4 month old and chicken pox

[firewatch]

Hey my daughter has just been diagnosed with chicken pox :( Shes miserably poor thing and being so young she cant communicate what i can do to make her feel better. Shes refused all food today and only had halfs of her 8oz bottles and she usually emptys them.
The docs cant give me anything but what have you found to help?

[Sqad]

Not much more that you can do other than monitor the situation and try and get her to take fluids.

[redcrx]

aww poor thing. Theres not a lot that you can do about her lack of appetitie but try a little and often and see if you can more milk into her that way.

fill a cloth with porridge oats and hang it from tap as you run her bath. That can help with the itch. Also bicarb of soda in the bath can help.

Calamine cream rather than lotion as it stays in place.

and keep her out of the sun as this can cause scarring apprently.

I hope she feels better soon, youve a tough few days ahead of you

she is too young for antihistamines i think, check with pharmacist though.

[firewatch]

aw redcrx fount of all knowledge from when i used to come on! she has emoliant in her bath for eczema, and on piriton for allergic reactions so might give her some later!x

[redcrx]

ah good, if you know she can have piriton then that can be used to ease the itching.

other than that, cuddles and love will just help her feel a bit better. Chicken pox is horrible, poor thing

[redcrx]

if any of the spots start to look relly red and angry then go back to GP straight away.

[Sqad]

Piriton in a 4month old baby?

[firewatch]

its hard to tell whats new pox spots and what eczema to be honest! she doesnt want many cuddles so shes under her gym at the mo, shes just had 4 ozs and might see if she wants any more.

[redcrx]

piriton liquid bottles say not for under 12 months, but I am assuming that this has been prescribed by a GP for other allergies already.

[firewatch]

yeah it was for an allergy to penicillin and ease her excema im trying to et the avatar working so u can see a pic of her

[redcrx]

thats not chicken pox, FW, thats her top :)

bless, shes a cute one x

[society]

Haha! Nice one, Redcrx. lol

Sorry to hear bout your little one, Firewatch. Hope she feel well soon. She is pretty and cute, and she looks big for four months. Bless her...

[firewatch]

thanks guys, the piriton we gave before bed and she slept through first time in over a week!
LOL, thats her favourite rough and tumble top, her spots are worse this morning and she has developed diarrhoea shes been in the bath once an may well be again, but i think thats the piriton on its way through.
Shes very forward for her age bless her the Health visitor is amazed each time shes sees her she can do something new!