Chicken pox and what not

Chicken pox is exactly what's been floating round our house this week! My poor flynno is COVERED in the things. Monday it started off very calmly and I felt so sorry for him then, by Thursday the poor thing was in tears for "more mediton cweam" to sooth the ithces, my heart sank with the cries!

Im no expert on the pox so this is when the trusty internet mamas work their magic..we've had oat baths, bicarbonate of soda baths, lots of calpol and tons of calamine lotion. I've decided to chuck a little list together for you mama's who's bambinos have the pox..

- chicken pox is caught by coughs and sneezes, it usually takes 7-21 days for the spots to appear and is most infectious 2-3 days before the spots come out
- calamine is a obvious one and everyone knows about it for the pox but it really is a life saver and lovely and soothing when put in the fridge! Flynn calls it his "mediton cweam"
- oats put into a stocking or cut up tights in the bath sounded crazy to me but the results were lovely soft and soothed skin (me and flynn!) The oat stocking was lovely to rub all over to wash him with rather than a rough flannel
- bicarbonate of soda in the bath also relieves the itch, that pesky bloody itch that wont go away and makes both mama and baby miserable,  soothing baths save the day!
- piriton was another one recommended, haven't tried this as yet but definitely a winner
- loose clothing and not alot as it seemed flynn was more irritated when he got hot. His wardrobe has resembled that of a clown in pyjamas this week!
- when applying the calamine lotion he would complain it hurt, I in turn told him it was just cold and he would stop crying. Sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind eh
- the spots start off slow and look like tiny little blisters, but dont be fooled, they spread like wild fire EVERYWHERE! Ears, eyes, armpits, bums, scalps, fingers and toes! They soon start to dry up and look less painful but are still itchy
- keep finger nails short, definitely more painful if they catch spots with sharp nails!

Hopefully that helps for you mama's who have run out of ideas for soothing their bambinos with the pox..they definitely helped me and flynn!

Now im just waiting for Isla to catch them..oh sweet jesus!