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Chickenpox!!!

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annodomini Sun 30-Mar-14 13:52:32

When DS1 had it at the age of 12, he was so uncomfortable and literally covered in spots, that I phoned the surgery and the doctor gave him a prescription for piriton which helped. The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole also helped to take his mind off the itching.

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TAB12 Sun 30-Mar-14 12:54:55

My grandson has chicken pox at the moment. Thank you very much for the useful information, it was kind of you to take the time and share it, will speak to my daughter in law about it thank you smile

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harrigran Sun 30-Mar-14 12:28:58

When GDs had chicken pox they had calamine cream applied to the spots, less traumatic than the bottle of lotion which made them shiver.

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Deedaa Sat 29-Mar-14 20:59:26

I know my daughter found a very effective cream when GS1 had chicken pox. It was much better than calamine but of course I can't remember the name hmm

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DebnCreme Sat 29-Mar-14 19:30:17

Thank you Soutra useful information.

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Soutra Sat 29-Mar-14 18:57:26

DD and the little boys came to visit today as an early Mothering Sunday (Mothering Saturday?) treat. Poor little DGS2 came out with chickenpox first thing this morning and you could see the spots multiply before your eyes!! Anyway DD had a message from a friend who recommended Poxclin as a cooling and anti-bacterial mousse. This is not an advertisement, but I had never heard of it and it sounds like a very good product. In my day <sounds like a Granny> we used a mixture of calomine and witch hazel to dry the spots as well as cool the skin down but this is not recommended it seems. We also didn't have Infant anti-histamine/Piriton as I remember.
So you learn something new every day - if you have used it I should be grateful for your comments, if not, you might find this useful knowledge to store awayfor future use!

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