We’ve had a rough time of it these last few weeks with the children and getting sick. To say I’m sleep deprived is an understatement, but so is everyone else in the house. We are passing a grumpy hat round as we can only have one person be grouchy at anyone time to avoid complete fall out!
I picked Princess up from nursery the other week, and she was covered in chickenpox. Apparently they appeared in the space of half an hour. Fortunately it was the end of the day as getting her home any earlier would have been such a battle.
To be fair she got away with it last time it was doing the rounds which was a huge relief as it was when little Pudding was due. I was dreading having a spotty newborn and poorly toddler at home in those chaotic early days.
Princess has coped with the bug far better than I thought she would. We used Piriton in the morning and at bedtime, which seemed to keep the itching at bay. Calpol kept the temperature under control too. She didn’t pick one scab, which was a complete surprise. I guess she was too busy sucking her thumb and fiddling with her belly button. The spots just seemed to disappear uneventfully really. Hopefully that means no scars.
So we have been waiting ever since for little Pudding to develop the spots. We really thought we’d got away with it but then 2 1/2 weeks later we had an awfully restless night, and in the morning she was covered. I’ve since learnt that it can take up to 21 days for the spots to appear.
She’s got loads of spots on her back, which really irritate her at night when she’s laying down. When it really bothers her she throws her helpless little body all over the shop and it’s heartbreaking not being able to fix it. I put camomile lotion on but it didn’t seem to make a jot of difference.
Babies under one can’t have Piriton, but we’ve found putting oats in a sock in the bath really helps. I’m hoping for a much better nights sleep tonight anyway. She seems full of cold too, she’s just one poorly little mite who can’t leave the house. Hopefully we’ve only got a few more days of it. It’s frustrating not being able to go anywhere.
Poor little Pudding though, as she’s under 1, she may not retain her immunity to chickenpox, and she could get it again. Now that would be very frustrating, considering what her little body has been through this week.
It feels like someone in the house has been ill from about December. Princess brings all the bugs home from nursery for us to try, we’ve been telling her we don’t want them but it doesn’t seem to work. I’ll be so pleased when the better weather finally breaks through and we can knock all these germs on the head.
Oh hon I really do feel your pain, my poor boy has had one thing after another for over a month now! Fingers crossed the pox are on the way out now. Damn that grumpy hat, it’s the worst. Sending hugs and chocolate your way xxx
Oh no this sounds awful! And I didn’t realise they could catch it again if they get in when they are under one! That’s awful!
We have all been ill since Boo started nursery in November, but luckily we have managed to escape the chickenpox though (touch wood)
Hope everyone feels better soon, and the spring hits and we all have a healthy spring/summer.
Oh dear. It is an awful time of year for illness isn’t it, everyone seems to have something that they can’t shift. It sounds like your little lady is really suffering with the horrible pox, I hope she feels better soon.
Oh dear. Chickenpox is really grim, hope you all get well soon.
Oats in the bath really does help doesn’t it?
Must be horrible for very little ones who get chickenpox. My son had it at 4 and it was very mild. Hope your little girl is better very soon.
Oh no. I hope she’s better soon. My eldest 3 have all had it (one after the other with the eldest getting it twice) but F has escaped from it so far. The oats in a sock tip is very useful, I’ll bear it in mind for when the time comes x
oh no! Chicken Pox is awful isn’t it! i do hope the pox does one soon and your all 100% healthy and fit! xx
Oh you poor thing that’s awful, I hope they are feeling better soon 🙂
aww the poor little soul 🙁
Both my kids had chicken pox over Christmas and new year 2013.
My son caught it at nursery (he was 3) and my little girl was only 1 at the time.
Horrible illness
Hope everyone is feeling better soon xx
Wishing you all good health. We too seem to be battling bugs for the best part of two months, and I have had enough. Bring on the sunshine!
Contracting chicken pox was virtually a rite of passage when I was a child – I remember all four of us confined to our bedrooms with books and a tape-recorder the only source of entertainment in our enforced seclusion (I remember it fondly – more for the joy of recording ourselves doing impressions than anything else – I was about nine at the time). But here in Canada a vaccination program was widely implemented about 10 years ago – one injection at 12-18 months and a second at 4-6 years – so it’s fast becoming a relic of the past. I hope your littlee feels better soon x
my son had chicken pox at 7 weeks so I have always expected him to get it again.
Oh no…I hated it when my oldest two got Chicken Pox….and I’m dreading when my youngest gets them. I have wondered about getting the vaccination. Hope you all get well soon.
Oh no. I feel for you Zena. I hope all gets back to normal very soon and you finally get some more sleep.
Aww bless, my boy had chicken pox when he was small, I really hope he doesn’t get it again at a later stage xxx
Oh bless. I remember being confined to the house for 4 weeks as mine had it. Those cool gel bag things that you put in the freezer are good to use. Wrap them in a tea towel and place on the skin to cool down.
Oh no. The pox sick big time.
My eldest has had it but not my youngest
I can remember when my two had chicken pox, it was truly awful and Tigger ended up in hospital with complications
It’s good to hear you’re coping well, hope it all clears up soon
I understand your pain , I work in a school and the kids keep making us aft ill.
hope you all stay well x hugs
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