Hi to all the experienced mom's and dad's out there. My daughter is 4 years old and MAY have have early signs of chicken pox. She feels fine so far, but I know it's very possible for kids to get contagious infections in daycare and preschools. Any suggestions on how I can help ease any discomfort she might get or just something in general that would may things go easier...thanks! I also have a 13 month old child. Is this too young for him to get it?
2006-09-04 04:56:07 · 10 answers · asked by Pregnant lady 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
We do NOT live in the UNITED States so therefore we do not get the same vaccinations as 'ya'll' do! Unfortunately, Americans seem to take for granted that everyone on here lives in America. I am American, but live in Europe.
2006-09-04 05:08:18 · update #1
chicken pox is something that is not to be feared because less die of the natural kind verses adverse reactions to the vaccine.
with chicken pox, most kids will experience low grade fevers. some may have a slight cough.
exposure to chicken pox and actually getting the chicken pox are different. i exposed my son twice before he was 2 years of age on purpose. he didnt get the chicken pox until he was 4.
the best thing to do is get some oatmeal (ground) or aveeno packets of ground oatmeal and with your supervision-fill the bathtub up with lukewarm water (about 2 inches) and then add enough oatmeal to almost make a paste. let your child play in it!
this coats and sooths the skin and the experience will take your little ones mind off of feeling ill.
chicken pox is 95% harmless.
I'd forgo the vaccine and opt for the natural kind if you can.
parents don't understand that when vaccinated against a disease your body has no time to gear up to fight the envader, causing overload....years later can cause issues like IBS, mental disorders, even cancer as well as neurological diseases!
as for the "age" question...chicken pox does not discriminate in its natural form. chances are the younger the better when infected because children are more resilent and bounce back quicker after an illness. i'd say get them over with asap. young skin also does not scar as easily as a child who is older.
good luck!
2006-09-04 08:25:44 · answer #1 · answered by giggling.willow 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Chicken pox has an excellant medicine called acyclovir. It should be started when the earliest symptoms/ lesions appear. Please take your daughter to a dermatologist who can prescribe the medicine... Its available in a syrup form... so your kid wouldnt mind taking it. Be careful for your 13 month old.... keep him away from his sis. No its not too young for him to get it.... but he can get it. If he starts the symptoms too... he would need the medicine too.
Make sure to give your child regular baths with soap and warm water. If she gets fever paracetamol would be helpful. Apply any antibacterial cream on the wet lesions. and calamine on the dried ones. She is infectious till the scabs fall off. Make sure that she eats well because the immunityis lowered when kids have chicken pox.
Oral medicine is a must because it shortens the time of infection, decreases the infectivity of the person and also healing is faster and better and less of scars and marks.
Meet a dermatologist at the earliest. Dont worry its good to have chicken pox in childhood than adult as scarring is less.
2006-09-04 14:00:37 · answer #2 · answered by drsonali 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well if it is chicken pox then I would think that you would WANT them to get it. Chicken pox is one of those diseases that the body makes and stores its own antibodies for it and uses the antibodies in the future if the body should come in contact with it later. So the body makes its own vaccine really. Chicken pox symptoms are worse for adults and can even be deadly in adults so getting the kids exposed to it while they are young is a good thing. I live in America and I have never heard of a vaccine my mom just told me to go play with the kids with chicken pox for awhile and then I got chicken pox. (lol) Your four year old should be fine but I think the 13 month old should be monitored because he may be too young to get it yet. If he does get it, call a doctor for more advice. Once the disease progresses, just use calmine lotion for itching and keep her hydrated. Whatever happens it would be much worse if she got chicken pox as an adult.
2006-09-04 15:24:52 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
The Varicella vaccine is a required vaccination. It is given at the 1 year check up. If your child is going to get chicken pox, it would be within a week or two of the vaccination as a side effect, not at age 4.
Sounds like she may have some other sort of rash or allergic reaction. Children get just as many contagious infections from the shopping cart at the grocery or playland at McDonalds as preschool. At preschool they clean regularly.
2006-09-04 12:04:04 · answer #4 · answered by therego2 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
You can get chickenpox at any age from infancy to adulthood. I didn't get it until I was 21 and I contracted it from a 2 yr old, so never say never.
The best thing to do is give your daughter calamine lotion for the itching. Try to not to let her scratch but understand that it is inevitable. Also keep in mind that it could easily last several days or a week so have things to keep her occupied during that time.
There's not alot you can do to prevent the baby from getting it. But once you have it, you won't get it again which is one reason why they say it's better to go through it as a kid as opposed to during the teens and older.
2006-09-04 12:12:36 · answer #5 · answered by Cinnamon 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kids pretty resilent. My kid liked ice on her big pox. medicated the fever with childrens motrin or tylenol, My baby got them twice. yes infants can get them twice. although the baby never seemed to be uncomfortable. Just watch fevers. Make sure pocks don't get infected.
2006-09-04 12:00:15 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Calamine lotion on the spots or washing with oatmeal will help. Anti allergic medicine like Benadryl at night will also help. If you cannot vaccinate the younger one, give him Varicella Zoster Immunoglobulin, if it is available.
2006-09-04 14:36:41 · answer #7 · answered by yakkydoc 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
calamine lotion on all the spots. when it drys it covers the pox so they cant be messed with and it stops the itch
also oatmeal baths work wonders! aveno makes a good one
2006-09-04 12:00:09 · answer #8 · answered by wantme_comegetme 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why does she have chicken pox anyway...my daughter will be five in December and she has long been vaccinated.
2006-09-04 11:59:15 · answer #9 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
PLEASE,take your child to the DR. It sounds like you are not sure what she has,it could be anything ..You are not an expert ..This is not the place to find out a diagnosis for your child..AGAIN ,PLEASE , take the child to the DOCTOR!
Now go do the right thing....
2006-09-04 12:13:11 · answer #10 · answered by Kittycolt 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋