Bad Chicken Pox on genital area

12/04/2008 at 11:09

Hi

I wonder if any one can help? My 2 yo daughter has chicken pox (along with every other child near to where I live) and they are particularly bad near her genital area which seems to be causing her quite a bit of discomfort. Does any one know how I can help her - I've tried the usual calamine lotion etc but because of the area it's just rubbing off on her pants and irritating her when she goes to the toilet

Apart from that she is in really good health and they chicken pox has hardly affected her

Thanks

P.S I've just noticed that she might have one on her tongue - is that normal????

simone

12/04/2008 at 11:24

Sorry i don't have any advice as my little one has not had chicken pox yet!
Just wanted to say Hi and welcome to pp.

Hope you daughter feels better soon xx

Zoe

12/04/2008 at 11:31

I'm so sorry to hear you little one has got really bad chicken pox. I can sympathise with you as my little girl had them badly about a year ago. I found sitting her in a warm shallow bath with a heaped lidful of bicarb of soda helped to ease the itching. She would have one about 3 times a day. She also had them on her tongue, throat in and around her eyes. It really is nasty. The other thing I found was that they scarred badly. Using a good moisturiser will help once they have healed over.

Hope she recovers soon.

Zoe xx

Andrea1972

12/04/2008 at 11:32

Hi Hun
I'd take her to the doctor hun or ask the h/v about having pox near her bits. Sounds quite nasty for her.
When my sister had them age 22 she had them in her mouth and around her eyes and eyelids. It was quite bad.
Poor lo i hope she gets better soon hun.
x

12/04/2008 at 12:22

Hi All,

Thanks for the advice and welcome, I'm definitely gonna try the bath and bicarbonate

Thanks again x x x

jade

12/04/2008 at 13:34

also try kiddy piriton that should stop the itching

12/04/2008 at 19:44

Jimmers had a huge one on his tongue and he has an odd round scar on it now.

He also had lots around his bits and they looked so sore. We mostly let him be naked and put a soft sheet on the sofa for him to lie on.

It was a nightmare getting calomine lotion on him though - he hated it because it was cold and I had to warm it in a bowl of water first!

rileysmum

12/04/2008 at 19:50

Hi bet

You can get calomine in a cream,i always keep mine in the fridge to keep it cool.It works well and you lay it on thick.

Welcome and hope it clears soon.

xx

Kas

12/04/2008 at 20:31

Hi Bet, welcome to pp, im sorry i cant give any advice, but id follow what the girls say.
neither of mine have had them yet, but reading back on this forum, i should be an expert by the time they get them lol.

hope your lo feels better soon hun.
look forward to chatting soon
kas xx

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