The Pox has finally reached us

After being in close proximity to a lot of cases even since Noah came down on Boxing Day, Jamie has finally come out in the spots - lots of lovely bright red spots! We told him that they are Lucy's spots and he keeps saying; "I want to give hem back to Lucy".

Work have agreed to give me two days Carers Leave as Nursery won't take him until the spots turn to scabs!

Been on the Internet and the NHS website says; Chickenpox is a mild and common childhood illness that most children catch at some point. It causes a rash of red, itchy spots that turn into fluid-filled blisters. They then crust over to form scabs, which eventually drop off. Some children have only a few spots, but in others they can cover the entire body. The spots are most likely to appear on the face, ears and scalp, under the arms, on the chest and stomach and on the arms and legs.

One thing I did not know was that Children usually catch chickenpox in winter and spring, particularly between March and May.

Chickenpox is most infectious from one to two days before the rash starts, until all the blisters have crusted over (usually five to six days after the start of the rash).

Chickenpox in children is considered a mild illness, but expect your child to feel pretty miserable and irritable while they have it. Your child is likely to have a fever at least for the first few days of the illness. The spots can be incredibly itchy. Jamie has been very clingy and grumpy but has not been too scratchy. The worst place seems to be in his mouth; where he keeps saying "There is something in my mouth". We have watched a lot of CBeebies this week!

There is no specific treatment for chickenpox, but there are pharmacy remedies which can alleviate symptoms, such as paracetamol to relieve fever and calamine lotion and cooling gels to ease itching. Calamine cream was recommended. He has had some Ibuprofen liquid but refused to take it today!

In most children, the blisters crust up and fall off naturally within one to two weeks.
www.nhs.uk/conditions/chickenpox/Pages/Introduction.aspx