Any suggestions as to what to do to make her comfortable? Or any other info is appreciated. My 19 month old will likely get this too, but better to have it now than later.
2007-02-20 00:56:50 · 13 answers · asked by Just me. 4 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
My heart goes out to you and your children. My daughter had them so bad, you couldn't have touched her with a pen and not touch a blister.
After trying several products, the best thing I tried was putting about half a box of Arm & Hammer Baking Soda in a lukewarm bath. Take a plastic cup or glass and just pour the water over her for several minutes. There used to be a spray called Caladryl that I sprayed on her after her bath. It has Benedryl in it for the itching and Caladryl to dry the chicken pox in.
You can also give her a dose of Benedryl for the itching. Good luck.
2007-02-20 01:11:28 · answer #1 · answered by curiousnktown 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-13 18:28:07 · answer #2 · answered by Lynda 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If she's itchy, oatmeal baths (Aveeno) are very soothing. I would put a packet of oatmeal in the water, and take another packet and get it moist enough to make a paste, and rub the paste on the worst areas of their bodies. Let it sit like that throughout the bath, and only partially rinse it off when they were through playing in the tub. I never thought Calamine lotion did much good for the itch, but my kids sure had fun dabbing it on themselves and each other!
An allergy med like Benadryl or Sudafed can help with the itch; ask your doctor. If she's also feeling feverish, sick and/or run-down due to the cold-like symptoms often accompanying CP, try to treat those symptoms as well. Trim her nails as short as possible, so that when she scratches (unavoidable-- they do it in their sleep, poor kiddos!) she doesn't scratch the scabs open too much.
We weathered CP the first time around with a 3 y/o and 10 m/o, then again a few years later with a 5 m/o, and again a few years down the road with the 5 m/o-- a 5 *year* old by then (the first case was very mild), a 3 y/o, and a 1 y/o. Makes me itchy just thinking about it! LOL I am hoping that my youngest can catch it naturally before puberty, so we can avoid the vaccine, which is not as reliable as first thought (they are recommending several boosters now).
FWIW, that last time we had CP, the 3 of my kiddos caught it from two kids who had just been immunized and came down with it that way. After much research, I personally will only do the vaccine if the child doesn't have natural immunity by puberty, since it's harder on teens and adults than on the young'uns, and dangerous for pregnant women and newborns to catch.
Good luck! I hope your daughter weathers it well, and that your toddler does too!
2007-02-20 01:20:14 · answer #3 · answered by LaundryGirl 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
All of my kids have already had chicken pox. We used this great stuff from Aveeno. It is called Aveeno--Soothing Bath Treatment. You just add it to warm, running, bath water. I just let my kids sit in the water and play with their bath toys. It seemed to relax them also, I just made sure to pour the water up and over their shoulders from time to time. I had no problem putting them in the bath a few times a day. Aveeno also has an Anti-ich lotion. It works wonders.
2007-02-20 01:11:13 · answer #4 · answered by lavendertg 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
in the experience that your 5 12 months previous is showing indications, this is extra beneficial than possibly that your different little ones already have it, the place because it relatively is very contagious. chicken pox has an prolonged incubation era, and that i might possibly anticipate them to start showing indications in the subsequent week or 2.
2016-10-02 10:48:29 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can use "after sun"preperations and calamine lotion and warm baths to help with the itching
There is an incubation period of 2-3 weeks. Then the child becomes feverish and unwell, within 24 hours an itchy rash appears on the skin,like fluidy blistersthey can also appear in the mouth and throat. eventually they forms scabs and fall of in about a week. once the scabs falls of the child can resume normal activity but remain infectious until the all the spots are gone
2007-02-20 01:10:03 · answer #6 · answered by mel_leno 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
When my kids had them I took wet wash cloths or wet sponges and froze them and then wrapped them in a towel or whatever and applied them to the areas that were really itching. The coldness helps with the itching. Your 5 year old is old enough to move it around as needed.
2007-02-20 01:07:18 · answer #7 · answered by justme 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Here are a few websites that have some ideas on comfort.. sorry and hope all goes well.
2007-02-20 01:20:59 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
benedryl for the itching? and calomine lotion.. / oatmeal bath from aveeno and oatmeal lotion.
ice cream, jello, movies and blankets in the living room with toys whoo whoooo..
just make sure you have a drink in the house for you (LOL)
2007-02-20 01:07:23 · answer #9 · answered by deniseinoakland@sbcglobal.net 2 · 4⤊ 1⤋
warm Aveeno oatmeal bath followed by colomine lotion
2007-02-20 01:00:04 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋