Now i know it's not a real problem but this bastarding virus has fucked up the entire week - why are we still living with stupid diseses! The treatment for Chicken pox - Calamine lotion, the same thing I was given 25 years ago and the same thing my grandma's used on my parents 55 years ago.

Not that my son is bothered, I just cant work because Nursery is acting like it's ebola!

Oh no!!!! It's never a good time for Chicken Pox, but it's good to get it out of the way.

When my kids had it I didn't bother with the calamine lotion. I literally just gave them Piriton and that seemed to work really well.

The weather is pretty good here this week....a good time to be away from work!
Good luck!

PREDOMINANT said:

Poor little bugger. Give him a hug coz i can't....have not had it yet

I am assuming your lovely wife has already had them. I haven't

Yikes!

Poor little guy.

(and you too)

I hope he gets well soon

Awww - Hurry well little guy

Chicken pox suck..all itchy..hope your little one gets to feeling better.

PREDOMINANT said:

aww

Just tell him not to SCRATCH!!!

REDFEATHERS said:

I have cut his nails right back!

florescent said:

yep 20 degrees I am in the garden with him running around nekkid! I am even getting bits of work done.

ocean said:

especially as that is where it came from!!

mdiver said:

I suppose I will have to wait for my PC then. Stay WELL away, for the sake of Val.

PREDOMINANT said:

We all get it. Just thank goodness he got it early. He'll never have to deal with it again. and for Gawd's sake dont scratch

PREDOMINANT said:

Sorry bro, will drop it off next week

PREDOMINANT said:

I have not had any of those things like Measles, Mumps or Rubella. I think I must be a carrier????

Poor little one.
But, it's good to get it over with now - I had them when I was 17 and it WAS like Ebola! I was sick for two months!

Oatmeal bath-
http://babyparenting.abou...albath.htm

shanti0608 said:

Maybe you had a jab when you were little? I had a Rubella jab but had mumps as a child and it was horrible ... never had chickenpox, or if I did I was over it very quickly and didn't get spotty.

I hope the little one is ok soon, Steve.

rasplicious said:

Nope, no jabs, especially not for Rubella. They tested me after I was pregnant to see if I had an immunity to it and I do not. They will try to jab me as soon as the baby is born. It is not as common in the states.

do your friends and their kids a favor...invite them all over for a get your kids sick with the chicken pox party. it's better than having it as an adult

shanti0608 said:

yep yep...
i had to get one after my first...

shanti0608 said:

I hope you never do. They are evil. My poor sister had them so bad they were in her mouth, her eyes and her vagina I remember her crying so bad over them. I had them and remember it well. My other sister had them and scabbed herself up itching but she doesn't remember.

Careful!

IAintTheOne said:

Unless the virus comes back as shingles later in his life.

Don't they have shots for that now?
[Edited 4/23/09 2:05am]

I never got chicken pox but when my sister got it, I was in my early 20's, and went to go get vaccinated so I don't get the virus, as I was afraid of ending up with shingles.