Anyone Had a Child with Measles?

Did he have his MMR vaccine @ his 1 yr checkup?

I had measles as a child in the 50s and mine started on my stomach. If he becomes eye sensitive to light, then it really could be measles especially if a fever appears.Sounds like a rash otherwise.

I have a one year old little girl and she had the same thing, her Dr. say's that it was Roseola. Fever for 3-5 days and then a rash will appear for 3-4 days. Heat and sun seem to ittitate the rash. She very fussy and tires easily and of course doesn't want to sleep so it's been pretty rough! Her Dr. also said that it's extremely contagious, so they can catch it anywhere. My husband and I did not catch it. In talking to other moms most kids catch this and are fine within 7-10 days.

Hope this helps! I feel for ya!

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My baby had roseola (sp?) recently--measles like disease. The only thing was the fever and the rash, pretty mild over all... So it wasn't the measles. It's so hard to tell from the internet; we thought measles then ruebella and then the dr. Confirmed roseola--it's mild. There aren't any flu symptoms with it, just fever for 4-5 days and followed by rash that clears up in about the same amount of time. The fever never exceeded 102. Go see another dr. If you are concerned it's more serious than that. The fetus may be fine if you don't actually get it, i think, but maybe call your ped and ask. Good luck, S.

Has he been checked for Kawasaki Disease? My son had it and it needs to be diagnosed prior to day 10. It's rare, but not that rare and his started w/ a body rash and fever that would not go away. Then he had what looked to be a 'Strawberry tonge', followed by what looked to be pink eye in both eyes. There is other stuff. But if you look at it online it will show you all the symptoms- and if he has only 5 of the symptoms they will treat him accordingly. I'm soooo not trying to scare you, but instead trying to get you back into his Peds Dr. and not just Urgent care. This is very 'treatable' and not life long- They should call it syndrome not Disease... Please keep me posted and best wishes... K.

You are probably immune to measles. You were most likely vaccinated against them. I would do what you can to get him better quickly. Lots of juice and water, rest and vitamins etc. Tylenol and Benedryl like the doctor recommended. Do what you can and that is all you can do. Although, I get furious at docs who rush and don't take things seriously, they also usually know measles when they see them. Good luck!

Sound like it could be roseola.

Hi A.,

The good news is that your son will 'never' have it again. My daughter had it just after she turned one and my son got it at 8 weeks.

Good luck with baby #3.

Do you have a hospital close by? Did you call your pediatrician and ask him about this? If you are so concerned why didn't you call his doctor to begin with? Use some common sense here. Did the urgent care Dr. tell you it was measles? Could he have been having a reaction to something he is allergic to, that would be one reason the Dr. recommended the benadryl, or just because of the rash? I would get him and your other child to the doctor even if it is an hour drive, he can probably get you in.