Chicken Pox ....
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Topic: Chicken Pox ....
Posted By: Roksana
Subject: Chicken Pox ....
Date Posted: 21 September 2006 at 10:19am
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Zaara has had a fever for the last week. I thought it’s because she had her 4th Menb Jab on Thursday and her gums are red so I thought it’s because she is teething.
Yesterday however my Aunt spotted some red dots on her lower half of tummy and upper leg. And she was scratching them, so obviously itchy!! I came home for lunch and made an appt to see the doc. At 4.30 those dots spread a bit more and now were on her upper body too....took her to the Doc and was told its Chicken Pox  
I don’t know how she got it???? My poor baby!!! I just feel like crap now and can’t concentrate on work!! When it gets worse I will take time off and stay home with her...but it’s not bothering her much at the moment!!! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: ellabellame
Date Posted: 21 September 2006 at 10:44am
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oh the poor wee thing!
you might need to put mittens on her so she won't scratch. at least now she can't get it again. i hope she gets over it soon.  ------------- |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 21 September 2006 at 10:57am
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Is she in daycare?? as it may have come from there. Let them know she has them (if she is in one). One good thing is she has got them young. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 21 September 2006 at 11:21am
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Yep its doing the rounds at the moment Roksana. Poor wee Zaara, hope it doesnt bother her too much or for long ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: Sarah Beth
Date Posted: 21 September 2006 at 11:24am
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It is actually quite contagious (sp) and has a long incubation period. And be pleased she got it now, I got it when I was 19 and oh boy it was not fun. I think kids cope heaps better, but I just assumed some itching and spots and that was it, well the spots were everywhere! (and I mean everywhere)
Pinetarsol is really good at relieving the itching, you can just add it to her bath. Get her a few things to distract her with, and she hopefully will forget about the itching. Thankfully it goes away in about 3 days (the itching) and within a week I think the spots were gone ------------- "> 
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Posted By: Roksana
Date Posted: 21 September 2006 at 11:26am
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No she is not at daycare....She is looked after by my Aunt at home, that's why I am confused as to where she got it from??
Thankfully she seems ok about the whole thing, except the fever....not very high but she is warm. If she gets bad and grumpy I will stay home with my Bub....I hate it when she is sick, as it does not happen very often! ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: linda
Date Posted: 21 September 2006 at 11:43am
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A couple of weeks ago I thought Alex had it...leading up to the spots appearing he was unhappy, fever etc so when the spots came we thought...oh yeah, chicken pox but they never scabbed over so took him to the doctors as was told it was Rosella measles.
Its amazing how and where kids pick up bugs. I cringe when I put alex in the trolley at the supermarket wondering what bugs are lurking there but I so would not get one of those covers for the trolley. |
Posted By: Roksana
Date Posted: 21 September 2006 at 11:56am
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Rosella Measles...what do they look like? I am also convinced that its not chicken pox as it looks different. I am not too happy and will take her to a different doc for a 2nd opinion.
Linda can you tell me what it looked like and how long it lasted etc? and what did you do for it? ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Sarah Beth
Date Posted: 21 September 2006 at 12:02pm
best description of chicken pox I can think of is like blisters or pimples. (ones ready to go  ), if not perhaps it is one of the other childhood ones.------------- ">
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Posted By: Roksana
Date Posted: 21 September 2006 at 12:06pm
see it does not look pimply......just red dots .......may be it is roseola measles (Yah I checked on the internet).... ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 21 September 2006 at 12:18pm
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Roksana you will probably find that now the spots have come out, the worst of the grumpiness is probably at it's peak or just finished. The spots can take ages to go away. Itching them obviously is worse. I would bath her daily, or whenever they seem to bother her, as cool water can help relieve the itchiness for a time.
Sarah Beth recommended Pinetarsol, I have never heard of that but sounds worth a try. Hope she gets better soon. -------------  |
Posted By: Kazzle
Date Posted: 21 September 2006 at 12:40pm
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Big hugs, and i hope it over soon.....i had chicken pox twice (yes you can get it twice, third time is shingles), i agree with everyone though...its good that she has got them now at this age...might not be good for the mummies and daddies.
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Posted By: mum2emj
Date Posted: 21 September 2006 at 12:43pm
| awe, poor wee zaara! im not looking forward to the chickenpox in my house. hope that she recovers quick and doesnt get too uncomfortable... big hugs |
Posted By: newmum
Date Posted: 21 September 2006 at 1:34pm
On the bright side if it is chicken pox...apparently it is really good to get them "over with" when they are little 
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Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 21 September 2006 at 2:14pm
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As far as i know the incubation period is around 2 weeks.. from contact to first spots.. usually contagious from around 5 days pre-spots..(helpful..) until last one has crusted over.. There is also another thing that is quite common that can sometimes start out looking like chicken pox.. it's called molluscum contagiosum.. sort of red raised dotty pimply things.. but if doc says it's chicken pox.. then it more than likely should be.. unless your doc is a quack lol
ps.. i think calamine lotion does nothing but make a mess.. once it dries.. you're still itchy ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja 
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Posted By: Roksana
Date Posted: 21 September 2006 at 2:56pm
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Posted By: linda
Date Posted: 21 September 2006 at 4:02pm
| We self diagnoised Alex as having chicken pox in part because they were quite visual spots and when we read about it on the internet all the symptoms matched. When they didn't scab I started to think it must be something else so did a search on roseola and those symptoms were similar and that is also what the doctor diagnoised. They looked like red pimples and were mostly on his arms and face (he was very spotty). Alex is only 9 months so if they were itchy he didn't itch them. Normally you hear of someone having chicken pox and although he is at creche nearly all the kids had it about 6 months ago so there was no one there with it. Don't know of anyone else who had roseola measles either so just one of those things. |
Posted By: james
Date Posted: 21 September 2006 at 7:48pm
oh poor wee one i hope shes feeling better soon my newphew had chickinpox and we still dont no were he got them ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 21 September 2006 at 8:07pm
| Be thankful she has them now, I never had them as a kid so I'm terrified when my work mates kids have them because it's far more horrible to get those things as an adult than as a kid |
Posted By: AnnC
Date Posted: 21 September 2006 at 10:12pm
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My daughter got them when she was 5 months old. It wasn't too bad except for a few that she managed to hit the top off and so they scared (one above her left eye). Pinetarsal is great to put in the bath with them as it stops the itchies. Don't dress them too warm as they get itchy again. Have found a photo of Brooke with chickhen poxs maybe it might show you what the spots looked like, this of cause is after she had it for a little while... Brooke would kill me if she knew I put this photo on Haha 8 years olds....
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Posted By: jax
Date Posted: 22 September 2006 at 8:47am
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I think my mum "made" me get them from a cousin when I was about 4, so that we could get it over and doen with - and boy was I ever mad ! But yeah, I remember the pinetarsol baths too... ick... ------------- Jacquie - Mama to Erin, 13.07.06 - Chief Cat Chaser & Marmite Sammie Eater 
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Posted By: Roksana
Date Posted: 22 September 2006 at 9:21am
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Ok Zaara's spot look nothing like that Ann....Thanks so much for the photo.
I took her to my old doc and he was surprised that the other doc said it was chicken pox!! He said its just viral spots...should clear soon. And she has a light fever (at the time he checked she had none) is because she is teething!! by the time we got these half her spots were gone! Arrrgggggg I am soooo mad at that Doc....@!#$!@%!^!@#$......I was soooo worried!!  ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: AnnC
Date Posted: 22 September 2006 at 1:08pm
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Good that you got it sorted then. I am glad Brooke had them then as its over and done with. Both my kids have had them and as someone said that its alot worse when you are an adult. ------------- Ann
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Posted By: MILF
Date Posted: 22 September 2006 at 2:18pm
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ok, so x has come out in spots today, and they look like little welts all over her upper body. They arent seriously red or discoloured, and they dont appear to be itchy.... am getting out the old family health book, but think i may have to take her back to the doc (again!!! argh, that is 5 times in 2 months!) to get it checked. is there anything i need to be concerned about for myself and baby? ------------- Lyla - mum to Xanthe - my big 4 year old
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Posted By: Roksana
Date Posted: 22 September 2006 at 2:27pm
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Thats what Zaara has too...they are not red but just there, and she is not itching them now. But my Doc seems to think that its a viral thing and will clear. But I say take her to docs, just to be sure! ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 22 September 2006 at 2:31pm
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I WISH Maya would get chickenpox to get it over and done with but she seems to have a super immune system - every time she is exposed to them she still doesn't catch them!
Lyla - talk to your doc, but I know chickenpox is only dangerous during pregnancy if the mother contracts it herself, which is pretty rare since most of us have had it already as kids. I don't know about other rashes tho... Roksana - I hope Zaara is feeling better! I have had viral rashes before and they aren't nice. ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: Roksana
Date Posted: 22 September 2006 at 2:53pm
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Well she is as jolly as always. She is a tough little girl and nothing seem to bother her.....well atleast the rash doesnt. But I am like a hawke...watching her every min (or at the moment calling my Aunt to make sure she is ok).
When I went home for lunch she was fine. Will keep you guys posted as to what is going on with her. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 22 September 2006 at 3:45pm
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Glad to hear it isnt bothering her Roksana. Hope they disappear soon and she gets some teeth!!
btw, love the new avatar piccie ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: AlyAyde
Date Posted: 22 September 2006 at 4:11pm
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Glad to hear Zaara is on the mend. Im in the same camp as you Emma I wish my girls would just hurry up and get the pox. I dont want them to be like me and get them when they are 18. just about every kid in Alyssa's kindy got them over the last couple of months but she didnt. I so dont want to vaccinate because it wears off and i dont think thats a good thing. ------------- Jayde 25/12/04 Alyssa 08/04/03 http://Alyayde.bebo.com |
Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 24 September 2006 at 8:42pm
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how is Zaara doing now Roksana? Hope the spots are gone... ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: Roksana
Date Posted: 25 September 2006 at 9:50am
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Oh yah...she is much better....they spot are gone and she is not as grumpy...mind you she still gets the odd fever...and is on a biting spree.....so I think teeth??? But nothing has come out yet!!!! ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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