Chicken Pox - Austin, TX

Hi, the bumps could be a number of things, heat rash, ect ect if its chicken pox you'll know soon enough because they'll get more and more and they'll itch. I wouldn't worry about it too much, lots of baths and lotion and the baby will be just fine. Just keep an eye on the fever that comes along with the Chicken pox, if it last for too many days then you can go to the docs, but I wouldn't worry about it ok :)
Some Tea tree oil will dry the spots right out and get rid of the infection much faster.

I have also had the pox 3 times, yes people never beleive me so its nice to meet a fellow triple timer hahahaha.

I didn't get them when my kids had them a few years ago, I guess three times was it!

Good luck and keep us posted

E.

Take him to the Dr they have to report it if it is chicken pox. If he got the varicella vaccine or the MMR-V his case will not be as severe.

Hi A..
If your son is miserable, you can put him a Aveno Oatmeal bath which will help the itching and dry the spots up. If a fever happens, obviously Tylenol or Advil as needed. Keep plenty of fluids in him.
No doctor necessary. Nothing he can give or do at this point.
He will be fine. Just make sure he is drinking plenty. He may not have much of an appetite, so get creative on what he will eat. i.e Jello, popcicles, etc. This will pass and he will have built his own immunity to it which is the healthiest way to have immunity. The vaccination is ridiculous if you ask me. Another way to make money. Most of the time doesn't work.
Good luck.
W. from Indiana

Dear A.,
if your son has chicken pox a warm bath will bring them out on him faster. This helps two ways:
1) if it is chicken pox, they will be all over him by the next morning
2) you will know it's chicken pox and take him to the doctor right away!

Some children have the virus so severely that they hallucinate.
As soon as you see the bumps take him to the doctor and get as much Calamine lotion and Aveeno oatmeal bath to ease the itching. Keep him from scratching by covering his hands with soft socks. Chicken pox leaves marks if they are scratched!

if it has spread then its prob chicken pox alot of time sit starts on the chest back or groin. sadly there is nothing you can do for it besides calamine and lots of oatmeal baths. if he has flu like symptoms then its deff the pox. if hes playing then i would say it isnt. call your doc :)

Of course. You should definitley bring him to the Dr's.

Yes!!! Off to the Dr. NOW!!! Michael hasn't had the vaccine and so he is being exposed to this and could get it. You need to make sure that it is the chicken pox. It could be an allergic reaction or other rash.

Yes! Definitely take him to the doctor. You need to make sure it is chicken pox. Just call ahead and you will take him in through the sick room. I read one post suggesting bringing them out, and I have to agree, WHY would you ever do that?! Why would you try to make it worse? That just makes no sense at all. Poor kid. Go ahead and call asap. If nothing else, your doctor will be able to tell you if you should be bringing him in immediately or not.

Chicken pox usually start on the stomach area and then spread elsewhere. It's a mild routine childhood illness, and does not require a doctor's attention unless your child already has immune problems or gets really sick. My kids haven't been vaccinated, and my older son has already had the pox (my husband had an outbreak of shingles when my son was a year old, and that gave him and all of his cousins chicken pox). I'm hoping to expose my younger son before he gets too old.

I was 12 when I (and most of my friends at the time) got chicken pox, and I must say I wish I had gotten it when I was younger, although it's not fun at any age. Somebody said something about "bringing out the pox" -- well, I don't think you should do that. Believe me, if it's chicken pox, they'll come out; and why should you encourage more of those itchy scabs to break out than otherwise would? The worst cases I heard of were in the kids whose parents gave them oatmeal baths and other stuff to "draw the pox out". Well, it worked -- the kids were covered in chicken pox. One girl had pox in her vagina, another had several in her mouth.

If it is chicken pox, the spots will get worse and be all over his body. Just treat it like any other childhood illness, because he'll get a fever and feel pretty yucky for a few days. He'll be contagious for I think 2 weeks, if it is the chicken pox. You can look for pictures of chicken pox and pock marks online, and see if those spots on his back are pox, but more likely it's just bug bites or something.

A.,
All three of my children had chicken pox. None of them had the vaccine. I declined to get my children the shot because I felt there just was not enough proof it worked. I have known several families who had the shot and they still got pretty bad cases of chicken pox. Anyway. Keep them in the house as long as they have any blisters that are not scabbed over. Try to keep the cool, not cold. If they are too warm, it will make them itch more. Call your doctor and ask about oatmeal baths, not sure if they still do that. They usually don't want you to bring your child in to the doctors office if the have chicken pox because it just exposes more people.
K.

Put him in a dark room, cover him up enough to make him sweat. This should make them come out all over if its the chicken pox. My daughter was exposed to them at preschool and I took her to the dr and that is what they told me to do.
They broke out all over her.

Usually chicken pox show up in hot places first, like the diaper area. It comes with a fever first. I wasn't sure if you are saying your husband or your child showed symptoms. Has your child had the vaccine and if he has it is not uncommon to get a mild case of the chicken pox. Now if it is your husband and he has never had them I would take him in because adults get really bad cases if they have never had them before. We have had 2 kids get chicken pox and 2 have gotten the shot. Just keep them comfortable. Benadryl for the iching with Calamine lotion and maybe some Motrin.

Let it run its course..good luck
S. B

Last summer my daughter got roseolla (sp?). I freaked and thought she had chicken pox. The doctor said the chicken pox would have white centers... hers was just a raised rash of red bumps. I've never had chicken pox so I didn't know what to look for. I just took her to the dr to be on the safe side. They are there for our piece of mind...

Chicken pox are more like little blisters that pop and then scab over. check around his waistline, underarms, and nape of his neck you know all the warm areas, chicken pox really like those areas. If you think they are truly chicken pox you can take him the doctor but make sure you tell the office beefore you bring him in so he can be put in a room away form everyone else. He was contagious before the break out so make sure you let anyone who has been around over the past week aware if it is chicken pox.

Just keep lots of tylenol or motrin around he will be fussy but atleast at nine months he wont be scratching alot.

Good Luck!

more than likely they are bug bites, chicken pox start out like blisters that pop and then scab over, plus he'll have a fever. most kids recieve a vaccine for them now a days and if he hasn't been around any one with them to get exposed, then that's probably not it. try dabbing some cortisone cream or calamine lotion on them to help with the itch, they'll go away in a few days.

They give chicken pox vaccines in the shots that your baby gets when you take it to the 'well baby' visits. I am not so sure what month they get it but I would call the dr's office first and ask them if they gave her/him a chicken pox shot then go from there.