Chicken Pox That Hurt. How Can I Help Her?

I could be wrong, but my guess is that they probably don't actually hurt that bad to the touch. She's probably just scared 'cause she's not feeling all that well and the spots are something that look different to her. She might just think if you touch them they'll hurt. I would still try putting stuff on them. Of course, unless she's going to get super, super freaked out. When one of my friends little girl got them (at about 3) she didn't put anything on them and her daughter was fine. Like the other moms said though, I would at least give a little something for fever.

What you have said about vaccines may be true in some cases. And this is not to argue with you. Just to give someone reading this something to think about. My 3 oldest children had chickenpox with no lasting effects. My neighbors first 2 children also had them no problems. The next one had one of the spots get infected and had cellulitis, requiring antibiotics, but I'm not sure if it was a hospital stay. The next child had ITP, which is a low platelet count for unknown reasons. In the end, they decided it was from the virus, or chicken pox he had just had. But this wasn't until many sleepless nights and a hospitalization while they looked for leukemia (another reason for low platelet count.) Her experiences made me a believer. The vaccine came about because of childhood deaths that occurred because of the chickenpox. Also, it is my understanding that while children can get the chickenpox after being vaccinated, it is a milder case than it would have been.
Just more info to consider when trying to decide whether to vaccinate or not.
R.

When my boys got them I was told to put them in the bath with Oatmeal. Seemed strange to me. You eat oatmeal and since they didn't seem to bother them at all we just let the bath go. I think I was told the oatmeal would sooth the skin.

Have you tried oatmeal baths? I don't remember chicken pox hurting, just itching. If they are that painful she could have a secondary infection. You may want to see the dr. Call the office and explain the situation. My daughter had a rash that the school thought was chicken pox, I took her to the dr. because I didn't think it was and it turned out to be a bacterial infection from staph.

Hi J. when I had shingles which is somewhat the same I used Aloe with Lidocaine you can get it at most any drug store or other stores. It is green in color and not expensive at all. Just pat in on the skin. Good Luck and hope it works for her. Keep her warm and they will pop out quicker and get over them sooner.

Aren't our children vaccinated to avoid getting chicken pox now-a-days??

I haven't heard of any children getting them in years.

No advice, sorry....looking forward to reading what others responded...

Thank you,

A.

I understand not wanting to give kids medicine unless it's necessary, but I think this is one of those times.

I'd get both Tylenol AND Motrin because Motrin is a 6-8 hour medicine that you can give at bedtime to help last through the night, whereas tylenol only lasts 4 hours, but might be more effective if she developes a temperature.

When whichever one of those "kicks in", you can use the calamine lotion to help with the itch.

Just my thoughts, for what it's worth...and good luck!

This isn't going to help you, but for anyone else reading...if you know your child has been exposed to chicken pox, then as soon as they show symptoms, take them to the Dr. and get a prescription that will make it more mild and less itchy/painful. It has to be administered pretty early, so you want to be vigilant when possible.

I have heard that usually when you get chicken pox from a sibling it is a worse case than from a stranger. I don't know how that works, but our first child to have them was 3 at the time and her 5 yo sister got them about 3 weeks later and *she* was COVERED. Even on the whites of her eyes, inside her mouth, all of her scalp and all over her body including the soles of her feet and the palms of her hand. She was miserable.

Aveeno bath does help-- if you don't have that- try oatmeal in the bathwater...just nice and warm and let them soak. Aveeno soap helps too.

I was never one for giving my children unnecessary medicine, but Tylenol for comfort does HELP them, and I did not consider it unnecessary when they were that uncomfortable. I also gave the doctor-recommended dose of Benadryl to help control the itching. If they scratch the pox, (especially if they scratch the scab off) they WILL have scars for life...and Benadryl can control the itching so perhaps they won't scratch as much. I also considered that a necessary time to give medicine-- and I gave what the doctor recommended because the dose suggested on the bottle was not enough to control the intense itching.

Have you called their doctor? If they are in her mouth,sounds like sahe has them pretty bad. He may have something to help. I remember cool baths with baking soda to sooth chicken pox, this is old school, the doctor may have better solutions.