Chicken Pox?

Question

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Do chicken pox have to start out on the stomach and back??
Do children always feel bad when they get them?
I am pretty sure my 4 year olds have Chicken Pox, but they aren't all that sick. They are fussy and have a fever but they still want to play outside. They only have a few little spots. One has like 4 bumps and the other has 7. I know people that have had like 10. The bumps are red with a small blister in the middle. Our doctor says that sounds exactly like chicken pox. So, do they have them?

They did have the Vaccine

Answer 1

Chicken Pox do not have to start out in one particular spot. Generally they begin in the more warmer areas of the body such as around the waist line. You may have to wait a day to see if they get more spots before determining if they are Chicken Pox or something else. Give them warm baths, that helps the pox to come out. 4, 7 or even 10 spots aren't very many. All 4 of my children have had the Chicken Pox and were pretty much covered head to toe in pox. Sometimes a child with a very mild case of Chicken Pox will get them a second time. The Chicken Pox vaccine is recommended, but I know several families whose children had the vaccine yet still contracted Chicken Pox. Most children feel bad in the first few days after the pox appear, but some don't. If they do have the Chicken Pox, they will be fine. Don't give them aspirin for their fever, only acetaminophen (Tylenol), give them baths with Aveeno or oatmeal, have them drink plenty of fluids, and keep the Calamine lotion handy and flowing freely! They will be contagious until the pox have scabbed over.

Answer 2

Yes, it certainly sounds like Chicken Pox. Children still want to play even with a fever because they don't feel as bad with a fever as adults can. Some cases of Chicken Pox are milder than others. The worse the case is the less likely it will occur again..Chicken Pox can happen more than once but is less likely the worse your case is. If this is all your children have now it most likely will occur later in life. This sounds like a very mild case but still do not expose them to anyone else because it can still be contracted by others.

Answer 3

Chickenpox causes a red, itchy rash on the skin that usually appears first on the abdomen or back and face, and then spreads to almost everywhere else on the body.The rash begins as multiple small, red bumps that look like pimples or insect bites which later develops into thin-walled blisters that appear in bouts over 2 to 4 days. Some children have a fever, or may have abdominal pain, sore throat, headache, or a vague sick feeling a day or 2 before the rash appears.Younger kids often have milder symptoms and fewer blisters than older children or adults. It is a mild illness but can affect some with weak immune systems more severely.
Just keep observing those bumps. If they bacame blisters and increase in number (may not increase) and a child remains to have fever then probably got it.

Answer 4

it does sound like chicken pox. when i was 13 i got them and i was real bad off. my skin felt like it was on fire. and i was sick to my stomach. my three cousins got it at the same time and they were fine. they were also younger, the older you are the worse it can be. now a lot of people will tell you that this is good that they got chicken pox now because they are immune forever now so you don't have to worry about them being around other kids that have it. i can tell you for a fact that that is not entirely true. my aunt got chicken pox 3 times by the time she turned 10 years old.

Answer 5

It does sound like chicken pox. No, not all kids get very sick. Mine didn't. They were just grouchy and itchy. Some break out all over, some just a few spots. Have they been vaccinated for chicken pox? If they have that could be why they don't have many spots.

Answer 6

Did your kids get the chicken pox vaccine? Most do these days. Take them to the doctor and keep them isolated when you're in the waiting room just in case. It could just be a cold combined with bug bites.

Answer 7

If they have been vaccinated(usually at 1 year) then they should only have a very light case. They are still contagious, so try to not take them out with other kids(unless their parents know and approve!)

I, personally, exposed my kids at young ages, and, hopefully, "got it over with"! My youngest had a very light case, though, so she may get it again in the future. I didn't get it until I was 28, both my children had it and were fine, but I was sick as a dog! I hope to have my kids immune by the time they are adults!

Answer 8

If the doctor says it's chicken pox, that's probably what it is. No, they don't always start on the stomach and back (I think mine started on my arm and back). Not all kids will feel bad when they get them either. They might be fine when they get them but sooner or later they will feel sick. Hope they feel better! :-)

Answer 9

It sounds like CP to me.