my 2 yr old daughter has chicken pox. what can i do to help her?

Answer 1

Give her lots of juice or water to drink. Paracetamol will help her if she has a fever. Calomine lotion will help with the itching. Put some gloves on if she is scratching.

Bath her in cool water to wash the spots and use a clean towel each time.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Aw bless her. Chicken pox are contagious until the first spot that appeared is scabbed over, usually about seven days. To help her over this keep her temperature under control by giving her paracetamol, don't use calamine lotion as this dries into a powder and can dry out the pox too much that they crack and cause scarring. You can get a fantastic product called calamine aqueous cream it's a water based jelly and there fore doesn't dry them out. It's so soothing and cooling for them she'll love you for it! If she's only just broke out in them a warm not hot bath with bring out all the spots to get it over and done with! Keep bathing her with cool water also but not cold if she has a high temperature as this can put her body into shock.
Hope that helped and hope she gets better soon

Answer 4

Paracetamol will help if she has a temperature.
Calamine Lotion is often recommended but although it seems good on immediate contact, as it dries it gets as itchy as the rash !
My Kids had chicken pox and the best help was Avon ( or similar) after sun soothing spray with Aloe Vera. It cooled instantly and the aloe vera relieved the itching.
Distraction helps better than telling her not to scratch as it gives her something else to think about, preferably something that needs two hands to do.
They never needed any anti histamine medication at all

Answer 5

First, try giving her an oatmeal bath... this will help with the itching. Then, use some kind of lotion that will help with the itching as well. Calamine lotion is okay, but Aveeno makes a great anti-itch lotion (i think it's made for poison ivy but works great for chicken pox), but it is a little more expensive. Try to keep her entertained to keep her from scratching- some good kids' movies should help with that.

Answer 6

Hiya, being a mom of 3.......... they have all had it - including me at age 31!!! My son's at the time were 4 months old and 2 and half. (Daughter wasnt born as yet) BUT the only thing i found to work quite well was a luke warm bath with a LOT of rock salt, might sound odd BUT it drys out the blisters and hurries it along. i had to do this 4 -5 times a day, and add calamine lotion after each bath!! hope that helps, but you have probably heard that one by now. Good Luck!!

Answer 7

I found this helped my daughter a lot, she healed well and didnt scar, and i have made it up for lots of friends who said it was great with their kids.

Mix up essential oils lavendar, tea tree and chamomile in a container, preferably glass, in equal parts.

Run a warm bath for your child.
When it has stopped running, mix 10-15 drops of the above mixture with a small amount of olive or almond oil. Add to the bath. It will float on the surface.

the smell will soothe her and help her to sleep.
The lavendar is antibacterial and promotes skin healing.
The tea tree is antibacterial, antiviral and anti fungal and can shorten the duration of spots and prevent secondary infections.
The chamomile sooths the itching and helps her to relax and breathe easy.

You can get essential oils from the internet quite cheap - or try chemists or helath shops. Make sure they are pure essential oils.

The lavendar and tea tree are quite cheap but the chamomile (preferably roman chamomile) is more expensive about £5 a small bottle, but it will last a long time and can be used in the bath or oil burner in future to soothe any upset tummies or asthma.

Answer 8

Paracetemol suspension, calamine lotion and lots of tlc. Don't let your little girl come into contact with any pregnant women (v important!) or people who haven't had chicken pox until the spots have scabbed over. Good luck.

Answer 9

Don't let her goo to school for a week cause another person can get it too. And if her teacher sees her with that chicken pox her teachers going to be like go to the nurse right now.So i think she should not go to school unless it wears off urleier.
Hope i really helped.!!

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Answer 10

My nephew had poultry pox even as he became about 10 months previous and were given them again even as he became in person-pleasant college. The Dr. defined that his immune equipment in simple terms wasn't mature sufficient even as he had the the first time so it did not make/keep? the antibody hostile to it. a touch extra information. on the problem for you. I surely have heard although that you'll get them extra then once although yet i do not recognize different then my own relations experience.