=88453&title=dreaded-chicken-pox-strike-again#88453 <![CDATA[dreaded chicken pox strike again. : i think so. it may have been a...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4538&PID=88439&title=dreaded-chicken-pox-strike-again#88439 Author: mum2paris
Subject: 4538
Posted: 23 November 2006 at 11:21am

i think so. it may have been a "viral" rash, lolol, in other words, i have no idea. te he he.

Ayja spent the night screaming and yelling and rolling around saying "no, no, no, no, " nothing would calm her down, we put her in our bed cos she kept smacking her head on her cot.. I didn't get much sleep cos every time she turned or one of us moved she'd wake and start the inconsolable screaming again. argh. thankfully once mike went to work she slept a bit - i left her till 10am cos there was no damn way i was waking her.

She is currently sitting in the lounge on the two old cot matresses, with pillows etc, watching elmo in grouchland.]]> Thu, 23 Nov 2006 11:21:59 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4538&PID=88439&title=dreaded-chicken-pox-strike-again#88439 <![CDATA[dreaded chicken pox strike again. : ok, now im really really confused....]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4538&PID=88382&title=dreaded-chicken-pox-strike-again#88382 Author: mum2emj
Subject: 4538
Posted: 23 November 2006 at 6:51am

ok, now im really really confused. her spots that were appearing on her body have vanished and i definatly dont think she has chickenpox. her face is still spotty but not like other pictures of pox after some BIG looking on the net last night. i think a call to the doc is in order. WEIRD.]]> Thu, 23 Nov 2006 06:51:34 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4538&PID=88382&title=dreaded-chicken-pox-strike-again#88382 <![CDATA[dreaded chicken pox strike again. : awe... poor wee chicken. i took...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4538&PID=88352&title=dreaded-chicken-pox-strike-again#88352 Author: mum2emj
Subject: 4538
Posted: 22 November 2006 at 9:07pm

awe... poor wee chicken. i took some of jades face (looked nasty) her ones on her body havent come out like her face yet.
]]> Wed, 22 Nov 2006 21:07:14 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4538&PID=88352&title=dreaded-chicken-pox-strike-again#88352 <![CDATA[dreaded chicken pox strike again. : i know - mike took the week or...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4538&PID=88338&title=dreaded-chicken-pox-strike-again#88338 Author: mum2paris
Subject: 4538
Posted: 22 November 2006 at 8:39pm

i know - mike took the week or so off work with Paris, now i have to take time off for Ayja - would have been nice in some sadistic way to have them both get them at the same time. Paris missed out on a birthday party and a barbeque with her little friend.

ok here we go heres some pics of my wee girl - day 2.5 of chicken pox. - she has just woken screaming and is cuddled with me on the chair. these taken before bath this arvo... still more coming up.

warning - may offend some viewers


]]> Wed, 22 Nov 2006 20:39:27 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4538&PID=88338&title=dreaded-chicken-pox-strike-again#88338 <![CDATA[dreaded chicken pox strike again. : yeah i was thinking about taking...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4538&PID=88324&title=dreaded-chicken-pox-strike-again#88324 Author: mum2emj
Subject: 4538
Posted: 22 November 2006 at 8:25pm

yeah i was thinking about taking jade to the doc. argh! so it might take a while for emma to get it too? i hope it doesnt take too long, if she is going to get them would be good to get them all over with. then they can be all healthy for the fun times of summer and christmas etc... seen they are already going to be missing out on heaps of stuff already ]]> Wed, 22 Nov 2006 20:25:04 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4538&PID=88324&title=dreaded-chicken-pox-strike-again#88324 <![CDATA[dreaded chicken pox strike again. : yep they can get it, i was waiting...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4538&PID=88303&title=dreaded-chicken-pox-strike-again#88303 Author: mum2paris
Subject: 4538
Posted: 22 November 2006 at 7:19pm

yep they can get it, i was waiting and waiting for Ayja to and she didn't until exactly 14 days after paris.. cos she obviously hadn't been exposed to them until paris - so went through the whole 14 day incubation period. and yeah - it's scary how fast they pop up.. From changing Ayja's nappy early this arvo, to when i bathed her this evening i was like WHOA!!! couldn't beleive how fast they are popping up, and still coming - she is starting to get clingy and grumpy this evening - i could hardly cook dinner cos she wanted to cling to me the whole time.

Ayja's are far worse than Paris's so maybe the immune system has something to do with it, ie older or younger. but who knows. depends on the kid.

here's hoping your girls cope ok, go to the doc and make sure, and you can get the pinetarsol and calamine while you're there too.]]> Wed, 22 Nov 2006 19:19:10 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4538&PID=88303&title=dreaded-chicken-pox-strike-again#88303 <![CDATA[dreaded chicken pox strike again. : i was in shock when i looked at...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4538&PID=88286&title=dreaded-chicken-pox-strike-again#88286 Author: mum2emj
Subject: 4538
Posted: 22 November 2006 at 6:19pm

i was in shock when i looked at jade and they were there! man, that is one of the most crazy things.poor chook. im watching wee emma closely now, what about kayla? can babies get it and if they do is it bad?! man im nervous.
]]> Wed, 22 Nov 2006 18:19:42 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4538&PID=88286&title=dreaded-chicken-pox-strike-again#88286 <![CDATA[dreaded chicken pox strike again. : Yep they just start appearing...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4538&PID=88285&title=dreaded-chicken-pox-strike-again#88285 Author: mummy_becks
Subject: 4538
Posted: 22 November 2006 at 5:41pm

Yep they just start appearing from nowhere. We were really really lucky with Andrew. He had a high temp and the runny nose showing all the classic signs and his daycare had them and he never got them.]]> Wed, 22 Nov 2006 17:41:52 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4538&PID=88285&title=dreaded-chicken-pox-strike-again#88285 <![CDATA[dreaded chicken pox strike again. : hmmmm think i spoke too soon....]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4538&PID=88276&title=dreaded-chicken-pox-strike-again#88276 Author: mum2emj
Subject: 4538
Posted: 22 November 2006 at 4:56pm

hmmmm think i spoke too soon. jade just came to me and she is COVERED in spots. her face especially has big ones, and her body and arms have spots apppearing. do they come up that quick??]]> Wed, 22 Nov 2006 16:56:39 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4538&PID=88276&title=dreaded-chicken-pox-strike-again#88276 <![CDATA[dreaded chicken pox strike again. : that sounds really owchy and itchy...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4538&PID=88268&title=dreaded-chicken-pox-strike-again#88268 Author: mum2emj
Subject: 4538
Posted: 22 November 2006 at 4:17pm

that sounds really owchy and itchy janine. poor wee girl breaks my heart when kids are sick. i dont think my girl has them now... she has vomitted a few times so maybe she was blah cause of a tummy bug. she does have a wee rash on her tummy, but it hasnt changed over the day either. take care.]]> Wed, 22 Nov 2006 16:17:05 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4538&PID=88268&title=dreaded-chicken-pox-strike-again#88268 <![CDATA[dreaded chicken pox strike again. : hhm Paris and ayja both had a...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4538&PID=88267&title=dreaded-chicken-pox-strike-again#88267 Author: mum2paris
Subject: 4538
Posted: 22 November 2006 at 4:13pm

hhm Paris and ayja both had a bit of a runny nose.. like a tiny bit of it, every once and a while - like any other kid might, then a bit of a hot temp and a bit ratty the day before, the spots can start off looking like a small red dot, like an itchy bite, then it gets a bit redder, with a small blistery dot on it.. the blister grows until it is really big, and makes a crater in the skin under the blister.. then it crusts over and scabs and hopefully goes away. A few of PAris's have scarred, she has about 3 scars on her face, one on the end of her nose, one next to her eyebrow and one round the side.

I'm a bit more worried about ayja's ones scarring cos she has them coming up on top of one another or right next to each other, so once they scab it's going to be very tight and itchy for her.

]]> Wed, 22 Nov 2006 16:13:11 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4538&PID=88267&title=dreaded-chicken-pox-strike-again#88267 <![CDATA[dreaded chicken pox strike again. : Oh nooooo....poor wee Ayja!! I...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4538&PID=88232&title=dreaded-chicken-pox-strike-again#88232 Author: Roksana
Subject: 4538
Posted: 22 November 2006 at 2:42pm

Oh nooooo....poor wee Ayja!!

I hope she gets better soon. Zaara starts daycare on Monday....I am dreading what she will come home with!!!

Chicken Pox is no fun and so many.....poor bubba!!

]]> Wed, 22 Nov 2006 14:42:26 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4538&PID=88232&title=dreaded-chicken-pox-strike-again#88232 <![CDATA[dreaded chicken pox strike again. : Poor Ayja, hope she feels better...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4538&PID=88223&title=dreaded-chicken-pox-strike-again#88223 Author: aimeejoy
Subject: 4538
Posted: 22 November 2006 at 2:27pm

Poor Ayja, hope she feels better soon]]> Wed, 22 Nov 2006 14:27:28 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4538&PID=88223&title=dreaded-chicken-pox-strike-again#88223 <![CDATA[dreaded chicken pox strike again. : How did they start off? Poor Ayja...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4538&PID=88197&title=dreaded-chicken-pox-strike-again#88197 Author: meow
Subject: 4538
Posted: 22 November 2006 at 1:40pm

How did they start off? Poor Ayja and poor you they sound horrible..

as you know, Ella had a temperature last night and I'm wondering if it is related to chicken pox? they are going around everywhere.. do the spots just suddenly appear without warning?]]> Wed, 22 Nov 2006 13:40:50 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4538&PID=88197&title=dreaded-chicken-pox-strike-again#88197 <![CDATA[dreaded chicken pox strike again. : ick i went to change her nappy...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4538&PID=88190&title=dreaded-chicken-pox-strike-again#88190 Author: mum2paris
Subject: 4538
Posted: 22 November 2006 at 1:26pm

ick i went to change her nappy earlier and now see a huge amount of new wee dots comingup all around her nappy area, and up her tummy. I know it sounds ick but i am actually thinking of taking a pic of her wheni get her undressed for a bath this evening.. so that she can see when she's older just how badly she got them.

lol.. and i thought Paris was bad with 50 pox..

Ayja's still eating pretty ok though, she's just a bit titchy and a bit cuddlier than usuall.. but Ayja's just her happy self other than that.. she's a crazy child.]]> Wed, 22 Nov 2006 13:26:37 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4538&PID=88190&title=dreaded-chicken-pox-strike-again#88190 <![CDATA[dreaded chicken pox strike again. : poor wee ajya my oldest jade...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4538&PID=88150&title=dreaded-chicken-pox-strike-again#88150 Author: mum2emj
Subject: 4538
Posted: 22 November 2006 at 11:50am

poor wee ajya my oldest jade is showing signs today, and its going around at the moment at both her kindy and preschool. DOH! hoping its just a bad day and that she doesnt get them, too many things happening that she is looking forward to -kindy fun night, her friends bday, a kindy train trip, santa parade etc... i would hate for her to have to miss out hope ajya starts to improve soon. big hugs.]]> Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:50:44 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4538&PID=88150&title=dreaded-chicken-pox-strike-again#88150 <![CDATA[dreaded chicken pox strike again. : Oh, poor Ayja! ]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4538&PID=88130&title=dreaded-chicken-pox-strike-again#88130 Author: lizzle
Subject: 4538
Posted: 22 November 2006 at 11:03am

Oh, poor Ayja! ]]> Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:03:21 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4538&PID=88130&title=dreaded-chicken-pox-strike-again#88130 <![CDATA[dreaded chicken pox strike again. : Aw, poor Ayja is having a really...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4538&PID=88126&title=dreaded-chicken-pox-strike-again#88126 Author: mum2paris
Subject: 4538
Posted: 22 November 2006 at 11:01am

Aw, poor Ayja is having a really tough go of it. yesterday i stopped counting at 100 poxys, today she has probably twice as many, all in her ears, her nose, her eyes, inside her mouth, on her tongue and through her hair.. even on the palms of her hands. She is one big red blister. ]]> Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:01:34 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4538&PID=88126&title=dreaded-chicken-pox-strike-again#88126 <![CDATA[dreaded chicken pox strike again. : That said - lol, since mike stayed...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4538&PID=87817&title=dreaded-chicken-pox-strike-again#87817 Author: mum2paris
Subject: 4538
Posted: 20 November 2006 at 5:05pm

That said - lol, since mike stayed home with Paris last time - it's my turn to stay home this time.. at least am on afternoons so may have to see if they want me to come in at 5-ish and work till 11 anyway.. better than nothing cos we are kinda busy at the mo.]]> Mon, 20 Nov 2006 17:05:33 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4538&PID=87817&title=dreaded-chicken-pox-strike-again#87817 <![CDATA[dreaded chicken pox strike again. : See now that is interesting Becks...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4538&PID=87809&title=dreaded-chicken-pox-strike-again#87809 Author: mum2paris
Subject: 4538
Posted: 20 November 2006 at 4:54pm

See now that is interesting Becks - i watched that conversation with interest about that a few weeks ago. Because we wear different clothes, and take the precautions of continuous washing of our hands, unless it is specifically US, that has comething contagious - ie running nose, conjunctivitis, d&V, or cold sore etc.. then we are ok to go to work. I double checked when Paris got the chicken pox - no one has ever said anything about being carriers and all that, EVER, so i found it really interesting that there were doctors advising people to stay away from other people and all that - however i have no idea about preggy women and all the guff that goes with that side of things really - so maybe it was just a little extra precaution on the doctor's side of things.

As far as i know, i have always thought that carriers were those that can pass on the disease, without having had an active form - which i suppose might be true of parents of the kids as if we have had them before then we wouldn't get an active form, but mostly it is all spread by close contact and by droplet infection IE contact with secretions from the infected person - (you know how most kids get runny noses, sneezy, coughing in the few days leading up to getting these sorta things.. and they sneeze or cough everywhere.. contact with the droplets can cause infection) so i guess as i said before - when i go to work, i don't wear my normal clothes, even shoes are different, hair is tied up, and hands are washed carefully - so chances of having any dropletty thingies on me to pass on is very remote.

Edited by mum2paris]]> Mon, 20 Nov 2006 16:54:51 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4538&PID=87809&title=dreaded-chicken-pox-strike-again#87809 <![CDATA[dreaded chicken pox strike again. : Lucky you Janine! I&#039;m holding...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4538&PID=87751&title=dreaded-chicken-pox-strike-again#87751 Author: Maya
Subject: 4538
Posted: 20 November 2006 at 1:53pm

Lucky you Janine! I'm holding my breath on this one coz they've had a case at Maya's preschool last week. Funny thing is when I was pregnant I wished she'd get them so we could get it over with but for all the times she was in contact with it she still couldn't catch them. So Murphy's law says she'll get it now and give it to the babies and happy, happy days...

]]> Mon, 20 Nov 2006 13:53:40 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4538&PID=87751&title=dreaded-chicken-pox-strike-again#87751 <![CDATA[dreaded chicken pox strike again. : At least they have them now and...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4538&PID=87740&title=dreaded-chicken-pox-strike-again#87740 Author: mummy_becks
Subject: 4538
Posted: 20 November 2006 at 1:11pm

At least they have them now and not at xmas. Andrew seems to have escaped from them this time. No spots have appeared at all and it has ben over the 14 days since the first case was found at his daycare.

How does it work for you being at work? As I have found out if the kids have them then we (parents) are carriers, as we have had them before. And in your line of work it must be hard.



Edited by mummy_becks]]> Mon, 20 Nov 2006 13:11:09 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4538&PID=87740&title=dreaded-chicken-pox-strike-again#87740 <![CDATA[dreaded chicken pox strike again. : yep, Ayja got sent home today...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4538&PID=87730&title=dreaded-chicken-pox-strike-again#87730 Author: mum2paris
Subject: 4538
Posted: 20 November 2006 at 12:46pm

yep, Ayja got sent home today from daycare because viola, one nice chicken pox appeardo n her shoulder. It certainly wasn't there on saturday, and we didn't bath them last night cos they were al clean, lol, so i never took her singlets etc off so didn't see it. of course she played messy play to day and needed a full change, and they rung me.

How lucky i was already taking the afternoon off work cos Paris has had her asthma flare up and she was home already too.   

Geez and here i was thinking that i was gonna get my 2 days off this week to myself. lol. this better be it til xmas.]]> Mon, 20 Nov 2006 12:46:05 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4538&PID=87730&title=dreaded-chicken-pox-strike-again#87730