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vicmo · Joined: 28 Jan 2008 Posts: 136 Location: kent

I hope someone can advise me... My poor 17 month old daughter has chicken pox. She is covered head to foot but especially in the nappy area. I am just wondering if anyone has advice on making her more comfy. Also, I have put her in disposables while the spots are really angry (thinking she might stay a bit drier) but would she be better off in cloth if it's more breatheable?

I've been slapping on calamine and glycerine cream but she is really sore. I can't leave her nappy free because she wants to scratch.

Has anyone got any ideas on the nappy front? My son also got it as a baby but he hardly had any spots so we didn't have this trauma!

samsmum · Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 7:36 pm Post subject:

I think I would go for spossies, especailly over night- to keep them dry. Maybe you could have use a loosely fitting cloth over the day with no wrap, just for an hour or so, to let a bit of air in too.

I'm really not an expert. I think I just used cloth with Sam when he had chicken pox, but we were lucky and he didn't have them too badly at all. I hope it clears up soon. x

debbiesnappies · Joined: 03 May 2008 Posts: 125 Location: north east

chicken pox are just awful, put loads of lotion on to help relieve the itching.. or warm soothing baths can help before putting the cream on..
Hope your little one is better soon

vicmo · Joined: 28 Jan 2008 Posts: 136 Location: kent

Thanks for the suggestions ladies - I have slapped on the cream and been doing bicarb baths and she seems much better today. Thankfully most of the spots have gone scabby now although they will probably itch like mad again now they are dry! I have stuck to the disposables but am hoping to get back to cloth soon... not least because I have to get use out of my lovely new Debbies Nappies wet bags Wink

slucas · Joined: 24 Oct 2008 Posts: 11

Now you're at the scabby phase I would highly recommend E45 - it's so good for soothing sore or itchy skin and is really gentle on young skin.

Hope it clears up soon!

jenelia · Joined: 29 May 2009 Posts: 3

Chickenpox or chicken pox is a highly contagious illness caused by primary infection with varicella zoster virus (VZV). It generally starts with a vesicular skin rash appearing in two or three waves, mainly on the body and head rather than the hands and becoming itchy raw pockmarks, small open sores which heal mostly without scarring. Chickenpox has an incubation period of 10 to 21 days, and is spread easily through coughs or sneezes of ill individuals, or through direct contact with secretions from the rash. Following primary infection there is usually lifelong protective immunity from further episodes of chickenpox.
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MiguelWalker509 · Joined: 15 Jan 2010 Posts: 0

Home Remedies for Chicken pox
1. Baking soda and water: Mix ½ teaspoon of baking soda in a glass of water. Then, sponge this on the infected person. When this dries it decreases the itching and irritation
2. Honey: Pure honey helps heal the scars within three days.
3. Vitamin E Oil: When applied, the scars disappear quickly.
4. Brown Vinegar: One-half cup of brown mixed in bath water helps sooth the itch, and comforts the skin.
5. Oatmeal Bath: Two cups of oatmeal and two liters of water are boiled together for 15 minutes. Put this cooked oatmeal mixture into a cloth cotton bag, and dip it into the bathtub. The child can play around in the tub, as the oatmeal seeps through the cloth, leaving a comforting film in the bath water. This helps sooth the skin and heals the scars.